Browse Items (107 total)

Items from Box 165, Folder 1; Box 203, Folder 1; and Box 208, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1991. Contains assorted awards and honors presented to William P. Lear. 20 total items.

Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of the Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s. Inscription on verso: "Flying [lab?] / Learstar."Stamped on verso: "Photo by Artie L. Alanis."

Photograph of Moya O. Lear on a boat, circa 1940s-1950s.Inscription on verso: "Newport."

Photograph of Moya O. Lear (center) receiving Civil Air Patrol (CAP) wings from a serviceman, circa 1943.Inscription on verso: "1943 / MOL getting wings in CAP."

Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association, New York City, New York, March 7, 1945. 15 typed pages.

Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, Tucson, Arizona, January 1950. Inscription on slide: "Wm. P. Lear / Tucson, Ariz / Jan 1950."

Audio recording comprised of three excerpts from separate recording sessions, all related to William P. Lear or his businesses, circa mid-1950s. The excerpts are 1) Lear discussing his 1956 flight to the Soviet Unions, 2) a business meeting of Lear…

Audio recording containing excerpts from an Institute of Aeronautical Sciences (IAS) panel on aircraft developments and an Easter party with Lear family and friends, circa 1950s. Typed label on reel: "Panel discussion: WPL and Gus Raspit…

Audio recording of William P. Lear dictating letters and scenes of the Lear family at leisure, circa 1950s-1960. Typed label on reel: "WPL. May 19? 1960."

Photographic portrait of William P. Lear in a lab coat, circa 1950s-1960s. Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger's Photography / [address and telephone number in Manhattan Beach, California]."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: / Lear Archive / [address…