Call Number:

C0473

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.4 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Angling Papers of George M. L. La Branche, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1911-1950 (inclusive)

Creator:

La Branche, George M. L. (George Michel Lucien), 1875-1961

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century, Diaries -- 20th century., and Fishers.

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous papers of George M. L. La Branche relating to angling.

George M. L. La Branche was the author of two books on angling.

The collection consists of La Branche's works, correspondence, a diary (1911), photographs, miscellaneous financial papers, and printed matter relating to angling. The collection contains fragments of his autograph manuscript The Salmon and the Dry Fly (1924) and correspondence with fellow anglers, especially George E. M. Skues of England, which reflect his expertise in dry fly fishing. The correspondence also refers to La Branche's other book, The Dry Fly and Fast Water (1914), the Fly Fishers Club (London), and the Anglers Club (New York), as well as to the many fishing trips he took to England and Scotland. A diary records the places he fished and kinds of fish caught during the summer of 1911.