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Rick and Mary Lee Reese collection on the Yellowstone Institute, 1975-2019
Overview of the Collection
- Ctb
- Reese, Rick; Reese, Mary Lee; Phillips, Wayne, 1941-
- Title
- Rick and Mary Lee Reese collection on the Yellowstone Institute
- Dates
- 1975-2019 (inclusive)19752019
- Quantity
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2 linear feet, (5 boxes
)
48 items, (pdf files) - Collection Number
- 2695
- Summary
- Rick and Mary Lee Reese were co-directors of the Yellowstone Institute in Yellowstone National Park from 1980 to 1984. The collection contains materials that document the operations and offerings of the Yellowstone Institute (YI) both from the years when Rick and Mary Lee Reese were co-directors, and from both prior to (pre-1980) and subsequent to (1984-2021) their leadership.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Rick Reese was born in 1942. He grew up in Salt Lake City, UT, and graduated from East High School. After service in the National Guard, he earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah in 1966. He then earned a graduate degree at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies in Denver, CO. Beginning in 1970, Reese taught political science at Carroll College in Helena, MT.
Mary Lee was born 1942 in Santa Fe, NM. She graduated from the University of Utah with a BA in 1964, and did post graduate work in library science while living in Denver. On return to Utah, she completed a degree in ornamental horticulture, then became the nursery manager at Cactus & Tropicals; she later became the buyer for the nursery.
The Reeses married in 1966 in Santa Fe. They had two children: Seth and Paige.
In 1980, Reese and Mary Lee were hired by Yellowstone National Park Superintendent John Townsley to run the Yellowstone Institute, a non-profit organization for providing environmental education in and about Yellowstone National Park that was founded in 1975. Its programs focused on Yellowstone's plants, animals, geology and history. Until 2010, Buffalo Ranch in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley was the base camp for many of the institute's field programs. The Reeses ran the Institute as co-directors (he planned the courses and hired instructors and other staff; she managed registration, contacts, and follow ups with instructors) until 1984.
In 2016, the Yellowstone Intitute was combined with the Yellowstone Association to form Yellowstone Forever, and continues with Yellowstone-focused education for a variety of participants.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains materials that document the operations and offerings of the Yellowstone Institute (YI) both from the years when Rick and Mary Lee Reese were co-directors, and from both prior to (pre-1980) and subsequent to (1984-2021) their leadership.
The majority of the collection documents the years that the Reeses were directors and includes correspondence with participants, instructors, and the governing board; financial records; press clippings of articles about the YI; topical files related to the operations of the YI; and documentation on similar outdoor education programs within and outside of national parks. Some of these materials were assembed by them specifically for donation to the MSU library, which is reflected in their folder titles.
Materials for other years was largely assembed by Rick Reese and Wayne Phillips, who was one of the Institute's earliest instructors. They include a nearly complete set of Institute course catalogs from 1976 to 2021, which document the Institute's yearly schedule, course offerings, and instructors.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Rick and Mary Lee Reese, 2021.
Custodial History
Reese worked with Wayne Phillips, one of the Institute's earliest instructors, to assemble the materials, including collecting and digitizing the complete run of the Institute's catalogs.
Processing Note
The collection was processed in 2021. Because the collection is small, the processor imposed minimal arrangement and largely retained Reese's folder titles. A check register was returned to the donor.
