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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Abstract
The Howard Hughes Film Production Records (1912-1992) represent Howard R. Hughes, Jr.'s Hollywood film production achievements through records from companies owned or established by Hughes. The bulk of the records date between 1926 and 1960 and include production and corporate materials from sixteen films, as well as materials related to Hughes' organizations outside of film development. Materials include documents, photographic prints and negatives, blueprints, line drawings, newspaper clippings, posters, paintings, and artifacts.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 1938
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Spectators gathered around the Lockheed-14 at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, to watch Howard Hughes take off, 1938 July 10
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 14, 1938
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Series I. Publications, 1938-1984
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The Publications series dates from 1938 to 1984 and contains published works by Joanne de Longchamps, as well as poetry magazines in which she made notes on poems by other authors. It includes photocopies of her published poems, journals, anthologies, and books.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Joanne de Longchamps Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of electronic equipment testing at Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1959
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Howard Hughes standing with other unidentified men near his plane in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles, California, 1938
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15
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Howard Hughes College of Engineering Senior Design Competition held inside The Great hall on December 7, 2011: digital photographs
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