Browse Items (78 total)
- Collection: Series II - Lear Avia Inc., 1884-1946, 1957, 1975, 1998, undated
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 4 - United States War Department patent license contract, 1942 April - 1945 February]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 4 - United States War Department patent license contract, 1942 April - 1945 February]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/18be2f8993b343464993f7709f775cfe.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 4 - United States War Department patent license contract, 1942 April - 1945 February]")
Items from Box 12, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 1942 to February 1945. Contains correspondence, memorandums, and other documents related to a patent license contract between Lear Avia and the United States government.…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 38, Folder 14; Oversize Folder 7 - Engineering Department projects [RM files], 1942-1945]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 38, Folder 14; Oversize Folder 7 - Engineering Department projects [RM files], 1942-1945]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/22ca34c175caa0815c85057c06a41262.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 38, Folder 14; Oversize Folder 7 - Engineering Department projects [RM files], 1942-1945]")
Items from Box 38, Folder 14 and Oversize Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1942-1945. Contains notes, list, diagrams, technical data, and a department organizational chart related to the Lear Avia Engineering Department…
[Production line at Lear Avia facility]
![[Production line at Lear Avia facility]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9be394f6c60e1af919ab25dc8c1673f9.jpg "[Production line at Lear Avia facility]")
Photograph of the production line at the Lear Avia facility in Piqua, Ohio, circa 1943. Employees, predominantly women, work on device components at long work tables.Inscription on verso: "1943 -- Piqua. [illegible] Dept. View of production…
[William P. Lear addressing members of Aircraft Remote Controls group]
![[William P. Lear addressing members of Aircraft Remote Controls group]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/98fd3f8482c33ca77e6f9d279dea2048.jpg "[William P. Lear addressing members of Aircraft Remote Controls group]")
Photograph of William P. Lear (at podium) addressing members of the Southern California Section of the Aircraft Remote Controls group, April 16, 1943. Inscription on verso: "Apr. 16, 1943. Aircraft Remote Controls. So. California Section."
1st Annual Lear-Avia Inc. Grand Rapids Branch Picnic
Panoramic photographic portrait of Lear Avia staff and their families at the Grand Rapids Branch Picnic, Johnson Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 28, 1943.Caption: "1st Annual Lear-Avia INC. Grand Rapids Branch Picnic / Johnson Park / Aug. 28,…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 15 - "Fastop clutch with large diameter driven member," 1943 October]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 15 - "Fastop clutch with large diameter driven member," 1943 October]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/919749be56158685f9c574955f87275e.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 15 - "Fastop clutch with large diameter driven member," 1943 October]")
Items from Box 22, Folder 15 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 1943. Contains memorandums and a diagram (numbered A2A753) related to the Fastop clutch and brake mechanism. Three total documents and original folder labeled "Lear…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 16 - "Fastop clutch with friction spring (Nygard, et al)," 1943 October]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 16 - "Fastop clutch with friction spring (Nygard, et al)," 1943 October]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/b3610357e9271447e5445d07a3f9a312.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 22, Folder 16 - "Fastop clutch with friction spring (Nygard, et al)," 1943 October]")
Items from Box 22, Folder 16 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 1943. Contains correspondence, patent copies, and diagrams related to the Fastop clutch and brake mechanism. Six total documents and original folder labeled "Fastop…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; Box 209, Folder 4 - "Leartron control system" [L-D-101], 1943 February - 1944 February]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; Box 209, Folder 4 - "Leartron control system" [L-D-101], 1943 February - 1944 February]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/805ec97b8abc960ed78463b8761daeba.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; Box 209, Folder 4 - "Leartron control system" [L-D-101], 1943 February - 1944 February]")
Items from Box 21, Folder 7; Box 207, Folder 2; and Box 209, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 1943 to February 1944. Contains correspondence, diagrams, notes, photographs, and sketches related to the Leartron control…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 24, Folder 4; Box 205, Folder 5 - "Expandable ring clutch (WPL)" [L-D-123], 1943-1944 July]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 24, Folder 4; Box 205, Folder 5 - "Expandable ring clutch (WPL)" [L-D-123], 1943-1944 July]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e7796ae7114282580cc7957d562319cd.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 24, Folder 4; Box 205, Folder 5 - "Expandable ring clutch (WPL)" [L-D-123], 1943-1944 July]")
Items from Box 24, Folder 4 and Box 205, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 1943-1944. Contains correspondence, diagrams, memos, and patent copies related to the expandable ring clutch. 27 total items and original folder…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/07f4c6556f5cb404e0de1f5b68e0c778.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]")
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…