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Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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The Hughes Electronics Corporation Records (1935-2021) contain the files and publications of the corporate communications department and records donated by Robert K. Roney, a leading engineer at Hughes. These records document the growth of the company in Southern California, from building experimental aircraft for Howard Hughes, to developing and manufacturing radar and guided missile systems for the United States military and NATO forces, to developing and manufacturing communication satellites and space probes for NASA, and becoming the largest manufacturer of communication satellites and provider of satellite TV. The collection contains press releases, executive biographies, executive speeches, annual reports, corporate directories, organizational charts, correspondence files, technical reports and notes, promotional materials, as well as articles and publications detailing the history of the company. The collection also includes audiovisual materials and photographs. The audiovisual series details the history of the company through news footage and documentaries about Howard Hughes, aviation, corporate mergers, interviews with executives and promotional videos.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes shakes hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt's office after Hughes received the Harmon Aviator Trophy, 1936
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
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Howard Hughes testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee with attorney for the Hughes Tool Company, T. A. Slack, 1947 August 07
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 25
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Howard Hughes testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee with attorney for the Hughes Tool Company, T. A. Slack, 1947 August 06
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 25
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Howard Hughes and crew flying over Los Angeles, California Hughes during a record-breaking flight, 1938 August 02
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15
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Howard Hall and Walter Huston correspondence regarding screen and advertising credit, 1945 November 23
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 112 (Restrictions apply)
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F05-237 Howard Hughes in AVA; F05-442A Roots of Hughes 525 NTSC, 1991 December 11
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
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Photograph of Thomas Black, Howard Hughes, and Noah Dietrich at Senate War Investigating Committee hearings, Washington, D.C., August 6, 1947
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Howard Cannon visits Grumman Aircraft Engineering Plant at Bethpage, Long Island, New York: photographic print
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Howard Cannon visits Grumman Aircraft Engineering Plant at Bethpage, Long Island, New York: photographic print
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