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Chautauqua Institution

A historic lakeside center in western New York, this nonprofit helped spark the wider Chautauqua movement and became a lasting home for lectures, arts, education, and community life. Founded in 1874, it still draws people for summer programs that mix big ideas with music, faith, and recreation.

28 Audiobooks

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, March 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, March 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, April 1884, No. 7

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, April 1884, No. 7

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, December 1882

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, December 1882

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, February 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, February 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, January 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, January 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, December 1883

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, March 1884, No. 6

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, March 1884, No. 6

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, June 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, June 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, May 1885, No. 8

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, May 1885, No. 8

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, July 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, February 1885

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, February 1885

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, November 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, November 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, May 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, May 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, October 1884, No. 1

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, May 1884, No. 8

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, February 1884, No. 5.

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, February 1884, No. 5.

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, July 1885, No. 10

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, January 1885, No. 4

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, January 1885, No. 4

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, December 1884, No. 3

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, November 1884, No. 2

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, April 1885

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, March 1885

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, March 1885

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, October 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, January 1884

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 05, June 1885, No. 9

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, July 1884, No. 10

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, April 1883

The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, April 1883

by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, June 1884, No. 9

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, June 1884, No. 9

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

About the author

Chautauqua Institution is a nonprofit educational and cultural center in Chautauqua, New York. It began in 1874 as the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly, created by Methodist bishop John Heyl Vincent and inventor-businessman Lewis Miller as a training ground for Sunday school teachers, then quickly grew into something much broader.

Over time, it became the best-known home of the wider Chautauqua movement, which brought lectures, learning, and entertainment to communities across the United States. Sources consistently describe the Institution as a place where public discussion, religion, the arts, and lifelong learning came together, and that mix still defines it today.

Now set on a large historic campus by Chautauqua Lake, the Institution presents summer seasons of talks, concerts, literary events, worship, and classes. Its long influence on American cultural life is a big part of why it remains such a recognizable name well beyond western New York.