Browse Items (143 total)
- Collection: Series III - Lear, Incorporated, 1930-1965, 1999, undated
...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film]
![...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9ef6e3c27e55c6ff57a10fd35dd29518.jpg "...And On Beyond [Lear, Incorporated promotional film]")
Promotional film for Lear, Incorporated, produced by Norman Wright Productions (Hollywood, California) and narrated by Bob Cummings, circa 1960s. The footage opens with a dramatization of an astronaut piloting a futuristic spacecraft on a deep-space…
[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]
![[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2136aef809dca1be2d525d070b8e8d1c.jpg "[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]")
Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an…
[Audio recording of Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development]
![[Audio recording of Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development]](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-audio.png "[Audio recording of Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development]")
Audio recording of a Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development, circa 1950s-1960s.
Handwritten label on reel: "Lear Inc. auto pilot - WPL."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6b69fbaf6cbf990342d65b9faac5b2f4.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 20 - WPL agreement to sell or merge with Siegler Corp., undated (circa 1961-1962)]")
Items from Box 43, Folder 20 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1961-1962. Contains handwritten notes and a partial draft prepared by William P. Lear regarding Lear, Incorporated and its sale to or merger with the Siegler…
[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]
![[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f182137e0e84dc9ea090db44b4689728.jpg "[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]")
Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950. Announces Lear's winning of the Collier Trophy and thanks employees for their association and cooperation. One handwritten page.
[Audio recording of William P. Lear addressing employees at LearCal supervisor's meeting]
Audio recording of William P. Lear addressing employees at a LearCal supervisor's meeting, April 17, 1957
Typed label on reel: "Address given by Mr. W. P. Lear at the LearCal supervisors meeting of 4-17-1957."
Inscription on back of box: "W. P. Lear.…
[Audio recording of meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding LIFE system]
Audio recording of a meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, Santa Monica, California, circa 1958.
Handwritten label on reel: "Lear - Info. Advertising."
Inscription on back of box:…
[Affidavit given by Richard M. "Dick" Mock to State of Michigan]
![[Affidavit given by Richard M. "Dick" Mock to State of Michigan]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e0ec387a75040e5ee1d1f6828d229eaa.jpg "[Affidavit given by Richard M. "Dick" Mock to State of Michigan]")
Affidavit given by Richard M. "Dick" Mock, Executive Vice President of Lear, Incorporated, to the State of Michigan, dated August 9, 1948, copied January 18, 1956. Gives details about the company's history, operations, and finances. Two typed pages.
[Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter]
![[Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/8489b264fdc86bc6da965876c16bc2fe.jpg "[Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter]")
Photograph of (from left to right) Ward Davis, Herbert O. Fisher, and William P. Lear with a Port Authority Bell 47 helicopter, New York City, New York, July 24, 1953. The Empire State Building is visible in the background.Typed caption on verso:…
[William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft]
![[William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/81e1ad76e2e4d70630e515df949fc1cf.jpg "[William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft]")
Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research…