University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Fenton Roskelley collection
MG 611
7 cubic feet
4 bankers boxes, 2 document boxes.
1957-2017
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."
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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.
Original arrangement kept. Duplicate copies of newspaper articles were removed.
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.
Collection is open for research.
Materials were donated by John and Joyce Roskelley in February 2020.
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.
The book "Living to Fish: Tales of Youth, War and Outdoor Writing" by Roskelley was added to the Day-NW book collection.
Roskelley, Fenton, 1917-2013
Fishing
Nature
Nature photography
Photographs
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Idaho
Journalism
Washington
Materials
Lake, Field, and Forest columns
54 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1957
1
1
Columns
152 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1958
1
2
Columns
140 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1959
1
3
Columns
157 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1960
1
4
Fish and Game
152 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1961
1
5
Column
140 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1962
1
6
Columns
126 items
Newspaper clippings, mostly Lake, Field, and Forest.
1963
1
7
Columns
149 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1964
1
8
Columns
143 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1965
1
9
Columns
153 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1966
1
10
Fish and Game
160 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1967
1
11
January - May 1967
3 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1967
1
12
June - November 1967
3 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1967
1
13
Fish and Game 1968
170 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1968
1
14
January - June 1968
5 items
5 packets of newspaper clippings.
1968
1
15
July - December 1968
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1968
1
16
Fish and Game 1969
164 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1969
1
17
January - June 1969
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1969
1
18
June - December 1969
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1969
1
19
Fish and Game 1970
151 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1970
1
20
January - June 1970
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1970
2
21
July - December 1970
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1970
2
22
Fish and Game 1971
176 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1971
2
23
January - May 1971
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1971
2
24
June - December 1971
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1971
2
25
Fish and Game 1972
153 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1972
2
26
Fish and Game 1973
4 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1973
2
27
January - June 1973
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1973
2
28
July - December 1973
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1973
2
29
January - June 1974
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1974
2
30
July - December 1974
5 items
5 packets of newspaper clippings.
1974
2
31
Columns 1974
138 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1974
2
32
January - June 1976
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1976
2
33
July - December 1976
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1976
2
34
January - June 1977
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1977
2
35
July - December 1977
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1977
2
36
Fish and Game 1977
162 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1977
2
37
January - June 1978
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1978
2
38
July - December 1978
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1978
2
39
Fish and Game 1978
145 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1978
2
40
January - June 1979
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1979
2
41
July - December 1979
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1979
2
42
Fish and Game January - June 1979
75 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1979
2
43
Fish and Game July - December 1979
63 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1979
2
44
September - December 1980
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1980
2
45
Fish and Game 1980
174 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1980
3
46
January - April 1980
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1980
3
47
May - August 1980
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1980
3
48
January - May 1981
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1981
3
49
June - August 1981
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1981
3
50
September - December 1981
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1981
3
51
Fish and Game 1981
149 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1981
3
52
January - April 1982
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1982
3
53
May - August 1982
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1982
3
54
October - December 1982
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1982
3
55
January - June 1983
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1983
3
56
July - December 1983
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1983
3
57
Columns 1984
177 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1984
3
58
July - September 1984
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1984
3
59
October - December 1984
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1984
3
60
June - September 1985
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1985
3
61
October - December 1985
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1985
3
62
Columns 1985
168 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1985
3
63
January - June 1986
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1986
3
64
July - December 1986
6 items
6 packets of newspaper clippings.
1986
3
65
Columns 1986
136 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1986
3
66
January - June 1987
4 items
4 packets of newspaper clippings
1987
3
67
July - December 1987
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1987
3
68
January - June 1988
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1988
July - December 1988
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1988
4
70
Columns 1988
103 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1988
4
71
January - August 1989
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1989
4
72
September - December 1989
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1989
4
73
Columns 1989
97 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1989
4
74
January - May 1990
2 items
2 packets of newspaper clippings.
1990
4
75
June - December 1990
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1990
4
76
Columns 1990
93 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1990
4
77
Columns 1991
98 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1991
4
78
Columns 1992
33 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1992
4
79
Columns 1993
46 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1993
4
80
January - February 1993
1 items
1 packet of newspaper clippings.
1993
4
81
Columns 1994
37 items
Newspaper clippings relating to Fish and Game. Additional in blue folder.
1994
4
82
January - May 1994
3 items
3 packets of newspaper clippings.
