ORU_Ax175.xml Guide to the Clarence H. White Papers 1898-1945 White (Clarence H.) papers Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Clarence H. White papers White, Clarence H., 1874-1945 Steen, Amy, 1877-1966 Ax 175 1.5 linear feet 2 containers 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize folder 1898-1945 Clarence H. White (1874-1945) established the Ellison-White Lyceum and Chautauqua Association, and also founded a conservatory of music in Portland. The collection (1898-1945) contains correspondence, reports and a program of the Chautauqua Association, and catalogues and programs of the music conservatory. English . 1 1

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 Ellison, J. Roy White, Clarence H., 1874-1945 Steen, Amy, 1877-1966 Ellison-White Chautauqua System Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau Ellison-White Conservatory of Music Chautauquas--Oregon--Yamhill County Conservatories of music--Oregon--Portland Lyceums--Oregon--Portland Chautauquas--Oregon--Portland Oregon Correspondence Printed ephemera Programs

Clarence H. White (1874-1945) was born in Carleton, Nebraska, and educated at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He became general manager in Canada for the Topical Bible Co., and sold Bibles in Canada and in the Middle West. He married Amy Steen in 1903.

In 1910, he established the Ellison-White Lyceum, with J.R Ellison, operating out of Boise, Idaho. The organization moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1920, reorganizing as the Ellison-White Lyceum and Chautauqua Association, incorporating in 1921. The company was also known as the Ellison-White Chautauqua Bureau. The company also operated a Chautauqua circuit in New Zealand and Australia.

Ellison-White also founded a conservatory of music in Portland.

The collection (1898-1945) contains correspondence, reports and a program of the Chautauqua Association, and catalogues and programs of the music conservatory.

Correspondence includes over 200 letters, much of it personal letters exchanged between White and Amy Steen. There is also correspondence related to White's work with the Chautauqua Association and his music conservatory.

The collection also contains an oversize program of a Chautauqua event in Yamhill county. The program gives information including pictures, regarding the singers, speakers, and other entertainers at the event.

Guide to the Clarence H. White Papers

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