Browse Items (119 total)

[Aerial view of Lear facilities and surrounding area]
Oblique aerial photograph of Lear facilities and surrounding area, circa 1970-1972. The labels read "Lear Jet Service Center," "Lear Motors Corporation," and "Prime Plastics."Inscription on verso: "Box 43 / Folder 1075."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 80, Folder 13 - "Patent documentation for 8-track player, cartridges, and related components," 1968 July - 1972 January]
Items from Box 80, Folder 13 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1968-1972. Contains correspondence, diagrams, patent copies, lists, and reports related to Lear Jet Stereo 8-track products. 27 total items.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 4 - "WPL notes on sale to Gates [Rubber Co.]", 1968 October, undated]
Items from Box 72, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 1968. Contains ten sets of handwritten notes related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company.

[Award presented to William P. Lear by employees of Lear Jet Stereo Division]
Photographic transparency of an award presented to William P. Lear by the employees of the Lear Jet Stereo Division, June 22, 1968. The award is comprised of the first production model of the 8 Track tape cartridge player mounted to a wooden…

[Notes written by William P. Lear related to sale of Lear Jet]
Notes written by William P. Lear related to the sale of Lear Jet to the Gates Rubber Company, circa 1967-1968. 17 handwritten pages.

[Moya O. Lear, William P. Lear, and representatives of Gates Rubber Company]
Photograph of Moya O. Lear (second from left), William P. Lear (center), and representatives of the Gates Rubber Company looking at documents, circa April 1967.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 72, Folder 1 - Letter to Gates Rubber Co. from WPL, 1967 April 6]
Items from Box 72, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 1967. Contains a letter and typed agreement related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company. Two total documents and original…

[Art Linkletter and Danny Kaye shaking hands at Lear Jet facility]
Photograph of Art Linkletter (right) and Danny Kaye (left) shaking hands at a Lear Jet facility, July 12, 1966. Jim Greenwood, Devon Francis, and an unidentified man are in the background. Two scale models of Learjets are in the…

[Learjet 24 aircraft at Lear Jet facility following record-setting around-the-world flight]
Photograph of a Learjet 24 aircraft (N247LJ) at the Lear Jet facility following its record-setting around-the-world flight, Wichita, Kansas, May 26, 1966. A crowd is gathered around the aircraft and several other Lear Jet aircraft are visible in the…

[William P. Lear, Dr. Forrest Bird, and Danny Kaye with Learjet aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Dr. Forrest Bird, and Danny Kaye with a Learjet aircraft (tail number N1001A), March 13, 1966.Inscription: "'Thanks Bill' / for a memorable day in your 'impeccable accomplishment' FAA type rating…
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2