Carleton P. Simon papers, 1881-1956.

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Carleton P. Simon papers, 1881-1956.

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Includes correspondence, writings, speeches, pamphlets, offprints, clippings, and other materials documenting the life and work of Carleton Simon, a physician turned criminologist. Includes his unpublished manuscript "Spotting the Junkies" and written evaluations of forty movies and ten plays for the Hays Office.

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University at Albany, University Libraries

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University at Albany, University Libraries

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Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

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Republican politician, namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879. Hays served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918-1921, managing the successful campaign of Warren G. Harding for the presidency in 1920. Following Harding's election, Hays was appointed Postmaster General in 1921, a post he held until 1922, when he resigned in order to become the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America...

Simon, Carleton P., 1872-1981.

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Biographical note: Criminologist. He gained prominence in 1901 for his psychiatric examination of Leon Czolgosz, assassin of Pres. William McKinley. Simon served as Special Deputy Commissioner in charge of the New York City Narcotics Bureau, 1920-26; special adviser to the Will H. Hays Office of Motion Picture Producers of America pertaining to the depiction of crime and criminals in motion pictures, 1928-38; and wrote and spoke extensively throughout his career on crime...

Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873?-1901

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Anarchist who fatally wounded President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition, 6 Sept. 1901. From the description of Statement, 1901 Sept. 6. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33484531 ...