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Collection 2591, MtBC, us
Wulff, Joan
Joan Wulff Papers
1944-2014
1.7 cubic feet
The Joan Wulff Papers include correspondence, speeches,
article and book manuscripts, galleys, brochures, artwork, and photographs. Topics include
fly fishing, fly fishing techniques, and fly fishing equipment for women.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Joan Salvato Wulff was born in 1927 in Patterson, New Jersey. She married Lee Wulff in
1966. Joan was a National Casting Champion from 1943-1960, she won the National Fisherman’s
Distance Casting event against an all-male field, and was elected to the International Game
Fish Association Hall of Fame in 2007. Joan is the founder of the Catskill Fly Fishing
Center, Trustee of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and the International Game Fish
Association, advisor to the Federation of Fly Fishers, and consultant for the R.L. Winston
Rod Company.
The Wulff’s opened the Joan and Lee Wulff Fishing School in 1979. Joan has authored
articles for
Outdoor Life, Atlantic
Salmon Journal, Fly Fisherman Magazine, and Rod and Reel later Fly Rod and
Reel. Wulff also authored the books Joan’s Wulff’s Fly
Casting Accuracy, Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting
Techniques, Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting
Techniques, and Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing: Expert Advice from
A Woman’s Perspective.
The Joan Wulff Papers include correspondence, speeches, article and book manuscripts,
galleys, brochures, artwork, and photographs. Topics include fly fishing, fly fishing
techniques, and fly fishing equipment for women. Of interest are the Lee Wulff manuscripts
for
On a Trout Fly and For the
Kids in Series two.
Series 1 Correspondence, 1964-2005
Series 2 Literary Productions, 1968-2004
Series 3 Printed Materials, 2010, 2014
Series 4 Photographs and Artwork, 1944-1999
Copyright for column artwork for articles in
Rod and Reel
later Fly Rod and Reel held by the magazine.
Correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, galleys, brochures, artwork, and photographs were
donated by Joan Wulff on September 10, 2014. Selected VHS and monographs accompanying the
donation were cataloged separately.
This collection was processed 2015 March 15
Fishing and
Canning
Literature
Sports and
Recreation
Women
Photographs
Series 1
Correspondence
1964-2005
Materials in Series one contains photocopies of original correspondence collected by
Ted Rogowski pertaining to the early history of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
Correspondents include Ted Rogowski, Lee Wulff, Bob Wethern of the Oregon Flfishers
Club, William A. Nelson of the McKenzie Flyfishers Club, Ed J. Strickland of the
Federation of Flyfishers, and Gene Anderegg of the Federation of Flyfishers. The
correspondence in this series are PDF scans on a CD-R disk provided by Wulff.
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Fly Fishing History
1964-2005
Series 2
Literary Works
1968-2004
Series two consists of speeches given by Joan Wulff, article manuscripts, book
manuscripts and galleys authored by Joan. Also included in Box 5 are manuscripts for Lee
Wulffs books
On A Trout Fly and For the Kids. Articles for Joan’s column in Rod and
Reel date from November/December 1981 to May/June 1989 and Fly Rod and Reel from July/October 1989 to March 2002;
illustrations for these articles include those by Gordon Allen for issues in
November/December 1981-November/December 1988, Richard Harrington for issues in
January/February 1989-July/October 1989, and Francis Davis for issues in
November/December 1989-March 1993.
