Browse Items (107 total)
- Collection: Series XV - Personal, 1910-2002, undated
[Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association]
![[Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/06bfc367bee27c4f4c2134b61a5a1891.jpg "[Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association]")
Speech given by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association, New York City, New York, March 7, 1945. 15 typed pages.
The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]
![The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/6aaaa72fe928b658acfda91d1af75a80.jpg "The Steam Automobile [speech by William P. Lear]")
Speech given by William P. Lear to the Los Angeles Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, June 17, 1969. 19 typed pages.
Neo Phobia in Avia / Fear of the New in Aviation
Draft of an article written by William P. Lear about fear of the "new" in the aviation field, undated. 29 handwritten pages.
Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]
![Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/80cbe5f3146f681c5041d9ee1a6dd633.jpg "Or Do You Wanna Do It the Hard Way? [speech by William P. Lear]")
Speech written by William P. Lear about instrument panel design, undated. Four typed pages.
Problems attendant to the specifications of aircraft radio apparatus for pursuit airplanes
Article written by William P. Lear about aircraft radio specifications for pursuit airplanes, circa late 1930s. 10 pages.
[Flight cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight]
![[Flight cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f928968f9fa371f324c810c4b9747309.jpg "[Flight cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight]")
Philatelic cover commemorating Friendship One's around-the-world flight, postmarked January 28, 1988. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the flight and the Mission Control Center at The Museum of Flight in Seattle,…
[Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987]
![[Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4c067567661b4c6c7e44d1f10122a2d9.jpg "[Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987]")
Letter to Moya O. Lear from James H. Doolittle, December 11, 1987. Thanks Lear for flowers she sent. One typed page.
[Photograph mat printed for J. H. Doolittle Reception]
![[Photograph mat printed for J. H. Doolittle Reception]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9b2a94ddcc2bafbfc2b128cff9fd6680.jpg "[Photograph mat printed for J. H. Doolittle Reception]")
Photograph mat printed for the J. H. Doolittle Reception, hosted by the SETP (Society of Experimental Test Pilots), Beverly Hills, California, September 28, 1974. Includes the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. and an illustration of the…
[Fellowship certificate issued to William P. Lear by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]
![[Fellowship certificate issued to William P. Lear by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1a4cf40d2fec5f7a12ef70c79bd25a24.jpg "[Fellowship certificate issued to William P. Lear by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]")
Fellowship certificate issued to William P. Lear by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, October 1970. Includes several signatures and notes of congratulations.
[Draft and notes of speech given by William P. Lear to Flying Tigers]
![[Draft and notes of speech given by William P. Lear to Flying Tigers]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/68beca4c4bdf824ba87e91f60ab95f13.jpg "[Draft and notes of speech given by William P. Lear to Flying Tigers]")
Draft and notes of a speech given by William P. Lear to the Flying Tigers, July 4, 1971. One handwritten page with verso notes.