A Series of Pages on ZMM Research on MSU

Summary of contents for this page

This page has two major sections, one devoted to the origins of Robert Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality (MOQ) at Montana State College (MSC), and the other on the MSC English class and related pages.

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Robert Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality is a philosophy on the nature of the universe introduced in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and further explained in Lila: An Inquiry into Morals. The links below contain information about some of the people related to this idea, like Sarah Vinke.

Photos of Faculty, Administrators, and Students at Montana State College: 1947-1960

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

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

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PhotosMSC1950s

Robert Pirsig Discusses His Problems with Teaching English and The origins of His Awareness Of Quality.

This page includes a transcribed segment starting at ~27:20 in the “On the Road with Robert Pirsig” DVD and continues for about 3 min.

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeTheDevine
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This is an article on books enjoyed by Sarah Vinke
From The Montana Library Association Quarterly. Vol 5, No. 3, Page 6 (April 1960)

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeBookEnjoy

Commentary for the above page
by
Dennis Gary, BS. Montana State College, 1960
Henry Gurr, ZMMQ WebSite Master

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeBkEnjoyDiscuss

Self-criticism in speech
By SARAH JENNINGS VINKE Montana State College

This Article Was Published In:
Journal Title: Western Speech Volume: Volume 15 Issue: Issue 1
Month/Year: Jan 1951 Pages: p38-39, 2pp38-39, 2p
Article Author: Sarah Jennings Vinke
Article Title: Self-criticism In Speech

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeSpeechClass

Letters To & From Bozeman: Concerning Persons (or Events) of The English Department, Montana State College, 1945 to 1969**

In the following link are Letters and Information concerning Professor Sarah Vinke, one of the major persons in ZMM. On this WebPage you will see Research Results Concerning book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM), and specifically discoveries concerning “Sarah”, who alone was at the Origin of Robert Pirsig's ideas re "Quality", which he later, in Lila, called "Metaphysics of Quality" (MOQ) as opposed to "Subject Object Metaphysics" (SOM)

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LettersToFmBozemanVinkeLuhrsen

Documents and Articles Concerning Sarah Vinke, Louis Vinke, and Robert Pirsig Found in The Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections (Archives), at Montana State University Bozeman and in the Amistad Research Center (Archives) at Tulane University.

The majority of the documents on the following page were found in The Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections, located in the University Library at Montana State University Bozeman. Xerox copies were requested from the MSU Faculty Biographies (Accession 00003) archived folders of Sara Vinke, Louis Vinke, and Robert Pirsig. The transcripts below (OCR and edited by myself and Andrew Geyer), show virtually all of the archived items in the Sarah Vinke folder. However, from the folders of Louis Vinke and Robert Pirsig, I show just what I happened to select when I was there in the summer of 2002.

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MSUArchivesInfo

Commentary Regarding ZMM-Related Materials Found in the Montana State University Archives

This Page Includes Mr. Gary's Discussion and Memories Prompted by Documents and Articles Concerning Sarah Vinke, Louis Vinke, and Robert Pirsig found in the Archives at Montana State University Bozeman.

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MSUArchivesDiscuss

This page is currently under construction

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MSUTimeLines

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MSC English class
This section is on the MSC English class of Robert Pirsig, including pages on the class itself, related pages, and on Sarah Vinke, including a page about a biography on her.

This page is currently under construction

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/QualityVinkePirsig

This page is currently under construction

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/QualityVinkePirsig

Here Are The Views of Two Montana State College Students, Concerning Their Participation In Robert Pirsig's English Class(s) Fall 1959 or Spring 1960.

Interview 1: A Cowboy's Wife Gives Her Own View of Professor Robert Pirsig and His English Class At Montana State College, Now Montana State University.

Interview 2: A Cowboy's View of Robert Pirsig's 's English Class At Montana State College, Now Montana State University.

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/CowboyAmpWifeRePirsigClass

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

In which the significance of Robert Pirsig and his book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, is recognized by the Montana State University establishment.

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PisigMSCAndZen

Announcement: The Research & Writing of a new Sarah Vinke Biography. A Joint Project of Project Researcher & Author James Essinger, with Project Originator & Coordinator Professor Henry S. Gurr.

This for ZMM Enthusiasts to know our intentions and volunteer to
help us find more about Sarah Winifred Jennings Vinke

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/BiographySarahVinki

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