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Benjamin Ruhe is a boomerang enthusiast who played a pivotal role in developing popular interest in boomerangs in the United States and abroad. He began a private newsletter about boomerangs which later developed into the United States Boomerang Association's newsletter. He was also captain of the U. S. team for the first Australian-American boomerang competition.

 Identifier

NASM.1987.0024

Creator

Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-

Date

[no year]

Provenance

Benjamin Ruhe, Gift, 1987, 1987-0024, NASM

Extent

15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of material on the ethnological and technological development is boomerangs. This collection has been recognized as the preeminent source of information on the boomerangs in this country. The collection consists of books, research papers, and correspondence, as well as newsletters, planforms, photographs, artworks, and motion picture films.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Topics

Boomerangs

Works of art

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Photographs

Newsletters

Correspondence

Publications

Drawings