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Shauna Hughes oral history interviews
Identifier
OH-02817
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Shauna Hughes conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 31, 2016 and October 11, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Hughes discusses her early life in New York and later moving to Ohio. She talks about attending John Carroll University, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982, and being a founding member of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Hughes recalls being appointed Henderson City Attorney, the early development of Green Valley, and the rapid growth of that area. Hughes then describes the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) explosion in 1988. In the second interview, Hughes discusses her work as Henderson City Attorney. She describes collaborating with elected city officials, the development of the Galleria Mall, and the establishment of Nevada State College (NSC). Lastly, Hughes talks about community support for new infrastructure in Henderson.
Archival Collection
Photograph of people at Le Bourget, France, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of crowds at the Le Bourget airfield, presumed to be waiting for Howard Hughes to land his Lockheed 14 plane.
Image
#68177: Ken Hughes, Project Coordinator for the Facilities Department was recently named at the President's Classified Staff Employee of the Year, July 28, 2011, 2011 July 28
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Aerial photograph of an unknown landscape, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial photograph possibly showing Fairbanks, Alaska. There is an arrow indicating a place which may be a landing sight for Howard Hughes' Lockheed L-14 Super Electra plane.
Image
Chart showing water consumption by month in Las Vegas in 1938, circa 1939
Date
1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
1938 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten numbers on the sheet
Text
Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
Identifier
MS-00920
Abstract
The Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane consists of blueline print reproductions of sheets created between 1941 and 1950 containing schematic engineering design drawings pertaining to the aircraft's rudder and flight control system assembly and installation. Types of drawings include full body perspective diagrams, structural sections, elevations, and plans.
Archival Collection
Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. 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
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes.
Image