Gladys Grantham Benthack, Manuscript
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a signed manuscript “Tent Chautauqua: 1904-128” by Gladys Grantham Benthack and a few clippings on Chautauquas in Nebraska during the early 1900s. Among the manuscript’s topics are the history of Chautauqua, the experience of attending and working in a Chautauqua, and the operation of a Chautauqua circuit.
Dates
- 1975
Creator
- Benthack, Gladys Grantham (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Gladys Grantham Benthack of Lexington, Nebraska, was a niece of Charles F. Horner, who was a pioneer in the Chautauqua tent movement and responsible for numerous circuit Chautauquas. In 1928 Gladys worked as a junior girl on the Premier Chautauqua circuit.
Extent
0.01 Folders (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Adult education Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Chautauquas Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Recreation Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Weir, S. Edwin, 1903-1991
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
