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Howard Hughes' personal life, 1941-1987

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The series on Howard Hughes’ personal life dates from 1941-1987 and is primarily composed of reference files of newspaper clippings that document Howard Hughes’ life as an aviation leader, studio owner, philanthropist, and Las Vegas developer. His moves to Managua, Nicaragua, Vancouver, British Columbia, London, England, the Bahamas, and Acapulco, Mexico near the end of his life are also well documented as are his ex-wives, death, and the legal fight for his estate. The series also includes transcripts of radio and television interviews, magazine articles, and books about Hughes. There are also a number of biographies on Hughes, press releases, and correspondence between between Carl Byoir & Associates staff and individuals or organizations.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and men at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (2nd from right) with group of men inside the Hughes Tool Company shop in Houston.

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Portrait painting, collage of Howard Hughes, circa early 1950s

Date

1950 to 1953

Description

Portrait collage painting of Howard Hughes in the early 1950s.

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Apollo Theatre (New York, New York) payroll breakdown, 1954 November 17

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Cliff Trenier Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01137
Collection Name: Cliff Trenier Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes's airplane, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

A view of Howard Hughes's plane, possibly the Boeing Stratoliner, and mechanics below its propellers.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the TWA Constellation controls, May 1, 1947

Date

1947-05-01

Description

Howard Hughes at the controls of a TWA Constellation aircraft, demonstrating his new radar safety device, May 1, 1947.

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Report: "On the Future of Thoroughbred Racing in New York" by the New York Racing Association, 1992

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 167

Archival Component

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

New York-New York Hotel & Casino: casino elevations, 1995 February

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
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Collection Number: MS-01151
Collection Name: Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
Box/Folder: Roll 11

Archival Component

Photographs of New York, New York ARK rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1997 May 30 (folder 1 of 9)

Date

1997-05-30

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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