Prince Manufaturing Inc. Records
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Head, Howard, 1914-1991 (inventor, business executive)
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content: Howard Head Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0589, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: In 1971, Head became chairman of the board for Prince Manufacturing Inc. In 1973, he proposed a tennis racket design for increased "polar moment of inertia" and a racket that would make one play better, keep the ball in play longer, help one win games, and essentially add a whole new dimension to the game. To do this, Head proposed a racket with a larger head for more hitting room. This series contains historical background, executive records, drawings, financial records, product information, promotional/publicity materials, newspaper clippings, publications, and photographs. Of note are the drawings documenting the process of invention and design for the larger head on the racket and the many celebrities found in the photographs.