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[Molt Taylor and Aerocar I, circa 1968] (Item)
[Molt Taylor and Aerocar I, circa 1968]
Film footage of Molt Taylor and the Aerocar I, circa 1968. The first segment depicts Taylor and others on a rocky shoreline at Cape Disappointment, Washington; the Cape Disappointment lighthouse is visible in some shots. The footage then transitions to an unidentified airfield, where Taylor is shown with the Aerocar I. Scenes include the Aerocar being driven around the airfield while in its plane…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 1, Folder 2 - Letter to WPL, President, Lear Developments from Lieut. Gen. V. Cherep-Spiridovich, Proctor, Aeronautical Research Council, 1941 January 5] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 1, Folder 2 - Letter to WPL, President, Lear Developments from Lieut. Gen. V. Cherep-Spiridovich, Proctor, Aeronautical Research Council, 1941 January 5]
Items from Box 1, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 5, 1941. Contains one typed letter to William P. Lear, President, Lear Developments, from Lieut. Gen. V. Cherep-Spiridovich, Proctor, Aeronautical Research Council. Extends invitation to serve as a member and includes "first pre-organization ballot on included draft of proposed regulations and activities."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 1, Folder 4 - Correspondence between WPL and Cass S. Hough, 1938 May - October, 1979 August] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 1, Folder 4 - Correspondence between WPL and Cass S. Hough, 1938 May - October, 1979 August]
Items from Box 1, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, May to October 1938 and August 1979. Contains five typed letters and four telegrams between William P. Lear and Cass S. Hough, primarily discussing installation, troubleshooting, and payment of radio equipment. Most of William Lear's letters are on Lear Developments Inc. stationery. An additional letter to Moya O. Lear from…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]
Items from Box 5, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April to June 1944. Contains assorted documents, including correspondence, memorandums, and a Wico Electric Company booklet, related to the setup of a metallurgical laboratory at Lear Avia's New York office. Eight total documents and original folder labeled "General."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 28 - "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," 1944 March 29] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 28 - "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," 1944 March 29]
Items from Box 27, Folder 28 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 29, 1944. Contains a paper titled "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," written by William P. Lear for a joint meeting of the Franklin Institute and American Institution of Electrical Engineers (Philadelphia Section). A partial draft is also included, containing handwritten edits. Two…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 23 - Captured Me109 radio equipment evaluation by WPL, 1941 July 24] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 23 - Captured Me109 radio equipment evaluation by WPL, 1941 July 24]
Items from Box 27, Folder 23 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 24, 1941. Contains a press release and eight captioned photographs related to William P. Lear's evaluation of German radio equipment taken from a captured Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft. The photographs depict Lear and Lear Avia engineers carrying out tests on the radio equipment, as well as close-up shots of the…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 50, Folder 11 - "Aviation radio before, during, and after the war" -- WPL speech, 1945 March 7]
Items from Box 50, Folder 11 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 7, 1945. Contains a typed copy of speech delivered by William P. Lear to the Aviation Writers Association and booklet with a slightly edited version of the speech. The speech focuses on Lear's ongoing development of aviation radio devices. Two total documents.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 21 - Merger of Lear, Inc. into Siegler Corp., 1962 March 12, 1962 July 12] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 43, Folder 21 - Merger of Lear, Inc. into Siegler Corp., 1962 March 12, 1962 July 12]
Items from Box 43, Folder 21 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1961-1962. Contains two memorandums related to the merger of Lear, Incorporated with the Siegler Corporation. One memorandum is written on Sam Nash's stationery and is addressed to Bill (William P. Lear). The other is addressed to Al Gorski and includes sale numbers, earnings per share, net income, and net per share…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 46, Folder 5 - "New York trade show," undated (circa 1940s)] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 46, Folder 5 - "New York trade show," undated (circa 1940s)]
Items from Box 46, Folder 5 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940s. Contains 17 photographs of a trade show held in New York, mostly depicting people looking at the Learecorder. Identified individuals in the photos include William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, Margaret Whiting, George W. Wilder, and Ole Olsen.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)] (Item)
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 41, Folder 2 - Equipment invention diagrams by WPL, undated (circa 1939-1944)]
Items from Box 41, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains various diagrams of devices invented by William P. Lear. Also included is a piece of wire enclosed in a Lear, Incorporated envelope labeled "Sample wire." Six total documents and wire in envelope.