ID Date Type Description Summary
1190 1938-07-25 Memos Jurisdiction of Production Code Administration" and "Memo on General Policy." Memo on what films the PCA should review,...
2912 1938-07-19 Memo Deciding on the Grand National picture -- does Hays want Herron to be there?
1216 1938-07-11 Various The question has arisen as to how to deal with war-related films with ideological import. The question of PCA jurisdict...
1191 1938-07-05 Memo Harmon memo on the Production Code:Recommendation that "fairness" should be incorporated into the Regulations as a PCA r...
2919 1938-07-01 Article "Steps in Movie Making" -- series of six articles designed to generate good publicity for the industry. This offers read...
2918 1938-07-01 Leaflet "Film Industry Ever Seeking Improvement" by Will Hays -- there is no date or source but an obvious publicity push in wha...
2917 1938-07-01 Record of meeting Notes from the special committee formed to arrange a national motion picture publicity campaign -- there is a need to ge...
1192 1938-06-22 Memo Commenting on Document: "Code, Extra-Code and Industry Regulation in Motion Pictures: A Study of the Effects of the Prod...
2913 1938-06-16 Letter Arranging the continuation of a meeting of the Board of Directors.
1208 1938-06-15 Miscellaneous General alarm about the increasing number of movies featuring crime, horror, and violence generally. Analysis of this t...
2899 1938-06-14 Correspondence Small file on the discussions between the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures and the studios regarding t...
2314 1938-06-14 Letter There is a proposed film based on the Morro Castle disaster -- there is a fear this will harm the American Merchant Mari...
2957 1938-06-08 Correspondence Regarding reissues and the PCA -- PCA can only approve films that have had their titles cleared through the Title Bureau...
1175 1938-05-31 Essay/manuscript The Feature film as Advertising Medium." A very useful document re "plugs" for institutions or products, deliberately p...
3163 1938-05-26 Memo Routine correspondence.
2942 1938-05-05 Letter Regarding the increase of fees for PCA services.
2943 1938-05-02 Letter Regarding the increase of fees for PCA services.
1193 1938-04-30 Memo 'Characterizations of newspaper editors, Reporters and Publishers in motion pictures." Summaries of PCA advice concerni...
3057 1938-04-28 Letter Asking for the use of Paramount films by the Teaching Film Custodians, Inc. It seems the licensing agreement is not as e...
1182 1938-04-28 Letter An angry letter occasioned by an article in the Chicago Daily Tribune (included) in which Goldwyn is quoted as denouncin...
3188 1938-04-27 Memo Detailing MPPDA Board resolutions and discussion in relation to advertising and commercial films from 28 April 1935, 14 ...
2944 1938-04-14 Letter Thanking Hess for his opinion on the matter of the film Moambi-Ikomba (King of the Gorillas). The association does not w...
1194 1938-04-13 Memo The Production Code Administration and Its Significance in the Movement for Improving the Screen." The Code is a "state...
1195 1938-04-09 Letters Breen would like to find some way to ban Moambi-Ikomba (King of the Gorillas) because it is fraudulent, even though it d...
2945 1938-04-06 Letter The issue of PCA approved and non-PCA approved films appearing together in the one program.
3164 1938-04-05 Memo Routine correspondence.
3013 1938-04-05 Memos Regarding the production of crime and horror films during the first half of 1938 -- despite warnings about the situation...
3159 1938-03-29 Memo Routine correspondence.
2905 1938-03-26 Report Includes Press Summary - transcriptions from the press. Regards the production of "Goofytone News" a satire of Fox Movi...
2946 1938-03-25 Memo Regarding outstanding PCA fees to be paid by Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America -- in relation to the film The Two...
2310 1938-03-23 Resolution Trailers and advertising films are brought under the jurisdiction of the Advertising Advisory Council.
2947 1938-03-21 Letter Regarding outstanding PCA fees to be paid by Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America -- in relation to the film The Two...
1173 1938-03-21 Record of meeting Meeting of Advertising Advisory Council. The practice of revealing the mechanics of trick and illusory movie photograph...
3191 1938-03-16 Correspondence Hays asks Breen to separate the procedure of governing Code enforcement, which is enforceable, and advice on industry po...
3165 1938-03-16 Memo Routine correspondence.
1196 1938-03-16 Correspondence Hays asks Breen to separate the procedure of governing Code enforcement, which is enforceable, and advice on industry po...
2900 1938-03-08 Report The report on the United Artists films by the Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures. Which are acceptable f...
2914 1938-03-03 Memo The dates for the regular meetings in 1938 -- the annual meeting of members and the Director's meetings.
2915 1938-03-01 Memo Announcing the annual meeting of MPPDA members to be held 28 March 1938.
1174 1938-03-01 Correspondence Republic has not been submitting its advertising material to the Advertising Advisory Council as required. Harmon seems...
3160 1938-02-21 Memo Routine correspondence.
2949 1938-02-18 Letter Sending Standard Pictures specific PCA regulations regarding crime pictures.
1178 1938-02-10 Letter Summary of boards of trade representing American movie interests in France Belgium Switzerland and Egypt.
2950 1938-02-08 Telegram Loew's wants to exhibit two industrial films (presented by General Talking Pictures Corp.). Neither have any advertising...
3190 1938-02-01 Memo Documents investigating the membership of the Twentieth Century Association, which is hostile to the major companies' do...
2897 1938-01-26 Memo Relating to the Advertising Code Resolution (12 January 1938) -- Hess is reworking it. Included here is another copy of ...
3189 1938-01-21 Memo Passing on a suggestion from Hess that the wording on the PCA certificate of approval be changed
2951 1938-01-20 Memo Regarding the proposed resolution ensuring PCA approved and non approved films are not exhibited or advertised together.
2902 1938-01-20 Letter The Advisory Committee on Education in Motion Pictures want a list of Disney short subjects that the company is willing ...
1179 1938-01-20 Memo Listing of foreign managers of the eight majors.
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