Creator:

Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-  Search this

Names:

United States Boomerang Association  Search this

Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-  Search this

Extent:

15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Photographs

Newsletters

Correspondence

Publications

Drawings

Date:

[no year]

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.

Biographical / Historical:

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.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

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

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

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

Topic:

Boomerangs  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Photographs

Newsletters

Correspondence

Publications

Drawings

Identifier:

NASM.1987.0024

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ab7df995-48cc-4194-9ed7-f7f4772c43da

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1987-0024