Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Nick Lyons ephemera collection
Lyons, Nick
2475
16.8 linear feet
1932-2005
The Nick Lyons Ephemera Collection includes the corporate history of the Lyons Press, represented by the by-laws, assorted minutes, contracts and agreements with authors, business plans, financial papers, and investors and publisher agreements. Original editorial manuscripts of books published by Lyons Press and bound advance uncorrected proofs and galley prints, a full set of autographed catalogs, promotional materials, and company memos are included. Also received were over 320 subject files for prominent authors and artists. In addition, the collection includes numerous original rough drafts, with notes and handwritten editorial notations, of articles and columns written by Nick Lyons. Also contained in the collection are original art works, photographs, and personal memorabilia.
Collection materials are in English
The records of Nick Lyons' publishing and writing career were acquired from Tony Lyons on February 23, 2005. Nick Lyons is a well-known as a publisher of sports books especially in the field of fly fishing and the author of numerous angling books.
Series 1 Nick Lyons Books, Lyons and Burford and Lyons Press Records 1971-2002
Series 2 Author Subject Files, 1932-2005
Series 3 Nick Lyons Writings, Articles, and Speeches
Series 4 Artwork, Photographs and Personal Ephemera
Nick Lyons was born on June 5, 1932 in New York, New York. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, Bard College, and the University of Michigan, from which he earned a doctorate in 1963. Lyons married artist Mari Blumenau (1935-2016) in 1957 and the couple had four children; Paul, Charles, Jennifer, and Anthony (Tony). Lyons' academic career began at the University of Michigan where he taught English prior to accepting a position at the Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1961. He remained on the faculty of CUNY until 1988. He also worked as the executive editor of Crown Publishers from 1964-1974. An avid fisherman, Lyons found a way to combine his avocation and profession in 1977 when he created his first publishing company, Nick Lyons Books, as an American subsidiary of the British publisher Benn Brothers Ltd. In 1984, he bought out the subsidiary rights and incorporated as Nick Lyons Books, Inc. The company earned a reputation as one of the premier publishers of fishing books, but it also printed works on nature, camping, adventure, gardening, woodworking, travel, the sea, history, food and wine, art and reference, hunting, general sport, and a few fiction titles. In 1989, in partnership with Peter Burford the name was changed to Lyons and Burford, Publishers. When Peter Burford left the company in 1997, it became the Lyons Press. In 1999, Tony Lyons, Nick's son, took over as President and Publisher of the firm with Nick remaining as Chairman of the Board. During its final full year of production in 2000, Lyons Press published 190 titles and had sales estimated at more than seven million dollars. In 2001 Lyons Press was acquired by Globe Pequot Press of Guilford, Connecticut. As well as being a book publisher, Nick Lyons is a prolific writer and has produced several books on fly fishing. He has written introductions, forewords, and prefaces for many Lyons Press books and also had a feature column of essays named the "Seasonable Angler" in
Fly Fisherman Magazine for many years. Lyons has written articles for many other periodicals including Field and Stream and the New York Times, and several anthologies of these essays have been published. He is also a frequent speaker at functions devoted to fishing, including museum openings, conventions, and meetings of assorted fly fishing organizations and clubs.
This collection was processed 2009 May 21
The Lyons collection includes the corporate history of the firm represented by the by-laws, assorted minutes, contracts and agreements with authors, business plans, financial papers, and investors and publisher agreements. Original editorial manuscripts of books published by Lyons Press and bound advance uncorrected proofs and galley prints, a full set of autographed catalogs, promotional materials, and company memos are included. Also received were over 320 subject files for prominent authors and artists including Art Flick, Charles Brooks, John Troy, Tom McGuane, Paul Schullery, Ed Zern, Len Wright, Valerie Haig-Brown, and Verlyn Klinkenborg. Some were great friends and some were business associates. In addition, the collection includes numerous original rough drafts, with notes and handwritten editorial notations, of articles and columns written by Nick Lyons for publications including the
Fly Fisherman Magazine, Field and Stream, and the New York Times; introductions, prefaces and forewords for many prominent fly fishing books; edited speech notes and cards for talks at meetings of Trout Unlimited chapters, the Anglers Club of New York, the American Museum of Fly Fishing, and conventions of organizations and companies related to fishing and publishing. Also contained in the collection are original art works, photographs, and personal memorabilia.
Permission to publish any documents created by Nick Lyons and unpublished prior to February 23, 2005 cannot be granted by Montana State University, and Montana State University holds no copyright of any kind for any material created by parties other than Nick Lyons, including (but not limited to) literary or manuscript copyright or copyright in any of the works of art. All Nick Lyons Books, Lyons and Burford, and The Lyons Press corporate historical documents and all original.
