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Craig Mathews Papers, 1961-2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mathews, Craig, 1949-
- Title
- Craig Mathews Papers
- Dates
- 1961-201619612016
- Quantity
- 4.6 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 2619, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Craig Mathews papers consist of correspondence, financial and legal documents, manuscript material, printed material, photographs, other media, and memorabilia and realia. Materials include: letters from prominent individuals such as President Jimmy Carter, NBC correspondent Tom Brokaw, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh, various manuscript material pertaining to Mathews’ work as an author, a signed photograph of Jimmy Carter, and journals and day books in which Mathews recorded his day to day activities as well as his experiences fishing in Montana and around the world.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Craig Mathews was born in 1949 in Michigan. Mathews moved to West Yellowstone, Montana in 1979 where he worked as the chief of police. In 1980, Mathews and his wife, Jacquelyn, founded Blue Ribbon Flies, a fly shop based out of West Yellowstone, Montana. The Mathews have dedicated their lives to conservation efforts and fly fishing, as well as supporting many other conservation organizations, the Mathews are cofounders of 1% for the Planet. Along with being a conservationist, businessman, and prominent angler, Mathews is also an accomplished angling author, with titles including: Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide, Western Fly-Fishing Strategies, and Fly Fishing the Madison. The Mathews sold Blue Ribbon Flies in 2014, and now reside in Cameron, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Craig Mathews papers consist of correspondence, financial and legal documents, manuscript material, printed material, photographs, other media, and memorabilia and realia. Materials include: letters from prominent individuals such as President Jimmy Carter, NBC correspondent Tom Brokaw, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, and fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh, various manuscript material pertaining to Mathews’ work as an author, a signed photograph of Jimmy Carter, and journals and day books in which Mathews recorded his day to day activities as well as his experiences fishing in Montana and around the world.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1 Correspondence
Series 2 Financial and legal documents
Series 3 Manuscript material
Series 4 Printed material
Series 5 Photographs
Series 6 Realia and memorabilia
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
This series includes personal correspondence with clients and friends of the Mathews family. Notable correspondents include: Tom Brokaw, Yvon Chouinard, President Jimmy Carter, Brian Schweitzer, John Tester and Max Baucus. There is also a wealth of letters received from Nick Lyons of the Lyons Press, as well as from Herbert Wellington. This series is organized alphabetically, in situations where one sender has a wealth of letters, that sender was designated his/her own folder.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | A |
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| 1/2 | Atkin, Darwin |
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| 1/3 | B |
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| 1/4 | Baker, Palmer |
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| 1/5 | Bitton, Dennis |
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| 1/6 | Boyle, Robert |
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| 1/7 | Brokaw, Tom |
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| 1/8 | Brooks, Charlie and Gracie |
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| 1/9 | Brown, Dick |
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| 1/10 | C |
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| 1/11 | Carter, Jimmy
(President)
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| 1/12 | Yvon, Chouinard |
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| 1/13 | D |
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| 1/14 | Droetto, Angelo |
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| 1/15 | E |
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| 1/16 | F |
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| 1/17 | G |
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| 1/18 | Gartside, Jack |
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| 1/19 | Goddard, John |
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| 1/20 | H |
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| 1/21 | Hall, Dave |
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| 1/22 | I |
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| 1/23 | J |
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| 1/24 | K |
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| 1/25 | Klinkenborg, Verlyn |
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| 1/26 | Kreh, Lefty
(Bernard)
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| 1/27 | L |
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| 1/28 | Luallen, Wayne |
