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[Audio recording of interview with William P. Lear and "Air Review" reporter]
Audio recording of an interview with William P. Lear and an "Air Review" reporter, Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 1961. Text on reel label: "1-9 - Belgium Air Review. Geneva interview. [illegible]. Carl [illegible]. Belgium Air Review."

[Audio recording of speech given by William P. Lear at Lear Jet employee banquet]
Audio recording of a speech given by William P. Lear at a Lear Jet employee banquet, 1964. Text on label: "Lear Jet 1964 employee banquet speech. Sept."

[Draft and notes of speech given by William P. Lear to Flying Tigers]
Draft and notes of a speech given by William P. Lear to the Flying Tigers, July 4, 1971. One handwritten page with verso notes.

[Letter to Ed Conklin from William P. Lear, September 21, 1965]
Letter to Ed Conklin from William P. Lear, September 21, 1965. Discusses personal matters and Lear's thoughts on the Lear Siegler merger and stock value. Two typed pages.

[Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987]
Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987. Thanks Lear for flowers she sent. One typed page.

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]
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.

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.

[Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association]
Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association, New York City, New York, March 7, 1945. 15 typed pages.
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