Brooks, Charles E., 1921-
Flick, Art
Haig-Brown, Valerie
Klinkenborg, Verlyn
McGuane, Thomas
Schullery, Paul
Troy, John
Wright, Leonard M
Zern, Edward Geary, 1910-
Lyons and Burford, Publishers
Lyons Press
Nick Lyons Books
Fishing--Literary collections
Fishing--Periodicals
Fishing-Societies, etc
Fly fishing
Publishers and publishing--United States
Sports publishing-United States
Authors, American
Fishers
Fishing and Canning
Literature
Publishers and Publishing
Sports and Recreation
Photographs
Articles
Manuscripts for publication
Memorabilia
Photographs
Business records
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Nick Lyons Books, Lyons & Burford and The Lyons Press Records
1
1971-2002
Business plans, financial records, minutes of directors and shareholders meetings, agreements and financial by-outs between individuals and corporations. Notes and memos to Tony Lyons and other staff members, various day to day materials with handwritten notations by Nick Lyons including correspondence, advertising materials, book proposals, etc. Also present are Nick Lyons' agreement to become an editorial consultant for Crown Publishers in 1971 and other publishers' agreements. Draft and final contracts, agreements, and negotiations are arranged alphabetically by author. Also present are all company catalogues (autographed by Nick and Tony), many original manuscripts with editor/proofreader remarks and changes, book proposals, bound advance uncorrected proofs and galley prints (Lyons publications are autographed and meant for reviewers), and miscellaneous promotional materials.
Handwritten summary of collection and draft overview of Lyons Press by Nick Lyons
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1
Benn Brothers Inc. - business plans and agreements, correspondence
1977-1984
1
2
By-laws, business plan for prospective investors, related correspondence
1
3
Minutes - Board of Directors (incomplete)
1985-2000
1
4
Minutes - Shareholders (incomplete)
1984-1999
1
5
Financial statements, loans, and business plans
1982-1984
1
6
Financial statements, loans, and business plans
1984-1991
1
7
Financial statements, loans, and business plans
1992-1996
1
8
Financial statements, loans, and business plans
1997-2002
2
1
Business agreements, by-outs, and shareholders agreements
2
2
Business agreements, correspondence, associated papers - other publishers
1971-1998
2
3
Nick Lyons memos and notes assorted - from day to day operations
2
4-6
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : A-B
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1
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : C-E
3
2
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : F-H
3
3
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : I-K
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4
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : L
3
5
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : Lyons, Nick
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6
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : M-O
4
1
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : P-R
4
2
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : S-U
4
3
Contracts, agreements, and negotiations : V-Z
4
4
Catalogs - Nick Lyons Books
1983-1988
4
5
Catalogs - Lyons & Burford Publishers
1989-1991
4
6
Catalogs - Lyons & Burford Publishers
1992-1994
5
1
Catalogs - Lyons & Burford Publishers
1995-1997
5
2
Catalogs - Lyons Press
1998-1999
5
3
Catalogs - Lyons Press
2000-2001 Winter
5
4
Catalogs - Lyons Press
2001 Spring-2002 Summer
5
5
Catalogs - miscellaneous publishing companies
6
1
Fliers, broadsheets, newsletters
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2
Public relations: news releases, magazine and newspaper articles, photographs
6
3
Reviews, opinion pieces
6
4
Barich, Bill. Crazy for Rivers - original manuscript
1999
6
5
Brennan, Carlene F. Hemingway and His World of Cats and Dogs - book proposal
2004
6
6
Campbell, A.J. Dripping with Pride - manuscript submitted (unpublished)
2000
6
7
Cole, John. Tarpon Quest - original manuscript
1991
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8
Fromm, Pete. Blood Knot - blue line copies
1998
6
9
Hemingway, Jack. A Life Worth Living - original manuscript
2002
7
1-4
Kittredge, William. Montana Spaces: essays in celebration of Montana - manuscript
1988
7
5-7
Klinkenborg, Verlyn. Making Hay - first draft manuscript
1986
7
8
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - notes, research papers, promotions
2000
8
1
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - manuscript in progress materials
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2
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - foreword, Jack Hemingway - drafts
8
3
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - acknowledgment, Nick Lyons - draft
8
4
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - introduction, Nick Lyons - drafts
8
5
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - bibliography drafts
8
6
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - Hemingway writings used
8
7
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - Hemingway writings not used
8
8
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - Hemingway collected journal entries
8
9
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - photocopy prints of photos w/captions
8
10
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - photocopy prints not used
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11
Lyons, Nick, Editor. Hemingway on Fishing - photo research w/photocopies of pictures
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12
Lyons, Nick In Praise of Wild Trout - blue line copies
1998
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13
Madison, Larry, photographer; text by Nick Lyons. Trout River - drafts of text
1988
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1
McGuane, Thomas. Some Horses - original manuscript
1999
9
2
Prosek, James. "In the Wake of Walton," senior essay, Yale University (sent to Tony Lyons)
1996
9
3
Prosek, James. Joe and Me - promo /informational materials from Wm Morrow Co.
