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Plaque/UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration, Award to William P. Lear
Plaque given to William P. Lear by the UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration, 1966. Includes engraved brass plate mounted within a velvet-lined shadowbox frame with plastic cover and metal hardware on verso. Engraved on front: "Executive…

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

[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 2 of 2)]
Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and a Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to the…

[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 1 of 2)]
Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototypes, produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to one of the Learjet 23…

[Brochure for Learjet 23 aircraft]
Brochure for the Learjet 23 aircraft, circa 1964. Contains photographs and information related to the aircraft's design, production, and testing.

[Note from William P. Lear, circa 1960s]
Note from William P. Lear, circa 1960s. Expresses his thanks and appreciation "to each and every one of you" (likely referring to Lear Jet employees) for efforts related to Learjet 23 production. References the aircraft's first flight. One…

[Memorandum to Lear Jet employees from Bob Hagan, October 9, 1963]
Memorandum to Lear Jet employees from Bob Hagan, Manufacturing Superintendent and Chief of Flight Test, October 9, 1963. Sends thanks and congratulations to employees for a job well done and shares highlights from the test flight of the Learjet 23.…

Lear Jet Noise Suppressor
Photographic slide of a Lear Jet Noise Suppressor installed on the engine of a Learjet 23 aircraft, circa 1960s-1970s.Inscription on slide mount: "Lear Jet Noise Suppressor / P-55."

[Buzz Nanney and others looking at door of Learjet 23 prototype ]
Photograph of Buzz Nanney (center) and two unidentified men looking at the door of the Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), February 19, 1964. Inscription on verso: "Buzz Nanney / middle / PR-1000B / 2-19-1964."

[Aga Khan IV, Moya O. Lear, and William A. Sipprell with Learjet 23 aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) Aga Khan IV, Moya O. Lear, and William A. Sipprell with a Learjet 23 aircraft, November 1964. Hank Beaird and an unidentified man are visible inside the aircraft. Inscription on verso: "November 1964. Aga Kahn…
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