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Henry Bugbee Papers, 1936-2021
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bugbee, Henry, 1915-1999
- Title
- Henry Bugbee Papers
- Dates
- 1936-2021 (inclusive)19362021
- Quantity
- 4.6 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 955
- Summary
- Henry Bugbee was an author and professor of philosophy at the University of Montana from 1957 to 1977 where he wrote and lectured on a wide range of topics. This collection contains his general biographical information, notes, written works, and class materials.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Student grades in Series III are restricted. Contact the repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Greenwood Bugbee, Jr. was born in February of 1915 to Dr. Henry G. Bugbee and Mrs. Della S. Bugbee in New York City. He had two siblings: Dorothy and Eleanor. Bugbee received his B.A. in philosophy from Princeton University in 1936, submitting "In Demonstration of the Spirit" as an honors thesis before beginning graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Bugbee's time at Berkeley was interrupted by service in the US Navy where he earned the rank of Lieutenant and engaged in minesweeping, patrol and escort duty on ships in the Pacific. Following his service, Bugbee returned to his graduate studies at Berkeley, completing his PhD in 1946 under Dr. Jacob Loewenberg. After completing his education, Bugbee's teaching career took him to the University of Nevada at Reno, Stanford, Harvard, Chatham College, Penn State, and the University of Montana where he taught, with some interludes, from 1957 through his official retirement in 1977. At the University of Montana, Bugbee quickly became the chair of the philosophy department and was instrumental in building the program and creating and maintaining an intensive humanities program.
Best known for his book The Inward Morning: A Philosophical Exploration in Journal Form, Bugbee's work explores concepts of wilderness, art, human experience, and place. His other major publications include essays on the Book of Job, wilderness, Gabriel Marcel, the sublime, love, and education. Albert Borgmann, Bugbee's friend and colleague writes: "A major source of Bugbee's inspiration was the great literature of the West and the East. A humanist par excellence, he lived with and out of those texts, and through his example he made humanists out of many who were neither so trained nor inclined."
Bugbee had five children and two step-children. With his first wife, Jeanie Abbot, he had Ann, Joan and Bruce. With his second wife, Daphne Bugbee Jones, he had Barbara and Taj. Bugbee married Marlene Zentz in 1977. He married Sally Moore in 1982, and had step-children Jonathan and Megan. Henry Bugbee had a stroke and experienced dementia in the last years of his life. He passed away on December 18, 1999.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains materials relating to Henry Bugbee and his academic work. The bulk of the collection is made up of lecture typescripts and class material from his teaching career. The class material found in this collection begins with Bugbee's time as an assistant professor at Harvard University where he taught entry level courses on ethics and the philosophy of life. After leaving Harvard and publishing The Inward Morning, Bugbee made his way to the University of Montana where he taught courses on ethics, the philosophy of religion, eastern philosophy, and other upper-division courses. The collection also includes biographical information related to Bugbee and his family and a number of unpublished materials including essays and notes on various topics.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive intellectual property rights to some materials in the collection are held by the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
Henry Bugbee Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in six series:
Series I: Personal Information, 1939-2015, 0.5 linear feet
Subseries 1: Papers, 1939-2015, 0.3 linear feet
Subseries 2: Photographs, 1944-1985 and undated, 0.2 linear feet
Series II: Written Works, 1936-2017, 0.7 linear feet
Subseries 1: Essays and Notes, 1936-1998, 0.5 linear feet
Subseries 2: External Works Related to Bugbee, 1979-2017, 0.1 linear feet
Subseries 3: Essays by Various Authors, 1950-1991, 0.1 linear feet
Series III: Class Material, 1947-1979, 1.7 linear feet
Subseries 1: Class Transcripts and Notes, 1947-1979, 1.6 linear feet
Subseries 2: Student Grades, 1956-1979 - RESTRICTED, 0.1 linear feet
Series IV: Personal Artwork and Artifacts, 1998-1999 and undated, 1.2 linear feet
Series V: Contributions from Others, 2020-2021, 0.1 linear feet
Subseries 1: Gary Whited, 2020, 1 folder
Subseries 2: James G. Todd, 2021, 1 folder
Subseries 3: Richard Gotshalk, 1957-1958, 1 folder
Series VI: Audio and Video Materials, 2000 and undated, 0.4 linear feet
Custodial History
The majority of professional materials in this collection were held by Henry Bugbee's wife, Sally Moore, before being loaned to David Rodick, who held them until their transfer to Archives and Special Collections in 2020 and 2021. Moore donated the majority of personal materials in this collection in 2020.
