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Swarthmore Chautauqua memorabilia
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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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The Chautauqua movement grew out of the American Lyceum and had its beginnings in 1874 at Chautauqua Lake, New York. In the late 1800s, this movement to provide entertainment and education to the American public was extended by circuit Chautauquas which expanded its influence from coast to coast. The Swarthmore Chautauqua was the youngest of the circuits and was founded in 1912 by Paul M. Pearson of Swarthmore College. This collection of Chautauqua memorabilia contains programs, music, clippings, and other material concerning primarily the Redpath Circuit, which operated out of Chicago and Ohio, and the Swarthmore Circuit, which was based in Swarthmore, Pa.
Gift of Booksource, Ltd., Accession: SHS.1999.030
Gift of Jane Ullman Thomas, Accession SHS.2007.002: Two copies of "Uncle Sam's Experiment," musical written by Nan Oppenheimer-Eberly, 1916 and others
Gift of Robert McIlfatrick, Acc. SHS.2017.002
"Chautauqua: The league of neighbors," program presented 1919, Lititz, Pa. Gift of Lancaster Mennonite archives, 2020.
Gift of Muncy Historical Society, Acc. SHS 2022.001
Memorabilia collected by the Swarthmore Historical Society with additions from a variety of sources.
Received unsorted. Sorted into Redpath and Swarthmore circuits. Newspaper articles photocopied on acid-free paper, originals retained. Swarthmore Chautauqua, Lincoln, poster (Acc. 207.002) added to oversized folder.
Memorabilia collected by Kevin Gilmartin, Acc. 2017.023, processed separately as a Small Collection, SC 281.
Organization
Subject
Place
- Publisher
- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Author
- FHL staff
- Finding Aid Date
- 2013
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Some of the items in this collection may be protected by copyright. The user is solely responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns to reuse, publish, or reproduce relevant items beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to the law. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/.
Collection Inventory
1 folders
1 folders
Uncle Sam's Experiment and Good Fairy Thrift.
Physical Description1 items
A re-enactment of Chautauqua as it was held in Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania, in the years 1913-1927. The event was held July 30d, 1995, in celebration of the Bicentennial of Lycoming County. Collection includes memorabilia of the 1995 event as well as original programs and photos. Picture Rocks and Muncy are both small borough on the Muncy Creek. Lycoming County is located in north central Pennsylvania, 30 miles south of the New York border.
Felt banner. Also commemorative pins used in reenactment display, tickets and programs.
Includes sheet music by Gabriel Hines for play by Nan Oppenlander-Eberly, Uncle Sames Experiment (1916).
Includes 1913 photographs of park where 1913 Chautauqua was held and group photo of participants. Also buttons and badges, and 1974 Chautauqua Movement Commemoerative Stamp.