1997
9
4
Prosek, James. Joe and Me: an Education in fishing and friendship-galley, B&W
1997
9
5
Prosek, James. Joe and Me : an Education in fishing and friendship- galley, color
1997
9
6
Van Put, Ed. The Beaverkill - manuscript The Beaverkill - manuscript
1996
10
1-6
Wright, Leonard M. Stonefly and Caddis Fly-fishing - original manuscript
1991
10
7
Book - Schmidt, Bill Hooks for the Fly: a Tier's Reference Guide, Piscator Publishing
1997
10
8
Japanese book by Bando, Yuki. American Bamboo Rod Builders, with letter and note
circa 1999
10
9
Babb, James R. Crosscurrents: a Fly Fisher's Progress
1999
11
Babb, James R. Fly - Fishin' Fool
2005
11
Babb, James R. River Music: a Fly Fisher's For Seasons
2001
11
Barich, Bill. Crazy for Rivers
1999
11
Barich, Bill. The Sporting Life: Horses, Boxers, Rivers and a Russian Ballclub
1999
11
Bass, Rick. The New Wolves
1998
11
Burton, Mallory. Green River Virgins and Other Passionate Anglers
2000
11
De la Valdene, Guy. For a Handful of Feathers. Atlantic Monthly Press
1995
11
Detweiler, M. David. Evenings along the Stream. Stackpole Books
1990
11
Ellis, Ron. Cogan's Woods. Pruett Publishing Co.
2001
11
Fromm, Pete. Blood Knot
1998
11
Fromm, Pete. Dry Rain
1997
11
Fromm, Pete. Night Swimming Stories. Picador USA
1999
11
Gierach, John. Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders. Simon & Schuster
2000
11
Gierach, John. Fishing Bamboo
1997
11
Gierach, John. Good Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got that Way
2000
11
Goddard, John. John Goddard's Trout-Fishing Techniques
1996
11
Heywood, Joseph. The Snowfly, a novel
2000
11
Lee, Robert. Guiding Elliott, a novel
1997
11
Lyons, Nick, Ed. In Praise of Wild Trout
1998
11
Lyons, Nick. My Secret Fishing Life. Atlantic Monthly Press
1999
11
Lyons, Nick, Compiler and Editor. The Quotable Fisherman
1998
11
Maclean, John N. Fire on the Mountain. Wm. Morrow and Co.
1999
12
Martin, Darrel. The Fly Fisher's Illustrated Dictionary
2000
12
Mathews, Craig. Western Fly-Fishing Strategies
1998
12
McClane, A. J. McClane's Secrets of Successful Fishing. Holt, Rinehart, Winston
1979
12
McGuane, Thomas. Some Horses
1999
12
McInerney, Jay. Bacchus & Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar
2000
12
Moore, Kathleen Dean. Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water
1995
12
Morrow, Bradford. Giovanni's Gift. Viking
1996
12
Norman, Seth. The Fly Fisher's Guide to Crimes of Passion
2000
12
Nova, Craig. Brook Trout and the Writing Life
1999
12
O'Brien, Dan. The Contract Surgeon
1999
12
Olsson, Jennifer. Cast Again: Tales of a Fly-Fishing Guide
1996
12
Page, Margot. Little Rivers: Tales of a Woman Angler
1995
12
Plummer, William. Wishing My Father Well: a Memoir of Fathers, Sons and Flyfishing. Overlook Press
2000
12
Probert, Richard Ezra. Archie's Way: a Memoir of Craftsmanship and Friendship
1998
12
Proper, Datus. Running Waters
2001
12
Prosek, James. The Complete Angler: a Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of Walton. Harper Collins
1999
12
Prosek, James. Fly-Fishing the 41st: around the world on the 41st parallel. Harper Collins
12
Quammen, David. Song of the Dodo Scribner (advanced reader's excerpt)
1996
12
Quinnett, Paul. Fishing Lessons: Insights, Fun and Philosophy from a Passionate Angler. Andrews McMeel Publishing
1998
13
Randolph, John. Becoming a Fly Fisher: From Brookie Days to the Tenth Level
2002
13
Raymond, Steve. Rivers of the Heart: a Fly-Fishing Memoir (2 copies)
1998
13
Richler, Mordecai. On Snooker
2001
13
Sandor, Marjorie. The Night Gardener
1999
13
Schullery, Paul. Royal Coachman: the Lore and Legends of Fly-Fishing Simon & Schuster
1999
13
Schullery, Paul. Shupton's Fancy: a Tale of the Fly-Fishing Obsession Stackpole Books
1996
13
Sloan, Stephen. Fly Fishing is Spoken Here
2003
13
Swisher, Doug and Richards, Carl. Back-country Fly Fishing in Salt Water
1994
13
Thomas, E. Donnall, Jr. Dream Fish and Road Trips
1996
13
Tidwell, Mike. Amazon Stranger
1996
13
Waldie, Scott. Travers Corners
1997
13
Wetherell, W.D. One River More
1998
13
White, Randy Wayne. The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua
1998
13
Wright, Leonard M., Jr. Trout Maverick: Fly-Fishing Heresies and Tactics
1996
13
Wulff, Joan. Joan Wulff's Fly-Casting Accuracy
1997
13
Wulff, Joan. La Precisione nel Lancio. GEA (Italian version of above title)
1999
13
Author Subject Files
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1932-2005
This series contains the author subject files received in the collection. Subjects of the files may be an individual, publication, or organization. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by author name in addition to files for outdoor authors and artists, other publishers, and fans. (A group of unsorted letters have been interfiled as appropriate). Contents may include personal or professional correspondence between the author, Lyons publications, and/or Nick Lyons. Many contain enclosures. The nature of the enclosures may include drafts of works in progress, editorial suggestions and requests, art work, postcards, photographs, tied flies, greeting cards, biographical questionnaires, copies of magazine or newspaper articles or assorted ephemera.
