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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."

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 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…

Audio recording of a meeting with William P. Lear and others regarding foreign sales, 1950s-1960s. Handwritten label on reel: "WPL interview."

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Eddie Rickenbacker (left) with a partially assembled aircraft, circa 1950s-1970s.Typed caption on verso: "Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker."

Items from Box 165, Folders 4-5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1951. Contains materials related to William P. Lear's honorary doctorate of engineering from the University of Michigan. Includes an invitation, program, correspondence,…

Photograph of a man presenting William P. Lear (left) with the Horatio Alger Award, May 1954.