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These 12 Photos were taken by Robert Pirsig’s very own camera, as he Chris, Sylvia and John made that 1968 epic voyage upon which Mr Pirsig’s <em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</em> (ZMM) book was based. Taken in 1968 along what is now known as <em> The ZMM Book Travel Route</em> each photo scene is actually <em>Written-Into</em> Mr. Pirsig’s book => <em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM) </em>

Author Robert Pirsig’s Own 12 Color Photos, Of His 1968 ZMM Travel Route Trip: Each Is Written-Into His ZMM Book. AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn 2nd Down.

Each of the 832 photographs in these Four Albums show a scene described in the book <em>Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. </em> Each photo was especially researched and photographed along the ZMM Route to show a specific ZMM Book Travel Description Passage: This passage is shown in quote marks below the respective photo. As you look at each of these photos, you will be viewing scenes similar to those that author Pirsig, Chris, and the Sutherlands might have seen, on that epic voyage, upon which the book <em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</em> was based. Thus it is, that these 832 photographs are <em>A Color Photo Illustrated Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</em>. Indeed <em>A Photo Show Book</em> for ZMM. Sights & Scenes Plus Full Explanation

My ZMM Travel Route Research Findings, Are A Page-By-Page, Color Photo Illustrated ZMM. AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn Top Album.

Each of these 28 photos are Full Circle Panorama Photos Seven-Feet-Wide. They were taken along the Travel Route of the book ‘‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’‘. They show a 360 degree view, made by stitching together eight photos. These Panoramic Photos, complement and add to those of my Photo Album ABOVE named => ‘‘A Color Photo Illustrated ZMM Book, With Travel Route Sights & Scenes Explained’‘.

ZMM Travel Route Research PANORAMIC PHOTOS 7ft wide! Henry Gurr, 2002 ZMM Research Trip. AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn 2nd Down.

This album shows what I saw on my RETURN trip home (San Francisco California to Aiken South Carolina), Summer 2002. These 55 photos were taken along the Route of the <em>1849er’s Gold Rush to California</em> (In Reverse Direction). After I completed my ZMM Research, I RETURNED home by way of the Route of the ‘49’s Gold Rush. This route included the route of the <em>California Gold Rush Trail</em> (in Nevada & California), as well as portions of the <em>Oregon Trail</em> all the way into Missouri." These 1849er’s Travel Route Photos, were taken AFTER I took those Photos shown in the above Album named “‘‘A Color Photo Illustrated ZMM Book, With Travel Route Sights & Scenes Explained’

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Each of these seven 360 degree Full Circle Panoramic Photos were taken along the route of the Gold Rush ‘1849’ers from Missouri to California. Each is 7 foot wide! These Panorama Photos complement and add to those of my Photo Album above named => ‘‘Henry Gurr’s Research Photos: California Gold Rush Trail & Pioneer Oregon Trail’‘ AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn Top Album.

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Enjoy 225 Photos of Flowers & Red Wing Blackbirds Along the ZMM Route. This Album of Color Photos shows every Flower and Red Wing Blackbird (RWBB) that I could “get within my camera sights!!” This was done in honor of the ZMM Narrator's emphasis of Flowers and Redwing Blackbirds in the book ‘‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.’‘ I was very surprised to find RWBB's the entire travelroute from Minneapolis to San Francisco.

In Honor of ZMM Narrator’s Emphasis: 225 Color Photos of ZMM Travel Route Flowers & Red Wing Blackbirds. AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn 5th Down.

These 165 photos show ‘‘Tourist Experiences’‘ the ZMM Traveler may have along the ZMM Route.

My 2002 ZMM Travel Route Experience: By Henry Gurr ZMMQ Site Master. AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn 3rd Down.