Acquisition Information
The majority of the Henry Bugbee collection was gifted to the Archives in 2020.
Processing Note
Many class transcripts, notes, and syllabi located outside Bugbee’s original bindings contained multiple copies, the copies of highest quality were kept, and duplicates were removed. Other photocopied material was removed when the original was intact and legible. The collection also contained numerous external essays written before and after Bugbee’s death. Essays written after Bugbee’s death, which did not directly relate to his work, were removed. Several newspaper clippings and notebooks emptied of their contents were removed.
Related Materials
A brief series of letters between Henry Bugbee and Hannah Arendt may be found in the Hannah Arendt Papers at the Library of Congress.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Personal Information, 1939-2015Return to Top
This series contains basic biographical information, personal correspondence, obituaries, and photographs.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Papers 0.3 linear feet
Correspondence was grouped by date or specific individual. The subseries is organized chronologically.
|
1939-2015 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Various Correspondence |
1939-1956 |
| 1 / 2 | Information About Bugbee's Parents |
1945-1955 |
| 1 / 3 | Program for Bugbee's Doctor of Philosophy Degree |
1947 |
| 1 / 4 | Correspondence With Gabriel Marcel |
1957-1973 and undated |
| 1 / 5 | Various Correspondence |
1957-1998 and undated |
| 1 / 6 | Documents Related to the Bugbee Lecture Endowment |
1989-2014 |
| 1 / 7 | Biographical Information |
1992 and Undated |
| 1 / 8 | Bugbee's Curriculum Vitae |
1993 |
| 1 / 9 | Correspondence not addressed to or from Bugbee |
1998-2015 |
| 1 / 10 | Bugbee's Last Words Written by a nurse caring for Bugbee
|
Circa 1999 |
| 1 / 11 | Obituaries |
1999-2000 |
| 1 / 12 | Memorial Service Program |
2000 |
| 1 / 13 | Pedagogy and Reflection on Bugbee |
undated |
| 1 / 14 | Collection of Business Cards |
undated |
| 10 / 1 | Empty Envelopes from Personal Correspondence Correspondence had been removed from envelopes prior to deposit at the Archives.
|
|
Subseries 2: Photographs 0.2 linear feet
Subseries two is organized chronologically and by context.
|
1944-1985 and undated | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 15 | Photocopied Image of the Ship Bugbee was on in WWII |
1944 |
| 1 / 16 | Bugbee's Ship from WWII |
1940s |
| 1 / 17 | Bugbee in His Naval Uniform |
Undated |
| 1 / 18 | Bugbee in His Naval Uniform |
Undated |
| 1 / 19 | Bugbee in His Naval Uniform |
Undated |
| 2 / 1 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
1980 |
| 2 / 2 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 3 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 4 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 5 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 6 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 7 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 8 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 9 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 10 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 11 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 12 | Candid Image of Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 13 | Bugbee and Sally Moore |
1981 |
| 2 / 14 | Bugbee and Sally Moore |
1995 |
| 2 / 15 | Bugbee and Sally Moore |
Undated |
