Lear, John, 1942-2022

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Usage: 1942-2022

Biographical Note

John Olsen Lear was born December 3, 1942 to William P. and Moya Olsen Lear. He was most well-known as a UFO conspiracy theorist, pilot, and a one-time candidate for Nevada State Senate. In 1970, he married Marilee Higginbotham. John Lear died on March 29, 2022.

Citation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lear

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Series V. Lear Jet Corporation, 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

Series

Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation Series V: Lear Jet Corporation (LJC) primarily documents the development, production, and distribution of the Learjet Model 23 and Model 24, small and fast executive transport jets, with a lesser degree of coverage about the Lear Liner Model 40. Additionally there is a relatively small amount of information about LJC’s Stereo 8 Division, which designed, developed, and produced the 8-track audio tape cassette player for home, automobile, and personal use. The...

Dates: 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

Series XV. Personal, 1910-2002, undated

Series

Scope and Contents: Personal The Personal series consists of materials related to WPL’s and MOL’s professional lives but which are not directly tied to any of the companies. The series is divided into four subseries: William P. Lear, Moya Olsen Lear, Lear Family, and General. Each of these has been further broken down and are clarified below. Materials are generally, but not always, arranged by date, with undated items at...

Dates: 1910-2002, undated

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

Subseries C. Family, 1938-2001, undated

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents: Personal From the Series: The Personal series consists of materials related to WPL’s and MOL’s professional lives but which are not directly tied to any of the companies. The series is divided into four subseries: William P. Lear, Moya Olsen Lear, Lear Family, and General. Each of these has been further broken down and are clarified below. Materials are generally, but not always, arranged by date, with undated items at...

Dates: 1938-2001, undated

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers / Series XV. Personal

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