Beth Brockman Miller and Ermyn King
Recorded
March 22, 2024
Archived
March 22, 2024
46:49 minutes
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ddv002696
Description
Friends Beth Brockman Miller (56) and Ermyn King (70) talk about the impact of the Chautauqua Institution on their lives. They reflect on some of their memories of growing up at Chautauqua and the sense of community that they have found there.NOTE: Five Chautauqua Conferences on U.S.-Soviet Relations were held yearly from 1985 through 1989. The first was at Chautauqua Institution, second near Riga, Latvia, third back at Chautauqua, fourth in Tbilisi, Georgia, and fifth at the University of Pittsburgh. "Home stays" (during which visiting U.S. or Soviet citizens had the opportunity to lodge with local families) were part of the last three conferences, in particular, underscoring the initiative's significant "citizen diplomacy" dimension. The 297 American delegates of the fourth (1988) conference (referenced in this StoryCorps conversation) included about 150 Chautauquans, 10 Chautauqua staff members and spouses, and about 25 each government and media representatives, plus performers, program speakers, translators, and others.
Source: Mackenzie, R. (2006). When stars and stripes met hammer and sickle: The Chautauqua conferences on U.S.-Soviet relations, 1985-1989. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
Subject Log / Time Code
Ermyn talks about how she came to be involved in the Chautauqua Institution, and she reflects on her family history there.
Beth talks about how she came to be involved in the Chautauqua Institution.
Ermyn talks about being a young person at Chautauqua, and she remembers many of the activities that she participated in as a child.
Beth talks about her childhood at Chautauqua. She reflects on the sense of community that she grew up with there.
Ermyn talks about what makes Chautauqua special. She remembers experiencing important moments in history at Chautauqua, and she reflects on the commitment and love that Chautauquans have for their community.
Beth talks about what makes Chautauqua special to her. She reflects on the impact of the space and the landscape on how people interact with each other at Chautauqua.
Ermyn talks about how Chautauqua has impacted her.
Beth talks about the impact of Chautauqua on her life.
Beth and Ermyn talk about how they have incorporated the lessons and values of Chautauqua into their lives.
Participants
- Beth Brockman Miller
- Ermyn King