\magnification=1200 \hsize=4in \overfullrule=0pt \input amssym \nopagenumbers \noindent % % {\bf Kristina C. Garrett} % % \medskip \noindent % % {\bf A Determinant Identity that Implies Rogers-Ramanujan} % % \vskip 5mm \noindent % % % % We give a combinatorial proof of a general determinant identity for associated polynomials. This determinant identity gives rise to new polynomial generalizations of known Rogers-Ramanujan type identities. Several examples of new Rogers-Ramanujan type identities are given. \bye .