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[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…

[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…

Plaque/Society of Automotive Engineers, William Lear, 1967
Laminated pressboard plaque of appreciation given to William P. Lear by the Society of Automotive Engineers, 1967. Printed on front: "In appreciation of outstanding service / W. P. Lear, Sr. / General Chairman / 1967 SAE National Business Aircraft…

Plaque/USS Pollack, Silent Defense
USS Pollack Silent Defense plaque, circa 1967. The plaque has a raised metal section featuring a relief of the submarine, USS. Pollack (SSN-603), with a fish. Includes metal hardware on back.

Ribbon, Commemorative/In Like Flint Premiere, Moya Lear
Commemorative ribbon given to Moya Olsen Lear at the premiere of the motion picture "In Like Flint," March 4, 1967. Red ribbon with gold-colored metal nametag at top and oval button with safety bin back at bottom.Typed on nametag: "Mrs. Bill…

[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…

[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.

Plaque/Society of Experimental Test Pilots, William Lear, 1967
Recognition plaque given to William P. Lear by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, September 1967. Includes small brass loop on back.Text on brass plate: "William P. Lear, Sr. (M) / Luncheon Speaker / Eleventh Symposium & Banquet / 28-30…

Plaque/25 Years in Society of Automotive Engineers, William Lear, 1967
Recognition plaque given to William P. Lear by Society of Automotive Engineers, October 1, 1967. Panel includes easel back.Text: "Presented to William P. Lear in recognition of 25 years of active membership in the Society of Automotive Engineers /…

[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.
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