| 2 / 16 | Bugbee and Sally Moore |
Undated |
| 2 / 17 | Bugbee and Sally Moore |
Undated |
| 2 / 18 | Bugbee Fishing |
1985 |
| 2 / 19 | Bugbee Fishing |
Undated |
| 2 / 20 | Bugbee Fishing |
Undated |
| 2 / 21 | Bugbee Fishing |
Undated |
| 2 / 22 | Bugbee Fishing |
undated |
| 2 / 23 | Bugbee Holding his Catch |
Undated |
| 2 / 24 | Bugbee Holding his Catch |
Undated |
| 2 / 25 | Bugbee with Friends in Blodgett Canyon |
Undated |
| 2 / 26 | Bugbee with Friends in the Rattlesnake Wilderness area |
Undated |
| 2 / 27 | Bugbee |
Undated |
| 2 / 28 | Family |
Undated |
| 2 / 29 | Bugbee Nature Area |
Undated |
| 2 / 30 | Gabriel Marcel |
Undated |
| 2 / 31 | Gabriel Marcel |
Undated |
| 2 / 32 | Contact Sheet of Negatives |
Undated |
| 2 / 33 | Contact Sheet of Negatives |
Undated |
| 2 / 34 | Contact Sheet of Negatives |
Undated |
| 2 / 35 | Man on a Horse |
Undated |
| 2 / 36 | Bugbee's Gravestone |
Undated |
Series II: Written Works, 1936-2017Return to Top
This series contains published and unpublished essays, various notes, annotated typescripts, and external works related to Bugbee or containing excerpts of his work. It has been divided into three subseries. Subseries one contains Bugbee’s own written work. Subseries two contains writings about Bugbee and his work. Subseries three contains essays written by various authors. The content of these works is not directly related to Bugbee, but many have light annotation or underlining, presumably by Bugbee.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Essays and Notes 0.3 linear feet
This subseries is arranged chronologically, except that Bugbee's notes are at the end of the subseries.
|
1936-1998 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 37 | "In Demonstration of Spirit" Prologue, Chapter 1 and 2 |
1936 |
| 2 / 38 | "The Moment Of Obligation In Experience" Published Article |
1953 |
| 2 / 39 | Book Containing Bugbee Excerpts Titled "Foray through Existentialism" by Kenneth Douglas and Francis Tafoya Page 89
|
1955 |
| 2 / 40 | "A Series of Essays, 1958-1974" Essays included: A Venture in the Open; Thoughts on Creation; A Way of Reading the Book of Job; The Philosophic Significance of the Sublime; On Starting with Love; L’Exigence Ontologique; Le Recueillement et L’accueil; Education and the Style of our Lives; Wilderness in America; Loneliness, Solitude and the Two-Fold Way in Which Concern Seems to be Claimed
|
undated |
| 2 / 41 | Extract from the journal Revue Synthèses, number 165: "Henry Bugbee, Philosophe de plein air" by Jacques Masui and "L'Aube á l’Interieur de l’Etra" by Henry Bugbee In French
|
February 1960 |
| 2 / 42 | Annotated Copy of "The Revolution In Western Thought" by Houston Smith |
1961 |
| 2 / 43 | Bugbee's Introduction for a Talk by Gabriel Marcel and an Annotated Copy of Marcel's Talk Titled "Wisdom in the Technical Age" All work is in English
|
April 1966 |
| 2 / 44 | "A Point of Co-Articulation in the Life and Thought of Gabriel Marcel" Essay in Philosophy Today |
1975 |
| 2 / 45 | Book Authors at Sea by Robert Shenk Includes excerpt from Inward Morning on pages 262-269
|
1977 |
| 2 / 46 | Annotated Typescript of Gordan Brittan's Lecture Titled "Autonomy and Authenticity" This is the text of the 1993 Bugbee Lecture at the University of Montana
|
1993 |
| 2 / 47 | Orion: People and Nature Magazine, Spring 1998, with Essay "Four Henry Stories" by David James Duncan Dedicated to Sally Moore |
1998 |
