A Guide to the America's Favorite Flies collection, 2015-2017 America's Favorite Flies collection, 2015-2017 52456

A Guide to the America's Favorite Flies collection, 2015-2017

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 52456


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Processed by: Trenton Hizer

Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
52456
Title
America's Favorite Flies collection, 2015-2017
Extent
4.185 cu. ft. and 10 boxes.
Creator
John Bryan and Rob Carter
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Donors retain all rights to collection images. Contact donors for permission to reproduce or publish images.

Preferred Citation

John Bryan and Rob Carter America's Favorite Flies collection, 2015-2017. Accession 52456. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of John Bryan and Rob Carter.

Biographical Information

John Bryan has written about fishing for Sports Illustrated , Fly Fisherman , and other publications. He has also written books on art; Richmond, Virginia; and fishing, including Take Me Fishing . Rob Carter has written 14 books on typography, book design, and graphic design, including Typographic Design: Form and Communication , considered an influential text in the discipline. He taught at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Scope and Content

Collection contains fishing flies, fishing line, comments, reminiscences, photographs, and other materials contributed by renowned fly fishers to John Bryan and Rob Carter of Richmond, Virginia, for their book America's Favorite Flies , published in 2017. Contributors include Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Yvon Chouinard, and Huey Lewis among others. Proceeds from the sale of the volume benefit the James River Association and the Native Fish Society.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Fly Fishers' submissions. Series II: Book purchase orders. Series III: America's Favorite Flies (book). Series IV: Fishing flies.

Separated Material

Flies currently can only be viewed in digital format.


Adjunct Descriptive Data

Contents List

Series I: Fly Fishers' submissions.
Boxes 1-4
Extent: 4 boxes.

Fly Fishers' submissions include questionnaires, letters, emails, photographs, stickers, reminiscences, comments, and other materials from participants contributing to America's Favorite Flies .

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Series II: Book purchase orders.
Box 5
Extent: 1 box.

Book purchase orders for America's Favorite Flies from contributors.

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Series III: America's Favorite Flies . .
Box 6
Extent: 1 box.

America's Favorite Flies (volume) by John Bryan and Rob Carter.

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Series IV: Fishing flies. .
Box 6
Extent: 1 box.

Flies submitted by contributors. Currently available in digital format only.

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