2839
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1937-09-07
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Letter
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Relating to the issue of advertising and stars who are loaned out to other studios. These stars can not be advertised as...
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3375
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1937-08-19
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Letter
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Replying to MacKay's enquiry about the use of the company's name in the titles of pictures planned by Selznick and Twent...
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1158
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1937-08-04
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Letter
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Complaint that Goldwyn has cooperated with Saturday Evening Post articles by Alva Johnston which portray him as a "natur...
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2835
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1937-06-29
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Letter
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Relating to photographs of Joan Blondell taken by a 'candid cameraman' and printed in Modern Screen magazine.
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2836
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1937-06-29
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Letter
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Concerning photographs of John Blondell in 'a state of undress' taken by a candid cameraman. These photos are considered...
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2883
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1937-06-24
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Letter
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Acknowledging receipt of information regarding a British Censorship ban -- harrowing and gruesome representations of ill...
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2884
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1937-06-23
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Letter
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Passing on information regarding a British Censorship ban -- harrowing and gruesome representations of illness and surgi...
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2885
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1937-05-17
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Letter
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No striptease is appropriate screen material.
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2309
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1937-05-11
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Letter
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Letter from Hays or Milliken complaining about advertisements (included) for a striptease stage show at the Orpheum Thea...
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2474
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1937-03-30
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Letter
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Hess wants Moriarity to return documents loaned on 23 October 1935. Includes handwritten list of documents lent to Moria...
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2853
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1937-03-27
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Letter
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Double feature showing of Lloyd's of London and Winner Take All -- Butler found Winner Take All to be very offensive.
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2892
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1937-03-23
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Letter
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Sending RKO a form letter to officially inform MPPDA of the merger of the subsidiary corporations with RKO Radio Picture...
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2854
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1937-03-22
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Letter
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Block booking is not responsible for the screening of double features.
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2855
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1937-03-19
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Letter
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Opposing double features -- argues that block booking is responsible for the need for double features. She also claims t...
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2948
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1937-03-16
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Letter
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Congratulatory letter to Warner Bros. for having very few references to liquor or drinking in their recent films.
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2890
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1937-03-11
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Letter
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If sufficient changes are made to the MGM film Manhattan Melodrama, it can be submitted and approved by the PCA -- it se...
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2887
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1937-03-09
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Letter
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All scenes depicting U.S. currency must be deleted from films -- including news reels.
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2888
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1937-03-04
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Letter
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Depictions of U.S. currency are against the law -- does this apply to news reels? The answer Hess gives is yes. Breen s...
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2856
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1937-02-24
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Letter
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Double feature screening of The Stowaway (with Shirley Temple) and At The Opera (Charlie Chan film) -- young boy was fri...
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3371
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1937-02-15
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Letter
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MPTOA strongly opposes Neely and Pettengill Bills.
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1167
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1937-01-28
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Letter
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Restrictions on kidnapping are to be officially interpreted as meaning "abduction, or illegal detention, in modern times...
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1124
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1937-01-18
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Letter
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The use of the word "dame" in titles is eliminated, because it is "an industry liability." Columbia wants to use it in a...
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2961
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1937-01-04
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Letter
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Concerning clearance and runs -- what is the exact situation in regards to length of clearance between first and second ...
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2870
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1937-01-01
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Letter
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Regarding the title "Court House Square" -- MGM was in negotiations to buy the book of that name then bought a book with...
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1154
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1936-12-31
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Letter
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Hays has just returned from a visit to the Pope and Mussolini. The advertising managers are concerned about details of a...
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1271
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1936-12-24
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Letter
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The Federated Church Brotherhoods of California is tired of waiting for the improvements promised by the Code. Milliken...
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2796
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1936-12-24
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Letter
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Sending Hess copies of the form letters that will be sent to member and non-member companies respectively when a PCA cer...
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2739
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1936-12-22
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Letter
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Regarding the process of obtaining films from member companies for the National Archives. Film preservation.
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2799
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1936-12-18
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Letter
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Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII -- Breen assures him...
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2740
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1936-12-17
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Letter
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Arranging for a meeting with Hays to discuss obtaining films from member companies for the National Archives. Film prese...
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1145
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1936-12-14
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Letter
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Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII. The importance of a...
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2800
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1936-12-14
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Letter
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Hays is concerned there may be a development of jokes concerning the abdication of King Edward VIII. The fear is offensi...
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2741
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1936-12-11
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Letter
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Outlining the process of the film library in the National Archives. There is already a collection of films given by gove...
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2714
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1936-12-04
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Letter
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Lists the approved and rejected press books of reissues. All exchanges have been notified that objectionable material mu...
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2723
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1936-11-06
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Letter
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Advising Kent regarding a resolution passed by the MPTO of Maryland on double features. Demands that exhibitors be relie...
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2724
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1936-11-05
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Letter
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Acknowledging the receipt of the resolution passed by the MPTO of Maryland relating to double features.
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2742
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1936-11-02
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Letter
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Sending a copy of the report given to the Society of Motion Picture Engineers on film preservation. See report 11-1202.
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2832
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1936-10-31
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Letter
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Outlines the fund-raising drives held by the Will Rogers Memorial Commission.
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2802
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1936-10-21
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Letter
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Sending out a copy of the Production Code, resolution for uniform interpretation, the memo on crime pictures and the res...
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2804
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1936-10-07
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Letter
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Asking that the PCA is advised of all changes to titles of features and shorts that have been assigned a PCA certificate...
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2805
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1936-10-07
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Letter
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Asking that the PCA is advised of all changes to titles of features and shorts that have been assigned a PCA certificate...
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2769
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1936-10-02
|
Letter
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Educational Studios, Inc. has resigned from the MPPDA -- no longer producing in Hollywood.
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2782
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1936-09-25
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Letter
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Sending Samuel Goldwyn an application form for Class A membership to the MPPDA.
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2791
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1936-09-09
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Letter
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Paramount's various companies have merged together under the name Paramount Pictures, Inc. All MPPDA memberships regard...
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2806
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1936-08-21
|
Letter
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Lists the films rejected by the PCA New York office during 1936, with reasons for rejection: Undercover Men (gangster fi...
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2734
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1936-08-06
|
Letter
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Far East Films Corporation has merged with Educational Films Corporation.
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2745
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1936-07-20
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Letter
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Acknowledging receipt of a report on the preservation of film by the National Bureau of Standards. See report 11-1212.
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2810
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1936-07-17
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Letter
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All films wanting a PCA seal of approval must be screened for the PCA -- Pizor has complained about the financial costs ...
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2747
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1936-07-08
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Letter
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Acknowledging the thanks of the National Archives for the MPPDA's help with the installation of film and sound recording...
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2748
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1936-07-07
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Letter
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Thanking the MPPDA for its help with the installation of film and sound recording equipment at the National Archives.
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