Starting Monday 19 July 2004, Mark Richardson traveled the ZMM Route, on his trusty Jakie Blue motorcycle. Mark made these 59 interesting photographs of what he saw along the way. As he toured, he pondered his own life destiny (past present future), and sought to discover his own deeper personal meaning of the book <em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</em>

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The former home (~1968) of John and Sylvia Sutherland, at 2649 South Colfax Ave, Minneapolis MN, shown in 18 photos. Despite John's quite negative disparaging statements in ZMM, about their home back in Minneapolis, this same house, shown in these photos, looks to us like a wonderful beautiful home along a very nice, quiet, shady street, in a perfectly fine Minneapolis Neighborhood!

John & Sylvia Sutherland of “The ZMM Book”: 18Potos Of Former Minneapolis Home>2649 South Colfax Ave, AFTER the 5 Albums Cones Up, Read & ClickOn 4th Down.

A 36 Photo Tour of Two University of South Carolina Buildings: a) Etherredge Performing Arts Center Lobby + b) Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, some of which show “Built In Educational Displays

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IThese 15 photos show persons & scenes, related to how we got this ZMMQ WebSite going, back in ~2002. Included are "screen captures" of our software systems in use. A few of these photos show the screen views of what we were “looking at,” some including brief notes & hints on how to get around some of the problems we experienced.

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Photos of Faculty, Administrators, and Students who were at Montana State College ~ 1956-1960. These persons, especially Sarah Vinke, were faculty (or colleagues of) ZMM author Robert Pirsig, during his teaching (1959 – 1961), as Professor of English, at Montana State College, Bozeman MT.

1947-60: Photos of MSC Faculty & Sarah Vinke (Vinki Vinche Finche Finch)

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Further Photos Of Faculty, Administrators, And Students At Montana State College: 1938-1962

By Dennis Gary, BS, Montana State College, 1960; MS, University of Oregon, 1964

Introduction

The photos on this page, collected by Dennis Gary, have been provided to help illustrate his memories of the time he spent at Montana State College (now Montana State University) from 1956 to 1960 and his experiences related to that time at MSC. During his undergraduate years at MSC, Mr. Gary interacted personally with Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance author Robert Pirsig, as well as Sarah Vinke and many other real-life people upon whom the characters in ZMM are based. Although some of the featured photos were taken before 1956, those featured in them were either present during Mr. Gary’s tenure at MSC or mentioned in Mr. Gary's MSC-related memories. These photos are meant to supplement Mr. Gary's firsthand accounts of his relationships with the people pictured here. Visitors to this webpage are encouraged to access—through the links that have been provided at the bottom of the page—the various webpages on the ZMMQ site devoted to Mr. Gary's recollections of this time at MSC.

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Sarah Vinke & Colleagues:

