Browse Items (78 total)
- Collection: Series II - Lear Avia Inc., 1884-1946, 1957, 1975, 1998, undated
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 1 - "Lear low approach system (31-1 and 31-3)," 1939 December]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 1 - "Lear low approach system (31-1 and 31-3)," 1939 December]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/7b98b8079646d014b0103ec09a362209.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 1 - "Lear low approach system (31-1 and 31-3)," 1939 December]")
Items from Box 34, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1939. Contains handwritten notes and sketches about the Lear low approach system. All or most of the notes appear to have been written by William P. Lear. Five total…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 6 - "Bill Lear ideas and cases," 1940 January - 1944 March]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 6 - "Bill Lear ideas and cases," 1940 January - 1944 March]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bbc1281e89fd1e3fe8c1d58d3fe197db.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 34, Folder 6 - "Bill Lear ideas and cases," 1940 January - 1944 March]")
Items from Box 34, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains an assortment of handwritten notes and sketches made by William P. Lear detailing various invention ideas. Some of the sketches depict…
[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…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6beb59bfb22fecebb9fde4315d181de1.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]")
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…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c56bcec709e86da5da44637e346a156e.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1943. Contains assorted administrative notes related to the Lear Avia Corporation, including a departmental organization chart, a parts list, pages from "Aero…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/a7acd251131907db10a01a38c6981790.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1942. Contains correspondence and memorandums related to the setup of Lear Avia's New York office. Seven total documents and original folder labeled "Re New York…
[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…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 6 - "Piqua - staff meetings," 1944 July - September]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 6 - "Piqua - staff meetings," 1944 July - September]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/21cb8a6b8b729055daafe4c5d7a87cef.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 6 - "Piqua - staff meetings," 1944 July - September]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July to September 1944. Contains schedules and memorandums related to staff meetings at Lear Avia's facility in Piqua, Ohio. Six total documents and original folder labeled…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 7 - New York office staff meetings, 1944 November]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 7 - New York office staff meetings, 1944 November]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/862e2ed0f57fa0a316b785e1661a10af.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 7 - New York office staff meetings, 1944 November]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, November 1944. Contains memorandums related to staff meetings at Lear Avia's facility in New York. Two total documents and original folder labeled "New York - Staff meetings."
[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."