Affre, Pierre
14
1
Allen, Gordon
14
2
Almy, Gerald
14
3
American Museum of Fly Fishing
14
4
Angler's Club of New York
14
5
Apte, Stu
14
6
Atkinson, R. Valentine
14
7
Attaway, Roy
14
8
Austin, Terry
14
9
Babb, Jim
14
10
Bachman, Robert
14
11
Baker, Palmer
14
12
Bam, Foster
14
13
Barich, Bill
14
14-15
Barnes, Duncan
15
1
Barrett, Peter
15
2
Barseness, John
15
3
Bashline, L. James
15
4
Bass, Rick
15
5
Baughman, Mike
15
6
Beaseley, David
15
7
Beck, Cathy
15
8
Begos, Kevin
15
9
Behnke, Robert
15
10
Benn, Timothy
15
11-12
Berls, Robert
15
13
Best, A.K.
15
14
Bodio, Steve
16
1-2
Bonavist, Tony
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3
Borger, Gary
16
4
Bowers, Bill
16
5
Boyle, Robert
16
6
Braithwaite, Jack
16
7
Brander, Mike
16
8
Brooks, Charles E.
16
9
Brown, Dick
16
10
Bryan, John
16
11
Bryant, Nelson
16
12
Buck, Dick
16
13
Burford, Peter
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1-2
Burger, Knox
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3
Burnett, David
17
4
Burroughs, Franklin
17
5
Burton, Mallory
17
6
Butler, Jim
17
7
Calabi, Silvio
17
8
Callaghan, Dan
17
9
Cameron, Angus
17
10
Camuto, Chris
17
11
Cardenas, Jeffrey
17
12
Carmichael, Hoagy
17
13
Carter, Jimmy
17
14
Carty, David
17
15
Casada, Jim
17
16
Cassell, Jay
17
17
Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum
18
1
Chatham, Russell
18
2
Cicere, Andrew
18
3
Circle, Homer
18
4
Clarke, Bryan
18
5
Clarke, C.D.
18
6
Cole, John
18
7
Combs, Trey
18
8
Cone, Arthur
18
9
Cooke, Barrie
18
10
Coykendall, Ralf
18
11-12
Craighead, John
18
13
Crockett, Mike
18
14
Cunningham, Rip
18
15
DeMott, Bob
19
1
Dennis, Jerry
19
2
Despommier, Dickson
19
3
Detweiler, David
19
4
Di Benedetto, Catherine
19
5
Dick, Lenox
19
6
Droetto, Angelo
19
7
Earnhardt, Tom
19
8
Elliott, Charles
19
9
Ellis, Jack
19
10
Ellis, Ron
19
11
Engels, John
19
12
Fergus, Charles
19
13
Fergus, Jim
19
14
Field & Stream
19
15
Fisher, Jon
19
16
Flick, Art
19
17
Fly Fisherman. Historical Times
19
18
Foote, Tim
20
1
Ford, Richard
20
2
Fornelli, Joe
20
3
Fox, Charlie
20
4
Francis, A.M. (Mac)
20
5
Fromm, Pete
20
6
Garfield, Curt
20
7
Gauvin, Charles
20
8
Gibson, Barry
20
9
Gierach, John
20
10-11
Goddard, John
20
12
Golad, Frank
20
13
Graves, John
20
14
Gresham, Grits
20
15
Grooms, Steve
20
16
Groth, John
20
17
Grover, Jan Zita
20
18
Haas, Evelyn
20
19
Haig-Brown, Valerie
20
20
Hamm, Jim
21
1
Hammond, Bryn
21
2
Hardie, Eldridge
21
3
Harrison, Jim
21
4
Harvey, George
21
5
Hasselstrom, Kinda
21
6
Hederstierna, Claes
21
7
Hemingway, Jack
21
8
Henderson, Dave
21
9
Hepworth, Jim
21
10
Hill, Gene
21
11
Hoagland, Edward
21
12
Holt, John
21
13
Houk, Stuart N.
21
14
Hughes, Dave
21
15
Hummel, Kermit
21
16
Humphrey, Bill
21
17
Hyde, Elizabeth Walden
21
18
Iwamasa, Ken
21
19
Janes, Edward C. (Ted)
21
20
Jardine, Charles
22
1
Jelinski, Jack
22
2
Jones, Allen
22
3
Jones, Robert F.