| 2 / 48 | Annotated Translation of "On the Ontological Mystery: A Concrete Approach" by Gabriel Marcel This is Bugbee's translation of the work into English
|
Undated |
| 2 / 49 | "Early Chapters from Living Philosophy" Author unidentified. Includes a chapter titled "Henry Bugbee, religious philosopher"
|
Undated |
| 3 / 1 | "Nature and a True Artist" Essay |
Undated |
| 3 / 2 | "On Starting With Love" Essay |
Undated |
| 3 / 3 | "Juncture in Western Thought" Essay This draft contains alternative pages throughout
|
Undated |
| 3 / 4 | "The Revolution in Western Thought: Another Step" Essay Includes multiple drafts, manuscript, and typescript
|
Undated |
| 3 / 5 | "Wilderness in America" Essay |
Undated |
| 3 / 6 | Notes on Marx |
1976 |
| 3 / 7 | Notes Titled "The Epochal Motifs in Western Thought: Peculiarity of the Modern Epoch" |
Undated |
| 3 / 8 | Notes Titled "Notes on Objectivity" |
Undated |
| 3 / 9 | Notes on Publications by Gabriel Marcel Mostly in English, but some portions are written in French
|
Undated |
| 3 / 10 | Notes on Gita |
Undated |
| 3 / 11 | Notes on Augustine |
Undated |
| 3 / 12 | Notes on Van Gogh |
Undated |
| 4 / 1 | Notes on Various Philosophers Fragmented
|
Undated |
| 4 / 2 | Notes on Various Topics Very fragmented, possibly written under the cognitive effects of dementia
|
Circa 1994 |
| 4 / 3 | Notes on Various Topics Very fragmented, possibly written under the cognitive effects of dementia
|
Circa 1994 |
Subseries 2: External Works Related to Bugbee 0.1 linear feet
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
|
1979-2017 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13 | Albert Borgmann Class Notes on "The Inward Morning" |
1979 |
| 3 / 14 | Notes and Remarks on "The Inward Morning" by Ray Lanfear and Houston Craighead |
2009 |
| 3 / 15 | Notes on "The Inward Morning" Author unknown
|
Undated |
| 3 / 16 | Forward to "The Inward Morning" by Alasdair MacIntyre |
Undated |
| 3 / 17 | Notes on Bugbee, Marcel, and W.E. Hocking by David Rodick |
Undated |
| 3 / 18 | Book Review Mentioning Bugbee's work |
2017 |
Subseries 3: Essays by Various Authors 0.1 linear feet
|
1950-1991 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 19 | "The Age of the Worldview" by Martin Heidegger |
1950 |
| 3 / 20 | "The Traginomic: Concern in Depth" by Albert Hofstadter |
1965 |
| 3 / 21 | "The Narrative Quality of Experience" by Stephen Crites |
1971 |
| 3 / 22 | "God and Temporal Being" by John Lawry |
1984 |
| 3 / 23 | "'Not I' says Beckett" by Edith Kern |
1987 |
| 3 / 24 | "Finding as Founding: Taking steps in Emerson's Experience" By Stanley Cavell |
1989 |
| 3 / 25 | "Reflections: The End of Nature" Article in the New Yorker |
1989 |
| 3 / 26 | "Why Are We in the Gulf" by TM power |
1991 |
| 3 / 27 | "A Phenomenology of the American Experience" by John Anderson |
Undated |
| 3 / 28 | "The Origin of dialogue: The 'Tempest' Speaks" by John Anderson |
Undated |
Series III: Class Material, 1947-1979Return to Top
The class material in series III contains lecture notes, supplementary notes, and syllabi from Bugbee’s teaching career at Harvard University and the University of Montana. Material dated after 1957 are from classes taught at the University of Montana. Depending on the specific course, the lecture notes are either typed or handwritten. These notes are generally formal, dated, and closely mirror the shape of class lectures. Supplementary notes may be found throughout individual class folders and include short descriptions or analyses of particular texts or concepts.
