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Edison Engle Papers, 1948-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Engle, Ed 1950-
- Title
- Edison Engle Papers
- Dates
- 1948-200619482006
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 2613, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Edison Engle Papers consists primarily of published and unpublished articles, stories, poems, and books.
- 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
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edison (Ed) Engle was born in 1950 in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Michigan State University and the University of Colorado where he was granted a B.A. in Biological Sciences. Engle’s occupations and interests include newspaper reporter, author, fire fighter, poet, hunter, outdoorsman, timber crew foreman, and avid angler. He has spent most of his life working outdoors in some capacity. Engle is the author of several books on fly fishing and the outdoors that include Fishing Small Flies, Flyfishing the Tailwaters, and Seasonal: A Life Outside. He is an accomplished speaker and dedicated conservationist.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Edison Engle Papers consists primarily of published and unpublished articles, stories, poems, and books. Additional materials include photographs, artwork, and correspondence with longtime friend John Gierach in Box 7; additional information on Gierach can be found in Collection 2612. An interview by Engle detailing his life as an angler can be found in the Montana State University Angling Oral History Project.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Poetry - Salida | |
1/2 | Poetry - Untitled | |
1/3 | Poetry
By various authors Riverrun 6, LOS a Quarterly review, The 9, The 10, The 11,
The 12, and Riverrun 5.
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1/4 | Poetry
By various authors Nine Apples, Ordinary Poets, All Things are revealed by
light, A miracle of cross-breeding, The Cold Spring journal, Colorado Daily
October 27, 1972, and Longhouse.
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1/5 | Typed and handwritten poetry - Older Mature Poems | 1972-1975 |
1/6 | Typed poetry - Rejects and Doubles | |
1/7 | Poetry | 1977 |
1/8 | Poetry | 1976 |
1/9 | Poetry - handwritten and typed | |
2/1 | Draft: The Elements of Style | |
2/2 | Draft: Rising Trout | |
2/3 | Partial typed draft: Rising Trout chapter 1 | |
2/4 | Draft: Fly Fishing the Tailwaters | |
2/5 | Draft chapters and correspondence: Fly Fishing the Tailwaters | |
2/6 | Research notes and articles: Tailwater Tech-Regulated Rivers-Tailwaters | |
2/7 | Typed drafts: Outdoor Column | 1988-1994 |
2/8 | Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and
photo
Note from Ed’s mother containing items she found in fathers old desk
including details of college expenses and clipping of newspaper articles
written by Ed; studio photo of Ed’s parents.
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2/9 | Lists, pamphlet, correspondence,
paper
Texas Fly Fishing Facts and Resources List; Pamphlet from Campaign Against
Marijuana Planting State of California; Letter to parents with poetry
publication; brief publication history and publication list; paper titled
Letters in Support of a Co-Claim.
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2/10 | U.S. Forest Service work history forms | |
2/11 | Draft, diagrams, logbook, and
correspondence
Untitled story draft; Casting diagrams titled Downstream, Mending, Across and
Down; pilot logbook dated September 8, 1948; letters written to New Yorker
magazine proposing articles.
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September 8, 1948 |
2/12 | Typed story: The Hunter is the Prey | |
3/1 | Splitting Bamboo - slides and
photographs
Named individuals include Casimira Orlowski, Jeff Wagner, Don Schroeder,
Dwight Lyons, George Maurer, Glenn Brackett, Homer Jennings, Jim Hidy, Joe
Arguello, John Bradford, Mike Clark, Robert Gorman, Ted Knott, and Walt
Carpenter.
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3/2 | Splitting Cane - interview transcripts | |
3/3 | Spitting Cane - Memorabilia, Photographs, correspondence, and research note | |
3/4 | Articles
Colorado Springs Sun, August 29, 1979 “Arkansas will only improve” and “State
of a dying art”; Colorado Springs Sun, May 10, 1979 “Foothills Project
precedent could effect city” and “Caddisfly Hatch a spring Spectacular”;
Colorado Springs Sun, May 17, 1979 “You win some, you lose some”, “Energy
and land can work together”, “If at first the fish won’t bite, try another
tactic”; The Durango Herald, July 7, 1985 “Fishing the High Lakes”; Typed
article titled Fishing Column June 24, 1988; and Photocopy of “History of
the Engle Family”.
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August 29, 1979, May 10, 1979, May 17, 1979, July 7, 1985, June 24, 1988 |
3/5 | Boulder Daily Camera articles | 1988-1995 |
3/6 | Colorado Springs Sun clippings | 1979 |
3/7 | Colorado Sun columns | 1979-1980 |
4/1 | Newspaper clippings | |
4/2 | Durango Herald columns | |
4/3 | Colorado Springs Sun article clippings | 1978 |
4/4 | Colorado Springs Sun article clippings | 1981-1982 |
4/5 | Drafts, notes, maps, brochures
Draft writings titled Fire, research notes on California wildfires, maps, and
camping brochures.
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4/6 | Correspondence, song sheet, case
study
Correspondence, 1987-1997; Handwritten song sheet “Hot Dusty Roads; case
study Wildland/Urban Interface Fire.