22
4
Karas, Nick
22
5
Katz, Merrill "Doc"
22
6
Kaufmann, William
22
7
Kawatski, Diane
22
8
Keller, Mitch
22
9
Kelly, T.H. Jr. (Tom)
22
10
Kessler, Herman
22
11
Kittredge, William
22
12
Klausmeyer, David
22
13
Klinkenborg, Verlyn
22
14-15
Knowles, Justin
22
16
Kreh, Lefty
22
17
Krieger, Mel
22
18
LaFontaine, Gary
23
1
Laidlaw, Bret
23
2
Lea, Syd
23
3
Lee, Art
23
4
Lee, Robert
23
5
Leeson, Ted
23
6-7
Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher
23
8
Leiser, Eric
23
9
Lembke, Janet
23
10
Leonard, Edson
24
1
Lilly, Bud
24
2
Lopez, Barry
24
3
Lowry, Beverly
24
4
Lyman, Henry
24
5
Lyons, Nick
24
6-9
Maclean, John
24
10
Maclean, Norman
24
11
Madison, Larry
25
1
Madson, John
25
2
Manocchia, Adriano
25
3
Marden, Luis
25
4
Marinaro, Vincent
25
5
Martin, Darrell
25
6-7
Mathews, Craig
25
8-9
Matthiessen, Peter
25
10
McCarthy, Terry
25
11
McClane, A.J. (Al)
25
12
McCloskey, Bill
26
1
McDonald, John
26
2
McGuane, Tom
26
3
McManus, Patrick
26
4
McPhee, John
26
5
Mele, Frank
26
6
Melner, Sam
26
7
Merritt, Jim
26
8
Merwin, John
26
9
Metz, Robert
26
10
Meyers, Charlie
26
11
Meyers, Steve
26
12
Middleton, Harry
26
13
Migdalski, Ed
26
14
Migel, Mike
26
15
Migliore, Joe
26
16
Montaigne, Fen
26
17
Morris, Holly
26
18
Morris, Skip
26
19
Mort, Terry
27
1
Morton, Bruce
27
2
Moser, Ron
27
3
Mosher, Howard Frank
27
4
Murray, Harry
27
5
Neff, Sid
27
6
Niemeyer, Ted
27
7
Norman, Geoffrey
27
8
Norman, Seth
27
9
Nova, Craig
27
10
O'Brien, Dan
27
11
O'Kelly, Sebastian
27
12
O'Neil, Michael
27
13
Oelgart, Ike
27
14
Oertli, Alfred G.
27
15
Ogelsby, Arthur
27
16
Olsson, Jennifer
27
17
Page, Margot
27
18
Palmer, Tom
27
19
Patterson, Neil
28
1
Paugh, Tom
28
2
Pequignot, John-Paul
28
3
Perkins, Leigh & family members
28
4
Pero, Tom
28
5
Petzal, Dave
28
6
Pfeiffer, C. Boyd
28
7
Pisarro, Joe
28
8
Plimpton, George
28
9
Plummer, William
28
10
Pobst, Dick
28
11
Proper, Datus
28
12
Prosek, James
28
13
Proulx, E. Annie
28
14
Quammen, David
28
15
Quesada, Luis
28
16
Raban, Jonathan
28
17
Raines, Howell
28
18
Randolph, John
28
19
Raymond, Steve
29
1
Reiger, George
29
2
Richards, Carl
29
3
Richardson, W.F.
29
4
Richler, Mordecai
29
5
Ritz, Charles C.
29
6
Robinson, Alan James
29
7
Rogers, Neal
29
8
Rosenbauer, Tom
29
9
Rowan, Roy
29
10
Rowen, John
29
11
Rubin, Louis
30
1
Russell, Andy
30
2
Ryan, Will
30
3
Saile, Bob
30
4
Salmon, Dick
30
5
Samson, Jack
30
6
Sandor, Marjorie
30
7
Scheck, Art
30
8
Schreiber, Le Ann
30
9
Schullery, Paul
30
10
Schullery, Paul (cont.)
30
11
Schwiebert, Ernest
30
12
Seybold, David
30
13
Shaw, Helen
30
14
Sheldon, Harold P
30
15
Sherwood, Patricia
31
1
Shultz, Terry
31
2
Siegel, Henry
31
3
Sosin, Mark
31
4
Soucie, Gary
31
5
Sparse Grey Hackle (Miller, Alfred W.)
31
6-7
Stearns, Bob
31
8
Stewart, Dick
31
9
Stinehour Press
31
10
Sutcliffe, Tom
31
11
Swisher, Doug
31
12
Tabory, Lou
31
13
Taft, Dave
31
14
Talleur, Dick
32
1-2
Tanner, Gary
32
3
Tapply, Bill
32
4
Tapply, H.G.
