Series III - Lear, Incorporated, 1930-1965, 1999, undated

Title

Series III - Lear, Incorporated, 1930-1965, 1999, undated

Description

Lear, Incorporated, 1930-1965, 1999, undated

Identifier

2000-06-20, Series III

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Audio recording of Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development]
Audio recording of a Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development, circa 1950s-1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear Inc. auto pilot - WPL."

[Audio recording of meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding LIFE system]
Audio recording of a meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, Santa Monica, California, circa 1958. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear - Info. Advertising." Inscription on back of box:…

[Audio recording of Lear service recognition banquet]
Audio recording of a Lear service recognition banquet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 29, 1960. Typed label on reel: "Lear service recognition banquet. Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium. Nov. 29, 1960. [illegible]. Original. Recorded at 7.5 IPS. Half…

[Audio recording of William P. Lear addressing employees at LearCal supervisor's meeting]
Audio recording of William P. Lear addressing employees at a LearCal supervisor's meeting, April 17, 1957 Typed label on reel: "Address given by Mr. W. P. Lear at the LearCal supervisors meeting of 4-17-1957." Inscription on back of box: "W. P. Lear.…

[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]
Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an…

...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film]
Promotional film for Lear, Incorporated, produced by Norman Wright Productions (Hollywood, California) and narrated by Bob Cummings, circa 1960s. The footage opens with a dramatization of an astronaut piloting a futuristic spacecraft on a deep-space…

The Scandalears of 1955 [program]
Program for "The Scandalears of 1955," a musical review presented by the Lear California Employees Club at Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, California, June 10, 1955. Contains a cast list and overview of the performances.

[Brochure for Lear L-2 autopilot]
Brochure for the Lear L-2 autopilot, circa 1944-1962. 23 pages.

[Brochure for Lear-Cat Catamaran]
Brochure for the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s.

[Telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling to William P. Lear, circa 1952]
Photocopied telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling, U.S. Air Force, to William P. Lear, circa 1952. Congratulates Lear on the performance of the F-5 autopilot. Includes a photocopied article from the June 28, 1952 issue of "Newsweek," describing a…
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