V. S. Watkins Papers
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Scope and Content Note
This collection includes correspondence, printed materials, one photograph, and clippings regarding chautauqua and lyceum programs, along with information on his own career in the business. Also included are correspondence and a panorama photograph of chautauqua performers.
Dates
- 1917-1976
Creator
- Watkins, V.S. (Vivian Sisson) (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Vivian Sisson Watkins (1893- ) joined the chautauqua circuit in 1915 at the age of twenty-two. Watkins worked for the Redpath Chautauqua Bureau as a "reader" who delivered dramatic presentations of a book. In 1921, Watkins left the chautauqua to pursue a business career. That same year he married Josephine Proctor, the Redpath Chautauqua Bureau's casting director.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize photograph)
Acquisition Information
V.S. Watkins of Hot Springs (Garland County) donated his papers to Special Collections on April 13, 1976.
Processing Information
Prepared by Susan Lynn Parks, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in June 1988.
- Title
- V. S. Watkins Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan Lynn Parks
- Date
- June 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu