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Charles E. Brooks papers, 1921-2002
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brooks, Charles E., 1921-
- Title
- Charles E. Brooks papers
- Dates
- 1921-2002 (inclusive)19212002
- Quantity
- 0.4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2498
- Summary
- The Charles E. Brooks Papers feature business and professional papers which include a biographical sketch; copies of book contracts and related correspondence; military records; tax forms and a videocassette and DVD copy of Charles Brooks demonstrating tying flies.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles E. Brooks was born in Venice, Illinois on February 28, 1921. As a child of 9 he started fly fishing and tying flies. He joined the Army Air Corps in May 1942 and served as a bombardier during WWII before his demobilization in November 1945. He married Grace Swanson Judd in July 1946. He reentered the Air Force in 1947 and retired in 1964 as a Major in the Air Force Reserve. He was a member of the Air Force OSI, served in Alaska during the Korean War and spent time in Morocco in 1956. After retirement he moved to West Yellowstone, Montana where he fly fished, tied original flies, researched and wrote fishing articles and authored six books: Larger Trout for the Western Fly Fisherman (1970); The Trout and the Stream (1974); Nymph Fishing for Larger Trout (1976); The Living River (1979); Fishing Yellowstone Waters (1984) and The Henry's Fork (1986). Grace and Charles wintered in California where Charles died on October 30, 1986, and Grace died in March of 2002.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Charles E. Brooks papers feature his business and professional papers which consist of a biographical sketch; copies of book contracts and related correspondence; military records; tax forms and a videocassette and DVD copy of Charles Brooks demonstrating tying flies. The majority of the materials are personal papers including birth, marriage and death certificates of Charles, Grace and Grace's son Lawrence Judd; a file about Larry Judd who died in Alaska in 1951; correspondence to Grace from Alaska in 1950 and Morocco in 1956, rough drafts and typed poems by Charles Brooks (undated), photographs of family, friends and fishing companions and a certificate of retirement with service medals. Also included is a 1986 videocassette and DVD copy of a party honoring Charles shortly before his death.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical sketch and history of Brooks's fly patterns | |
| 1 | 2 | Contracts and related correspondence | |
| 1 | 3 | Business tax forms | 1978-1979 |
| 1 | 4 | Military records and correspondence | |
| 1 | 5 | Rough draft and typed poems written or collected by Charles Brooks | |
| 1 | 6 | Birth, marriage and death certificates of Charles, Grace and Grace's son Lawrence Judd | |
| 1 | 7 | Lawrence (Larry) Judd posthumous High School diploma, letter award, newspaper clippings | |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence | 1950 May - June |
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence | 1950 July |
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence | 1950 August - September |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence | 1956 May - June |
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence | 1956 July - August |
| 1 | 13 | Photograph 1-4 (color): Charles, Grace, relatives and friends | |
| 1 | 14 | Photograph 5-9 (B&W): fly fishing and fishermen in west by R. Valentine Atkinson | 1979 |
| 1 | 15 | Photograph 10, 36-38 (B&W): Charles E. Brooks bombardier portrait; Larry Judd | 1943 |
| 1 | 16 | Photograph 11-35 (color, B&W, negatives): Charles Brooks - snaps and tying flies | |
| 1 | 17 | 2 videocassettes with DVD copies: tying flies, and party honoring Charles Brooks | 1985, 1986 |
| 1 | 18 | Certificate of retirement from United States Air Force,1964 and service medals | 1964 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Americans-Morocco-Correspondence
- Fishers-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Fly fishing-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Fly tyers-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Fly tying-Montana-West Yellowstone
Personal Names
- Brooks, Charles E., 1921--Archives
- Brooks, Grace Swanson Judd, 1918-2002
- Judd, Lawrence, 1933-1951
Corporate Names
- United States-Air Force-Office of Special Investigations
Geographical Names
- Alaska-Description and travel
- Morocco-Description and travel
- West Yellowstone (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Family papers-Montana-West Yellowstone
- Personal papers-Montana-West Yellowstone
Kim Allen Scott, 2008. Updated by Heather Mulliner, 2022.
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