Eugene Smith Fishing Diaries, 1997-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Smith, Eugene, 1927-
Title
Eugene Smith Fishing Diaries
Dates
1997-2003
Quantity
.4 linear feet
Collection Number
Collection 2611, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary
The Eugene Smith Fishing Diaries consists of seven fishing journals Eugene kept from 1997-2003 describing river conditions, gear, flies, weather, and catch on several rivers in the greater Bozeman area.
Repository
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

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Eugene Smith was born in 1927 in David City, Nebraska. He worked as a Foreign Student Advisor at University of Colorado, Boulder before moving to Bozeman with his wife, author Phyllis Smith, in 1988. Eugene has spent more than 80 years angling across the US and nearly 30 fishing the rivers around his home in Bozeman.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of seven fishing journals Eugene kept from 1997-2003 describing river conditions, gear, flies, weather, and catch on several rivers in the greater Bozeman area.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Seven handwritten fishing diaries and fifty-eight volumes on fishing were donated to Montana State University by Eugene Smith of Bozeman, Montana on October 9, 2015. The volumes were separated for item level cataloging.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2016 December 27

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1 Fishing diaries 1997-2003

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top