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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…

Audio recording of a Lear, Incorporated meeting about autopilot development, circa 1950s-1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear Inc. auto pilot - WPL."

Audio recording of a meeting between William P. Lear and Mr. Black regarding the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, Santa Monica, California, circa 1958. Handwritten label on reel: "Lear - Info. Advertising." Inscription on back of box:…

Audio recording of William P. Lear addressing employees at a LearCal supervisor's meeting, April 17, 1957 Typed label on reel: "Address given by Mr. W. P. Lear at the LearCal supervisors meeting of 4-17-1957." Inscription on back of box: "W. P. Lear.…

Brochure for the Lear L-2 autopilot, circa 1944-1962. 23 pages.

Brochure for the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s.

Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an…

Invitation to a cocktail party featuring William P. Lear and the Dynatrope, Beverly Hills Hotel, California, October 22, 1945. Notes that Lear will unveil "a musical instrument of exceptional qualities, incorporating the Lear Wire Recorder in…

Photographic slide of the Lear-Cat Catamaran, circa 1950s-1960s. A ship is visible in the background.