NOT Photo Of Dean Sarah Vinke: Due to an error in the Colorado Woman’s College Year Book, the photo of another person was accidently placed here. EXPLANATION: Upon the death of her husband, Louis Vinke, Head of the Animal Husbandry Dept., Sarah Vinke, left MSC to teach in Colorado, first at Colorado Women's College (1936-1938), and subsequently at Colorado State College (1939-1945). "Mrs. Sarah J. Vinke returned to MSC this year to direct the English Department . . . interested in people and a fascinating conversationalist." This photo shows Sarah Vinke in a serious moment as Head of the MSC English Dept. Sarah Vinke was a friend and a staunch supporter of Pirsig at MSC. She plays a crucial role in <em>ZMM</em>. It was Dr. Vinke whose question to Pirsig about teaching Quality served as the 'seed crystal' from which his concept of Quality developed. During Dr. Vinke's long tenure at MSC, Dennis Gary was a student, and mentee, of hers.
Error: Not Photo Of Dean Sarah Vinke Mrs. Sarah J. Vinke Sarah Vinke, Professor of English Sarah Vinke,
Colorado Women's College, 1938 MSC English Dept. Head, 1946 and Department Head, MSC, 1948* English Department, MSC, 1956 
SCIENCE DIVISION FACULTY: Row 1, L. to R. : Major Graham L. Bleiler, B.L. Johnson, Nathaniel J. Kutzman, Charles N. Couyblan, William J. Dickinson, Ursula Watson, William G. Walter, John A. Barsness, Charles C. Bradley, Captain Stanley F. Sturgill. Row 2; Colonel Maynard W. Bell, Ernest Lauer, Helmer Holje, Roy Wiegand, Sarah Vinke, Bob Beck, Glenn Ingram, 1st Lieut. Mario Perez. Row 3: Carl J. Couch, Fred Schultz, M. G Burlingame, K. L. Temple, George Towe, Leroy Amunrud, Row 4: Ray Woodruff, Jim Simpson, R. H. McBee, J. E. Whitesitt. The Service Course [Division] is designed to supplement the other major divisions, and offers, through its various departments that cultural background that is so essential to a well-rounded education. This department includes English, History, Music, and Education. Dr. Burlingame teaches history. Headed the MSC History Dept. He once said to Dennis Gary, "Do you know what I like about you? You ask questions others afraid to ask. I don't always agree with your answers, But the questions are more important than the answers any day!" Burlingame worked with Caroline McGill in the founding of the Museum of the Rockies which houses the largest dinosaur collection in the United States and is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, as well as Montana State University, Bozeman.
Sarah Vinke (2nd Row, Center), Jack Barsness (1st Row, 3rd from Right), Dr. Burlingame, History Dept., Merrill G. Burlingame 
Merrill Burlingame (3rd Row, 3rd from Left), and the Science Division 1956 Service Div., 1938 Head of the History Dept., 1948
SCIENCE DIVISION FACULTY: Row 1. L . to R.: Capt. C. C. Dye, Capt. R. E. Carlson, Kay Roberts, Thelma Lauer, Anna Pearl Sherrick, Laura Copple, Shirley Reese, Bernice Baylis , Bernard Ostle, Brick Breeden, Capt.Floyd Wright. Row 2: G. E. Uhlrich, Adrien L. Hess, Edward H. Ward, E. Anacker, William Swarta, C. J. D. Brown, A. M. Johnson, Inf. Col. Harry Balish. Row 3: Roy E. Huffman, Paul A. Grieder, A. B. Oviatt, Howard H. Dean, Hack Arroe, John Hurst, Cliff Davis, Harry S. Cannon. Row 4: C. B. Brotherton, Nels Nelson, Hans Sagan, Robert Lownley, Milton Edie, Richard C. Froeschner. Row 5: Jim Duderstadt, W. E. Booth, E. B. Harvey, Paul H. Visscher. Jim Duderstadt originated the Flm and Television Department at Montana State University in Bozeman. Professor of English, in 1952 Kurtichanov delivered the commencement address at Roundup High School entitled 'Character above Intellect' Dennis Gary took Russian Literature and also Bible Literature from Kurtichanov. Named one of the two outstanding teachers of the year by students, faculty, and alumni in 1958. Acting President P. C. Gaines referred the FBI report on Professor Dunbar to Dean Cotner who called Dr. Dunbar on the carpet accusing him of being in cahoots with Joseph Stalin. Gaines was Acting President of MSC while President Roland R. Renne was on leave in the Philippines.
Kay Roberts (1st Row, 3rd fm. left), Paul Grieder (3rd Row, 2nd fm. left), Howard Dean (3rd Row, 4th fm. left), Titus Kurtichanov, English Dept., P. C. Gaines
Jim Duderstadt (5th Row, 1st of 4 in doorway) and the Science Division 1956 MSC Teacher of the Year, 1958 Acting MSC President, 1952-53

