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Howard Booth Papers
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The Howard Booth Papers are comprised of the personal papers of environmental activist Howard Booth from 1964 to 2017. The collection includes information about Booth's efforts to help turn Red Rock Canyon into a National Conservation Area. Booth was a member of multiple conservation organizations and the collection includes meeting minutes and newsletters from the Toiyabe chapter of the Sierra Club. The collection also contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, official reports, newsletters, and meeting minutes collected by Booth from various environmental organizations. The papers also include numerous photographic slides with handwritten captions Booth took of Red Rock and the surrounding area from the early 1980s to 2000s.
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Senators Stephen Young and Howard Cannon inspect an X-15 aircraft at the World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Neil Dalmas on March 02, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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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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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Senators Stephen Young and Howard Cannon inspect an X-15 aircraft at the World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Senators Stephen Young and Howard Cannon inspect an X-15 aircraft at the World Congress of Flight, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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D. C. McSweeny, Eileen Brookman, and U.S. Senator Howard Cannon, 1978 March 15
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Collection Name: Eileen Brookman Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Centennial Stories: Examining Our Past, "L.V. Strip Howard Hughes Era," CCTV-4 Clark County TV, 2009
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Additional information from donor: Moderated by Mark Hall-Patton. Paul Winn, Geoff Schumacher, and Burton Cohen reflect on the impact Howard Hughes had on Las Vegas. Additional contribution by Bob Stoldal in video segments.
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Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Howard Hughes' inventory of Scarface reels, includes domestic and international requests to find undamaged reels for Hughes' private viewing, 1955 November 03 to 1972 June 02
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 377 (Restrictions apply)
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