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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 15, Folder 3; Box 209, Folder 2; Oversize Folder 3 - Radio apparatus chassis (Case 74-1), 1939 December - 1942 October]

Items from Box 15, Folder 3; Box 209, Folder 2; and Oversize Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1939 to October 1942. Contains patent applications and technical drawings created by William P. Lear for the radio apparatus…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 16, Folder 19; Box 205, Folder 3 - "Quad corrector (Lear-Lorch)," 1940 December - 1941 January]

Items from Box 16, Folder 19 and Box 205, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1940 to January 1941. Contains an engineering report, diagrams, and notes for the Lear-Lorch quad corrector. Four total items and original…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 17, Folder 1; Box 209, Folder 2 - "Directional radio system (Case 17-2)" -- patent application [RM files], 1940]

Items from Box 17, Folder 1 and Box 209, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940. Contains patent applications, technical drawings, notes, and photographs related to the directional radio system. Many of the documents were…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 17, Folder 11; Box 200, Folder 2 - "Remote control mechanism (Case 51-1) and pilot control system for aircraft (Case 50-2)," 1940-1941]

Items from Box 17, Folder 11 and Box 200, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1941. Contains patent applications and technical drawings created by William P. Lear for the remote control mechanism (Case 51-1) and pilot…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 20, Folder 5; Box 205, Folder 3 - "Remote control apparatus (WPL)" -- correspondence, notes, and sketches [L-D-50], 1942 July - 1943 May]

Items from Box 20, Folder 5 and Box 205, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 1942 to May 1943. Contains correspondence, notes, and sketches created by William P. Lear related to a remote control apparatus. Four total items and…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 12, Folder 16 - Corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Inc., 1944 August - 1945 September]

Items from Box 12, Folder 16 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, August 1944 to September 1945. Contains documents related to the corporate name change from Lear Avia to Lear, Incorporated, including correspondence and certified and…

[Patent application for Gyromatic Radio Compass]

Patent application for the Gyromatic Radio Compass submitted by William P. Lear, October 30, 1944. 24 typed pages.