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Photographs and audiovisual material, 1934-1997
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The photographs and audiovisual material series dates from 1934-1997 and is primarily composed of photographs, slides, and negatives. It also contains two unlabeled magnetic audio tape reels and one unlabeled short color film reel.
Many images in the series feature Howard Hughes along with the planes he used to set speed and endurance records. The series also contains images of the Hughes Flying Boat (H-4), XF-11, Hughes blimp, and other non-aviation operations. Also documented are several Hughes production plants and offices and RKO promotional images of motion picture scenes and movie stars. There are a smaller number of large photographs featuring Hughes properties and executives meeting in Las Vegas, circa 1969.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Organized crime and gambling, 1967-1976
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The organized crime and gambling series is composed entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings that document organized crime and gambling in general in the United States.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Summa Corporation and Nevada, 1955-1976
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The Summa Corporation and Nevada series dates from 1955-1976 and is composed almost entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings that contain materials related to Las Vegas and Nevada, hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Las Vegas in general, and mining operations primarily in Nevada as well as materials about the Summa Corporation operations and Atomic Energy Commission.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Subject files, 1948-1976
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The subject file series dates from 1948-1976 and is composed almost entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings, except for a file composed of world, regional, and state maps. The reference files in this series cover a wide range of topics of interest to Howard Hughes and his companies.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Books, directories and plaques, 1931-1977
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The books, directories, and plaques series dates from 1931-1977 and is composed of books, directories, and plaques. The books are about aviation, navigation, photography, and art. One of the directories is an alumni directory for Thatcher School in Ojai, California, where Howard Hughes was a student from 1922-1923. The plaques were awarded to Hughes Productions by the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and the United Crusade.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Chronological newspaper clippings, 1946-1976
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The chronological newspaper clippings series dates from 1946-1976 is composed entirely of reference files of newspaper clippings that are organized only by date.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Unsorted newspaper clippings, 1946-1977
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The unsorted newspaper clippings series dates from 1946-1977 and is composed of loose, enveloped, and boxed newspaper clippings sent from a number of press clipping services at the request of Carl Byoir & Associates. These clippings were never sorted by Carl Byoir & Associate staff. In some instances the envelopes or boxes containing the newspaper clippings are dated, but a substantial proportion are undated.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
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Restricted materials, 1969-1975
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 105 (Restrictions apply)
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Newspaper clippings about the Hughes Flying Boat (H-4), 1947-1976
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 01, Box 02
Archival Component
Newspaper clippings about space and communications, 1957-1974
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 03
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