Robert Dunbar/Howard Dean/Frank Cotner

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: First Row, L. to R.: Robert G. Dunbar, Edith Johnston, Evelyn Strand, Martha L. Hawksworth. Second Row: Miford Franks, Cyril H. Conrad, Howard H. Dean, John B. Bowder, Robert C. Kay. MSC LIBRARY COMMITTEE: Row 1, L. to R.: Agnes Wiggenhorn, Kiyoe Kotaki, Lesley Heathcote. Row 2, L. to R.: Howard Dean, Doug Armstrong, W. J. Hendrickson.
MSC Curriculum Committee: Robert Dunbar (Front, Left), Howard Dean (Rear, Center), 1953 MSC Library Committee: Howard Dean (Rear, Left), 1956
Robert Dunbar was a Montana radical, a Professor of History at MSC. Howard Dean authored EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, the composition book it is thought Pirsig detested. Here seen in a picture of the MSC (MSU) Curriculum Committee: Front Row: Martha Hawksworth, E. R. Hehn, Marjorie Paisley, Sarah Newman. Back Row: G O. Sheckels, L. O. Binder, E. R. Monson, Robert Dunbar, Don Graham, Howard Dean, David Schmidt. Robert Dunbar was one of the Radicals which Pirsig refers to in ZMM and was the driving force behind the Eleanor Roosevelt incident at MSC. Dunbar was the driving force behind many Intercultural Programs at MSC. Cotner paniced at Dunbar's stand that the U.S. should co-operate with the Soviet Union and accused Dunbar of being a friend of Joseph Stalin. This and similar confrontations between Dunbar and Cotner are detailed in Dunbar's Monograph, "Threats to Academic Freedom at Montana State College" (see link below to read this.
MSC Curriculum Committee: Robert Dunbar (Center), Howard Dean, (Rear Right) 1955 Robert Dunbar, 1952  Robert Dunbar, Head Dr. Frank B. Cotner,
  Intercultural Studies Dean of Science
  1969 1956

The MSC (MSU) International Club

Row 1, L. to R.: Ralph Salisbury, Verneva Salisbury, Maida Rifat, Amina Kadow, Iran Haghshenas, Sidney Pederson, Virginia Bradford, Sally Halverson, Mrs. Nickerson, Steve Fahrion, Karen Kuhl, Roswitha Bullinga, Bob Garber, Ruth Wilcox, Monroe Wilcox, Salah Yacub. Row 2, L to R.: Gabriela Munoz, Amanda Jimenez, Dr. Dunbar, Mrs. Baty, Jerry Grieder, Elsa Greider, Welda Mainard, Michael Kecskes, Maty Bryson, Edna Pederson, Harold Pederson, Jo Ann Trail, Ann Dunbar, Sondra Rathjen, Lonnie Thomas, Ron Nelson. Row 3. L. to R.: George Cheng, Bill Lassey, Mickey, Lassey, A. Subbaratnam, John Bluemle, Carlos Pereda, Teimoor Mantashi, Motohito Kamei, Clifford Doke, Ron Tinnermeier, Mary Williams, Art Williams, Morrell Thompson, Harvey Jung, Gennie DeWeese, Ted Goheen. Paul Grieder, Advisor, International Club, 1961.
International Club, 1961 Paul Grieder 
R. Dunbar (2nd Row, 3rd fm. left), daugter, Ann Dunbar (4th fm. right), Gennie DeWeese (3rd Row, 2nd fm.right), Advisor
Harvey Jung (3rd fm. right) 1961

Household & Applied Arts Department at MSC (MSU)

Labeled "Herrick Hall torture chamber for Home Ec majors and Art students" in the 1955 Montanan Yearbook. HOUSEHOLD & APPLIED ARTS: BACK ROW, L. to R.: Fred G. Weber, Robert DeWeese, Cyril H. Conrad, John W. Blankenhorn, William J. Hendrickson, Mary Zaehringer, Helen L. Mayfield, Bertha Clow. FRONT ROW: Elizabeth Birong, Mary Legg, Ruth Osborne, Bernice Lamb, Frances Senska, Leona Barnes, Velma L. Williams, Katherine Roy.
Herrick Hall, 1955 Department of Household and Applied Arts, 1950
 Robert DeWeese (Back Row, 2nd from Left)
Robert DeWeese befriended and influenced Robert Pirsig. HOUSEHOLD AND APPLIED ARTS FACULTY Front Row: R. Bethine Bigej, Jean Neill, Francess Senska, Mrs. Gladys Roehm, Gertrude Roskie. Back Row: Robert DeWeese, W. J. Hendrickson, Jessie Wilbur, Frances Afanasiev, Virginia Hendrickson, George Conkey, Cyril H. Conrad. Housed the Household Arts (Home Economics) Dept., and the Applied Arts back in Robert Pirsig's time on the MSC campus. Tina DeWeese remembers playing in the "subterrainian halls" of Herrick Hall as a little girl.
Department of Household and Applied Arts, 1956 Herrick Hall, 1956
Robert DeWeese (Back Row, far Left)

