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[Check and agreement between Stinson Aircraft Corporation and Lear Development Company]
Check and agreement between the Stinson Aircraft Corporation and the Lear Development Company, circa 1933. Item has been de-framed but remains attached to mountboard.

[Registration documents related to star named for Moya Lear]
Registration documents issued by the International Star Registry related to a star named for Moya Lear, March 27, 1987. Includes a letter of congratulations, a certificate, and two star charts.

Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future [film footage]
Film footage of a segment titled "Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future," comprised of an informal conversation between businessmen Fox and Lear, circa 1970s. Lear, the primary speaker, comments on the lack of fuel…

[Film footage of Bell 206B Jetranger helicopter transporting cargo containers]
Film footage of a Bell 206B Jetranger helicopter (registration N2234W) transporting cargo containers, Reno, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s. The footage opens with the Jetranger approaching and landing in the parking lot of the Answer Man hardware store.…

[Film footage of William P. Lear receiving honorary degree at University of Notre Dame]
Film footage of William P. Lear receiving an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, April 1974. The footage opens with several unidentified people at an airfield, possibly Reno Stead Airport, Nevada, and boarding an aircraft. This…

By the seat of his pants [documentary film about William P. Lear]
Documentary film about William P. Lear, produced and directed by Carol Schreder, narrated by Lloyd Bridges, released by the American Film Institute, copyright 1974. The film presents a biographical account of Lear's life and career and his…

[Audio recording of episode of "The Innovators" about William P. Lear]
Audio recording of an episode of "The Innovators" about William P. Lear, circa February 1970. Text on label: "From Functional Media, Inc. [address in Chicago, Illinois]. To: Bill Lear. Episode for The Innovators, NBC Radio Network, Monitor…Saturday,…

[Audio recording of message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea]
Audio recording of a message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea, December 30, 1965 Text on container: "12-30-65. Lear Jet." Text on reel: "Tape addressed to WPL. Invention ideas. 12-30-65."

[Audio recording of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear discussing flight to Soviet Union]
Audio recording of William P. Lear and Moya O. Lear discussing their flight to the Soviet Union, circa 1956. Text on reel label: "WPL-MOL trip to Moscow. Side 1. Digital recording 7-99. "Moscow trip - 3 3/4''. Preserve. Side 2." Note taped to box:…

[Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing flight to Soviet Union]
Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing his flight to the Soviet Union, circa 1956. Text on reel label: "Reel No., Date, Subject. Start side 1 from here [arrow]. Moscow trip. Speed 3 3/4."
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