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Brochure for Chautauqua Program at Union City, Tennessee

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3157

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A single brochure for a Chautauqua assembly that took place in Union City, Tennessee from June 10-16, 1913. The brochure includes a daily program of events, biographies and photographs of lecturers, actors, and musicians, ticket information, and a brief history of Union City. This assembly was part of the Redpath Chautauqua circuit and the program consisted of lectures, concerts, plays, literary interpretations, debates, and more. Noted performers include Opie Read, novelist and humorist; Emil Seidel, the first Socialist mayor of a major U.S. city (Milwaukee, WI) from 1910-1912; and Joseph W. Folk, lawyer and politician who served as governor of Missouri from 1905-1909, among others.

Dates

  • 1913 June 10-16

Language

The material in this collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

A single brochure for a Chautauqua assembly that took place in Union City, Tennessee from June 10-16, 1913. The brochure includes a daily program of events, biographies and photographs of lecturers, actors, and musicians, ticket information, and a brief history of Union City.

Biographical/Historical Note

Chautauqua was an adult education movement that consisted of music, entertainment, lectures, preaching, and politics. First held in New York in 1874, the assemblies soon expanded and spread throughout the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chautauqua programs were often most popular in rural areas where people were most in need of entertainment and education. The movement began to decline in the mid-twentieth century as other cultural opportunities such as movies and radios began to gain popularity.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480