MSC President Roland R. Renne thru the years

Dr. Roland R. Renne became the sixth and youngest president of Montana State College July 1, 1944, and was formally inaugurated in April, 1945, when Governor Ford performed the induction ceremony. Dr. Renne has been concerned with the development of the college from the time he came here as an assistant professor of economics and sociology and agricultural economics . . . He has proven himself an able administrator with big plans for the future of the school. PRESIDENT R. R. RENNE is particularly close to the problems of students, taking an active interest in all the the phases of the college. At home with their children, he and Mrs. Renne enjoy gardening and are ski enthusiasts in the winter. [1946 caption] President Renne, who, during the past nine months, has guided Montana State College through a hectic period of transition smoothly and efficiently, can be justly proud of his enviable record. [1947 caption] Roland R. Renne – President of Montana State College – If it weren't for the fact that Dr. Sebastian Xanadu of Boniface Barber College stands only three feet nine inches tall in his sweat socks, Dr. R. R. Renne would be the shortest college president in the United States. Nevertheless, Dr. Renne is still a man who needs a custom-built yo-yo. When you measure college presidents, though, it doesn't make any difference about pencil marks on a ruler – it's ability and competence that count. Judging by the these standards, Dr. Renne is fourteen feet tall. And judging by the vital dynamic program propagated by him for the future of Montana State College, he's a mighty big little man.  DR. ROLAND R. RENNE came to Montana State College in 1930. At that time he was assistant professor of Economics; in 1935 he was promoted to Head of the Economics Department; and in 1939 he was head Department of Agricultural Economics. On July 1st, 1944, Dr. Renne was inaugurated President of Montana State College. The detailed and confining of his administration have not kept Dr. Renne from continuing his interest in outside affair. He was appointed a member of the Water Resources Policy Commission by President Truman; he was named a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. Dr. Renne has proven himself an able administrator with big plans for the future of the school.  Welcome back, President Renne! Mr. Renne is with us again this year after spending two years in the Philippines Chief of the Mutual Security Agency Mission. The campus that witnessed his inauguration in 1944 is continuing to grow and expand. Because of the large enrollment, more and modern class facilities were necessary. The math-physics building and animal industry addition to the agriculture building were ready for classes winter quarter. If construction is completed by September 1954, the boys will say a FOND FAREWELL TO HUDSON HOUSE and be the first occupants of a new men's dorm. Committees are now looking over plans for a new women's dorm in the near future. With construction there is some destruction and the old service shops and old math building are no longer a part of M.S.C.'s landscape. 700 freshman compose the class of 1957 which proved to be the largest in the history of the college. The many new buldings and larger enrollment indicate the continuous growth of this state institution. Dr. Renne works to consolidate the large gains the college has made, thus improving it further. It is rewarding to know that our President has been of service to the nation, the Philippines and again to M.S.C.  "During his second year, since his return from the Phillipines Dr. Renne has tried to continue his plans for a college built for the future. Included in these plans is a $75,000 addition to the Student Union Building. Construction was begun on this structure spring quarter and is expected to be completed within a year. Inside the addition are to be bowling alleys, a large ballroom, and extra room for play productions. Although the building is not expected to be large enough to fulfill all of the student needs, it will relieve the situation greatly. Early last sping student faculty committees were appointed to look into the needs of the students and it was through these suggestions that the plans were formulated. In this way it was thought that the students would have a larger share of the responsibility in the directions of the program of expansion." -- yearbook caption.
Renne, 1946 Renne, 1949 Renne, 1951 Renne, 1954 Renne, 1955
President Renne speaking at the annual President's Assembly.  DEAN'S COUNCIL: Row 1: R. R. Renne. Row 2, L. to R.: Katherine Roy, Esther Brown. Row 3: Frank B. Cotner, Martha Hawksworth, Leon H. Johnson. Row 4: Maurice M. Kelso, P. C. Gaines, Val G. Glynn, E. W. Shilling, James F. Nickerson.  Dennis Gary believes that is Renne's wife looking on.
Renne, 1956, Addresses Assembly Commander-in-Chief Renne and his Dean's Council, 1956 Dr. Renne Enjoying a Bite, 1962

