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Howard Hughes Letter to William A. Kirkland

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0027
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

A letter from Howard Hughes to William A. Kirkland, Board of Trustees, Rice Institute, Dec. 26, 1950, expressing his gratitute for a tribute to engineer Lewis Garfield published by Rice Institute. This typed letter is dated Dec. 26, 1950, signed by Howard Hughes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950

Creator

Access Restriction

This material is open for research.

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials from the Howard Hughes Letter to William A. Kirkland must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., was born December 24, 1905, in Houston. He is best known as an aviator, movie producer, billionaire, entrepreneur and owner of Hughes Tool Company. Hughes attended Rice Institute briefly circa 1924, and on June 1, 1925, he married Houston socialite Ella Rice.

Hughes passed away April 5, 1976. For more information on Hughes, see the Handbook of Texas Online, at <http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fhu60.html>.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 letter)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract:

A letter from Howard Hughes to William A. Kirkland, Board of Trustees, Rice Institute, Dec. 26, 1950, expressing his gratitute for a tribute to engineer Lewis Garfield published by Rice Institute.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the Woodson Research Center by the Treasurer's Office, Rice University, 1976.

Subject

Title
Guide to the Howard Hughes Letter to William A. Kirkland, 1950
Status
Completed
Date
1980s
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586