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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.
NASM.1987.0024
Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-
[no year]
Benjamin Ruhe, Gift, 1987, 1987-0024, NASM
15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes))
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