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| 1/29 | Lyons, Nick |
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| 1/30-34 | Lyons, Nick (cont.) |
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| 1/35 | M |
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| 1/36 | N |
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| 1/37 | O |
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| 1/38 | P |
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| 1/39 | R |
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| 1/40 | S |
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| 1/41 | Schaplow, Barry |
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| 1/42 | T |
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| 1/43 | V |
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| 1/44 | Voelker, John |
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| 2/1 | Voss-Bark, Conrad and Anne |
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| 2/2 | W |
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| 2/3 | Wellington, Charles |
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| 2/4 | Wellington, Herbert |
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| 2/5-6 | Wellington, Herbert (cont.) |
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| 2/7 | Wilson, Dermot |
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| 2/8 | Woods, Robert |
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| 3/1 | Y |
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| 3/2 | Z |
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| 3/3 | Zackheim, Hugh |
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| 3/4 | Unidentified Correspondence |
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| 3/5 | Outgoing Correspondence |
1981 |
| 3/6 | Outgoing Correspondence |
1990 |
| 3/7 | Outgoing Correspondence |
1995 |
| 3/8 | Outgoing Correspondence |
1998 |
| 3/9 | Outgoing Correspondence |
2000 |
| 3/10 | Outgoing Correspondence |
2002 |
| 3/11 | Outgoing Correspondence |
undated |
Series 2: Financial and legal documentsReturn to Top
This series includes invoices and ledgers pertaining to Blue Ribbon Flies, hunting licenses and fishing permits, publishing contracts, tickets and warnings Mathews received over his lifetime, and other material pertaining to Mathews’ life as a business man and author.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | Brief on "Waterborne" |
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| 4/2 | Fly Tyer's Licensing Agreement, Umpqua
Feather Merchants |
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| 4/3 | Greycliff Publishing:
Contracts |
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| 4/4 | Invoices |
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| 4/5 | Ledger |
1983 |
| 4/6 | Licenses/Permits/Tags/etc. |
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| 4/7 | Licenses/Permits/Tags/etc.
(cont.) |
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| 4/8 | Lyons and Burford Publishers |
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| 4/9 | Lyons Press |
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| 4/10 | Miscellaneous Membership Cards |
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| 4/11 | Publishing Agreements and
Briefs |
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| 4/12 | Receipts and Bills |
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| 4/13 | R.L. Winston Co. Pro Staff Agreement
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| 4/14 | Tickets and Warnings |
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| 4/15 | Trout Report Forms |
Series 3: Manuscript materialReturn to Top
This series includes material pertaining to Mathews’ work as an angling author, such as drafts of books and articles, as well as correspondence with publishers and editors pertaining to these works. Included are drafts of articles and books written by Mathews such as Fly-Fishing the Madison, and “A Letter from Yellowstone Country.” Along with material written by Mathews, there are also edited drafts sent to Mathews by other authors such as John Juracek.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/16 | 1988 in Review and 1989 New Fly Patterns:
Drafts |
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| 4/17 | Adult Nature Stones: Edited
Draft |
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| 4/18 | "An Annotated List of Yellowstone Area
Trout Stream Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera, with Reference to Emergence
Dates" by John Juracek: Edited Drafts |
1986 |
| 4/19 | Author Bios |
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| 4/20 | Author Notes and Miscellaneous
Drafts |
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| 4/21 | Caddis Flies III: Notes |
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| 4/22 | The Complete Fly-Fisherman's Guide to
Stoneflies: Draft and Correspondence |
1990 |
| 4/23 | Crabs, the #1 Bonefish Food, Effective and
easy to Tie Patterns: Draft |
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| 4/24 | Draft Material on Bonefish, Crab, Shrimp
and Clam Patterns |
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| 4/25 | Draft, Notes, and Correspondence on
Sparkle Duns and X-Caddis Patterns |
