Items from Box 43, Folder 21 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1961-1962. Contains two memorandums related to the merger of Lear, Incorporated with the Siegler Corporation. One memorandum is written on Sam Nash's stationery and is…
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…
Document containing a company overview of Lear, Incorporated, circa 1961. Describes the company's history and growth, its principal products, its divisions and locations, recent developments, and the company's significance to the Grand Rapids…
Items from Box 49, Folder 15; Box 206, Folder 2; and Oversize Folder 8 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March to May 1961. Contains plot plans, maps, and other documents related to a Lear, Incorporated plant addition. Seven total items.
Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company hangar, Santa Monica, California, circa 1960s-1980s. An unidentified aircraft is parked on the right and a fuselage is partially visible inside the hangar.
Inscription on verso: "Santa Monica."
Stamped on…
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…
Audio recording of a Lear service recognition banquet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 29, 1960.
Typed label on reel: "Lear service recognition banquet. Grand Rapids Civic Auditorium. Nov. 29, 1960. [illegible]. Original. Recorded at 7.5 IPS. Half…
Photograph of (from left to right) Bill Barry, William P. Lear, A. Scott Crossfield, and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace looking at a drawing of an aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. An unidentified man is standing partly behind…
Photograph of (from left to right) Dr. William Randolph Lovelace, A. Scott Crossfield, and William P. Lear with a Hughes TH-55A helicopter (number N80P), Los Angeles International Airport, California, April 1960.Typed caption on verso: "Dr. W.…
Photograph of William P. Lear with a hovering Hughes TH-55A helicopter (number N80P), Los Angeles International Airport, California, April 1960. Lear is holding on to the helicopter's skid. Dr. William Randolph Lovelace and A. Scott Crossfield are…