32
5
Taylor, Bernie
32
6
Taylor, Bill
32
7
Thomas, E. Donnell
32
8
Tidwell, Mike
32
9
Tillenius, Clarence
32
10
Timken, Jane
32
11
Tolnay, Tom
32
12
Traver, Robert (Voelker, John)
33
1
Troth, Al
33
2
Troy, John
33
3
Trueblood, Ted
33
4
Tullis, Larry
33
5
Underwood, Lamar
33
6
Van Put, Ed
33
7
Vance, Joel
33
8
Vletas, Steve & Kim
33
9
Volcker, Paul
33
10
Waddell, Ted
33
11
Waldie, Scott
33
12
Waldman, Jonathan
33
13
Walinchus, Rod
33
14
Wallace, David Rains
33
15
Warner, William
33
16
Waslick, Mark
33
17
Waterman, Charlie
33
18
Wechsler, Charles
33
19
Wegman, William
33
20
Wetherell, Walt
33
21
Wethern, Bob
33
22
White, Randy Wayne
33
23
White, Slaton
33
24
Whitlock, Dave
34
1
Wickstrom, Gordon
34
2
Willers, Bill
34
3
Williams, Ted
34
4
Wilson, Dermot
34
5
Winchester Press
34
6
Wood, Charles B., III
34
7
Woods, Craig
34
8
Woolner, Frank
34
9
Wright, Leonard M
34
10
Wulff, Joan
34
11
Wulff, Lee
34
12
Zern, Ed
35
1-2
Assorted book collectors
35
3
Assorted fan letters, thank you notes, requests for appearances, etc.
35
4
Assorted other publishers: A-G
35
5
Assorted other publishers: H-O
35
6
Assorted other publishers: P-Z
36
1
Assorted outdoor artists
36
2
Assorted outdoor authors: A-G
36
3
Assorted outdoor authors: H-O
36
4
Assorted outdoor authors: P-Z
36
5
Nick Lyons Writings, Articles, and Speeches
3
A collection of hand written and typed manuscript drafts with numerous editorial notes and corrections of Lyons' essays, articles, forewords, introductions, prefaces of books, and speaking engagements. Speaking notes frequently have several drafts and editorial notes on full pages or 5x7 speech cards. Where publications and dates have been determined the materials are by publication in chronological order. There are also miscellaneous writings and unidentified articles with publication unknown. Dates of most speaking engagements are listed or identified by content.
Article: "The View from Manhattan; On the Death of My Underwood Standard" for Big Sky Journal
circa 2001
37
1
Article: "The Big Fly," Field & Stream (galley copy)
1990 August
37
2
Article: "Sizing Up New Rivers," Field & Stream
1993 May
37
3
Article: "A Fisherman's Childhood in Brooklyn," Field & Stream
1994 January
37
4
Article: "The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer," Field & Stream
1994 July
37
5
Article: " Connections," Field & Stream
1996 April
37
6
Article: "On Outdoor Re-Creation," Field & Stream
1996 Winter
37
7
Article: "Leon Chandler: Fly Fishing's Johnny Appleseed," Field & Stream
undated
37
8
Article: "On Wearing a Tie While Fishing," Fly Fishing News
undated
37
9
Article: "I AM Emma Woodhouse," Forbes
circa 2001
37
10
Article: "New Kafka Novel Soars," National Book Critics Circle
circa 1992
37
11
Article: "Rejection, Acceptance," New York Times (NYT)
circa 1992
37
11
Article: "Wild Brookies," NYT
circa 1995
37
12
Article: "You Should Have Been Here Today…with a Fly Rod," NYT
2000 Fall
37
13
Article: "Thoughts on the Upcoming Fiftieth Anniversary," NYT online
2003
37
14
Article: "Learning about Fishing from the Living Room," NYT
circa 2004
37
15
Article: "Desperately Avoiding Trout Season," Special to the NYT
undated
37
16
Article: "Flies on the (Business) Brain," "Business World" NYT
undated
37
17
Article: "The Family that Fishes Together...," Pennsylvania Gazette
1996 November
37
18
Article: "The Fly-Fishing Book Business: An Insider's Update"
circa 1984
37
19
Article: "The Sphinx on Canvas," Ennis, MT
1993
37
20
Article: "Non-Imitative"
circa 1995
37
21
Article: "On Great Pond"
circa 2001
37
22
Article: "Breaking Camp," on leaving his office upon sale of Lyons Press
2002 March-April
37
23
Article: "By Way of a Resum"
circa 2004
37
24
Article: "The Art of the Trout Fly"
undated
37
25
Article: "For a Ride"
undated
37
26
Essay: "Snobbish Fly Fisherman," Fly Fisherman Magazine (FFM)
1978 Spring
37
27
Essay: "Very Minor Tactics on an English Chalkstream," FFM
1979 Winter
37
28
Essay: "Wild Strawberries," FFM
1983 September
37
29
Essay: "Salmo Psychosis," FFM
1983 December
37
30
Essay: "Winter Dreams with Sparse," FFM
1984 May
37
31
Essay: "Two by Two," FFM
1984 July
37
32
Essay: "Intense Fly Fisherman," FFM
1994 September
37
33
Essay: "Stealth," FFM
1987 March
37
34
