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Photograph of (right to left) William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and an unidentified man with a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s. Inscription on verso: "Eartha Kitt, WPL." Stamped on verso: "Actualités Éclair Continental,…

Aviator's certificate issued to Halden H. Emrick by the Aero Club of America, December 29, 1920. Includes a photograph of Emrick.

Part of the Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the redwood base with an engraved metal plate mounted to the front. Engraved text: "The Aero Club of Northern…

Part of Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the top half, a crystal shaped like an eagle in flight.

Items from Box 1, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 5, 1941. Contains one typed letter to William P. Lear, President, Lear Developments, from Lieut. Gen. V. Cherep-Spiridovich, Proctor, Aeronautical Research Council.…

Appreciation plaque given to Moya Olsen Lear by Aerotech and SAE International, 1989. Five raised reliefs of golfer in wood base with engraved brass plate.Engraved on plate: "Aerotech '89 / SAE International / Presented in appreciation to Mrs. Moya…

Contract between the Agricultural Fair Association of Garrett County (Maryland) and William S. Luckey for exhibition flights, April 21, 1915. One typed page.

Jimmy Doolittle Fellow award with medallion given to William P. Lear by the Air Force Association, 1976. The wood base includes a metal plate embossed with "William P. Lear, 1976" between an engraved torch and the Air Force Association wing-and-star…

Lawrence Sperry Award given to William P. Lear, August 3, 1985. Wood plaque with engraved brass plate on front. Engraving depicts aviator Lawrence Sperry with a biplane and includes text. Text: "Outstanding Service to Aerospace / Lawrence Sperry…

Appreciation plaque given to Moya Olsen Lear by the United States Air Force Materials Laboratory, May 27, 1981. Two metal plates are mounted to wood base; the top plate, which is slightly askew, features an aerial shot, likely of the Air Force…