Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Howard Hughes Medical Institute records
Date(s)
- 1976-2007 (Creation)
Extent
3 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute was started in 1953 by industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes and the scientists and physicians he consulted as advisors. The Institute funded its own laboratories and research through the Hughes Aircraft Company. After Hughes’ death in 1976, management of the Institute passed to a board of trustees. In 1985, the Aircraft Company was sold to supplement the endowment. Although it originally intended to be a research institution and not a funding source, by this time, HHMI typically employed scientists to conduct biomedical research through laboratories at host institutions, which now number more than 60 nationwide. Since 1987, HHMI has supported graduate students, select professors, and education institutions through its science education program. The Institute began in Miami, Florida but is now located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Hughes was born in Humble, Texas, and died on a plane en route the Houston’s Methodist Hospital. He is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute collection contains annual reports, research in progress reports, grants for science education, and annual scientific reports.
Subjects: directories, annual reports, grants
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is unrestricted.
Physical access
Materials are in good condition.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
None.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-5
Immediate source of acquisition
Source is unknown. Assumed to be the creator.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Accruals not expected for this collection.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute records; IC 033; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Please cite the box and folder numbers where appropriate.