1/2
Speech: International Festival of Women
Flyfishers
October 21-24, 1999
1/3
Speech: Academic Awards Dinner
June 12, 2003
1/4
Speech: International Game Fish Association Hall of
Fame
2007
1/5
Speech: Anglers’ Club Book Night
October 23, 2008
1/6
Speech: Atlantic Salmon Federation Dinner
November 12, 2008
1/7
‘Greatest Fishing Thrill’
1962-1963
1/8
‘Trying to Break the Women’s 80LB Test Bluefin Tuna
Record’
1968
1/9
‘Garcia Girl Rods,’ Garcia
Annual
1/10
‘Fly Fishing Schools,’ Sports
Afield
1976-1977
1/11
‘Fishing for Atlantic Salmon,’ Daiwa Annual
1977
1/12
‘Come On In, Gals, the Water’s Fine,’ Angler’s Calendar
1978
1/13
‘How Not to Be A Fly Fishing Widow’
1979
1/14
‘Tips and Techniques for the Beginning Fly Fisherman,’
Red Ball Annual
1979
1/15
‘How Much is Enough,’ Outdoor
Life
1979
1/16
Letter to Kathleen Farmer, Need for Equipment for
Women
1980
1/17
‘The Magic of Trout Fishing,’ Freshwater Fisherman, Tom Mann
1980
1/18
‘No Title Fishing School Piece,’ Atlantic Salmon Journal, Special Issue
1980
1/19
‘Drift: the Magic Movement,’ Fly
Fisherman Magazine
1981
1/20
‘The Fat and Feisty Fish of Michael’s River,’ Atlantic Salmon Journal
1982
1/21
‘Trout Fishing Widows…Don’t Be One,’ Sullivan County Democrat
1984
1/22
‘The Minipi Watershed,’ Reed
Books
1998
1/23
‘The Etiquette of Atlantic Salmon Fishing,’ Rod Rage, Rhea Topping
2004
1/24
‘The Evolution of A Flyfisher,’ The Gigantic Book of Fishing Stories, Nick Lyons
2007
1/25
‘Casting with A Fly Rod,’ Fly
Fisherman’s Complete Guide to Fishing with A Fly Rod, Joan and Lee
Wulff
1978
1/26
Casting Columns List, Fly Rod
and Reel
1981-2002
1/27
‘Lesson in Line Twist, Outdoor
Life
February 1980
1/28
‘The Underhand Flip,’ Outdoor
Life
April 1980
1/29
‘Open Up for Distance,’ Outdoor
Life
May 1980
1/30
‘Easy Accuracy,’ Outdoor
Life
July 1980
1/31
‘Eliminate Backlash,’ Outdoor
Life
August 1980
1/32
‘Eliminate Backlash,’ Outdoor
Life
December 1980
1/33
‘Use Both Hands,’ Outdoor
Life
circa 1980
1/34
‘The Overhead Cast,’ Outdoor
Life
circa 1980
1/35
‘The Roll Cast,’ Outdoor
Life
circa 1980
1/36
‘Casting the Ultralights,’ Outdoor Life
circa 1980
1/37
‘The Power Snap,’ Rod and
Reel
November/December 1981
1/38
‘Saltwater Quick Cast, Rod and
Reel
January/February 1982
1/39
‘The First Move,’ Rod and
Reel
March/April 1982
1/40
‘How’s Your Grip,’ Rod and
Reel
May/June 1982
1/41
‘Picking Leaves for Accuracy,’ Rod and Reel
July/October 1982
1/42
‘Getting the Whole Picture,’ Rod
and Reel
November/December 1982
1/43
‘Line Hand Tension,’ Rod and
Reel
July/August 1983
1/44
‘Coiling Line on the Retrieve,’ Rod and Reel
September/October 1983
1/45
‘Marking Lines for Weight and Distance,’ Rod and Reel
November/December 1983
1/46
‘Gear for the Next Generation,’ Rod and Reel
January/February 1984
1/47
‘The Roll Cast,’ Rod and
Reel
March/April 1984
1/48
‘Roll Pick-up with Single Haul,’ Rod and Reel
May/June 1984
1/49
‘Shooting Line on the Backcast,’ Rod and Reel
July/October 1984
1/50
‘Hovering,’ Rod and
Reel
November/December 1984
1/51
‘Indoor Fly Casting Practice,’ Rod and Reel
January/February 1985
1/52
‘The Backcast Power Snap,’ Rod
and Reel
March/April 1985
1/53
‘Drift on the Backcast,’ Rod and
Reel
May/June 1985
1/54
‘Loading on the Forward Cast,’ Rod and Reel
July/October 1985
1/55
‘The Forward Power Snap,’ Rod
and Reel
November/December 1985
1/56
‘Atlantic Salmon: Tackle and Wet Fly Coverage,’ Rod and Reel
January/February 1986
1/57
‘The Quick Cast: 60 feet or more in 2-3 seconds,’
Rod and Reel
March/April 1986
1/58
‘The Double Haul: Part 1,’ Rod
and Reel
May/June 1986
1/59
‘The Double Haul: Part 2,’ Rod
and Reel
July/August 1986
1/60
‘The Double Haul: Part 3,’ Rod
and Reel
September/October 1986
1/61
‘The Single Haul,’ Rod and
Reel
January/February 1987
1/62
‘Fly Line Designs,’ Rod and
Reel
March 1987
1/63
‘Loop Control: Narrow or Wide,’ Rod and Reel
April 1987
1/64
‘Loop Control: Tailing Loops,’ Rod and Reel
May/June 1987
1/65
‘Casting Backhanded,’ Rod and
Reel
July/October 1987
1/66
