| Processing the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
The arrangement, description, cataloging, and
selected digitization of 170 cubic feet of archival materials and 260 objects
from the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Collection, including correspondence, photographs,
model planes, invention prototypes, and 33 audio recordings and 18 films
related to groundbreaking discoveries in aviation and radio that span the
twentieth century.
The Museum of Flight's project
to arrange and describe the papers of William P. and Moya Olsen Lear will
create accessibility to this collection documenting the business ventures of
one of the U.S.’s most prolific inventors. 170 cubic feet of archival material
spanning the 1920s-1995 will be arranged and described, culminating in the
creation of a new publicly accessible finding aid. Approximately 5,000 scans of
unique items in the collection, including correspondence, photographs, patent
documents, and other business materials will be made available online. In
addition, approximately 260 artifacts such as model planes and invention
prototypes will be cataloged and photographed and 33 audio recordings and 18
films will be preserved and digitized. The collection will serve as a unique
scholarly resource that illustrates ventures in not only aviation history but
navigation, radio, motors, and more.
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Project fields:
History of Science
Program:
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Division:
Preservation and Access
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Totals:
$236,824 (approved)
$236,824 (awarded)
Grant period:
9/1/2020 – 8/31/2022
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