Montana State faces Challenges

As World War II came to an end, President Renne, moved swiftly to accommodate the huge influx of Service Men returning to school under the G.I. Bill of Rights. In those years, the college doubled in size. Brick dormitories came later. Dennis Gary can remember, as a young boy, wondering what trailers had to do with college as his parents drove by on their way to downtown Bozeman. Years later, as a student at Montana State, he saw them replaced by new brick dormitories. ”In executing budget cuts for education at this school, Dr. R R. Renne has, according to our department head, made cuts in the English department which now brings the average teaching load under the present system to 16.8 hours, as against a reported legal 'maximum of 12 hours in California and a recommended maximum 15 hours by the accreditation agencies.’ As a consequence, students at MSC will be getting less than the minimum instruction in English as set by national standards. Since I am resigning for grad¬uate study at the University of Chicago next year, this will not affect me personally. However, as part of a professional obligation to students and education it is necessary for me to ask for a full Investigation by a completely impartial accrediting agency or other institution into the exact details of the teaching situation at this college. The educational environment here is not just bad, it is scandalous, and in this critical period of American education it is necessary that such scandals be brought out in the open. I do not ask that you believe me at this time but that you send a com-pletely impartial investigating agency to find out for yourself and the public what the situation actually is.”--Robert Pirsig, in a letter to Governor Nutter
Veterans' Housing post World War II Budget Cuts, Exponent, 21 January 1961

Montana in Early 1960's

"Something else that ought to interest you," John says. "They were talking in the bar about Bozeman, where we're going. They said the governor of Montana had a list of fifty radical college professors at the college in Bozeman he was going to fire. Then he got killed in a plane crash." -- ZMM, pp. 103-104 At Bozeman isn't a one horse town." -- Original Caption In Memoriam Donald G. Nutter, Governor of Montana – Throughout the United States aggressive leadership has shaken our complacent attitude and has given us a sense of urgency in accomplishing national and international goals. Montana was fortunate to have one of these leaders. Governor Nutter provided the state with an attitude of awareness of all phases of state government. Perhaps there was not complete agreement in the ideas which he held or programs he proposed. This statement can be applied to any great politician. – A man with courage and conviction has always been admired and respected. Governor Nutter exemplified this type of man. He formulated his platform while campaigning and carried through with these ideas until tragedy interrupted his term. – In respect and remembrance of a great man, we dedicate this book to Governor Nutter and the characteristics of manhood he represented. – 1962 Montanan Staff
Governor Donald Nutter, 1962 Bozeman Parade, 1962 1962 Montanan Yearbook Dedication to Gov. Nutter

And Always The "M" Overlooks MSC (MSU) --

The “M” on Mt. Baldy Is Very Accurately Laid Out, Ann Not Obscured By Trees.  To see the “M”, look above the Red Roof, for the white spot on the distant mountain side.  Every year the Freshman Class hikes up Mt. Baldy to repaint the "M"
The "M" on Mt. Baldy The "M" in the distance as viewed from the Campus, 1947 Freshman Class Painting the "M", 1952

A Detailed Obituary Of Lewis E Vinke, Sarah Vinke's Husband. Lewis Like Sarah, Also Was A MSC Professor.

Louis Vinke Obituary

We Are Saddened To Report That Robert Dennis Gary Passed Away In Jan 9, 2020, Likely From Covid19. You May Read About His Life => A Robert Dennis Gary Memorial Tribute Page & Autobiography : ALSO PLEASE SEND EMAIL To HenryG__USCA.edu With Your Memories Of Dennis. Click Here.

