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Chautauquas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Eva Emery Dye letter to Fred Lockley

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: i50102771]
Identifier: CA 1922 June 19
Abstract

The collection contains a letter dated June 19, 1922 from Eva Emery Dye, an author and suffragist of Oregon City, to Fred Lockley. In the letter, Dye remarks about a camp at Bonneville that is being transformed into an event venue.

Dates: 1922 June 19

Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 075] 1: [Barcode: i49998328], Volume: 1 (shares a rsb)
Identifier: B 075
Abstract

Travelling chautauqua shows offered lectures, plays, and concerts of religious, classical, and popular music, and in 1912, J.R. Ellison joined with Clarence H. White in establishing the Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The collection contains articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, articles, and programs, 1912-1928.

Dates: 1912-1928

Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: CA El59
Abstract

Travelling chautauqua shows offered lectures, plays, and concerts of religious, classical, and popular music, and in 1912, J.R. Ellison joined with Clarence H. White in establishing the Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The collection contains seventeen scrapbooks (1931-1956) that include clippings, articles, programs, and other printed matter regarding the bureau's sponsored entertainment.

Dates: 1931-1956