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New York Mine, Silver City, Nevada, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Mary Griffith Toleno Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Abstract
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
Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa early 1960s
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Archival Collection
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
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
Archival Component
Postcard of the Museum of Memories, Virginia City (Nev.), January 3, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting on the Hell's Angels movie set, Van Nuys, California, March 20, 1928
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Archival Collection
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"Howard Hughes the Aviator" Sub-Master with Code, 1986 April 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 12
Archival Component
Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance, 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Settlement statements for The Outlaw, advice of credit, National City Bank of New York, New York, approximately 1946 to 1949
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 247 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of Lake Mead approaching the Lost City restorations, spring 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
The waters of Lake Mead are approaching the Lost City restorations
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