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*EDITOR'S NOTE: The dates below each picture reflect the date of the yearbook it comes from, and not necessarily the date the picture was taken, although generally I would assume that they are one and the same. Site Master Henry Gurr wishes to note: Concerning a dated time sequence of [the Sarah] Vinke photos, showing the effect of maturing over the years!! Very effective . . .!! But here I have some observations and a suggestion . . . re: what is now Sarah's third photo, with her thoughtful in rocking chair: Of the four photos, she is here to me the most youthful, She has a graduated from college look -- An almost farm girl look as in her plain dress with hand home sewn decorative collar, simple non-permed hair straight back, simplest of all gold rimmed glasses, and pure smooth quite youthful clear face lily skin complexion. Yes I know it says 1948 & department chair, and the yearbook staff surely got that correct. But it happens [quite] often, that when it comes time to go to press, no up-to-date photo is in hand, so older, sometimes 5, 8, 10 YEAR OLDER PHOTOS ARE USED. You see this all over.

Editor's Thanks:

I wish to thank David Swingle of the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University, Bozeman, for providing the opportunity to search the Montanan Yearbooks from 1945-1962, which made possible the scans which appear above. I also wish to thank Kay and Ray Campeau for allowing the use of their scanner for this purpose, while I was in Bozeman.

Links to Additional Reading Related to the Above Photos

1) A Student’s Memories of “Mrs.” Professor Sarah Vincke and Her English Department at Montana State College, Bozeman MT (1956-1960)

2) Following the Footsteps of My Mentor, Professor Sarah Vinke: My Life as an English Teacher, and Other Memories

3) Dennis Gary’s Values in Thought and Action: My Standards at School and in My Career

4) Memories of Deer Creek Mountain Ranch (an MSC Faculty Outing)

5) “Books I’ve Enjoyed” by Sarah Jennings Vinke, with added commentary by Dennis Gary and Henry Gurr (Originally published, 1960, in the Montana Library Association Journal)

6) Commentary Regarding "Book I've Enjoyed" Sarah Jennings Vinke and Information About Viewing on the Internet by Dennis Gary and Henry Gurr

7) Pirsig Memory, “The Divine Sarah”

8) Vinke, Pirsig, and the Origins of “Quality” and MOQ

9) Shirley Luhrsen and Sarah Vinke: Letters to and from Bozeman

10) Anthony McWatt's Robert Pirsig WebSite Of Jan 22 2018, As Saved By Archive.org.

11) Peter Voulkos's website Voulkos & Co.

12) Howard Dean, Nemesis to Robert Pirsig while Teaching in the MSC English Department

13) “THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AT MONTANA STATE COLLEGE” (MSC) This Document, Recreated Below, Is A 1977 Monograph By History Professor Robert G. Dunbar, Montana State College, Which Is Now Montana State University.

14) ” …a "radical" in Gallatin County, Montana, is a little different from a radical somewhere else." The Eleanor Roosevelt Affair.

15) Mr Dennis Gary’s Memories of The Late 1950’s Montana Political Situation: “Ultra Conservatives” +”Senator Joe McCarthy-Ites”,vs “Political Radicals“

16) Pirsig, MSC, and Zen, a selection from In the People's Interest, A Centennial History of Montana State University

17) A Brief Biography of Sarah Jennings Vinke, Found in the Burlingame Special Collections, Montana State University Bozeman

18) Sarah Vinke’s Passing [BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE January 31, 1978. From Obituary Page 10.2]

19) MSC Instructor Asks Probe Over Budget Issue [BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE April 4, 1961]

15) Interview with David Swingle, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana, on Robert Pirsig, ZMM, MSC, and Bozeman, Montana

16) Interview with Kay Campeau, Bozeman, Montana, resident on Robert Pirsig, ZMM, MSC, and Bozeman, Montana

Compiled and Edited by Dennis Gary 14 July 2014; Additional Pictures and Edits by Dennis Gary 10, 18, 24, 28 August 2014 and 14 September 2014. L.V.Obit By HSG 7 Dec 2018. RevHSG12Nov23.
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