MZFCollection2614.xml Guide to the Gary Herbert Howells Papers1933-2012 Gary Herbert Howells Papers James J. Thull, 2019 Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Collection 2614, MtBC, us Howells, Gary Herbert 1933-2000 Gary Herbert Howells Papers 1933-2012 3.3 linear feet The Gary Herbert Howells Papers consists of correspondence with customers, fellow rod builders, fly tiers, and anglers from across the world. Collection materials are in English Biographical Note

Gary Howells was a renowned designer and manufacturer of high-quality bamboo fly rods. He worked for Winston Rod Company until 1970 when he went out on his own as a rod builder. Because of high demand Gary limited rods to one per customer per year. He was also an avid angler who fished across the Western U.S. Canada, and South America. Gary won several Field and Stream awards for fish caught during the early 1960’s. Gary passed away on April 9, 2000 in Richmond, California.

The Gary Herbert Howells Papers consists of correspondence with customers, fellow rod builders, fly tiers, and anglers from across the world. Also included are business records from 1957-1997 that includes receipts, cashed checks, and accounting records. Additional items include fishing diaries detailing angling experiences from 1948-1975, as well as photo albums and personal slides of rivers, insects, fish, rods, family and friends.

This collection is open for research.

Correspondence, business records, diaries, photo albums, and 35 mm slides were purchased by Montana State University Library from Craig Lynch in 2016.

This collection was processed 2019 April 1

 Business and Corporations Fishing and Canning Sports and Recreation Water and Water Rights Montana Photographs Electronic Records 1/1 Correspondence 1960 1/2 Correspondence 1963 1/3 Correspondence 1972 1/4 Correspondence 1973 1/5-8 Correspondence 1974 1/9-12 Correspondence 1975 1/13-14 Correspondence 1976 2/1-4 Correspondence 1977 2/5-8 Correspondence 1978 3/1-2 Correspondence 1980 3/3-4 Correspondence 1981 3/5 Correspondence 1982 3/6 Correspondence 1983 3/7 Correspondence 1984 3/8-9 Correspondence 1985 3/10 Correspondence 1986 3/11 Correspondence 1987 3/12 Correspondence 1988 3/13 Correspondence 1989 3/14 Correspondence 1990 4/1 Correspondence 1991 4/2 Correspondence 1992 4/3 Correspondence 1993 4/4 Correspondence 1994 4/5 Correspondence 1995 4/6 Correspondence 1996 4/7 Correspondence 1997 4/8 Correspondence 1998 4/9 Correspondence 1999 4/10 Correspondence 2000 4/11 Correspondence 2007 4/12 Correspondence 2012 4/13 Correspondence, H. Thomas Payne 4/14 Correspondence, Craig T. Lynch 4/15 Correspondence, Martin J. Keane 4/16 Correspondence, Dan Klein 4/17 Correspondence Undated 4/18 Field and stream awards 1960-1966 5/1 Business Records 1957-1961 5/2 Business Records 1963-1964 5/3 Business Records 1965 5/4 Business Records 1968 5/5 Business Records 1969 5/6 Business Records 1971-1972 5/7 Business Records 1973 5/8 Business Records 1974 5/9 Business Records 1975 5/10 Business Records 1976 5/11 Business Records 1977 5/12 Business Records 1978 5/13 Business Records 1979 5/14 Business Records 1980 5/15 Business Records 1981 6/1 Business Records 1982 6/2 Business Records 1983 6/3 Business Records 1984 6/4 Business Records 1985 6/5 Business Records 1986 6/6 Business Records 1987 6/7 Business Records 1988 6/8 Business Records 1989 6/9 Business Records 1990 6/10 Business Records 1991 6/11 Business Records 1992 6/12 Business Records 1993 6/13 Business Records 1994 6/14 Business Records 1995 6/15 Business Records 1996 6/16 Business Records 1997 6/17 Notebook: excise tax 1986-1997 7/1 Family history, certificate, article, and licenses August 13, 1959 1948-1955

Petereit Family History; Copy of Birth Certificate for Gary Herbert Howells; Article titled Ol’ Reverend Lang with rejection letter from Outdoor Life dates August 13, 1959; Fishing license from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming 1948-1955

 7/2 Photographs, #1-30 7/3 Photo album 1 7/4 Photo album 2 7/5 Photo album 3 7/6 Fishing diaries 1948-1950 1965 1969 1970-1974 1975 8 Books 1-3 Slides 1959-1990

Note: USB containing digital surrogates for the fishing, flies, and family slides with a key created by Gregg Messel available.