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| 4/26 | An Early Season Letter from Yellowstone:
Draft |
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| 4/27 | An Early Season Letter from Yellowstone
and Southwestern Montana: Drafts |
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| 4/28 | Exploring Yellowstone's Underfished and
Overlooked Waters: Draft |
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| 4/29 | Fishing Yellowstone Waters: Revisions for
Revised Edition |
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| 4/30 | Fly Fishing for Bonefish: Draft with Note
from Dick Brown |
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| 4/31 | Fly-Fishing the Madison:
Correspondence |
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| 4/32 | Fly-Fishing the Madison: Audio Tape
Transcription |
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| 4/33 | Fly-Fishing the Madison: 1st
Draft |
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| 4/34 | Fly-Fishing the Madison: Edited
Draft |
2000 |
| 4/35 | Fly-Fishing the Madison: Edited
Draft |
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| 4/36 | Fly-Fishing the Madison: Dummy Copy with
Edits from the Editor |
2001 |
| 4/37 | Fly-Fishing in Ireland: Edited
Draft
(Unknown Author)
|
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| 4/38 | Fly Patterns of Yellowstone 2nd Edition:
Draft |
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| 4/39 | Fly Patterns of Yellowstone 2nd Edition:
Edited Draft |
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| 4/40 | Great Fly Fishing Areas Yellowstone
National Park: Draft |
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| 4/41 | Innovative Flies and Conservation from
Slough Creek to the Salt: Draft |
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| 4/42 | A Letter from Yellowstone Country:
Draft |
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| 4/43 | "The Law": Handwritten Poem |
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| 4/44 | Miscellaneous Author Notes |
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| 4/45-46 | Miscellaneous Author Notes
(cont.) |
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| 4/47 | Miscellaneous Drafts |
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| 4/48-49 | Miscellaneous Draft on Nymph
Fishing |
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| 4/50 | Montana Paradise: Edited Draft |
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| 4/51 | The Professionals' 100 Favorite Fly
Patterns: Draft |
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| 4/52 | The Professionals' 100 Favorite Fly
Patterns: Correspondence |
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| 4/53 | The River Rap Series the Madison River
with Craig Mathews and Gary LaFontaine |
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| 4/54-56 | Simple Fly Fishing Techniques for Tenkara
and Rod and Reel: Draft |
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| 4/57 | Simple Fly Fishing Techniques for Tenkara
and Rod and Reel: Draft with Notes |
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| 4/58 | Simple Fly Fishing Techniques for Tenkara
and Rod and Reel: Correspondence |
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| 4/59 | So You're Coming to Yellowstone Country:
Drafts |
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| 4/60 | A Spring Letter from Yellowstone Country:
Draft |
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| 4/61 | Synthetic and Natural Materials in Fly
Tying: Draft |
1990 |
| 4/62 | Underfished and Overlooked Waters of
Yellowstone Country: Drafts |
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| 4/63 | The Waters of Yellowstone with Rod and
Fly: Intro Draft and Correspondence |
1999 |
| 4/64 | The Waters of Yellowstone with Rod and
Fly: Edited Draft and Notes |
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| 4/65 | Wild Trout Journal: Dummy Copy |
1995 |
| 4/66 | Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide: Edited
Draft |
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| 4/67 | In Yellowstone, A Sacred Trust Betrayed,
by Mike Finely: Edited Draft |
Series 4: Printed materialReturn to Top
This series consists of published material Mathews collected over his lifetime. Included material: fishing and hunting catalogues, business cards, posters, magazines and magazine articles, Blue Ribbon Flies catalogues and fishing maps, invitations, brochures, pamphlets, material on the Federation of Fly Fishers, along with other material pertaining to fishing, hunting and Mathews’ life. This series contains oversized materials that have been separated from the series, the separation is denoted by an asterisk (*) next to the folder from which the material was removed.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/68 | Adams Angling and Hunting Books and
Paraphernalia: Catalog |
1990 |
| 4/69 | Address List |
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| 4/70 | American Association of Professional Fly
Tyers |
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| 4/71 | Anglers’ Club of New York: Member Lists,
Invitations, etc. |
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| 4/72 | The Anglers’ Club of New York Auction
Catalogues |
1988-2001 |
| 4/73 | The Anglers’ Club of New York Auction