The digital versions of the Institute catalogs were scanned by Reese prior to donating the collection. During collection preparation, the files were re-named but were not modified in any other way.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: Administrative Files, 1976-1989Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Newspaper clippings |
1980-1989 |
1 | 2 | Newspaper clippings |
1977-1982 |
1 | 3 | Thank you letters to Reese's |
1982-1984 |
1 | 4 | Winter |
1984 |
1 | 5 | Historic Photos |
1982-1983 |
1 | 6 | Free Publicity |
1982 |
1 | 7 | Coop Assnes Mtg St Louis Oct |
1982 |
1 | 7 | 1983 C--- and Letters |
1983 |
1 | 8 | Free Articles and News Releases |
1981 |
1 | 10 | Forest Service |
1982-1983 |
1 | 11 | Agencies and Organizations |
1981-1983 |
1 | 11 | 1982 Letters to Partic. |
1982 |
1 | 13 | Misc 2 VI |
1981-1983 |
1 | 14 | Tim Clark |
1970-1980 |
2 | 1 | Correspondence from Rick |
1983-1984 |
2 | 2 | NRAG Canoe Trip |
1983 |
2 | 3 | Backcountry Campsites |
1981-1984 |
2 | 4 | Boat Reservation |
1984 |
2 | 5 | Important Correspondence |
1981-1984 |
2 | 6 | Computer Code |
1982 |
2 | 7 | Nez Perce Trip |
1982 |
2 | 8 | For MSU Archive Misc. Correspondence for Course Proposals |
1981-1984 |
2 | 9 | Special Groups (1984) Audubon, Forestry, Vagabond |
1984 |
2 | 10 | Correspondence |
1975-1976 |
2 | 11 | Correspondence |
1978 |
2 | 12 | Correspondence |
1980 |
2 | 13 | correspondence |
1981 |
2 | 14 | Correspondence |
1981 |
2 | 15 | Correspondence |
1983 |
2 | 16 | Correspondence |
1984 |
2 | 17 | Correspondence |
1985 |
2 | 18 | Correspondence |
1986 |
2 | 19 | Correspondence |
1988 |
2 | 20 | Correspondence |
1989 |
2 | 21 | Correspondence |
undated |
2 | 22 | Stationary/Envelopes |
|
2 | 23 | 1981 Budget |
1981 |
2 | 24 | 1981 Income |
1981 |
2 | 25 | Budget 1982 |
1982 |
3 | 26 | 1982 Financial |
1982 |
3 | 27 | 1982 Courses/ 1982 Ideas |
1982 |
3 | 1 | 1984 GYC N-- |
1984 |
3 | 2 | YLMA Board Meetings |
1981-1984 |
3 | 3 | Rick & Mary Lee Reese Years |
1981-1984 |
3 | 4 | Inst. Contracts |
1982 |
3 | 5 | Untitled folder |
1976-1984 |
3 | 6 | 1983 Budget/ Final Financial |
1983 |
3 | 7 | Budget |
1984 |
3 | 8 | winter trips |
1983 |
3 | 9 | Course; Misc Course Syllabus |
1981 |
3 | 10 | Schwatka Winter Trip Re-Enactment |
1982 |
3 | 11 | 1984 Y.I.Courses |
1984 |
3 | 12 | Director Position |
1980-1984 |
3 | 13 | Poster Distribution/Teton Science School |
1984 |
3 | 14 | Inventory |
1984 |
3 | 15 | Backcountry Food |
1984 |
3 | 16 | PERT |
1982-1984 |
4 | 17 | YI People |
1981-1984 |
4 | 18 | SLC Home Owners/ Other Similar Program |
1980-1989 |
4 | 1 | Other Field Schools |
1981-1983 |
4 | 2 | #1 of Similar Programs |
1976-1979 |
4 | 3 | #2 of Similar Programs |
1980-1984 |
4 | 4 | Address Book |
undated |
4 | 5 | Financial |
1980 |
4 | 6 | Financial |
1982 |
4 | 7 | Financial |
1983 |
4 | 8 | Financial |
1984 |
4 | 9 | Financial |
undated |
2: Yellowstone Institute Course Catalogs, 1975-2009Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 10 | YI Course Catalogs |
1975-1984 |
1976 June-September | |||
1979 June-August | |||
1980 June-August | |||
1981 June-August | |||
1982 May-August | |||
1983 June-September | |||
1984 June-September | |||
5 | 1 | YI Course Catalogs |
1980-1989 |
1985 June-August | |||
1986 June-August | |||
1987 June-August | |||
1988 May-August | |||
1989 May-August | |||
1989 May-September | |||
5 | 2 | YI Course Catalogs |
1990-1999 |
1990 May-October | |||
1991 June-October | |||
1992 May-1993 February | |||
1993 June-1994 February | |||
1995 May-1996 February | |||
1996 March-1997 February | |||
1997 March-1998 February | |||
1998 March-1999 March | |||
1999 May-2000 March | |||
5 | 3 | YI Course Catalogs |
2000-2009 |
2001 May-2002 March | |||
2002 May-October | |||
2003 May-November | |||
2004 May-November | |||
2005 May-October | |||
2006 May-October | |||
2006 November-2007 March | |||
2007 May-October | |||
2008 May-October | |||
2009 May-October | |||
5 | 4 | YI Course Catalogs |
2010-2019 |
2010 May-September | |||
2011 April-October | |||
2012 May-October | |||
2013 May-October | |||
2014 May-October | |||
2015 May-October | |||
2016 May-October | |||
2017 April-October | |||
2017 November-2018 March | |||
2018 May-September | |||
2019 May-October |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Environmental education
- National parks and reserves
- Outdoor education
Corporate Names
- Yellowstone Institute
Geographical Names
- Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Course catalogs
- Financial records
- Records (Documents)