Title: Union City, Tennessee, Redpath Chautauqua Brochure

Date/Date Range :   1913 June 10-16

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This brochure advertises the Redpath Chautauqua held in Union City, Tennessee, from June 10 through June 16 in 1913. The program features the Ben Greet Players, Bohumir Kryl and His Band, the Bergen-Marx Company, Gov. Joseph W. Folk, Isabel Garghill Beecher, a "Debate on Socialism" by J. Adam Bede and Emil Seidel, and many others.

Call number: MS-3157

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection purchased by the UTK Special Collections Library in February 2007.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Union City, Tennessee, Redpath Chautauqua Brochure, MS-3157. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

Starting in 1874, the Chautauqua movement brought entertainment, education, and culture to rural communities throughout America, prompting President Theodore Roosevelt to quip that it was "the most American thing in America." Independent Chautauquas operated in permanent locations, while Circuit or Tent Chautauquas - first developed by the Redpath Lyceum Bureau - toured the country. Each hosted lectures, music performances, religious instruction, and more, which aided its popularity when traveling to isolated communities. The height of the movement's popularity came in the 1920s, but by the 1940s, thanks to the availability of radio and automobiles, Circuit Chautauquas faded. There are, however, still several Independent Chautauquas operating today.

This brochure is for the Redpath Chautauqua held in Union City, Tenn., from June 10 through June 16 in 1913. The program features the Ben Greet Players, Bohumir Kryl and His Band, the Bergen-Marx Company, Gov. Joseph W. Folk, Isabel Garghill Beecher, a "Debate on Socialism" by J. Adam Bede and Emil Seidel, and many others.

• Union City (Tenn.)
• Chautauquas.
• Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.