Guide to the Alan Adler and the Aerobie collection
Stanford University Libraries
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0992
Title: Alan Adler and the Aerobie collection
Dates: 1984-1994
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Summary: These materials were gathered and generated for an exhibition at the Engineering Library at Stanford and include drawings,
exhibit text and captions, articles, clippings, Awesome Games of Catch (VHS videocassette), examples of commercial Aerobie
rings and orbiter, and several pre-production models of the ring.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Alan Adler and the Aerobie Collection (SC0992). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Alan Adler, a consulting electronics engineer and lecturer at Stanford University, invented the Aerobie, a flying disc toy,
in 1984.
Description of the Collection
These materials were gathered and generated for an exhibition at the Engineering Library at Stanford and include drawings,
exhibit text and captions, articles, clippings, Awesome Games of Catch (VHS videocassette), examples of commercial Aerobie
rings and orbiter, and several pre-production models of the ring.
Access Terms
Adler, Alan.
Flying discs (Game).
Collection Contents
Box 1
Various examples of the commercial Aerobie ring (7), Aerobe orbiter (1), Bluebird Whizzback (1), and several pre-production
models of the ring
Box 1
VHS videocassette: The Superflight Line; Awesome Games of Catch
Box 2, Folder 1
The Aerobie Book; an investigation into the Ultimate flying mini-machine by John Cassidy (3 copies)
Box 2, Folder 2
Aerobie ring--sketches, text, and captions from Engineering library exhibit
Box 2, Folder 3
Aerobie football--sketches, text, and captions from Engineering library exhibit
Box 2, Folder 4
Articles, clippings, patents, and other materials on Adler and the aerobie products
1984-1994
Box 2, Folder 5
Stanford Solar Car Project--information sheets
1994 February
Box 2, Folder 6
Gustave Eiffel and the Eiffel Tower--miscellaneous information
