Fenton Roskelley collection, 1957-2017
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Fenton Roskelley collection
- Dates
- 1957-2017 (inclusive)19572017
- Quantity
- 7 cubic feet, (4 bankers boxes, 2 document boxes.)
- Collection Number
- MG 611
- Summary
- Articles and slides created by Fenton Roskelley. Includes materials used for his book "Flies of the Northwest" and for his column in the "Spokesman-Review" and "Spokane Daily Chronicle."
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Clippings and copies of articles written by Fenton Roskelley over a 60 year career at the "Spokane Chronicle" and "Spokesman Review". Subjects primarily include fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation. Also includes one box of slides of fishing, hunting, and fly fishing flies.
Historical Note
Fenton S. Roskelley was born 13 January 1917 in Franklin, Idaho to Richard and Alice Roskelley. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1938 with a degree in Journalism. He was hired by the "Spokane Daily Chronicle" prior to World War II where he covered the city desk and regional news. During WWII, he served as master sergeant of the 776th Liberty Bell anti-aircraft battalion from May 1942 to December 1945. While stationed in England, he met and married Violet May Shipman. At the end of the war, he was asked to set up a journalism school in Germany and published a paper for the troops called "The Rhine Valley News." He returned to Spokane following his time in the service. He was a writer for the "Spokaesman-Review" and "Spokane Daily Chronicle" for over 60 years. Roskelley was one of the first members of the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club (IEFFC) in 1956. He wrote and edited the IEFFC newsletter and edited their fly pattern book. Roskelley died 30 January 2013 in Spokane, Washington.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104622576/fenton-samuel-roskelley.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Materials
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Description: Lake, Field, and Forest columns54 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1957Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Columns152 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1958Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Columns140 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1959Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Columns157 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Fish and Game152 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1961Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Column140 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1962Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Columns126 items : Newspaper clippings, mostly Lake, Field, and Forest.Dates: 1963Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Columns149 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1964Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Columns143 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Columns153 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Fish and Game160 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: January - May 19673 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: June - November 19673 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1967Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Fish and Game 1968170 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1968Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: January - June 19685 items : 5 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1968Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: July - December 19686 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1968Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Fish and Game 1969164 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1969Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: January - June 19694 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1969Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: June - December 19693 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1969Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Fish and Game 1970151 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1970Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: January - June 19702 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1970Container: Box 2, Folder 21
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Description: July - December 19702 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1970Container: Box 2, Folder 22
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Description: Fish and Game 1971176 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1971Container: Box 2, Folder 23
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Description: January - May 19712 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1971Container: Box 2, Folder 24
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Description: June - December 19712 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1971Container: Box 2, Folder 25
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Description: Fish and Game 1972153 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1972Container: Box 2, Folder 26
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Description: Fish and Game 19734 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1973Container: Box 2, Folder 27
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Description: January - June 19734 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1973Container: Box 2, Folder 28
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Description: July - December 19736 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1973Container: Box 2, Folder 29
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Description: January - June 19746 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1974Container: Box 2, Folder 30
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Description: July - December 19745 items : 5 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1974Container: Box 2, Folder 31
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Description: Columns 1974138 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1974Container: Box 2, Folder 32
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Description: January - June 19763 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1976Container: Box 2, Folder 33
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Description: July - December 19764 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1976Container: Box 2, Folder 34
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Description: January - June 19773 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Folder 35
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Description: July - December 19773 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Folder 36
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Description: Fish and Game 1977162 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1977Container: Box 2, Folder 37
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Description: January - June 19783 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1978Container: Box 2, Folder 38
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Description: July - December 19783 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1978Container: Box 2, Folder 39
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Description: Fish and Game 1978145 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1978Container: Box 2, Folder 40
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Description: January - June 19793 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1979Container: Box 2, Folder 41
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Description: July - December 19793 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1979Container: Box 2, Folder 42
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Description: Fish and Game January - June 197975 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1979Container: Box 2, Folder 43
