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- Creator is exactly "Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978"
The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]
![The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6aaaa72fe928b658acfda91d1af75a80.jpg "The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]")
Speech given by William P. Lear to the Los Angeles Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, June 17, 1969. 19 typed pages.
Problems attendant to the specifications of aircraft radio apparatus for pursuit airplanes
Article written by William P. Lear about aircraft radio specifications for pursuit airplanes, circa late 1930s. 10 pages.
Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]
![Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/80cbe5f3146f681c5041d9ee1a6dd633.jpg "Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]")
Speech written by William P. Lear about instrument panel design, undated. Four typed pages.
Neo Phobia in Avia / Fear of the New in Aviation
Draft of an article written by William P. Lear about fear of the "new" in the aviation field, undated. 29 handwritten pages.
Learadio notes on direction finding!
Notes written by William P. Lear about the utility of automatic direction finders, circa 1940. Describes a flight from New York to Dayon, Ohio in Lear's Waco aircraft and how a Lear ADF-8 helped him navigate despite static from a thunderstorm.…
Coil/Lear Radio Coil in Jar
Thin green wire coiled around a brown metal circular tube. A paper note is included with object that states, "Small highly efficiently radio coil developed by William P. Lear. These coils were far smaller than contemporary coils, and were used in the…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 4 - "WPL notes on sale to Gates [Rubber Co.]", 1968 October, undated]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 4 - "WPL notes on sale to Gates [Rubber Co.]", 1968 October, undated]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2d9aa28964e511daeec065c2e1d6a6dc.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 4 - "WPL notes on sale to Gates [Rubber Co.]", 1968 October, undated]")
Items from Box 72, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 1968. Contains ten sets of handwritten notes related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 1 - Letter to Gates Rubber Co. from WPL, 1967 April 6]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 1 - Letter to Gates Rubber Co. from WPL, 1967 April 6]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/32647cbe53093cf60d23c36d6be6c75e.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 1 - Letter to Gates Rubber Co. from WPL, 1967 April 6]")
Items from Box 72, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 1967. Contains a letter and typed agreement related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company. Two total documents and original…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6b69fbaf6cbf990342d65b9faac5b2f4.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]")
Items from Box 43, Folder 20 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1961-1962. Contains handwritten notes and a partial draft prepared by William P. Lear regarding Lear, Incorporated and its sale to or merger with the Siegler…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6beb59bfb22fecebb9fde4315d181de1.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]")
Items from Box 41, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains various diagrams of devices invented by William P. Lear. Also included is a piece of wire enclosed in a Lear, Incorporated envelope labeled…