Finding Guide to the Chautauqua Institution
Archives Photograph Collection

The Institution, originally the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly, was founded in 1874 as an educational experiment in out-of-school vacation learning. It was successful and broadened almost immediately beyond courses for Sunday School teachers to include academic subjects, music, art and physical education.

The photograph collection of the Chautauqua Institution is in the custody and care of the Chautauqua Institution Archives located in the lower level of Smith Memorial Library. The collection contains approximately 31 drawers of photographs, or 46.5 cubic feet, and over 10,000 images. The dates span from 1872 through 1995. More current photographs are kept in the Institution Relations Department in the Colonnade Building a active files. Eventually, the photographs are scheduled to merge within the Archives and be classified as permanent records through a regulated Records Management Program.

The Finding Guide to the Chautauqua Institution Archives Photograph Collection is organized alphabetically by category with some subdivision. Each drawer is numbered and contains headings and folders within a specified range of the alphabet. For example, if someone requested photographs of the Athemaeum Hotel porches, it would be located in drawer 2 (Ar-At) folder 9 (2.9).

The Chautauqua Institution Archives will expand and the finding guide to the photograph collection will be updated on a periodic basis. Please note that photos of lecturers, evening performers and oversized images have not been processed to be included in this collection. However, all images in the collection are available for public use. When the public has a request for photographic use, reference should be made to the finding guide and the photographic use policy to follow.

Drawer 1

A-Ar

    1.1 Administration

    1.2 Administration Building

    1.3 Airplanes

    1.4 Amphitheater

    1.5 Anniversary, 125th

-exhibit

    1.6 Arcade

    1.7 Archives

    1.8 Ark, The

    1.9 Art Association

    1.10 Artists

          -Helen Cleveland

          -Maritza Morgan

    1.11 Art Classes

          -Misc.

