You may go directly to the collection, Traveling
Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century, in
American Memory.
Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
contains publicity brochures, promotional advertisements and talent
circulars that document the activities of the Chataqua Movement
from 1890-1940, and the performers, lecturers, educators and readers
who were part of it. Participants included the Fisk Jubilee Singers,
William Jennings Bryan and William Sterling Battis.
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information about this collection.
What
Was Chautauqua?
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
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Collection
Finding Aid
Read More About It! - A bibliography
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