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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records
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The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records contain materials dating from approximately 1968 to 2017 that document the establishment of the School of Engineering and later the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering School. Materials include records of the Nevada Development Authority Partners for Industry through Engineering and Education (PiE2) program during the 1980s that was headed by Bob Gore of Summa Corporation (formerly known as the Howard Hughes Corporation). Collection records also include samples of class listings, phone directories, degree information, college rules and bylaws, and fact sheets and brochures for different engineering degree programs at UNLV. Materials also include accreditation questionnaires from 1989, 1990, and 1992. Also included are promotional brochures and pamphlets for the school from 2015 to 2017.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Hugh McAllister oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Hugh McAllister conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McAllister discusses his early life working as a miner in Colorado and Nevada, his time in Lathrop Wells, Nevada, and his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. McAllister also discusses his work as a bread truck driver, highway construction worker, and a machine shop worker for Basic Magnesium, Inc.
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Crowd at a parade celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight parade, 1938 July 15
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Crowd at a parade celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight parade, 1938 July 15
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Crowd at a parade celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight parade, 1938 July 15
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Howard Hughes and party being welcomed at City Hall, greeted by Jesse Jones, 1938 July 15
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Howard Hughes and his four crew members honored at the National Press Club, 1938 July 15
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Parade procession celebrating Howard Hughes's completion of his around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking flight, 1938 July 15
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