1994
4
83
Columns 1995
41 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1995
4
84
Spokesman Review Columns 1996
56 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1996
4
85
Columns 1997
60 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1997
4
86
Columns 1998
57 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1998
4
87
Columns 1999
59 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
1999
4
88
Columns 2000
65 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
2000
4
89
Columns 2001
95 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
2001
4
90
Columns 2002
89 items
Newspaper clippings relating to the outdoors, including fishing and hunting.
2002
4
91
Ervin Palmer - Nespelem - Records of his fight with WDF and Colville Indian Tribe
13 items
Correspondence, Writ of Certioriari, articles.
4
92
Clippings used for research for book "Living to Fish" (1)
65 items
Newspaper clippings.
4
93
Clippings used for research for book "Living to Fish" (2)
5 items
5 packets of newspaper clippings.
4
94
Fly Patterns
8 items
8 pages (some partially filled) with slides of fly patterns/flies.
4
95
Fly Patterns - Fly Tiers, Flies
20 items
20 pages (some partially filled) with slides of fly-fishing flies.
4
96
Fishing Streams Idaho
22 items
22 pages (some partially filled) of slides featuring waterways in Idaho.
4
97
Fishing Lakes - Idaho, Montana
8 items
8 pages (some partially filled) with slides featuring Idaho and Montana waterways.
4
98
Fishing - Wash, Streams, Lakes
30 items
30 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring Washington waterways.
5
99
Insects
12 items
12 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring insects used in fly-fishing as bait.
5
100
Hells Canyon, Snake River, Sturgeon
14 items
14 sheets (some partially filled) with slides featuring Hells Canyon and fishing.
5
101
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.
6
102
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.
6
103
Hunting; Backcountry; Packing; Fritz Kroll
17 items
17 pages (some partially filled) with slides.
6
104
Series 2: 35mm slides
Rivers
1 item
Snake-GR mouth; Grande Ronde mouth; lower Grande Rode; Clearwater-Haystack; steelhead- Dworshak; Confluence; steelhead-snake; Clearwater Patlach; clearwater R. Spaulding; Clearwater Outhouse;
Undated
7
105
Rivers
1 item
Grande Ronde;Snake;Clear water;Potlatch mill;Derby;Cherry Line;Derby;Turkey Ron;Black Rock;Dworshak Dam;
Undated
7
106
Rivers
1 item
Methow;Methow mouth;Don Hopkin; Wells Dam Columbia R; Steelhead Pateros; Wenatchee
Undated
7
107
Rivers
1 item
Wenatchee;Steelhead
Undated
7
108
Rivers
1 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.
Undated
7
109
Lakes
1 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 Lake
Undated
7
110
Lakes
1 item
Janet; Joda; Lahunton cutthroat; Dry Falls; FSR-Tube; AAC-RB' Phalon-FSR; Bayley-FSR; FR-BR-Dry-Falls; Seep L FSR; Fenton Roskelley
Undated
7
112
Lakes
1 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; Quail
Undated
7
113
Lakes
1 item
Hog Canyon; 4th Of July Lake;Ringold Spring
Undated
7
114
Fish Types
1 item
Trout;RB;CT; Bluegill;; lohonton CT; Bitterwood RB; Gray/mq; Broon;RB-Alagnak
Undated
7
115
Fish Types
1 item
Brown; Bluegill;EB;Graylin Alognak;Stone Fly Nymph; Green Drake; Girard RB; Crappies;Brookies;Ling Cod; Bluegill;Steelhead
Undated
7
116
Fly Tyers
1 item
Everett Caryl; w Cushner; Mixe Lawson; Jack Dennis;Al Troth; FFF Conclave;Boyd Aigner; Cary Berger
Undated
7
117
Flies
1 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 Demon
Undated
7
118
Flies
1 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 mdn
Undated
7
119
Fly Types Patterns
1 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 Nymph
Undated
7
120
Fly Patterns
1 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 Sucker
Undated
7
121
Uigsa Plug
Unit_id
1 item
Steelhead rigs, Steelhead Plug; Steelhead Jigs; Steelhead fies;Callibartis Pun; Dun to spinner;
Undated
7
122
Turkey
1 item
Turkey; Gobbler;
Undated
7
123
Misc
1 item
Duck Hunt-Camouflaged Boat; Rusty; Bird Grouse; Dog Duck
Undated
7
124