Film footage of Molt Taylor and the Aerocar I, circa 1968. The first segment depicts Taylor and others on a rocky shoreline at Cape Disappointment, Washington; the Cape Disappointment lighthouse is visible in some shots. The footage then transitions…
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.…
Items from Box 1, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, May to October 1938 and August 1979. Contains five typed letters and four telegrams between William P. Lear and Cass S. Hough, primarily discussing installation,…
Items from Box 5, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April to June 1944. Contains assorted documents, including correspondence, memorandums, and a Wico Electric Company booklet, related to the setup of a metallurgical laboratory…
Items from Box 27, Folder 23 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 24, 1941. Contains a press release and eight captioned photographs related to William P. Lear's evaluation of German radio equipment taken from a captured Messerschmitt…
Items from Box 27, Folder 28 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 29, 1944. Contains a paper titled "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," written by William P. Lear for a joint meeting of the Franklin…
Items from Box 41, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains various diagrams of devices invented by William P. Lear. Also included is a piece of wire enclosed in a Lear, Incorporated envelope labeled…
Items from Box 43, Folder 21 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1961-1962. Contains two memorandums related to the merger of Lear, Incorporated with the Siegler Corporation. One memorandum is written on Sam Nash's stationery and is…
Items from Box 46, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940s. Contains 17 photographs of a trade show held in New York, mostly depicting people looking at the Learecorder. Identified individuals in the photos include William…
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…