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[Employees of Special Design Group working at desks and drafting tables]
Photograph of employees of the Special Design Group working at desks and drafting tables in a Lear, Incorporated hangar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "At Lear Hangar: Special Design Group. Lear, Inc., Grand…

[Employees working in sales, purchasing, and administrative offices]
Photograph of employees working in the sales, purchasing, and administrative offices at a Lear, Incorporated facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that a Lear wire recorder is on a cart behind the first desk on the…

[Employees working in Autopilot Lab]
Photograph of employees working in the Autopilot Lab at a Lear facility, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption: "View of autopilot lab where AF Haiduck's office is now located."

[Audio recording of meeting with William P. Lear and others regarding foreign sales]
Audio recording of a meeting with William P. Lear and others regarding foreign sales, 1950s-1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "WPL interview."

[Audio recording of Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development]
Audio recording of a Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development, circa 1950s-1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear Inc. auto pilot - WPL."

[William P. Lear addressing attendees of Lear Autopilot Service School]
Photograph of William P. Lear (pointing to schematic drawing) addressing attendees of the Lear Autopilot Service School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 1951. The caption gives details about the school and Lear's presentation.Typed caption on…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 51, Folder 9 - "Rocket V-2 model finds pre-selected target," 1952 February]
Items from Box 51, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1952. Contains a photograph and press releases related to "Missiletoe," a light-seeking V-2 model rocket developed by Lear, Incorporated engineer William F. Carr. Four…

[Telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling to William P. Lear, circa 1952]
Photocopied telegram from Colonel David C. Schilling, U.S. Air Force, to William P. Lear, circa 1952. Congratulates Lear on the performance of the F-5 autopilot. Includes a photocopied article from the June 28, 1952 issue of "Newsweek," describing a…

[Roster of Lear, Incorporated management personnel]
Roster of Lear, Incorporated management personnel, prepared by H. V. Perryman, August 18, 1952. Nine typed pages.Inscription on page 1: "To: Vito. From: Ed Faranski. From: Harry Berg. 9-30-82."

[Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter]
Photograph of (from left to right) Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with a Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter, New York City, New York, July 24, 1953. The Empire State Building is visible in the background.Typed caption on verso:…
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