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Box 9

 Container

Contains 16 Results:

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

AT&T -- license agreement, royalty statements, sales charts, notes, and correspondence [L-C1/RM files], 1939 February - 1945 February

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 15-17
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 February - 1945 February

Correspondence between Richard Marsen, WPL, and Henry Bruderlin regarding possible Lear manufacture of Bruderlin's patented "phonograph pick-up head" or "recording playback head." Also includes sketch [L-D-7], 1940 August - 1941 November

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 3
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 August - 1941 November

Assorted correspondence discussing "post-war division project ideas" [RM files], 1944 March - August

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 12
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: 1944 March - August

Letter to WPL from Richard Marsen. Discusses visit of Dr. Becker's, Amalgamated Engineering & Research Corp., and their discussion of "centrifical clutch and mercury switch" [RM files] -- letter with blueprint, 1942 June 5 - 1944 March 17

 File — Multiple Containers
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 June 5 - 1944 March 17

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