Audio recording of a Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development, circa 1950s-1960s.
Handwritten label on reel: "Lear Inc. auto pilot - WPL."
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Dr. Neal E. Baxter (right) with Baxter's Ryan Navion aircraft, July 1951. The caption notes that this photo was taken after the installation of a Lear, Incorporated L-2 autopilot.Typed caption on verso: "No.…
Photograph of William P. Lear (pointing to schematic drawing) addressing attendees of the Lear Autopilot Service School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1951. The caption gives details about the school and Lear's presentation.Typed caption on…
Items from Box 51, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1952. Contains a photograph and press releases related to "Missiletoe," a light-seeking V-2 model rocket developed by Lear, Incorporated engineer William F. Carr. Four…
Roster of Lear, Incorporated management personnel, prepared by H. V. Perryman, August 18, 1952. Nine typed pages.Inscription on page 1: "To: Vito. From: Ed Faranski. From: Harry Berg. 9-30-82."
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to a Lear-actuated cowl flap on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso:…
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to an exhaust covering on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-D…
Photograph of William P. Lear looking at the engine of a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is gesturing to a modification made to the jet-exhaust system.Typed caption on verso: "Grand Rapids, Michigan: William P. Lear, Chairman of…
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.
Items from Box 51, Folder 24 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1958 - September 1959. Contains clippings, photographs, and assorted publicity documents related to the NAVCOM-100 and other Lear navigation products. Tina Lear is…