Catalogues |
2003-2016 |
| 4/74 | Angling |
September 1988 |
| 4/75 | Bank Notes |
Spring 2007 |
| 4/76 | Blue Ribbon Flies: Catalogues and
Newsletters |
1983-2009 |
| 4/77 | Blue Ribbon Flies: Fishing
Maps |
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| 4/78 | Bob Jacklin’s Fly Shop Catalogue and
Newsletter |
1984 |
| 5/1 | The Boone and Crocket Club:
Invitation |
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| 5/2 | Bud Lilly's Catalogue |
1979; 1982 |
| 5/3 | Business Cards |
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| 5/4 | Class Reunion Brochure |
1967 |
| 5/5 | Confluence: Art and the Trout Fly:
Brochure |
1999 |
| 5/6 | The Covered Wagon Ranch |
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| 5/7 | DePuy's Spring Creek: Fishing Map and
Hatch Chart |
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| 5/8 | DePuy's Spring Creek
Regulations |
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| 5/9 | Ducks Unlimited: Banquet
Program |
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| 5/10 | Ennis Fly Fishing Festival:
Brochure |
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| 5/11 | Federation of Fly Fishers |
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| 5/12 | Field and Stream |
February 1993 |
| 5/13 | Fly Tying Materials Conclave |
1991 |
| 5/14 | Funeral Programs and Memorials |
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| 5/15 | Gallatin River Celebration |
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| 5/16 | Greater Yellowstone Coalition |
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| 5/17 | Guardians of the River Gala
Banquet |
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| 5/18 | Head Waters Fly Fishers: Festival of Fly
Fishing |
2007 |
| 5/19 | Hebgen Reservoir Fisheries Management
History |
1954-1979 |
| 5/20 | Henry's Fork Anglers Inc. |
1982 |
| 5/21 | HMH Tying Tools |
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| 5/22 | Hunter's Angling Supplies |
1985 |
| 5/23 | Invitations |
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| 5/24 | Judith Bowman Books:
Catalogues |
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| 5/25 | Kaweah Flyfishers: Newsletters |
1989 |
| 5/26 | Madison River Foundation |
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| 5/27 | Magic Valley Fly Fishers 30th Annual
Banquet |
1999 |
| 5/28 | Mari Lyons: Show Announcement |
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| 5/29 | Mending the Line |
1990; 2001 |
| 5/30 | Miscellaneous Magazine
Articles |
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| 5/31 | Miscellaneous Printed Material |
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| 5/32 | The Montana Fly Fishing Report |
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| 5/33 | Montana's Three Seasons: George
Roemhild |
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| 5/34 | Montana Trout Foundation |
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| 5/35 | MSU Library 2016 Trout and Salmonid
Lecture: Brochure |
2016 |
| 5/36 | Natural Habitat: Catalogue |
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| 5/37 | NBC's Smith River Calendar* |
1994 |
| 5/38 | News Clippings |
1961-1992 |
| 5/39 | News Clippings |
1992-2015 |
| 5/40 | News Clippings |
undated |
| 5/41 | Nick Lyons Acceptance Words |
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| 5/42 | One Percent For the Planet |
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| 5/43 | Pamphlets |
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| 5/44 | Patagonia |
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| 5/45 | Paul Pursell Outdoor Books:
Catalogue |
Fall 1987 |
| 5/46 | Poems |
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| 5/47 | Post Cards |
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| 5/48 | Posters |
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| 5/49 | Publicity |
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| 5/50 | River Rap Series |
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| 5/51 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
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| 5/52 | Slacklines |
1996 |
| 5/53 | Some Call It Madness: Bob
Jackson |
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| 5/54 | Spanierman Gallery, LLC |
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| 5/55 | Stickers |
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| 5/56 | Suncoast Sportsmen's Association:
Program |
1989 |
| 5/57 | Thoughts on Angling |
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| 5/58 | Three Dollar Bridge Project:
Pamphlet/Maps/etc. |
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| 5/59 | Trout Unlimited |
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| 5/60 | Trout Unlimited: Big Blackfoot
Chapter |
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| 5/61 | The Trust for Public Land |
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| 5/62 | Wedding Announcements |
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| 5/63 | West Yellowstone Fly Fishers |
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| 5/64 | Wild Trout Symposium |
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| 5/65 | Yellowstone Art Center's 27th Annual Art