‘Changing Direction with False Casting,’ Rod and Reel
November/December 1987
2/1
‘Changing Direction without False Casting, Rod and Reel
January/February 1988
2/2
‘Back To Basics: Common Faults,’ Rod and Reel
March 1988
2/3
‘A Basic System for Trout Leaders,’ Rod and Reel
April 1988
2/4
‘Curving Power Snaps for Circular Line Patterns,’
Rod and Reel
May/June 1988
2/5
‘Curving Casting Patterns: The Oval,’ Rod and Reel
July/October 1988
2/6
‘Circular Casting Patterns: Air Rolls,’ Rod and Reel
November/December 1988
2/7
‘The Pure Joy,’ Rod and
Reel
January/February 1989
2/8
‘Making It Happen: The Perfect Forward Cast Loop,’
Rod and Reel
March 1989
2/9
‘The Reach Cast,’ Rod and
Reel
April 1989
2/10
‘Body Stances: Square to the Target for Vertical Plane
Casting,’ Rod and Reel
May/June 1989
2/11
‘Body Stances: Square to the Target for Vertical Plane
Casting,’ Fly Rod and Reel
July/October 1989
2/12
‘Taking A Casting Break,’ Fly
Rod and Reel
November/December 1989
2/13
‘Line Handling: Tangle-Free Loops for Long Casts,’
Fly Rod and Reel
January/February 1990
2/14
‘Throw Me A Curve! Upstream,’ Fly Rod and Reel
March 1990
2/15
‘Slack Leader Casts,’ Fly Rod
and Reel
April 1990
2/16
‘Dealing with Air-Resistant Bass Bugs,’ Fly Rod and Reel
May/June 1990
2/17
‘Wind from Your Back: Reversing,’ Fly Rod and Reel
July/October 1990
2/18
‘Headwind and Front Quartering,’ Fly Rod and Reel
November/December 1990
2/19
‘Details and Disciplines: Wrist Action on Backcast,’
Fly Rod and Reel
January/February 1991
2/20
‘Details and Disciplines: Backcast Pick-up,’ Fly Rod and Reel
March 1991
2/21
‘Forearm Position at the End of the Backcast,’ Fly Rod and Reel
April 1991
2/22
‘Upper Arm Movement,’ Fly Rod
and Reel
May/June 1991
2/23
‘Hand Action on the Forward Power Snap,’ Fly Rod and Reel
July/October 1991
2/24
‘Lee, the Caster,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
November/December 1991
2/25
‘Drift To A Better Position,’ Fly Rod and Reel
January/February 1992
2/26
‘Which Rod for You,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
March 1992
2/27
‘Details and Disciplines: The Double Haul,’ Fly Rod and Reel
April 1992
2/28
‘Details and Disciplines: Slide Loading on Haul,’
Fly Rod and Reel
May/June 1992
2/29
‘Long Cast Sequence: Four Strokes,’ Fly Rod and Reel
July/October 1992
2/30
‘Loading the Rod,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
November/December 1992
2/31
‘Details and Disciplines: Line Hand Use,’ Fly Rod and Reel
January/February 1993
2/32
‘The Change-Your-Fly Pickup,’ Fly Rod and Reel
March 1993
2/33
‘Casting To Win,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
April 1993
2/34
‘Roll Cast,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
May/June 1993
2/35
‘Rolling Out of Trouble,’ Fly
Rod and Reel
July/October 1993
2/36
‘Rotation for Changing Direction,’ Fly Rod and Reel
November/December 1993
2/37
‘Mirror Magic,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
January/February 1994
2/38
‘Loose the Death Grip (Sponge),’ Fly Rod and Reel
March 1994
2/39
‘Two-Handed Rods,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
April 1994
2/40
‘Spey Casting – Part 1,’ Fly Rod
and Reel
May/June 1994
2/41
‘Spey Casting – Part 2 (Single-Spey),’ Fly Rod and Reel
July/October 1994
2/42
‘Spey Casting – Part 3 (Double Spey),’ Fly Rod and Reel
November/December 1994
2/43
‘Fear of Casting,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
January/February 1995
2/44
‘Fly Casting: (Joan Returns) Sister Anglers At Last,’
Fly Rod and Reel
May/June 1998
2/45
‘Elbow Your Way To Better Casting – Part I,’ Fly Rod and Reel
September/October 1998
2/46
‘The Elbow – Part II,’ Fly Rod
and Reel
January/February 1999
2/47
‘Achieving Accuracy – Reprint,’ Fly Rod and Reel
January/February 2000
2/48
‘Going To the Wall,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
July/August 2000
2/49
‘Loop Control – Part I,’ Fly Rod
and Reel
January/February 2001
2/50
‘Loop Control – Part II,’ Fly
Rod and Reel
June 2001