Access is restricted to student grades in this series.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Class Transcripts and Notes 1.6 linear feet
This subseries has been arranged chronologically.
|
1947-1979 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5 / 1 | Philosophy 100 |
1947 |
| 5 / 2 | Philosophy 101 |
1948 |
| 5 / 3 | Philosophy 102 Pagination fragmented
|
1948 |
| 5 / 4 | Philosophy 190 |
1949 |
| 5 / 5 | Philosophy 190 |
1953 |
| 6 / 1 | Philosophy B-151 |
1955 |
| 6 / 2 | Philosophy B-151 and B-152 Folder 1 of 2
|
1955 |
| 6 / 3 | Philosophy B-151 and B-152 Folder 2 of 2
|
1955 |
| 6 / 4 | Philosophy B-151 Folder 1 of 2
|
1956 |
| 6 / 5 | Philosophy B-151 Folder 2 of 2. Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1956 |
| 7 / 1 | Philosophy B-152 |
1957 |
| 7 / 2 | Philosophy B-152 Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1957 |
| 7 / 3 | Philosophy 490 |
1959 |
| 7 / 4 | Philosophy 454 |
1959 |
| 7 / 5 | Philosophy 100 |
1959 |
| 7 / 6 | Philosophy 354 Folder 1 of 2
|
1959 |
| 7 / 7 | Philosophy 354 Folder 2 of 2. Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1960 |
| 8 / 1 | Philosophy 120 Folder 1 of 2
|
1960 |
| 8 / 2 | Philosophy 120 Folder 2 of 2 Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1960 |
| 8 / 3 | Philosophy 100 |
1960 |
| 8 / 4 | Philosophy 120 |
1960 |
| 8 / 5 | Philosophy 355 Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1961 |
| 8 / 6 | Philosophy 121 |
1961 |
| 8 / 7 | The New Testament |
1976 |
| 8 / 8 | Intensive Humanities Program |
1977 |
| 8 / 9 | Philosophy 460 Student grades relocated to box 9
|
1979 |
| 8 / 10 | Philosophy 202 |
Undated |
| 8 / 11 | Supplementary Class Material |
Undated |
Subseries 2: Student Grades - RESTRICTED 0.1 linear feet
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
This subseries is restricted because of the presence of student grades.
|
1956-1979 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 9 / 1 | Student Grades From Philosophy B-151
|
1956 |
| 9 / 2 | Student Grades From Philosophy B-152
|
1957 |
| 9 / 3 | Student Grades From Philosophy 354
|
1960 |
| 9 / 4 | Student Grades From Philosophy 120
|
1961 |
| 9 / 5 | Student Grades From Philosophy 355
|
1961 |
| 9 / 6 | Student Grades From Philosophy 355
|
1961 |
| 9 / 7 | Student Grades From Philosophy 460
|
1979 |
Series IV: Personal Artwork and Artifact, 1998-1999 and undatedReturn to Top
This series contains two paintings by Bugbee created towards the end of his life, and his favorite hat.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| OS 11 | Bugbee's Hat Note from Sally Moore: Henry's fishing hat, which belonged to his father. At one point Henry pasted together where the creases on the top had split.
|
Undated |
| OS 12 | Personal Artwork: "Fish" Note from Sally Moore: My daughter, Megan, who is an artist was having Henry and me do a little painting exercise. This was Henry's.
|
1998 |
| OS 12 | Personal Artwork: "Raining Grapes" Folder includes Western Montana Fair 1st place ribbon. Note from Sally Moore: Henry was in a nursing home in his final year of dementia. He made this in a program there.
|
1999 |
Series V: Contributions from Others, 2020-2021Return to Top
This series contains content by or about Bugbee given by others to become part of the Bugbee archival collection. It includes writings and reminiscences about Bugbee.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Gary Whited 1 folder
|
2020 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10 / 2 | Book Containing Bugbee Excerpts and an Interview With One of His Students Titled "Existentia" by various authors Pages 239, 278, and 295
|
2020 |
Subseries 2: James G. Todd 1 folder
|
2021 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10 / 3 | A Reminiscence Written by Bugbee's friend James Todd |
2021 |
Subseries 3: Richard Gotshalk 1 folder
|
1957-1958 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10 / 4 | Correspondence from Bugbee to Gotshalk |
1957-1958 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Montana--Missoula
- Philosophy, American--20th century
- Philosophy--Study and teaching (Higher)--Montana--Missoula
Personal Names
- Bugbee, Henry Greenwood, Jr.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Montana State University (Missoula, Mont.)--Faculty
- University of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994)--Faculty
Finding aid prepared by Sean Cleary
2021
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