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
- 1914 - 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.
Box 21 (objects): Restricted fragile material. Reference images may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 14 and 23 (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.
Box 23 (DVDs): Access is restricted to within the Beinecke Library.
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.
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, circa 1948-1998. VI. October 2016 acquisition, undated. VII. January 2018 acquisition, 1923-1990. VIII. January 2020 acquisition, 1937-2019. IX. March 2021 acquisition, 2019-2020.
Extent
18.89 Linear Feet ((22 boxes) + 1 art)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
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.
- Atlantic Salmon Association
- Atlantic Salmon Federation
- Atlantic salmon -- Conservation
- Atlantic salmon fishing -- United States
- Audiovisual materials -- United States -- 20th Century
- Conservation of natural resources -- United States
- DVDs -- United States -- 21st century
- Fishers -- United States
- Fishers -- United States -- 20th Century
- Fishing tackle -- United States -- 20th Century
- Flies, Artificial -- United States
- Fly fishing -- Canada
- Fly fishing -- Equipment and supplies
- Fly fishing -- United States
- Fly fishing for women -- United States
- Hunting -- United States
- Photographs -- United States -- 21st century
- Royal Wulff Products
- Women fishers -- United States
- Wulff School of Fly Fishing
- Wulff, Joan Salvato
- Wulff, Lee, 1905-1991
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Lee Wulff Papers
- Author
- by Karen Spicher
- Date
- 2013 April
- 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
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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