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Audio recording of a meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, Santa Monica, California, circa 1958. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear - Info. Advertising." Inscription on back of box:…

Audio recording of business letters and statements dictated by William P. Lear, circa May 1960.

Audio recording of letters dictated by William P. Lear, Geneva, Switzerland, circa May 1960. Handwritten label on reel: "Letters for dictation."

Audio recording of letters dictated by William P. Lear, Geneva, Switzerland, circa May 1960.

Audio recording of letters dictated by William P. Lear, Geneva, Switzerland, circa June 1960. Handwritten label on reel: "Letters for dictation. WPL."

Audio recording of letters dictated by William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear, Geneva, Switzerland, circa June 1960. Handwritten label on reel: "Letters for dictation. WPL."

Audio recording of a Lear service recognition banquet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 29, 1960. Typed label on reel: "Lear service recognition banquet. Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium. Nov. 29, 1960. [illegible]. Original. Recorded at 7.5 IPS. Half…

This recording contains one-on-one interviews with fighter aces Oscar I. Chenoweth and Hamilton McWhorter and with historian Adrian O. Van Wyen. Chenoweth and McWhorter discuss their military service with the United States Navy during World War II,…

This recording contains one-on-one interviews with Naval Aviators Daniel R. Rehm, Charles M. Mallory, Paul J. Fontana, Marion E. Carl, Robert C. Coats, Donald E. Runyon, and George Blair. Rehm, Mallory, Carl, Coats, and Runyon briefly describe their…

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace William K. Blair is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the United States Navy. In part one, Blair describes his experiences as a carrier-based fighter pilot, including his…