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Description: Fish and Game July - December 197963 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1979Container: Box 2, Folder 44
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Description: September - December 19802 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1980Container: Box 2, Folder 45
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Description: Fish and Game 1980174 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1980Container: Box 3, Folder 46
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Description: January - April 19803 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1980Container: Box 3, Folder 47
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Description: May - August 19802 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1980Container: Box 3, Folder 48
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Description: January - May 19814 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1981Container: Box 3, Folder 49
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Description: June - August 19813 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1981Container: Box 3, Folder 50
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Description: September - December 19813 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1981Container: Box 3, Folder 51
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Description: Fish and Game 1981149 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1981Container: Box 3, Folder 52
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Description: January - April 19823 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1982Container: Box 3, Folder 53
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Description: May - August 19823 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1982Container: Box 3, Folder 54
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Description: October - December 19822 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1982Container: Box 3, Folder 55
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Description: January - June 19836 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1983Container: Box 3, Folder 56
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Description: July - December 19836 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1983Container: Box 3, Folder 57
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Description: Columns 1984177 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1984Container: Box 3, Folder 58
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Description: July - September 19843 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1984Container: Box 3, Folder 59
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Description: October - December 19843 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1984Container: Box 3, Folder 60
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Description: June - September 19854 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1985Container: Box 3, Folder 61
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Description: October - December 19853 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1985Container: Box 3, Folder 62
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Description: Columns 1985168 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1985Container: Box 3, Folder 63
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Description: January - June 19866 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1986Container: Box 3, Folder 64
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Description: July - December 19866 items : 6 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1986Container: Box 3, Folder 65
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Description: Columns 1986136 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1986Container: Box 3, Folder 66
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Description: January - June 19874 items : 4 packets of newspaper clippingsDates: 1987Container: Box 3, Folder 67
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Description: July - December 19873 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1987Container: Box 3, Folder 68
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Description: January - June 19882 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1988
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Description: July - December 19882 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1988Container: Box 4, Folder 70
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Description: Columns 1988103 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1988Container: Box 4, Folder 71
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Description: January - August 19893 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1989Container: Box 4, Folder 72
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Description: September - December 19892 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1989Container: Box 4, Folder 73
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Description: Columns 198997 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1989Container: Box 4, Folder 74
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Description: January - May 19902 items : 2 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1990Container: Box 4, Folder 75
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Description: June - December 19903 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1990Container: Box 4, Folder 76
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Description: Columns 199093 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1990Container: Box 4, Folder 77
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Description: Columns 199198 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1991Container: Box 4, Folder 78
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Description: Columns 199233 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1992Container: Box 4, Folder 79
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Description: Columns 199346 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1993Container: Box 4, Folder 80
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Description: January - February 19931 items : 1 packet of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1993Container: Box 4, Folder 81
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Description: Columns 199437 items : Newspaper clippings relating to Fish and Game. Additional in blue folder.Dates: 1994Container: Box 4, Folder 82
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Description: January - May 19943 items : 3 packets of newspaper clippings.Dates: 1994Container: Box 4, Folder 83
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Description: Columns 199541 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1995Container: Box 4, Folder 84
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Description: Spokesman Review Columns 199656 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1996Container: Box 4, Folder 85
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Description: Columns 199760 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1997Container: Box 4, Folder 86
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Description: Columns 199857 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1998Container: Box 4, Folder 87
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Description: Columns 199959 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 1999Container: Box 4, Folder 88
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Description: Columns 200065 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 2000Container: Box 4, Folder 89
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Description: Columns 200195 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 2001Container: Box 4, Folder 90
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Description: Columns 200289 items : Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.Dates: 2002Container: Box 4, Folder 91
