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Box 213

 Container

Contains 11 Results:

Lear-Romec plant ground-breaking -- clippings, correspondence, guest list and visitor decals, booklet, photograph, and press release, 1961 May - June

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1961 May - June

Collier Trophy for WPL -- clippings, articles, correspondence, program, menu, press release, award chronology, and photographs, 1950 December - 1951 January

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1950 December - 1951 January

Assorted clippings about steam projects -- newspapers, articles, illustrations, photocopies and photograph, 1969-1974

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear Motors Corporation From the Series: Series XI: Lear Motors Corporation (LMC) primarily documents the efforts of LMC in the development and production of steam-powered vehicles. Although LMC was incorporated in 1968 and sold in 1976, the bulk of materials fall within 1969-1973. Note that because LMC, Leareno Development, LearAvia, and several smaller companies were all started in 1967-1968 there is some overlap between the series within some sections, such as correspondence. The series...
Dates: 1969-1974

Employee service recognition banquet -- program and clipping, 1960 November 29

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1960 November 29

Potential site for new plant in Muskegon, Michigan -- clippings, 1962 May

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1962 May

Mid-air to ground phone interview with Senator Vandenberg -- clippings, 1947 January 17

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1947 January 17

Bill Odom's around-the-world flight using Lear automatic direct finder -- clippings, photographs, and correspondence, 1947 August, 1966 April 18

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1947 August, 1966 April 18

Assorted clippings related to company personnel, products, and activities, 1950-1959

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear, Incorporated From the Series: Series III: Lear, Incorporated documents the company business primarily focused on the years 1944-1962, although there are both earlier and later dates represented. This section reflects the company’s focus on navigational instruments for aircraft, as well as innovations in home recording and radio. Also well-represented is WPL’s re-design of the Lockheed Lodestar into his desired vision for executive air transport, the Learstar. Less well-represented is the...
Dates: 1950-1959

Assorted clippings and news releases [RM files], 1941-1945, undated

 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: 1941-1945, undated

Around-the-world flight of Learjet Model 24 (N427L) -- correspondence, clippings, photographs, flight plan, supply list, roster, notes, permits, and personal report of John Lear, 1966

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation From the Series: 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: 1966

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