Essay: "Mornings," FFM
1990 September
37
35
Essay: "World of the Silver Kings," FFM
1990 December
37
36
Essay: "In the Car," FFM
1993 March
37
37
Essay: "The Mystery Hatch," FFM
1993 July
37
38
Essay: "Small Fish," FFM
1993 September
37
39
Essay: "When," FFM
1993 December
37
40
Essay: "What I Did Last Summer," FFM
1994 February
37
41
Essay: "The Antic Angler," FFM
1994 May
37
42
Essay: "The Journals of Clyde Fish," FFM
1994 July
38
1
Essay: "Humanity: A to Zern," FFM
1994 September
38
2
Essay: "On a Small Creek," FFM
1994 December
38
3
Essay: "Crowds," FFM
1995 February
38
4
Essay: "Fishing, Yea, Yea," FFM; Fish & Wildlife Today
1996 May, Summer
38
5
Essay: "Hopper Days," FFM
1996 July
38
6
Essay: "Powerhouse Pond," FFM
1997 February
38
7
Essay: "Journal Entries," FFM
1997 March
38
8
Essay: "Fly Fishers Spring," FFM
1997 July
38
9
Essay: "Going and Coming Back," FFM
1997 September
38
10
Essay: "Fine Old Fish Books," FFM
1997 December
38
11
Essay: "193 Minutes," FFM
1998 February
38
12
Essay: "Truth in Outdoor Writing," FFM
1998 March
38
13
Essay: "On the Top," FFM
1998 May
38
14
Essay: "Aging Fly Fisher," FFM
1998 July
38
15
Essay: "Me, Too," FFM
1998 September
38
16
Essay: "Fly Fishers Gifts," FFM
1998 December
38
17
Essay: "The Lyons Pellet Fly," FFM
2004 December
38
18
Essay: "First Carp," FFM
2005 May
38
19
Foreword: Hunter, Chris (Christopher J.) Better Trout Habitat
circa 1991
38
20
Foreword: Lyons, Nick. In Praise of Wild Trout
circa 1998
38
21
Foreword: Lyons, Nick, Editor. The Quotable Fisherman
circa 1998
38
22
Foreword: Atkinson, R. Valentine. Trout and Salmon
circa 1999
38
23
Foreword: Japanese book by Tatsuhiro Saido on fly tying (no record of publication)
undated
38
24
Introduction: a Nick Lyons' book on the Au Sable River draft
1995
38
25
Introduction: Greene, Harry Plunket. Where the Bright Waters Meet
circa 1997
38
26
Introduction: Atkinson, R. Valentine. Distant Waters: the Greatest Fly-Fishing Worldwide
circa 1997
38
27
Introduction: Grant McClintock. Mike Crockett. Watermark
circa 1998
38
28
Introduction: Traver, Robert. Traver on Fishing: a Treasury
circa 2001
38
29
Introduction: Sutcliffe, Tom. Hunting Trout
circa 2002
38
30
Introduction: Nick Lyons, Editor. Classic Fishing Stories
circa 2002
38
31
Preface: Raymond, Steve. The Year of the Trout
circa 1985
38
32
Preface: Cooper, Gwen & Haas, Evelyn. Wade a Little Deeper, Dear…
circa 1989
38
33
Preface: Caucci, Al. Hatches II
circa 1995
38
34
Preface: Lyons, Nick. My Secret Fishing Life
circa 1998
38
35
Remarks: Introduction of Ed Zern, Trout Unlimited, TGF
1986 March 8
39
1
Remarks: Awards Program for Hunter College (as MC)
1986 May 5
39
2
Remarks: Acceptance of Gingrich Award
1987 March 14
39
3
Remarks: Books & Co.
1991 October 1
39
4
Remarks: Introduction of Howell Raines, Trout Unlimited, TGF
1994 March 24
39
5
Remarks: for Joan Salvato Wullf celebration (for delivery by Jane Simoni)
1996 June 13
39
6
Remarks: Introduction of John Gierach at Barnes and Noble
1997 November 18
39
7
Remarks: Anglers' Club of New York
circa 1998
39
8
Remarks: Lyons Press 29th Sales Conference
1999 May 8
39
9
Remarks: Introduction of Pete Bodo, Atlantic Salmon Federation
circa 2000
39
10
Remarks: Acceptance of Medal of Honor, Anglers' Club of New York
2000 December 6
39
11
Remarks: Denver Convention
2002 August 28
39
12
Remarks: American Museum of Fly Fishing, fund-raising for expansion
circa 2003-2004
39
13
Remarks: Acceptance of Heritage Award, American Museum of Fly Fishing
2004 April 23
39
14
Remarks: Friends of Upper Delaware
2005 February 19
39
15
Remarks: Introduction of Len Wright, Anglers' Club of New York
undated
39
16
Remarks: Mari Blumenau Lyons on her painting at various functions
undated
39
17
Speech: Eastern Federation of Fly Fishers Conclave - Fish Tales (version 1)
1984 June 2
39
18
Speech: American Museum of Fly Fishing
1988 November 17
39
19
Speech: Keynote address, OWAA Convention - An Outdoor Writer's Odyssey
1993 June 7
39
20
Speech: American Museum of Fly Fishing, 25th Anniversary
1993 August 21
39
21
Speech: Southern Publishers, New Orleans, Reflections of a Fly Fishing Publisher
circa 1995
39
22
Speech: Orvis
2002 August 25
39
23
Talk: Philadelphia Marine Museum
1987 September 19
