Scope and Contents
Drafts of books by Halford on dry-fly fishing and creation of artificial flies, and a draft of an autobiography, 1886-1912; scrapbooks containing clippings of reviews of books by Halford, 1897-1911, and clippings of obituaries and other articles about Halford, 1914-1915; and papers of Ellen Horne Kemp, 1896-1907, consisting of proofs of illustrations for books by Halford and related notes. Most drafts by Halford are autograph manuscript or typescript, with revisions and printer’s annotations, some incorporating writings or annotations by J. J. Hardy, W. A. Hunter, George Selwyn Marryat, William Senior, or G. E. M. Skues. Some drafts are accompanied by galley or page proofs with revisions, photographs and printed proofs for plates; or contracts and accounts with publishers George Routledge and Sons or Vinton & Company. Kemp’s papers contain hand-colored and uncolored proofs of her drawings of artificial flies, with related autograph manuscript notes; notes and proofs for illustrations by Duncan Moul; and a few drawings by Kemp and letters to her from Halford and Vinton & Company. Kemp's papers are accompanied by autograph manuscript notes, circa 1970, by Phoebe Leicester, a former owner and possibly a descendant of Kemp’s daughter Jane Horne Kemp Leicester.
Dates
- 1886-1970
- Majority of material found within 1886-1914
Creator
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Frederic M. Halford Papers are 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from James Cummins Bookseller on the Jonathan O. Bulkley Fund, 2020.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Writings, 1886-1925. II. Ellen Horne Kemp Illustrations and Notes, 1889-1970. III. Other Papers, 1897-1915.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Frederic M. (Frederic Michael) Halford (1844-1914)
Frederic M. (Frederic Michael) Halford (1844-1914), British angler and author of books on dry-fly fishing.
Ellen Horne Kemp (1846-)
Ellen Horne Kemp (1846-), British artist and illustrator of books by Frederic M. Halford. Ellen Horne Kemp married Robert Kemp (1832-) in 1869; their daughter Jane Horne Kemp (1870-) married Bryce Leicester in 1903; and their son Robert Kemp, (1871-) was a malacologist.
- Artists -- Great Britain
- Artists -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Authors -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Authors, English -- 20th century
- C. Farlow & Co.
- Drawings (visual works) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Fishers -- Great Britain
- Fishers -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Fishing -- Great Britain
- Flies, Artificial -- Great Britain
- Fly casting -- Great Britain
- Fly fishing -- Great Britain
- Fly tyers -- Great Britain
- George Routledge and Sons
- Halford, Frederic M. (Frederic Michael), 1844-1914
- Hardy Brothers Ltd.
- Hardy, J. J. (John James)
- Hunter, W. A. (William Archibald)
- Illustration of books -- Great Britain
- Kemp, Ellen Horne, 1846-
- Marryat, George Selwyn, 1840-1896
- Moul, Duncan
- Photographs (illustrations) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Plates (illustrations) -- Great Britain -- 19th century
- Scrapbooks -- Great Britain -- 20th Century
- Senior, William, 1838-1920
- Skues, G. E. M. (George Edward Mackenzie), 1958-1979
- Vinton & Company
- Women artists -- Great Britain
- Title
- Frederic M. Halford papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Spicher
- Date
- October 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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