          -Painting

          -Sculpture/Pottery


Drawer 2

Ar-At

    2.1 Art Instructors

    2.2 Art Models

    2.3 Art Pieces

    2.4 Art Shows

    2.5 Arts Quadrangle

    2.6 Arts and Crafts Village

    2.7 Athenaeum Hotel-Exterior

    2.8 Athenaeum Hotel-Interior

    2.9 Athenaeum Hotel-Porches

    2.10 Athenaeum Hotel-Staff

Drawer 3

At-Bi

    3.1 Athletic Field

    3.2 Auditorium

    3.3 Automobiles

    3.4 Band

    3.5 Baseball

    3.6 Bath House

    3.7 Beaches

    3.8 Beeson Youth Center

    3.9 Bell Tower, Miller

    3.10 Bellinger Hall

    3.11 Bicycling

    3.12 Bird, Tree and Garden Club

Drawer 4

Bo-Bu

    4.1 Boarding and Lodging

    4.2 Boats/Boat Landing

    4.3 Bolin Gym

    4.4 Bookstore

    4.5 Boys Club

    4.6 Boys and Girls Club

    4.7 Bowling

    4.8 Bridges/Ravines

    4.9 Business Buildings

Drawer 5

C-Ci

    5.1 Chautauqua County

    5.2 Children

    5.3 Children’s Recreation Center

    5.4 Children’s School

    5.5 Children’s Temple

    5.6 Choir

    5.7 Circuit Chautauquas

Drawer 6

Cl

    6.1 Cleveland Playhouse

    6.2 CLSC Alumni Hall

    6.3 CLSC Banners

    6.4 CLSC Banquet

    6.5 CLSC Book Fair

    6.6 CLSC Bryant Day

    6.7 CLSC Building

    6.8 CLSC Flower Children (1882-1960s)

    6.9 CLSC Fountain

    6.10 CLSC Golden Gate

Drawer 7

Cl

    7.1 CLSC Graduates (1882-1980s)

    7.2 CLSC Officers/Presidents

    7.3 CLSC Pavilion

    7.4 CLSC Pioneer Hall

    7.5 CLSC Recognition Day

    7.6 CLSC Speakers

Drawer 8

Co

    8.1 College Club

    8.2 College of Liberal Arts

    8.3 Colonnade

    8.4 Columbus Boys Choir

    8.5 Condominiums

    8.6 Conferences at Chautauqua

          - Network

          -U.S./Soviet Relations

Drawer 9

Co

    9.1 Cottages- by street name A-Z

Drawer 10

D-Fi

    10.1 DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)

    10.2 Denominational Houses

    10.3 Dormitories

    10.4 Edison

    10.5 Edison, Mina Miller Collection

    10.6 Farmers Market

    10.7 Fifty-Five Plus

    10.8 Filtration

    10.9 Fire Department

    10.10 Fires

Drawer 11

Fi-Gi

    11.1 Fishing

    11.2 Football

    11.3 Founder’s Glen

    11.4 Fountains

    11.5 Gardens and Grounds

    11.6 Gates

    11.7 Girls Club

Drawer 12

Go-Ha

    12.1 Golf

    12.2 Golf Club House

    12.3 Grange

    12.4 Grounds, Streets and Ravines

    12.5 Hall in the Grove (1st Hall of Philosphy)

    12.6 Hall of Christ

    12.7 Hall of Education

    12.8 Hall of Missions

    12.9 Hall of Philosophy

Drawer 13

Hi-Hu

    13.1 Higgins Hall

    13.2 High School Club

    13.3 Horseshoes

    13.4 Horses

    13.5 Hospital (The Lodge)

    13.6 Hotels

    13.7 Hultquist Center (old Oriental Bazaar)

    13.8 Hurlbut Church

Drawer 14

I-K

    14.1 Institution Services

    14.2 Kellogg Hall

    14.3 Kindergarten

    14.4 King’s Daughters & Sons

Drawer 15

L-Mi

    15.1 Lake Shore

    15.2 Lenna Hall

    15.3 Main Gate

    15.4 Maps/Aerial Views- Chautauqua

    15.5 Massey Organ

    15.6 McKnight Hall

    15.7 Military

Drawer 16

    Mi-No

    16.1 Miller, Lewis

    16.2 Miller Cottage

    16.3 Miller Family

    16.4 Miller Park

    16.5 Minister’s Union

    16.6 Montage

    16.7 National Federation of Music Clubs

Drawer 16

Mi-No

    16.8 Newton Hall

    16.9 Normal Hall

    16.10 Norton Family

    16.11 Norton Hall

Drawer 17

O-Op

    17.1 Octagon Building

    17.2 Old First Night

    17.3 Opera Apprentices

    17.4 Opera Collections

-Gil Gallagher

    -John Lloyd

    17.5 Opera Conductors

    17.6 Opera Directors

    17.7 Opera Groups

    17.8 Opera Guild

Drawer 18

Op

    18.1 Opera Scenes

Drawer 19

Op

    19.1 Opera Singers, Female A-Z

    19.2 Opera Singers, Male A-Z

Drawer 20

Or

    20.1 Orchestra, Chautauqua Music School

    20.2 Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony

    20.3 Orchestra, Chautauqua Youth

     

Drawer 21

Or

    21.1 Orchestra Conductors A-Z

    21.2 Orchestra, New York Symphony

    21.3 Orchestra, Russian Symphony

Drawer 22

Or

    22.1 Orchestra Soloists- Horns

    22.2 Orchestra Soloists- Organ

    22.3 Orchestra Soloists- Misc.

    22.4 Orchestra Soloists- Piano, Female A-Z

    22.5 Orchestra Soloists- Piano, Male A-Z

    22.6 Orchestra Soloists- Strings, Female

    22.7 Orchestra Soloists- Strings, Male A-Z

    22.8 Orchestra Soloists- Vocal, Female A-Z

    22.9 Orchestra Soloists- Vocal, Male A-Z

    22.10 Orchestra Soloists- Woodwind, Female

    22.11 Orchestra Soloists- Woodwind, Male

    22.12 Oriental Bazaar (Hultquist Center)

    22.13 Oriental House

Drawer 23

P-Ph

    23.1 Pageants

    23.2 Palestine Park

    23.3 Pergola (Plaza)

    23.4 Photographers and Photography

    23.5 Physical Education

     

Drawer 24

Pi-Pr

    24.1 Pier Building

    24.2 Plaza

    24.3 Point, The

    24.4 Post Office

    24.5 Power House

    24.6 Practice Shacks

Drawer 25

Pr

    25.1 Presidents of Chautauqua- Bestor, Arthur

    25.2 Presidents of Chautauqua- Bratton, Daniel

    25.3 Presidents of Chautauqua- Haug, Curtis

    25.4 Presidents of Chautauqua- Hazlett, Samuel

    25.5 Presidents of Chautauqua- Hesse, Robert

    25.6 Presidents of Chautauqua- Miller, Lewis

    25.7 Presidents of Chautauqua- Remick, Oscar

    25.8 Presidents of Chautauqua- Others

    25.9 President’s Houses

Drawer 26

Pr-Py

    26.1 Presidential Candidates, U.S.

    26.2 Presidents of the U.S.- Clinton, Bill

    26.3 Presidents of the U.S.- Ford, Gerald

    26.4 Presidents of the U.S.- Grant, Ulysses

    26.5 Presidents of the U.S.- McKinley, William

    26.6 Presidents of the U.S.- Roosevelt, Franklin D.

    -Eleanor Roosevelt

    26.7 Presidents of the U.S.- Roosevelt, Theodore

    26.8 Presidents of the U.S.- Taft, William

    26.9 Press

    26.10 Pyramid, Cheops

Drawer 27

Q-Sk

    27.1 Red Cross

    27.2 Refreshment Stands

    27.3 Roller Coaster

    27.4 Roque

    27.5 Rowing

    27.6 Sailing

    27.7 Sample Beach House

    27.8 Sherwood Studio

    27.9 Shuffleboard

    27.10 Skeet Shooting

Drawer 28

Sm-St

    28.1 Smith Memorial Library

    28.2 Smith-Wilkes Hall

    28.3 Snow Scenes

    28.4 Sports Club

    28.5 Steamers

Drawer 29

Su

    29.1 Summer Schools

    29.2 Summer School-Agriculture

    29.3 Summer School-Computer

    29.4 Summer School-Dance

    29.5 Summer School-Dennison Paper

    29.6 Summer School-Drama

    29.7 Summer School-Millinery

    29.8 Summer School-Misc.

    29.9 Summer School-Music

    29.10 Summer School-Narcotics Education

    29.11 Summer School-Piano

    29.12 Summer School-Piano Tuning

    29.13 Summer School-Scholarships

    29.14 Summer School-Violin

    29.15 Summer School-Voice

Drawer 29 (cont.)

Su

    29.16 Summer School-Weaving

    29.17 Summer School-Writers Workshops

Drawer 30

Su-Vi

    30.1 Sunday School

    30.2 Swedish Groups

    30.3 Tennis

    30.4 Theater

    30.5 Time Capsule Photos

    30.6 Tornadoes

    30.7 Traction Station

    30.8 Traveling Exhibit, 125th Anniversary

      -University of Alabama

    30.9 Trustees (1880s-1980s)

    30.10 Veranda

    30.11 Vincent, John Heyl

Drawer 31

Vi-Z

    31.1 Vincent Family

    31.2 Water Sports

    31.3 WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union)

    31.4 Women’s Club

    31.5 YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association)