Crawford A. Peffer: A Preliminary Inventory of His Redpath Lyceum and Chautauqua Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

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Crawford A. Peffer:

A Preliminary Inventory of His Redpath Lyceum and Chautauqua Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

	Creator:	Peffer, Crawford A., 1868-1961
	Title:	Crawford A. Peffer Redpath Lyceum and Cautauqua Collection
	Dates:	1878-1959
	Extent:	4 document boxes (1.68 linear feet)
	Abstract:	This collection was assembled by Crawford A. Peffer, who was Vice President of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau.
	Call Number:	Performing Arts Collection PA-00164
	Language:	English.

Access:

Open for research

Administrative Information

	Acquisition:	Purchase, 1990
	Processed by:	Joan Sibley, 2002; Eric Colleary and Grace Hansen, 2015

Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents

	This collection was assembled by Crawford A. Peffer, who was Vice President of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau. Included are Peffer’s manuscript which outlines the history of the bureau; business files which contain programs, brochures, clippings, and schedules for seasons dating from 1912 to 1934; programs arranged alphabetically by lecturer or topic; a single file of Peffer’s correspondence with a client, the actress Eva LeGallienne, 1939-1959; and miscellaneous items, including a poster, 1878-1878 (in pieces), a printing block, a file of various forms, publications, clippings, and photographs, and a typescript for The Story of Tent Chautauqua by Harry P. Harrison.
	The collection is organized into four series: I. Works, II. Business Files, III. Programs, and IV. Miscellaneous.

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