Box 3
Container
Contains 28 Results:
Letter to the Lear family from Ole Olsen. Asks about how things are going and if Donald O’Conner called, undated (circa 1944)
File — Box: 3, Folder: 26
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
undated (circa 1944)
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Notes that he “just left his dressing room and the President’s [Franklin D. Roosevelt] death caused drastic changes in our lives...” In pencil on the verso, Bill Lear has written a note to Moya Olsen Lear: “Been thinking about you all morning and how important you are to me. How you have contributed to my success…”, circa 1945 April 12
File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
circa 1945 April 12
Telegram to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Gives thanks to Lear for his investment in "Big Clothes Incorporated”, 1958 July 24
File — Box: 3, Folder: 17
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
1958 July 24
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Includes farcical definitions about women and jokes about dogs as well as several sketches by Olsen, circa 1940s
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Apologizes for the financial situation he put Lear in with Chic Johnson and states that Hellzapoppin is headed overseas, circa 1940s
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Discusses finances and Lear's choice to not invest in a project because “of [his] heavy financing of new plane” as well as includes several jokes illustrated with drawings by Olsen, undated (circa 1930s-1950s)
File — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
undated (circa 1930s-1950s)
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Discusses business contacts and mentions Grace Kelly and Margaret Truman, circa 1940s
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Letter to William P. Lear from Ole Olsen. Discusses Lear's treatment of Moya Olsen and states "I want you to know, as quietly and deliberately as I can, that I want you to let her alone. Stay away from her and don’t call her unless you can honestly tell me…that you are ready and willing to make good on those promises which blinded Moya into feeling that you really loved her”, 1941 March 24
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
1941 March 24
Letter to William P. and Moya Olsen Lear from "Daddy" [Ole Olsen]. Discusses his move to Florida, getting his driver’s license, and other family news, undated (circa 1960s)
File — Box: 3, Folder: 27
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
undated (circa 1960s)
Postcard to "Little John" and Shanda Lear from "Momie" [Moya Olsen Lear]. Expresses how much she misses them, 1945 May 9
File — Box: 3, Folder: 28
Contents of the Collection
From the Collection:
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Family Collection contains textual and photographic materials primarily related to the personal lives of William "Bill" and Moya Olsen Lear as well as John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Moya's father, dating from 1911-2013. A small amount of material pertains to extended Lear family members, including the Lear children and Lillian (Clem) Olsen, Moya's mother. The bulk and strength of the collection is personal correspondence that provides insight...
Dates:
1945 May 9
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