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1987-1997 |
4/7 | The Hill Country Rivers - typed drafts, final article, and related correspondence | |
4/8 | Fishing the Texas Hill Country - notes, articles, clippings, and correspondence | |
4/9 | Editor correspondence | 1989-1992 |
4/10 | Colorado AGS Guide School | 2002-2006 |
4/11 | Article drafts and correspondence | 1982-1986 |
5/1 | Correspondence and research notes: Seasonal | |
5/2 | Authors proof: Seasonal | |
5/3 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Night Jars and related correspondence | |
5/4 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Mountain Running | |
5/5 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Glade Station | |
5/6 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Rough Canyon | |
5/7 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Monica | |
5/8 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter preface | |
5/9 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter The Tree Planters | |
5/10 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Timber Beast | |
5/11 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Old Growth | |
5/12 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Glorious Misery | |
5/13 | Typed drafts: Seasonal Chapter Medicine | |
5/14 | Chapter proofs: Seasonal | |
5/15 | Photocopied articles
Fly-Fishing Mistakes That Guides See, Canyon Trout, The Excellent Art of
Fishing Small Streams, Midges Made Easy, Belly-Boat Basics, Striking,
Fishing Dry Flies, and Nymphing.
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6/1 | Notes and draft chapters: Lonesome Angler | |
6/2 | Typed draft: Lonesome Angler | |
6/3 | Typed story: National Defense | |
6/4 | Typed story: Cutts | |
6/5 | Typed story: Woooo-eee Baby | |
6/6 | Typed drafts: An Army of
Occupation
Letter and with notes on story from John Gierach
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6/7 | Typed drafts: Making Waves | |
6/8 | Typed drafts: High Lakes Savvy | |
6/9 | Typed paper: Troutist and Troutist Chapter Synopsis | |
6/10 | Handwritten story: Eyes Only | |
6/11 | Typed story: Humidity | |
6/12 | Fishing Small Flies: Chapter Outline | |
6/13 | Diagrams, Correspondence, and notes: Fishing Small Flies | |
6/14 | Typed draft: First and The Main Channel | |
6/15 | Typed and handwritten stories
untitled stories and story titled An Old Tale
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6/16 | Typed draft: Fundamentals of Casting | |
6/17 | Typed drafts: Wood; Puma’s and Poodles; The Older Americans | |
6/18 | Typed drafts: untitled stories | |
6/19 | Miscellaneous research notes | |
7/1 | Correspondence with John Gierach | 1992-2006 |
7/2-3 | Correspondence from John Gierach | |
7/4 | Article and poetry
Article “Some letters are worth keeping” by John Gierach; poetry by John
Gierach Signs of Life and The Neighborhood Stranger
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7/5 | John Gierach poetry
The Great Horned Owl, Migrations and Motel Thought in the 70’s
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7/6 | Drafts: untitled story | |
7/7 | Typed manuscripts
How to buy flies; O’Toole’s Pool; Beaver Pond Trout; Aspen; Incantations of a
Western Stand Hunter; John and I with attached letter from Gray’s Sporting
Journal; The Great Lead Controversy; Why Catch and Release?; Untitled story;
and Sample Column.
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8/1 | Articles
The National Angler, March 1982; Fishing World, October 1982; `Colorado
Outdoor, Spring 1986; Colorado Outdoor, Summer 1986; Colorado Outdoor, Fall
1986
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March 1982, October 1982, Spring 1986, Summer 1986, Fall 1986 |
8/2 | Articles
Rocky Mountain Sportsman, January 1987; Colorado Outdoor, Winter 1986;
Colorado Outdoor, Spring 1987; Colorado Outdoor, June 1987
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January 1987, Winter 1986, Spring 1987, June 1987 |
8/3 | Articles
Colorado Outdoor, August 1987; Scientific Anglers, Fall 1987; Trout, Autumn
1987; Durango Magazine, Summer 1988
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August 1987, Fall 1987, Autumn 1987, Summer 1988 |
8/4 | Articles
Sports Afield, September and January 1990 and May 1991; American Forests,
October 1991; Flyfishing Quarterly, Fall 1991
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September 1990, January 1990, May 1991, October 1991, Fall 1991 |
8/5 | Articles
American Forests, January 1992; Sports Afield, February 1992; Game Journal,
July 1992; Flyfishing Quarterly, Fall 1992; American Hunter, December
1992
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January 1992, February 1992, July 1992, Fall 1992, December 1992 |
8/6 | Articles
Fly Fishing for Trout, Spring 1993; Sports Afield, June 1993; Sports Afield,
February 1994; Front Range, Summer 1995
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Spring 1993, June 1993, February 1994, Summer 1995 |
8/7 | Articles
Fly Fishing for Trout, Spring 1996; Fly Fisherman Japanese Edition, Spring
1997; Front Range, Summer 1997
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Spring 1996, Spring 1997, Summer 1997 |
9/1 | Calendars and story draft
Calendars: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000; draft:
Untitled story
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1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Box | ||
9 | CD’s
Trout Lessons Photos; Trout Lessons Manuscript, digital photos, captions;
Trout Lessons Final Copy Manuscript, digital photos, captions; Trout Lessons
Chapter Photos
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9 | Microcassettes
Maurer - March 2001 and May 1996; Rosenlund and August 3, 2001 Camera; Wayne
Maca; Gorman and Pat Dorsey; Apache Cults
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March 2001, May 1996, August 3, 2001 |
9 | 3.5 inch hard disks | |
9 | Fly Boxes
Small round case “Flies for book” and compartment case with individually
labeled flies
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Oversize | Drawings
Drawings for Spilling Cane number D1-D12 and D14-D21, 3 unlabeled, 1 photo of
drawings and letter dated Nov 15, 2002 speaking to use of drawings in
book.
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