Auction: Brochure |
1995 |
| 5/66 | Yellowstone National Park |
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| 5/67 | Yellowstone Park Foundation |
Series 5: PhotographsReturn to Top
This series includes Compact Discs containing photographs as well as printed photographs. Images of fishing trips Mathews took, a signed photograph of President Jimmy Carter, photographs of Craig and Jackie in front of Blue Ribbon flies, as well as photographs of the wildlife and scenery of Montana are the subjects of these pictures. Other media collected by Mathews includes: PowerPoint presentations, promotional videos, and videos pertaining to the wildlife in Yellowstone National Park.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/68 | Compact Disc: 206 Photographs of a 1% for
the Planet Dinner: New York |
2009 |
| 5/69 | Compact Disc: 7 Photographs of Nick Lyons
and Photo Index |
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| 5/70 | Compact Disc: 76 Photographs of Sadler
Wedding, 2006 and 51 Photographs on Separate Disc |
2006 |
| 5/71 | Compact Disc: 69 Photographs of Moonlight
Basin |
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| 5/72 | Compact Disc: One Photograph of Dan
Callaghan |
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| 5/73 | Compact Disc: 5 Images of Craig and Jackie
Mathews |
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| 5/74 | Compact Disc: 164 Images of Yellowstone in
the 1900's |
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| 5/75 | Compact Disc: 36 Photographs of
Yellowstone in the 1950's |
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| 5/76 | Compact Disc: 141 Photographs of fishing
in Yellowstone National Park |
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| 5/77 | Compact Disc: 84 Photographs of a Alaska
Fishing Trip |
2006 |
| 5/78 | Compact Disc: 87 Photographs of fishing
and Wildlife in Montana |
2006 |
| 5/79 | Photographs |
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| 5/80-84 | Photographs (cont.) |
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| 5/85 | Signed Photograph of Jimmy
Carter |
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| 5/86 | Slides |
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| 5/87 | Compact Disc: Wild Trout 30th Anniversary
PowerPoint |
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| 5/88 | DVD: 7 Videos and a Slideshow on Buffalo
in Yellowstone |
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| 5/89 | DVD: Promotional Video for
Montana |
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| 5/90 | DVD: Promotional Video for Papoose Creek
Lodge and Two Power Points on Separate Disc |
|
| 5/91 | DVD: Video of Charlie Brooks Tying Flies
in 1985 |
|
| 5/92 | DVD: Video of Wolverine Capture and
Release |
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| 5/93 | DVD: The Wildlife of
Yellowstone |
Series 6: Memorabilia and realiaReturn to Top
This series includes collected memorabilia and realia pertaining to Mathews' life as an angler. Included are appointment books, journals, fishing logs, flies tied by Mathews, day books, certificates and awards, Mathews' bachelor degree, and artwork. This series contains oversized materials that have been separated from the series, the separation is denoted by an asterisk (*) next to the folder from which the material was removed.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/94 | Appointment Book |
1981-1982 |
| 5/95 | Appointment Book |
1987 |
| 5/96 | Art Print from Mark Steele |
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| 6/1 | Calendar/Desk Diary |
1986 |
| 6/2 | Certificates/Awards/Degree |
|
| 6/3 | Day Book |
1972 |
| 6/4 | Day Book |
1973 |
| 6/5 | Day Book |
1974 |
| 6/6 | Day Book |
1975 |
| 6/7 | Day Book |
1976 |
| 6/8 | Day Book |
1977 |
| 6/9 | Day Book |
1978 |
| 6/10 | Day Book |
1979 |
| 6/11 | Day Book |
1980 |
| 6/12 | Drawing with Inscription |
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| 6/13 | Elk Ivory |
|
| 6/14 | Family Calendar |
1996 |
| 6/15 | Feathers |
|
| 6/16 | Federation of Fly Fishers: Ribbons and
Patch |
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| 6/17 | Fishing Log |
1968 |
| 6/18 | Fishing Log |
1968-1977 |
| 6/19 | Fishing Log |
1981 |
| 6/20 | Fishing Log |
1993-1994 |
| 6/21 | Fishing Log |
1995-1996 |
| 6/22 | Flies |
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| 6/23 | Flies (cont.) |
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| 6/24 | Flies in Leather Case |
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| 6/25 | Journal |
circa 1982 |
| 6/26 | Journal |
1995-2002 |
| 6/27 | Lee Wulff's Flies of the Future Tying
Kit |
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| 6/28 | Name Tags and Placards |
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| 6/29 | Picture of Trout with
Inscription |
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| 6/30 | Spool of Fishing Line Sent by Nick
Lyons |
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| 6/31 | Wool Tie with Embroidery * |
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| Box | ||
| 7 | Oversize Material |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Kim Allen Scott, 2017
October 2, 2017
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