The Chautauqua Circle collection spans the years between 1913 and 2010. The bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The collection includes materials related to the anniversary celebrations, committees, events and meetings. It also contains correspondence, directories, financial records, member and speaker information, and year books. There are also folders relating to the subjects they research and general information about the Circle itself. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 23, 2022

Chautauqua Circle Collection

The Chautauqua Circle collection spans the years between 1913 and 2010. The bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The collection includes materials related to the anniversary celebrations, committees, events and meetings. It also contains correspondence, directories, financial records, member and speaker information, and year books. There are also folders relating to the subjects they research and general information about the Circle itself.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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An acrostic developed by the founding members of Chautauqua Circle stating the values of the organization.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Acrostic, circa 1913
Date Created
1908/1918
Author
Lewis, Urnestine Bell
Description
An acrostic developed by the founding members of Chautauqua Circle stating the values of the organization.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Copy of the lyrics to a song about the Chautauqua Circle.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
"Chautauqua Beloved," circa 1913
Date Created
1908/1918
Description
Copy of the lyrics to a song about the Chautauqua Circle.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A page listing the Chautauqua motto, meeting times, colors, and flower.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Motto, circa 1913
Date Created
1908/1918
Description
A page listing the Chautauqua motto, meeting times, colors, and flower.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Handwritten meeting notes and a draft of the Chautauqua Circle constitution.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Meeting Notes and Constitution, September 8, 1913
Date Created
1913-09-08
Description
Handwritten meeting notes and a draft of the Chautauqua Circle constitution.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
The constitution developed by the founding members of Chautauqua Circle.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Constitution, November 25, 1913
Date Created
1913-11-25
Description
The constitution developed by the founding members of Chautauqua Circle.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Portrait of Mary Brittain Greenwood, a founding member of the Chautauqua Circle.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Mary Brittain Greenwood, circa 1918
Date Created
1913/1923
Description
Portrait of Mary Brittain Greenwood, a founding member of the Chautauqua Circle.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Yearbook, 1913-1914
Date Created
1914
Description
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Yearbook, 1914-1915
Date Created
1915
Description
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Correspondence between Amy Chadwick and L. M. Lawson regarding an orphanage run by a Mrs. Steele in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Correspondence, February 17, 1915
Date Created
1915-02-17
Description
Correspondence between Amy Chadwick and L. M. Lawson regarding an orphanage run by a Mrs. Steele in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Yearbook, 1915-1916
Date Created
1916
Description
A program booklet containing meeting agendas and a member directory.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Excerpt from an article, written by Julian Street and published in Collier's Weekly, about Amy Chadwick.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
"The Mystery of Miss Chadwick," 1916
Date Created
1916
Description
Excerpt from an article, written by Julian Street and published in Collier's Weekly, about Amy Chadwick.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Portrait of Marie Nash's wedding party.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Wedding Party of Marie Nash, February 9, 1918
Date Created
1918-02-09
Description
Portrait of Marie Nash's wedding party.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Account of the work of Amy Chadwick at the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
"Sketch of Miss Chadwick's Work," 1921
Date Created
1921
Description
Account of the work of Amy Chadwick at the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc., African American children
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A notebook containing monthly meeting notes.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Meeting Notes, 1922
Date Created
1922
Description
A notebook containing monthly meeting notes.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A copy of a picture of Urnestine Bell Lewis.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Urnestine Bell Lewis, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A copy of a picture of Urnestine Bell Lewis.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A letter from the Department of Public Welfare thanking members of the Chautauqua Circle for raising money for the Rosenwald Child Welfare Study.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Correspondence, December 19, 1928
Date Created
1928-12-19
Description
A letter from the Department of Public Welfare thanking members of the Chautauqua Circle for raising money for the Rosenwald Child Welfare Study.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A piece of canvas featuring a sketch of a path filled with dates.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Path, circa 1933
Date Created
1928/1938
Description
A piece of canvas featuring a sketch of a path filled with dates.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
A brief history of the Chautauqua Circle written by founding member, Henrietta Curtis Porter.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
"The Beginning of the Chautauqua Circle," circa 1934
Date Created
1929/1939
Author
Porter, Henrietta Curtis
Description
A brief history of the Chautauqua Circle written by founding member, Henrietta Curtis Porter.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Scrapbook page featuring pages of the Chautauqua Circle yearbook containing the organizations motto and member directory.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Chautauqua Circle Yearbook Pages, 1933-1934
Date Created
1934
Description
Scrapbook page featuring pages of the Chautauqua Circle yearbook containing the organizations motto and member directory.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Scrapbook page containing a letter from the Family Welfare Society to the president of the Chautauqua Circle regarding a "District History" book.
Chautauqua Circle Collection
Correspondence, August 28, 1935
Date Created
1935-08-28
Description
Scrapbook page containing a letter from the Family Welfare Society to the president of the Chautauqua Circle regarding a "District History" book.
Subject
African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Community development, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
Chautauqua Circle Collection