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Chautauqua Movement - development in adult education somewhat similar to the lyceum movement. It derived from an institution at Chautauqua, N.Y. There, in 1873, John Heyl Vincent and Lewis Miller proposed to a Methodist Episcopal camp meeting that secular as well as religious instruction be included in the summer Sunday-school institute. Established on that basis in 1874, the institute evolved into an eight-week summer program, offering adult courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Thousands attended each year; for those who could not, there were courses for home study groups, and lecturers were sent out to supplement the material furnished from the organization's publishing house. Local reading circles flourished around the country.

Other communities were inspired to form local Chautauquas, and possibly 200–300 were organized, though few were so successful as the original. These local groups brought authors, explorers, musicians, and political leaders to lecture and furnished a variety of entertainment. The Chautauquas had something of the spirit of the revival meeting and something of the county fair. In 1912 the movement was organized commercially; lecturers and entertainers were furnished to local groups on a contract basis. This commercial endeavor was extremely successful, persisting until c.1924, after which automobile travel, motion pictures, and other forces rapidly diminished Chautauqua's appeal. The original Chautauqua site continues to draw summer visitors who attend varied programs.

Bibliography

See J. H. Vincent, The Chautauqua Movement (1886, repr. 1971); A. E. Bestor, Chautauqua Publications (1934); R. Richmond, Chautauqua: an American Place (1934); G. MacLaren, Morally We Roll Along (1938); V. Case and R. O. Case, We Called It Culture: The Story of Chautauqua (1948, repr. 1970); J. E. Gould, The Chautauqua Movement (1961).

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The Chautauqua Movement: An Episode in the Continuing American Revolution » Read Now
by Joseph E. Gould. 106 pgs.

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...THE CHAUTAUQUA MOVEMENT THE CHAUTAUQUA MOVEMENT An Episode in the Continuing American Revolution...GOULD STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS ALBANY The Chautauqua Movement...
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"Dancing Mothers": The Chautauqua Movement in Twentieth-Century American Popular Culture, in American Studies International » Read Now
by Russell L. Johnson. 18 pgs.

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..."Dancing Mothers" The Chautauqua Movement in Twentieth-Century American...Russell L. Johnson The chautauqua movement in the United States traces...the relationship among...
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The Chautauqua Movement: Revolution in Popular Higher Education, in Journal of Higher Education » Read Now
by John C. Scott. 2 pgs.

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...The Chautauqua movement: revolution in popular higher...Scott The importance of the Chautauqua movement in American popular culture has...university education. No previous...
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A Taste of Chautauqua: Historical Investigation and Oral Presentation, in Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy » Read Now
by Syna Erb, Nancy Moore. 8 pgs.

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...Chautauqua institution began in the town of Chautauqua, New York, as an adult education movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It...The idea of lifelong learning in...
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Lewis Miller: A Biographical Essay (Chap. XXII "The Beginnings of Chautauqua" and Chap. XXIII "Chautauqua Launched") » Read Now
by Ellwood Hendrick. 210 pgs.

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...America lead directly back to the Chautauqua movement. What did he look like at this...only a boy he organized the Chautauqua THE MEMORIAL GATE AT YALE Erected...Miller...
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William Jennings Bryan: Orator of Small-Town America (Chap. 5 "Success on the Chautauqua Circuit") » Read Now
by Donald K. Springen. 200 pgs.

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"Probably best remembered today for his The Cross of Gold' acceptance speech delivered at the 1896 Democratic national convention, and his exchange with Clarence Darrow in the 1925 Scopes Trial, Bryan's speaking brilliance went far beyond these orations, flavoring his own two presidential campaigns...
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"Probably best remembered today for his The Cross of Gold' acceptance speech delivered at the 1896 Democratic national convention, and his exchange with Clarence Darrow in the 1925 Scopes Trial, Bryan's speaking brilliance went far beyond these orations, flavoring his own two presidential campaigns, his tenure as Secretary of State, and the second campaign of Woodrow Wilson. This work examines the oratory skills of Bryan, tracing and analyzing his development as a speaker, and providing the texts of important addresses that spanned much of his career." Reference & Research Book News
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Oratorical Culture in Nineteenth-Century America: Transformations in the Theory and Practice of Rhetoric (Chap. 8 "The Divergence of Purpose and Practice on the Chautauqua: Keith Vawter's Self-Defense") » Read Now
by Gregory Clark, S. Michael Halloran. 284 pgs.

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...the essay by Frederick Antczak and Edith Siemers traces the transformation of a successor to the lyceum movement, the Chautauqua. The example of The Rensselaer School...
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History of Religion in the United States ("The Chautauqua Movement" begins on p. 459) » Read Now
by Clifton E. Olmstead. 628 pgs.

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...Moody Revivals. Moodys Successors.Religious Education and Culture. The Sunday School.Programs for Youth.The Chautauqua Movement.The Religious Press.Movements of Reform. The...
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The Romance of Small-Town Chautauquas » Read Now
by James R. Schultz. 185 pgs.

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Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States (Discussion of chautauquas begins on p. 113) » Read Now
by Cindy S. Aron. 324 pgs.

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No one works harder at playing than Americans. Indeed, as Cindy Aron reveals in this intriguing account, the American vacation has seen a constant tension between labor and leisure, especially in the 19th and early 20th century, when we often struggled to protect ourselves from the sin of idleness...
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No one works harder at playing than Americans. Indeed, as Cindy Aron reveals in this intriguing account, the American vacation has seen a constant tension between labor and leisure, especially in the 19th and early 20th century, when we often struggled to protect ourselves from the sin of idleness. In Working at Play, Aron offers the first full length history of how Americans have vacationed--from eighteenth-century planters who summered in Newport to twentieth-century urban workers who headed for camps in the hills. In the early nineteenth century, Aron shows, vacations were taken for health more than for fun, as the wealthy traveled to watering places, seeking cures for everything from consumption to rheumatism. But starting in the 1850s, the growth of a white collar middle class and the expansion of railroads made vacationing a mainstream activity. Aron charts this growth with grace and insight, tracing the rise of new vacation spots as the nation and the middle class blossomed. She shows how late nineteenth-century resorts became centers of competitive sports. Bowling, tennis, golf, hiking, swimming, and boating absorbed the hours. But as vacationing grew, she writes, fears of the dangers of idleness bloomed with it. Self improvement vacations flourished; religious camp grounds became established resorts, where gambling, drinking, and bathing on Sunday were banned. Asbury Park, named after Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist bishop, quickly became one of the most popular getaways for the devout. With vivid detail and much insight, Working at Play offers a lively history of the vacation, throwing new light on the place of work and rest in American culture.
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