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Archives

The Chautauqua Institution Archives is both an Institution repository and a collection repository. The parent, the Chautauqua Institution, is supported by a records management program which allows the repository to receive records directly. The Archives also builds its holdings through the acquisition of papers, records and artifacts from sources that are not administratively affiliated with the Institution. Please see Finding Guides to the Chautauqua Institution Archives.

The Mission of the Chautauqua Institution Archives is to identify, organize, preserve and protect the printed, microfilmed, taped, photographic and other records, and selected artifacts and museum pieces to add to the general and scholarly understanding of the Chautauqua Institution and the Chautauqua Movement.

The Chautauqua Institution Archives staff assists the public throughout the year. Please stop in the research room of the Archives and explore Chautauqua's history. The hours during the summer season are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Off-season hours are 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday or by appointment. They can also be reached by phone, 716.357.6332 and 357.6306, fax 716.357.6344 or e-mail Archivist Jonathan Schmitz.