39
24
Talk: Trout Unlimited, Clearwater TGF - My Fishing in Print
circa 1987-1988
39
25
Talk: Trout Unlimited, Clearwater 25th anniversary, Major and Minor Angling
1988 February 13
39
26
Talk: Trout Unlimited, TGF - Angling Humor
circa 1989
39
27
Talk: Anglers Club of New York, Everyone and His Mother-in-Law Wants
1992 October 8
39
28
Talk: American Museum of Fly Fishing Perils--and Pleasures of Fish-Book Publishing
1992 December 10
39
29
Talk: Anglers Club of New York, Some Very Minor Tactics
1995 October 24
40
1
Talk: Trout Unlimited, Coldwater Conservation Fund
1996 October 29
40
2
Talk: Anglers' Club of New York
circa 1998
40
3
Talk: Anglers' Club of New York - Connett's Derrydale Press
circa 1999
40
4
Talk: Trout Unlimited - Morristown
2002 February 5
40
5
Talk: Alternative Books, Misadventures of an Independent Publisher
2002 August 21
40
6
Talk: Fish Tales (version 2)
circa 2002-2003
40
7
Talk: Trout Unlimited, TGF Feb 28 (year unknown) Spring Creek
40
8
Odds and ends: Commentary - Sam Fadala's work, More than the Advance
circa 1994
40
9
Odds and ends: Letter to FFM about extremely bad review
1998 Summer
40
10
Odds and ends: Traver on Fishing (rough catalog copy)
circa 2001
40
12
Odds and ends: promotional material for Fly-Fishers Book Club
2001 January 2
40
11
Odds and ends: essays - rough drafts and bits and pieces
40
13
Odds and ends: regrets for missing symposium (possibly on Ernest Hemingway)
40
14
Odds and ends: notes for comments to would be writers
40
15
Odds and ends: QSR, TN radio "Spirit of the Sport", Nick Lyons interview (audiotape)
40
16
Odds and ends: Outdoor Channel, Nick Lyons comments "Ernest Hemingway" (videocassette)
2002
40
17
Artwork, Photographs, and Personal Ephemera
4
Collected artwork includes an original oil painting, original watercolors, book illustrations in pen and pencil as well as copy prints of illustrations for publications, cartoons, and promotional posters. Some are framed or mounted. Also present are an original sketch book, photographic prints in black and white and color, snapshots, slides, as well as brochures, catalogues, and personal memorabilia. Signed artwork is filed by the artist.
Daiber, Steven C.: pencil sketch
41
1
Foley, Shep: pencil sketch
41
2
Harrington, Richard: line drawings - copy prints
circa 1984-1985
41
3
Kane, Taylor: watercolor
41
4
Leonard, Edson: fishing flies -plates
41
5
Lyons, Mari: 2 small book covers; 1 small watercolor reprint
41
6
Lyons, Mari: sketch book, Ennis watercolors and line drawings with Nick Lyons' margin notes and commentary
1993
41
7
Meltzoff, Stanley: 2 art catalogs
41
8
Sutcliffe, Tom: illustrations
2002 August
41
9
Troy, John: 2 watercolor cartoons
41
10
Walinchus, Rod: authenticated lithographed art prints
41
11
White, John Robert: watercolors - sample slides
41
12
Illustrations: flies and insects for books
41
13
Illustrations: miscellaneous pencil and copy prints
41
14
Illustrations: set of trout fly plates
41
15
Illustrations: spot drawings of trout for books
41
16
Illustrations: unsigned angling drawings
41
17
Ephemera: brochures and book announcements
41
18
Ephemera: catalogs - fishing tackle and fishing flies
41
19
Ephemera: invitations and other memorabilia
41
20
Photographs #1-3: Brooks, Charles
41
21
Photographs #4-26: Callahan, Dan - prints of wildlife, river and fishermen
41
22
Photographs #27-34: Nick Lyons fishing; Nick Lyons book promotions, events
41
23
Photographs #35: Quammen, David
41
24
Photographs #36: White, Randy Wayne
41
25
Photographs #37: Wulff, Joan
41
26
Photographs # 38-43: bamboo rod building
41
27
Photographs #44-50: unidentified individuals
41
28
Photographs #51-53: slides of horses
41
29
5 mounted book promotion posters
42
1 Barry Glickman numbered print
42
1 Alan James Robinson numbered print plus original line drawings for In Praise of Wild Trout
42
Oversized original fly illustrations
42
Lyons, Mari: 5 watercolors
Lyons, Mari: 1 oil painting
Prosch, John: 3 watercolor trout illustrations (field sketches)
Wolff, Glenn: 1 watercolor trout illustration with text for book (autographed)
Wolff, Glenn: 2 watercolor trout illustrations proofs # 2-3
1 Plaque: Kudo from Fly Rod & Reel magazine honoring Lyons & Burford Angling Books
1993