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Katharine Wright Memorial Award given to Moya Olsen Lear by Gates Learjet Corporation, September 24, 1981. The brass medal from top half is loose from plaque and metal hardware is present on the back.Text on top brass plate: "Wilbur Wright /…

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the Society of Automotive Engineers, October 1, 1977. The certificate is laminated onto wood base. It includes a metal hook on verso. Printed on front: "Presented to William Powell Lear in recognition of more than…

Baseball-style cap with adjustable snap closure. Exterior is yellow with "Aloha Racing Team" printed in blue. Interior of cap is white with a green underbill.

Three photographs laminated to front of hand-carved wood panel, with letter to William P. Lear from Alfred R. Gray laminated to the back of the panel, January 21, 1974. The letter discusses the Gray family's 1920 move from Boston, Massachusetts to…

Native Son award. Wood plaque with brass plate scroll on front presented to William P. Lear by the Hannibal Chamber of Commerce of Hannibal, Missouri, 1957. Includes metal chain on back for hanging plaque.

Appreciation plaque given to William P. Lear by the Society of Aerospace Material and Process Engineers, April 30, 1969. Text: "Whereas / William Powell Lear, Sr. / Has performed an outstanding service as / Banquet Speaker / In the / Society of…

Torch of Liberty Award given to Moya Olsen Lear by the Anti-Defamation League, May 17, 1990. Flame-shaped glass top mounted on black acrylic and wood base with brass engraved plate on front. Engraved on plate: "Torch of Liberty Award / Presented by…

Distinguished Service Award presented to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Kansas City, circa 1960s-1970s. Engraved metal plate mounted on wood base depicts the shield logo of the Aero Club of Kansas City. A metal loop is on verso. Text: "The Aero…

Loving cup mounted on wood base with generic jet aircraft on top of cup cover. Engraved plate on side of base has the text: "Flying Tiger American Volunteer Group Memorial Trophy / Presented to William P. Lear / For outstanding aviation achievement /…

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the UCLA Graduate School of Business Administration, 1966. Includes engraved brass plate mounted within a velvet-lined shadowbox frame with plastic cover and metal hardware on verso. Engraved on front: "Executive…