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History of Windsurfing

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Collection Creator
Darby, S. Newman, 1928-2016 (inventor)
Darby, Kenneth
Darby, Naomi
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S. Newman Darby Windsurfing Collection
Date
1944-1998
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0625, Series 4
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
S. Newman Darby Windsurfing Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Scope and Contents
This series includes the notebooks and typescripts of S. Newman Darby's recollections and observations on the history and techniques of the "free sail system" of windsurfing. It also contains his many original drawings to illustrate what was to be two books on the subject and created to illustrate his pivotal testimonies during the years of challenges to the Windsurfing International patent from 1975 to 1984. Much of this material reappears as visual aids in the "Windsurfing from the Beginning" videocassette in Series 6. Legal materials included in this series are: all of the patents pertinent to the disputes, correspondence between the challenging attorneys and Darby, copies of affidavits and testimonies and a diary of his legal participation (1977-1981). The Defendant's Binder of S. Newman Darby Documents contains photocopies of all photographs, brochures and newspaper coverage that support Darby's claim to prior art in the dispute. Other items in this series are newspaper and magazine interviews with or about Darby and a multipartite, illustrated series in American Windsurfer reaffirming S. Newman Darby's contribution for the next generation of windsurfers. Much of the material is annotated in the margins by Darby.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512537424-1503512537447-4
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ac419e73-52f1-4af1-9b36-a6118dba0f8b

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