The Daily Record: At all ages, children at Chautauqua strengthened
Chautauqua — with its many and varied activities — helps to keep people young. It brings out the youth in…
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Daily Record: Progressive Era Reform: Chautauqua Institution in early 20th century
The Saturday evening, July 5, 1902, edition of The Chautauqua Assembly Herald reported in its Walks and Talks section how…
The Daily Record: New Chautauqua closes 19th century in reflective, grateful pose
The 1899 Chautauqua season lasted 60 days, the most since the Assembly’s beginning in 1874. It was the end of the 19th century. In an article titled “The New Chautauqua” John Heyl Vincent, Chautauqua co-founder, reflected on the first Assembly.
Daily Record: The Assembly Herald and the economics of free silver
On July 25, 1893, an editorial in the Chautauqua Assembly Herald reported that the Institution would offer a number of economic lectures in that season, showing “how earnestly we are devoting ourselves to these questions.”
Daily Record: Years since its discovery, America considers its identity
The year 1892 marked four centuries since “a sailor, adventurous, studious, credulous, ambitious, eager, dreamed of another world hidden behind the mists of the Atlantic.” The Chautauqua Assembly Herald reported that the Rev. J.B. Young of Kansas City, Missouri, was speaking of Christopher Columbus.
WATCH: The Pursuit of Happiness: A tale of two decades
The Chautauquan Daily introduced the 1957 Season as it does all seasons: with familiar optimism and joy. W. Walter Braham, Chautauqua Institution president at the time, and Ralph McCallister, the vice president in charge of program and education at the Institution, outlined why they anticipated a “Summer Assembly Of ‘Extraordinary Success.’ ” There would be a full religious program and a gala event heralding the art association’s opening.
“Dr. Kershaw, Of TV Fame, Speaks Today,” a front-page headline announced. The article went on to explain that A.L. Kershaw was an Episcopal minister “who attained national prominence on the $64,000 Question TV program” and “will return to the Chautauqua platform today at 10:45 A.M. when he inaugurates the morning lecture series in the Amphitheater.” [CLICK “READ MORE” BELOW OR THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEO]
WATCH: Chautauquan Daily Circa 1950
George Cooper introduces a video series in which he will discuss The Chautauquan Daily of the 1950s. [CLICK “READ MORE” BELOW OR THE HEADLINE ABOVE TO WATCH THE VIDEO]
The Chautauquan Daily 