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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]
Items from Box 5, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1943. Contains assorted administrative notes related to the Lear Avia Corporation, including a departmental organization chart, a parts list, pages from "Aero…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 13 - Learadio dealer franchise agreement form with "Appendix B" of Lear Avia contract, circa 1939-1944]
Items from Box 12, Folder 13 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1944. Contains a Learadio dealer franchise agreement form (blank) and a page from Appendix B of a Lear Avia contract. Two total documents.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 14 - Corporate name change from Lear Developments to Lear Avia, 1939 December - 1944 August]
Items from Box 12, Folder 14 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1939 to August 1944. Contains documents related to the corporate name change from Lear Developments to Lear Avia, including certified and Photostat copies of the…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 26, Folder 9 - "Learmatic (L-P-3) and Learmatic gyromatic radio compass," undated (circa 1939-1944)]
Items from Box 26, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1944. Contains a hand-drawn sketch, diagrams, and documents related to the Learmatic and Learmatic Gyromatic Radio Compass. Six total documents.

[William P. Lear and members of executive board]
Photograph of William P. Lear (at head of table) and members of the executive board at Lear Avia's Dayton Airport facility, Ohio, circa 1940. Other identified individuals are Rober L. Drake, Alice Miller, Arling "Arlie" Ryberg, and Waldorf Astoria…

[Assembly line at Lear Avia facility]
Photograph of the assembly line at a Lear Avia facility, Vandalia, Ohio, circa 1940. Male and female employees work on device components at long work tables.Inscription: "Lear Avia Vandalia factory. 1940."Inscription on verso: "Assembly. Handwriting…

[Betsy Ross using Learadio portable receiver]
Photograph of pilot Betsy Ross using a Learadio portable receiver in the cockpit of her Taylorcraft aircraft, August 20, 1940. An accompanying press release describes Ross's recent flight from Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Airport, noted as the first…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 11, Folder 9 - Patent disbursements, 1940 December - 1942 June]
Items from Box 11, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1940 to June 1942. Contains patent disbursement statements for Lear Avia. 103 total documents.

Photographs of Lear Avia, Inc. / Piqua, Ohio and New York branches
Photograph album containing photographs of Lear Avia staff, equipment, facilities, circa 1940-1943. Images depict employees at work in various settings at the company's Piqua (Ohio) and New York branches, such as a research laboratory, assembly and…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 18, Folder 1 - "Radio automatic guidance system (Case 31-3) and loop antenna system (Can 8-1)," 1940-1943]
Items from Box 18, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1943. Contains a patent application and other documents related to the Radio Automatic Guidance System (Case 31-3) and Loop Antenna System (Can. 8-1), as well as a…
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