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Description: Ervin Palmer - Nespelem - Records of his fight with WDF and Colville Indian Tribe13 items : Correspondence, Writ of Certioriari, articles.Container: Box 4, Folder 92
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Description: Clippings used for research for book "Living to Fish" (1)65 items : Newspaper clippings.Container: Box 4, Folder 93
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Description: Clippings used for research for book "Living to Fish" (2)5 items : 5 packets of newspaper clippings.Container: Box 4, Folder 94
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Description: Fly Patterns8 items : 8 pages (some partially filled) with slides of fly patterns/flies.Container: Box 4, Folder 95
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Description: Fly Patterns - Fly Tiers, Flies20 items : 20 pages (some partially filled) with slides of fly-fishing flies.Container: Box 4, Folder 96
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Description: Fishing Streams Idaho22 items : 22 pages (some partially filled) of slides featuring waterways in Idaho.Container: Box 4, Folder 97
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Description: Fishing Lakes - Idaho, Montana8 items : 8 pages (some partially filled) with slides featuring Idaho and Montana waterways.Container: Box 4, Folder 98
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Description: Fishing - Wash, Streams, Lakes30 items : 30 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring Washington waterways.Container: Box 5, Folder 99
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Description: Insects12 items : 12 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring insects used in fly-fishing as bait.Container: Box 5, Folder 100
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Description: Hells Canyon, Snake River, Sturgeon14 items : 14 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring Hells Canyon and fishing.Container: Box 5, Folder 101
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Description: Fishing; Fly Patterns; Fly Tyers; Frank Wire; Grande Ronde River; Snake River; BC Lakes & Rivers (Folder 1/2)21 items : 21 pages (some partially filled) with slides.Container: Box 6, Folder 102
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Description: Fishing; Fly Patterns; Fly Tyers; Frank Wire; Grande Ronde River; Snake River; BC Lakes & Rivers (Folder 2/2)26 items : 26 pages (some partially filled) with slides.Container: Box 6, Folder 103
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Description: Hunting; Backcountry; Packing; Fritz Kroll17 items : 17 pages (some partially filled) with slides.Container: Box 6, Folder 104
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Series 2: 35mm slides
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Description: Rivers1 item : Snake-GR mouth; Grande Ronde mouth; lower Grande Rode; Clearwater-Haystack; steelhead- Dworshak; Confluence; steelhead-snake; Clearwater Patlach; clearwater R. Spaulding; Clearwater Outhouse;Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 105
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Description: Rivers1 item : Grande Ronde;Snake;Clear water;Potlatch mill;Derby;Cherry Line;Derby;Turkey Ron;Black Rock;Dworshak Dam;Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 106
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Description: Rivers1 item : Methow;Methow mouth;Don Hopkin; Wells Dam Columbia R; Steelhead Pateros; WenatcheeDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 107
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Description: Rivers1 item : Wenatchee;SteelheadDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 108
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Description: Rivers1 item : Clearwater; Missouri;Bitterroot; Clark Fork; Wally Budd; Madision below park; Big Hole; Beaverhead; Quake L. outlet; Yellowstone Falls; Yellowstone Kanyon; Below Quake L.; Yellowstone R-Buffalo ford; L. Blackfoot; Firhole-Muleshoe; Gibbon;Rock Cr.Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 109
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Description: Lakes1 item : U Hampton; AAC Janet; Chopoka-RB; Hamptons; 4th July; Marsh Unit; Ell; ELL- Mike Sbiosflci-Potter;sdge;fishtrap;Desert lakes; AAC Dry FALLS; Boyley LakeDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 110
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Description: Lakes1 item : Janet; Joda; Lahunton cutthroat; Dry Falls; FSR-Tube; AAC-RB' Phalon-FSR; Bayley-FSR; FR-BR-Dry-Falls; Seep L FSR; Fenton RoskelleyDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 112
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Description: Lakes1 item : Shallow Pond; Fan; Dry Falls; Basin Lake; Tubers; Falls-Hog Canyon; Janet; Roskelley-tube; Columbia, near border; Barge Little Goose; Soda; Ice fishermen; Pothules Res;Crab Cr. Lake; Brookie Lake; QuailDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 113
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Description: Lakes1 item : Hog Canyon; 4th Of July Lake;Ringold SpringDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 114
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Description: Fish Types1 item : Trout;RB;CT; Bluegill;; lohonton CT; Bitterwood RB; Gray/mq; Broon;RB-AlagnakDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 115
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Description: Fish Types1 item : Brown; Bluegill;EB;Graylin Alognak;Stone Fly Nymph; Green Drake; Girard RB; Crappies;Brookies;Ling Cod; Bluegill;SteelheadDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 116
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Description: Fly Tyers1 item : Everett Caryl; w Cushner; Mixe Lawson; Jack Dennis;Al Troth; FFF Conclave;Boyd Aigner; Cary BergerDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 117
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Description: Flies1 item : Ros Halfback; Tonkwanamid;Flash-d-Bugger;Needle Fly;Christmas Tree; Golden Shrimp;Mohdit Leech; Stop Light; Sliver, Black+Orange;Sammy shrimp; Yellow Bodiied GrayBack; Muddle Minnozd;Dadd Chicken; Sandfly Nymph; Dandy Green Nymph; Thor; Gil's Monster; Wahlflower; Stillamudmish Sunrise;Golden DemonDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 118
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Description: Flies1 item : Sprvce;Ross EGG; Jerry's Black Ant; Silver,black+Orange, Yellow bodied Grayback; chapple; Girdle Bug; Purple Spey; Dirty Mother; Tibbs Dragonfly Nymph; Purple squirrel; Sliver Ant; Baby Bullhead; Fry Fly; Painted Lady; Red Ant; FI6 w/sldve, manual from back ground; Skagit Coach mdnDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 119
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Description: Fly Types Patterns1 item : Kalama Special; Painted Lady; Spruce; Terrible Troth Nymph; Gulper Special; Assam Dragon; Purple Peril; Trotit Salmon Fly; Bitch Cr Special; Stonefly Pattern; Brown Mohair Leech; Troth Nymph; Girdle Bud; Matuka Sculpin; Skagit Coachman; Red Fox; Crawdad Pattern; Yellow+white;Yellow Bodied Grayback; Sam NymphDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 120
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Description: Fly Patterns1 item : Chironomids; Bead Head Patterns; Ross Chironomid long skinny; Green Drake Flies; Chan Chironomid; green Drake; Bead Head Patterns; Skinnie; YDC; TDC; Skater; Needle Fly; Pheasant Tail; Trude; Black Leech; IDA Moy; Blood SuckerDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 121
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Description: Unit_id: Uigsa Plug1 item : Steelhead rigs, Steelhead Plug; Steelhead Jigs; Steelhead fies;Callibartis Pun; Dun to spinner;Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 122
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Description: Turkey1 item : Turkey; Gobbler;Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 123
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Description: Misc1 item : Duck Hunt-Camouflaged Boat; Rusty; Bird Grouse; Dog DuckDates: UndatedContainer: Box 7, Object 124
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Fishing
- Nature
- Nature photography
- Photographs
Personal Names
- Roskelley, Fenton, 1917-2013
