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Ellsworth, Elmo Hughes, 1911-1971

Hotel sales promotion manager Elmo Hughes Ellsworth was born in Safford, Arizona in 1911. He attended George Washington University Law School for a year until his job required him to move to San Francisco, California where he worked in sales promotion, publicity and theaters. He married Charlotte Rowberry in 1936 and a few years later they moved to the Las Vegas, Nevada. There he began working in the Security and Public Relations Department of the Basic Magnesium Company.

Person

Corporate records, 1924 to 1961

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The corporate records sub-series (1924-1961) for The Caddo Company consists of newspaper clippings, administrative correspondence, actor and distribution contracts, and financial reports. Film distribution records primarily fall in this portion of the series.

Newspaper clippings in this sub-series publicize Howard Hughes’ corporate, theatrical, and personal activities. They also feature publicity for actors in his films including Billie Dove, Jean Harlow, and Ann Dvorak. Financial records include receipts and invoices for expenditures, employee payroll, film revenue summaries, inventory lists, insurance policies, company budgets, insurance policy forms, and corporate stock information. Legal records include contracts for actors, screen writers, music rights, production companies, and distribution companies for domestic and international film releases. Other corporate materials include Caddo maintained logs for aircraft, correspondence between film production companies and Hughes’ corporations, and materials for the unproduced film Rivets.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Archival Component

Ed Collins oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00406

Abstract

Oral history interview with Edward A. Collins conducted by Steven L. Smith on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Ed Collins discusses gender equality in the culinary industry of Las Vegas, Nevada and the changes he saw in the industry over the years. He also speaks about Bugsy Siegel's influence on the emergence of big shows on the Las Vegas Strip. He then discusses Las Vegas before and after the appearance of Howard Hughes and Bob Maheu.

Archival Collection