Browse Items (115 total)
- Subject is exactly "Lear, Inc."
[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]
![[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eb6b67be3fb991689053af072893e666.jpg "[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]")
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,…
1944 National Advertisements
Brochure containing six advertisements for Lear Avia and Lear, Incorporated products, circa 1944. The ads describe the wartime utility of electric motors and actuators, and ask potential customers for ideas on how the products can be similarly useful…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 9 - RCA -- license agreement, 1944 November - 1945 April]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 9 - RCA -- license agreement, 1944 November - 1945 April]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2e3c9a17a49fb1fa1d84ddcb4ea232a6.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 9 - RCA -- license agreement, 1944 November - 1945 April]")
Items from Box 43, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, November 1944 - April 1945. Contains documents related to a license agreement between the Radio Corporation of American (RCA) and Lear, Incorporated. Seven total documents.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 16 - Corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Inc., 1944 August - 1945 September]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 16 - Corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Inc., 1944 August - 1945 September]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f2d51ed2ee6efbec5e6a952f5131e3a7.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 16 - Corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Inc., 1944 August - 1945 September]")
Items from Box 12, Folder 16 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1944 to September 1945. Contains documents related to the corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Incorporated, including correspondence and certified and…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 10 - Assorted products -- ad copy and brochures, 1944-1945]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 10 - Assorted products -- ad copy and brochures, 1944-1945]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/afe80a10a7aeab41c046003df92978bd.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 10 - Assorted products -- ad copy and brochures, 1944-1945]")
Items from Box 50, Folder 10 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1944-1945. Contains advertisements, articles, and publicity documents promoting Lear, Incorporated and its products. 11 total documents.
[Brochure for Lear L-2 autopilot]
![[Brochure for Lear L-2 autopilot]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/d035dd0fcb4e5efa2cd946cdf4f15f3d.jpg "[Brochure for Lear L-2 autopilot]")
Brochure for the Lear L-2 autopilot, circa 1944-1962. 23 pages.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 44, Folder 11; Box 201, Folder 3 - "Wire recorder changes" -- patent application [RM files], 1945 June - September]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 44, Folder 11; Box 201, Folder 3 - "Wire recorder changes" -- patent application [RM files], 1945 June - September]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4d7bcb80797febee4b5da507dc5a0419.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 44, Folder 11; Box 201, Folder 3 - "Wire recorder changes" -- patent application [RM files], 1945 June - September]")
Items from Box 44, Folder 11 and Box 201, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, June to September 1945. Contains patent application documents, correspondence, a photograph, and diagrams related to wire recorder changes. 18 total…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/02c241afe5f96b0b3ba03887365d9407.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7]")
Items from Box 50, Folder 11 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 7, 1945. Contains a typed copy of speech delivered by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association and booklet with a slightly edited version of the speech. The…
[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]
![[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bb4b092ea29206be67402264462db797.jpg "[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]")
Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Photos taken at Lear exhibit at Waldorf-Astoria, NY. (Issued by Lear Adv. & PR, Piqua, Ohio).…
[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]
![[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c8d836b171be27e86fed0f2a6553b1f1.jpg "[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]")
Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.