Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item An investigation of stress and leisure time activity between two groups of students(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1977) Mizner, Ruth EvelynItem A study of the factors that may affect the leisure time of rural homemakers in Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1930) Kuschke, Blanche MetheneyItem Adult recreation in Montana : participation, barriers, and new recreational learning in Great Falls and surrounding communities(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Seipel, Joseph HenryItem Leisure participation and satisfaction of persons with multiple sclerosis(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Nursing, 1992) Steffes, Marian RoseItem City & nature : sensory experiences(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2007) Huard, Dallas Christopher; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ralph Johnson; Christopher Livingston (co-chair)Images come to mind when I take the time to think about what architecture means to me. These images, from my childhood, from exposure to my surroundings, from my experiences and training, even though this part of my life is still limited show me how simple architecture can be. I am always surprised that since I began studying the many aspects of architecture it has become so much more important to me. There are moments that I am able to recall the way the wind surged through a space or the way clouds would come alive and dance in a store window. It is these aspects of architecture that have began to shape and influence my life on an emotional and sensory level. I appreciate the simplicity of architecture when I think about summer visits to my grandparents farm. I am reminded of the sound of straw and leaves breaking under my feet, the creaking of a rusty hinge on the pasture gate, and the chill of the cold breeze from windows that were years beyond repair. These experiences are much more important to me than the visual images that come to mind because it takes more personal emotion for me to recall them; this makes for a much more powerful memory, one that last much longer than when I rely on the image alone. I remember a time when life was so much simpler and architecture was something to experience, not simply view. It is these simple experiences that hold the most personal meaning for me in my life. As I reflect upon my childhood, I realize that I rarely desire simplicity in my life as I once did years ago.Item More than mere camps and coaches : the Wylie Camping Company and the development of a middle-class leisure ethic in Yellowstone National Park, 1883-1916(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2010) Watry, Elizabeth Ann; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Mary Murphy.This thesis examines the influences of tourism upon the American West and its relationship with Yellowstone National Park in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition, this inquiry investigates the development and evolution of the Wylie Camping Company in Yellowstone and the company's connection with the advancement of tourism to the American West. Furthermore, within the context of changing ideas of work and leisure time in the past two centuries, this study explores the advancement of the idea of nature appreciation in America, and the interaction of Yellowstone's tourists with the natural environment. Through a cultural lens this examination aims to illuminate an understanding of tourists' complex emotional, physical, and ideological encounters with the mythic West and the equally fabled Yellowstone. With an eye on nineteenth-century middle-class cultural ideals, this study provides insight into the stagecoach-era tourists' experience of Yellowstone with the Wylie Camping Company. Finally, drawing on archival documents, published literature, and unpublished photo collections, this thesis demonstrates that the Wylie Camping Company played an important role in the establishment of Yellowstone as a legendary tourist destination and in the creation of a model of touring that set a precedent for camping and touring operations in other national parks around the West. To date there is no existing study of the Wylie Camping Co. in Yellowstone National Park.