"Val's Pals" scrapbook, 2001-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Monroe, Val
Title
"Val's Pals" scrapbook
Dates
2001-2021 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.2 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
2727
Summary
The Val's Pals scrapbook documents the yearly trips of the women-only fishing group started by Val Monroe. "Val's Pals," also called the "River Girls," were a group of friends based in Bozeman, MT, who organized fly-fishing trips in southwest Montana between 2001 and 2021. The scrapbook includes photographs and descriptions of their fishing excursions throughout Montana including Jackson, Twin Bridges, Cooke City, Fishtail, Three Forks, Red Lodge as well as Yellowstone National Park and Island
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

"Val's Pals," also called the "River Girls," were a group of friends based in Bozeman, MT who organized women-only fishing trips in southwest Montana between 2001 and 2020. The group was formed by Val Monroe and has included the following members: Ginny Heimann, Lila Bishop, Diane Alexander, Margie Reeves, Carolyn Hopper, Dede Christman, Mary Ann Nielsen, Tove Hunter, Barb Moll, and Helen Tobol. Mostly retirees, Val's Pals traveled together each year to a different location in the southwest Montana and Yellowstone region for a group fishing retreat.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Val's Pals scrapbook documents the yearly trips of the women-only fishing group started by Val Monroe. The full title of the scrapbooks is "Val's Pals 'Ladies Only' Fly Fishing Friends 2001-2021* To Be Continued," and includes photographs and descriptions of each trip. The scrapbook is arranged by year, each of which begins with a one-to-two-page description of where the group traveled, where they stayed, who attended, the rivers they fished, and general impressions of the area. The group traveled throughout southwest Montana including Jackson, Twin Bridges, Cooke City, Fishtail, Three Forks, and Red Lodge, as well as Island Park, ID and Yellowstone National Park. Bodies of water mentioned in the scrapbook include the Big Hole River, Madison River, Ruby River, Stillwater River, Jefferson River, Lamar River, Shoshone River, East Fork of the Bitterroot River, East Rosebud River, Grasshopper Creek, Miner Creek, Mill Creek, Rey Spring Creek, Big Creek, Warm Springs Creek, Darlington Ditch, Trout Lake, and Georgetown Lake.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT

Restrictions on Use

Copyright held by Val Monroe.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Items in the collection are in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Val Monroe, 2022.

Processing Note

Photographs are housed in plastic sleeves with labels stuck to the exterior of the sleeves. The archivist has transferred information from the labels to the back of photographs or to the pieces of paper onto which photos are pasted. Labels transferred by the archivist are written in pencil.

Processed in 2024.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Fishing--Montana
  • Fly fishing--Montana

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks