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Roger H. Dudley oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Roger H. Dudley conducted by Elisabeth McLaren on March 7, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview, Dudley discusses his childhood, his parents, grade school, World War II, atomic testing, the Mesquite Club, development of the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, rodeos, Howard Hughes, Paradise Valley, and changes in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979
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Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Corporate records, 1919 to 1965, 1944 to 1956
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The corporate records for California Pictures Corporation (1919-1965) detail Hughes and Sturges' legal arrangement for the creation and eventual dissolution of their company. Also included are documents for the incorporation of California Pictures, as well as the procurement of screenplay and book rights for potential movie productions. Other materials detail the acquisition of titles under the California Pictures name for Hughes Tool Company in the 1950s, as well as correspondence detailing the 1946 dissolution of the corporation.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Hughes, Francis Evans, 1917-2009
Francis Hughes was born in Mesquite, Nevada and talks about his home and lifestyle in Mesquite.
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