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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
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#61541: Howard Hughes Corp Lecture Series- Reception, 1997 May 27
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)
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Hôtel Bristol menu, February 15, 1890
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Progress reports: moving Howard Hughes' flying boat to Las Vegas, 1989
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Oran K. Gragson Papers
Box/Folder: Box 33
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UNLV Lied Library and Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering correspondence, 1993-2013
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 12 (Restrictions apply)
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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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Raymond A. Cook, Mortimer Caplin, R. J. Cordiner, and Howard Hughes letters arguing against a claim deeming HHMI's assets as excessive, 1954 July 15 to 1956 March 26
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 551 (Restrictions apply)
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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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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 14, 1938
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Police escorting Howard Hughes and his crew at the Washington Airport as his around-the-world flight came to Washington, D.C. to thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his cooperation in clearing their take-offs, 1938 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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