Spiral-bound, "steno"-style notebook of handwritten notes by astronaut Deke Slayton during the Mercury Program, circa 1958-1963. The contents of the notebook illustrate the organizational structure of the department, problems that needed to be…
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.…
Items from Box 107, Folder 10 and Box 201, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April to May 1974. Contains correspondence regarding disclosure, sketches, hand-drawn illustrations, and notes related to a LearAvia public address…
Items from Box 20, Folder 5 and Box 205, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 1942 to May 1943. Contains correspondence, notes, and sketches created by William P. Lear related to a remote control apparatus. Four total items and…
Items from Box 4, Folder 23; Box 200, Folder 1; and Box 209, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1939 to March 1940. Contains notes and diagrams related to ADF-6 and ADF-7 automatic direction finders. 11 total items.
Items from Box 173, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 26, 1970. Contains materials related to a speech about steam engine given by William P. Lear to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).…
Items from Box 173, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 1969. Contains handwritten notes and a draft related to a speech given by William P. Lear to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club of Southern California. Three…