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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.
Person
Robert K. Roney files, 1950-1991
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Robert K. Roney (1922-2017) was a leading engineer and Senior Vice President with Hughes Aircraft Company. During his career at Hughes he made major contributions with regard to the development of air-to-air missiles, lunar landing spacecraft and communications satellites. The Robert K. Roney files (1950-1991) contains his author (correspondence) files, and engineering notes, and numerous technical reports, some of which he authored.
Source:
“Dr. Robert K. Roney,” National Academy of Engineering, accessed January 31, 2018,
https://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/MemberDirectory/27589.aspx
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Multicolor Films, Inc. records, 1926 to 1935
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Scope and Contents
The Multicolor Films, Inc. records (1926-1935) consists of administrative, advertising and publicity, financial, and legal records, as well as blueprints, specifications, and correspondence. Materials include black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, newspaper and magazine clippings, and financial reports detailing Howard Hughes' attempts at developing color prints for his films.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Stanley Hyman oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Stanley Hyman conducted by Eleanor G. Doble on March 10, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hyman discusses population growth in Las Vegas, Nevada and its transition into a metropolitan city. Hyman also discusses the kind of influence that Howard Hughes had in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hyman later discusses the first major convention held at the convention hall in Las Vegas, Nevada and his business in home insurance.
Archival Collection
Two young women at the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Beryl Hughes, daughter of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes; and Mabel Ishmael, daughter of well-known Nye County resident, George Ishmael (identified from left to right). Photo was taken when Beryl Hughes was 15 and Mabel Ishmael was 16. Beryl Hughes later became a model in Los Angeles.
Image
Trans World Airlines photographs, approximately 1942-1947
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Scope and Contents
Materials depict Trans World Airlines (TWA) aircraft from approximately 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes with TWA aircraft.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component