2/51
‘The Drift Move,’ Fly Rod and
Reel
November/December 2001
2/52
‘Getting It Together or A Checklist,’ Fly Rod and Reel
March 2002
2/53
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Accuracy, Manuscript
3/1
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Accuracy, Galleys
3/2
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Accuracy, Covers
3/3
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Accuracy, Review
Copy
3/4
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Manuscript
3/5
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Manuscript
3/6
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Finished Manuscript
3/7
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Finished Manuscript
4/1
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Galleys
4/2
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Galleys
4/3
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Galleys
4/4
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Galleys
4/5
Joan Wulff’s Fly Fishing, Galleys
4/6
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
1987
4/7
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
1987
5/1
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Techniques, Review
Copy
1987
5/2
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
2004
5/3
Joan Wulff’s Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
2004
5/4
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Outline
5/5
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Acknowledgements
5/6
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Quotes
5/7
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
5/8
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Manuscript
5/9
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Pull-outs/Boxes
5/10
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques,
Photos
5/11
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques, Illustrations By
David Shepherd
6/1
Joan Wulff’s New Fly Casting Techniques, Suggested
Covers
6/2
Lee Wulff’s Trout on A
Fly, Manuscript “Master Set”
6/3
Lee Wulff’s Trout on A
Fly, Manuscript “Master Set”
6/4
Lee Wulff’s Let's Go
Fishing, Manuscript
Series 3
Printed Materials
2010
2014
Series three contains two brochures pertaining to Lee and Joan Wulff. The first
provides an overview of Lee Wulff’s life; the second advertises the Wulff School of Fly
Fishing founded by Lee and Joan Wulff.
6/5
Lee Wulff
2010
6/6
Wulff, School of Fly Fishing on the
Beaverkill
2014
Series 4
Photographs and Artwork
1944-1999
Series four contains photos and artwork. Individuals included in the images include Lee
Wulff, Joan Wulff, Jimmy Salvato, Emmett Kelly, Monte Blue, and Ed Zern. The photographs
in this series are PDF scans on a CD-R disk provided by Wulff. The photograph titles
were taken from the image or verso of the image, they include the number assigned to the
image on the disk. The artwork in this series was created drawn by artists Dom Lupo and
Gary Allen for Joan Wulff’s casting columns. This series contains photographic material
that was separated from the oversize box Folder 2 and relocated to Box 5, Folder 17; the
separation is denoted by an asterisk (*) next to the folder from which the images were
removed. These photographs are the basis from which artist Gary Allen drew his artwork
for the casting columns.
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#1-#53
#1 Lee Wulff
JW1001
#2 Lee Wulff
JW2001
#3 Famous Clown Emmett Kelly. Joan Salvato Pert
Casting Instructor. Fisherman Magazine.
JW3002
#4 Lee Wulf. Lee Goes Through His Vest.
JW4004
#6 Joan Salvato. Costume “Built” on Joan Salvato.
Solo-Besamé Mucho. Tap Dancing. Age-18 to 20. Had Dancing School.
1944-1952
JW6006
#7 Bris du Boulogne, “Little River” Event – French
National Tournament
1948
JW7007
#8 Joan Salvato
JW8008.
#9 Lee Wulff
JW9009.
#10 Joan
circa 1950
JW1001.
#11 Front Row: Billy Pate, Stu Apt, Joan, Bill
Curtis. Back Row: Chico Fernandez, Mark Sosin, Curt Goridy.
