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Box 9

 Container

Contains 16 Results:

Correspondence between Richard Marsen and various people. Addresses day-to-day business, patents and licensing, publicity, and employee matters, 1943 August - 1945 February

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1943 August - 1945 February

Walter G. Jones drafting bills to Richard Marsen, 1939 July - 1945 November

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1939 July - 1945 November

Correspondence between Richard Marsen, WPL, and T.S. Harris. Passes on the offer of Alec Sherlow to act as a "commission man" and help negotiate with Amtorg [Russian government], 1940 March - 1941 November

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1940 March - 1941 November

Letter to Richard Marsen from T.S. Harris. Inquires about feasibility of pushing Avia Products Co. (APC) to not use "Avia", 1943 January

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1943 January

Correspondence and notes between Richard Marsen and T.S. Harris. Discusses a "survey about the mica situation in this country", 1942 July - August

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1942 July - August

Letter to Richard Marsen from Richard M. Mock. References an article about Dumor motor system, 1942 April 16

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents: Series II. Lear Avia Inc. From the Series: Series II: Lear Avia Inc. is the second largest series of the collection. It documents the research, development, and manufacture of Lear Avia’s key World War II-era products, notably clutches, screw jacks, motors, and aircraft navigation and radio equipment and parts. In addition, there is documentation of other products which reflect the company’s post-war considerations for manufacture and production. These are not just limited to the field of aeronautics...
Dates: 1942 April 16

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