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Lee Wulff papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 946

Scope and Contents

The Lee Wulff Papers contain drafts, setting copies, and proofs of books, and drafts of magazine articles and reports by Wulff, with related correspondence and reviews; correspondence and related printed material; biographical clippings and obituaries; photographs of Wulff and his family, and photographs of early paintings by him; and flies and fly lines made by Wulff or designed by him. Research strengths include Wulff's writings on fishing, hunting, and conservation; catch and release fishing; fly fishing techniques, equipment, education, and the Wulff School of Fly Fishing; Wulff's design and marketing of fly fishing equipment, and Royal Wulff Products; hunting and fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador; conservation of the Atlantic salmon; and hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations in the United States and Canada, 1930s-1990s.

Dates

  • 1906 - 2020
  • Majority of material found within 1960 - 1991

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Box 21 (objects): Restricted fragile material. Reference images may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 14, 23, 52 (DVDs): Restricted fragile. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Box 23 (DVDs): Access is restricted to within the Beinecke Library.

Boxes 49-51 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Lee Wulff Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Box 23: Use of these films is limited to viewing by individuals or groups within the Beinecke Library. No part of these two films may be copied, sold, rented, shared online, or otherwise disseminated without the permission of The Wulff Projects, LLC.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Joan Wulff on the Jonathan O. Bulkley Fund, 2005 and 2018; gift of Joan Wulff, 2008-2020; gift of Barry Wulff, 2016; and gift of Stephen Jones on behalf of Joan Wulff, 2021.

Arrangement

Organized into nine series: I. Writings, 1938-1999. II. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1930s-2005. III. Photographs, 1914-1988. IV. Objects, undated. V. October 2014 acquisition, 1935-1998. VI. October 2016 acquisition, undated. VII. January 2018 acquisition, 1906-2009. VIII. January 2020 acquisition, 1937-2019. IX. March 2021 acquisition, 2019-2020.

Extent

45.42 Linear Feet ((51 boxes) + 1 art, 1 record album storage)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.wulff

Abstract

The Lee Wulff Papers contain drafts, setting copies, and proofs of books, and drafts of magazine articles and reports by Wulff, with related correspondence and reviews; correspondence and related printed material; biographical clippings and obituaries; photographs of Wulff and his family, and photographs of early paintings by him; and flies and fly lines made by Wulff or designed by him. Research strengths include Wulff's writings on fishing, hunting, and conservation; catch and release fishing; fly fishing techniques, equipment, education, and the Wulff School of Fly Fishing; Wulff's design and marketing of fly fishing equipment, and Royal Wulff Products; hunting and fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador; conservation of the Atlantic salmon; and hunting, fishing, and conservation organizations in the United States and Canada, 1930s-1990s.

Lee Wulff (1905-1991)

Fly fisher, author, conservationist, artist, and filmmaker. Wulff invented fly fishing techniques and equipment, advocated catch and release fishing and Atlantic salmon conservation, and popularized fishing and hunting through his writings and films. He married Joan Salvato Wulff (1926-), fly fisher and author, with whom he founded the Wulff School of Fly Fishing, on the Beaverkill River, New York, in 1979, and Royal Wulff Products, a fly fishing equipment business.

Processing Information

This collection consists of materials formerly classed as Uncat MSS 802, Uncat MSS 1060, and Uncat MSS 1241. In 2013, the collection received a baseline level of processing, including partial rehousing and minimal organization. The collection was reclassed under one call number, materials were organized into series, and containers were renumbered in a single sequence. Most folder titles were based on information provided by the donor, while some were assigned by Library staff. Folder titles were not verified against contents.

Title
Guide to the Lee Wulff Papers
Author
by Karen Spicher, Brooke McManus
Date
2013 April. Revised: September 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.