JW11011.
#12 Joan with Dad. Jimmy Salvato.
JW12012.
#13 Celebration of Dame Juliana’s 500 Year
Anniversary. Joan and Annette McLean Teaching.
JW13013.
#14 William Taylor-Joan’s Casting Mentor. Ellis
Newman-Sitting
1950s
JW14014.
#15 Unknown Male, Bridge Diving.
JW15015.
#16 Sally Ann Brusttin, Janet, Joan and Brother Lou,
Eileen Donnely
1945
For American Magazine. JW16016.
#17 Joan. At Peoria, Illinois
1960
National Casting Tournament or Michigan? JW17017.
#18 Oldham Pond. North Haledon, New Jersey. Joan-3d
from Left, Peggy Buckman 4th, Far Right-Jim Tracey.
JW18018.
#19 Lee Wulff. River of
Ponds-Newfoundland
1947
Atlantic Salmon. JW19019.
#20 Joan Wulff
JW20020.
#21 Joan Wulff. Photo Credit: Geoffey
Cathers.
JW21021.
#22 Oldham Pond. North Haledon, New Jersey.
Patterson Casting Club Dock, Dad, Jimmy Salvato
around 1939
Anthony Grasso, Jimmy Harris, Bob Buckman, Gary Eickman, 3 Unknown, Alice?, Joan
Salvato, Peggy Buckman, Ann Bahr. JW22022.
#23 Joan Wulff. Salt Water Flyrodders
1971
Maryland. JW23023.
#24 Joan Wulff
JW24024.
#25 American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers
Association Show. Garcia Booth
circa 1971
JW25025.
#26 Joan
1960
Warren, Michigan. American Casting Association Championships. Photo by Tom McNally.
JW26026.
#27 Joan
circa 1956
Louisville, Kentucky for Fisherman Magazine. JW27027.
#28 Joan Wulff
JW28028.
#29 Joan Wulff
circa 1971 or 1972
Allenberry, Pennsylvania. Federation of Fly Fishers. Eastern Conclave. Ray Pryzgoda
(Prescott), Charles Ritz, Lee, ?. JW29029.
#30 Fly
JW30030.
#31 Lee Wulff
JW31031.
#32 Lee on the Willowemoc Stream. Catskill
Mountains, New York.
JW32032.
#33 Lee and Joan Wulff
JW33033.
#34 Lee and Joan Wulff
JW34034.
#35 Art Lee, Davit Scoll, Ray Scott
JW35035.
#36 Humor Writer Ed Zern. Joan Working for Garcia
and Royal Red Ball.
JW36036.
#37 Lee and Joan Wulff, with Mel Krieger
JW37037.
#38 Royal Red Ball Waders and Garcia Tackle,
Chicago
Mid 1970s
JW38038.
#39 Joan Wulff
JW39039.
#40 Stu Apte, Joan, Steve Thomas at Papa
Joe’s
1999
JW40040.
#41 Joan, Philadelphia Sportsman Show
1954
JW41041.
#42 Leon Martruck of 3m-Sci Anglers Mark Sosin next
to Joan
circa 1971
JW42042.
#43 Joan Salvato
1966
JW43043.
#44 Joan Salvato
1954
JW44044.
#45 Joan
1960
JW45045.
#46 Joan Wulff, Mrs. Ned Vespa
1980-1982
JW46046.
#47 Joan Wulff
1988
Steelhead-18 lbs, Skeena River, British Columbia. JW47047.
#48 Ben Fontainé, Leon Chandler?. American Fishing
Tackle Manufacturers Association-Key Biscayne
1966
JW48048.
#49 Joan
1960
JW49049.
#50 Joan Wulff in Willowmoc-Catskill Mountains, New
York State. Credit: Terry Yamagishi. Was Cover of Book Fly Casting
Techniques.
JW50050.
#51 Monte Blue
1954
JW51051.
#52 Joan Wulff
1979
In the Beaverkill. Photo by Glen Lou. JW52052.
#53 Joan Teaching At American Fishing Tackle
Manufacturers Association Show for Garcia with Fly-O.
JW53053.
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#54-67 Artwork, Gary Allen, Drift
1979-1981
Oversize/1
Artwork, Dom Lupo, Outdoor
Life
Oversize/2
Artwork, Gary Allen, Drift
1979-1981*