Benjamin Ruhe Collection
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
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))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Newsletters
Correspondence
Publications
Drawings
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.
Genre/Form
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Newsletters
Correspondence
Publications
Drawings
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-
Names
United States Boomerang Association
Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-
Topic
Boomerangs
Works of art
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
