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RKO property values, cost study, 1950 June 14 to 1954 August 30
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Series V. Hughes Tool Company, 1912 to 1990
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The Hughes Tool Company series (1912-1990) encompasses the administrative, financial, and legal management of Hughes Tool Company. Materials within the series depict Howard Hughes' control of the company; his film, aeronautics, electronics, and real estate ventures; and his lawsuits and United States Senate hearing. The series also includes research reports on the corporate history of Hughes Tool Company and its subsidiaries, copyright histories for films Hughes produced, and correspondence from Hughes' associates searching for reels of Hughes' films domestically and internationally.
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Neil S. McCarthy records, 1912 to 1990
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The Neil S. McCarthy records (1912-1990) consist primarily of legal and business documents related to the Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatre Company, the Hughes Tool Company, and film companies owned by Howard Hughes. Materials include employee contracts and agreements; legal documents related to actions filed by or against Hughes and his companies; and general correspondence sent and received by McCarthy in his role as lawyer and advisor to Hughes.
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Hughes-Franklin Midwest Theatres Company, initial charter, theatre leases, lawsuits, and dissolution agreement, approximately 1925 to 1935 December 20
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Archival Collection
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Caddo Company Board of Directors minutes, 1912 to 1934 May 24
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Archival Collection
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Stage play, The Spy: A dramatic play in one act by Charles Abinon de Lima, typewritten copy, 1914 February 09
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Archival Collection
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Billie Dove contracts, agreements, and correspondence, 1919 October 01 to 1943 March 08
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Archival Collection
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Inventory of files for The Caddo Company, Incorporated and other Hughes companies, approximately 1920 to 1939
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Archival Collection
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Corrine Griffith Productions and Howard Hughes, contract and correspondence, 1923 July 09 to 1927 December 05
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Ben Lyon actor contract, Caddo Company, 1923 July 26 to 1929 September 06
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Archival Collection
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