Swarthmore Chautauqua memorabilia

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.

The following are related material:

1. RG 7/004, Reference file on Swarthmore Chautauqua, Swarthmore Borough
2. RG 5/121, Paul M. Pearson Papers
3. Dillavou, George J, The Swarthmore Chautauqua : an adult education enterprise / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1970
4. SC/281, Chautauqua memorabilia collected by Kevin Gilmartin, Acc. 2017.023.

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Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore Historical Society Archives, Chautauqua Memorabilia, RG 7/006, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Publisher

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Finding aids author

FHL staff

Date

2013

Creator

Oppenheimer-Eberly, Nan

Swarthmore Chautauqua Association

Subject

Chautauquas

Organization

Swarthmore Chautauqua Association

Redpath Chautauqua

Place

Swarthmore (Pa.)

Language

English