Chatham & Hamilton '72 Tour Home
The Chatham University Archives and Special Collections is pleased to share the history of the 1972 tour of Europe by the Chatham Choir and the Hamilton College Choir. Explore the exhibit pages and learn about the student-led efforts to fundraise leading up to the tour, the delays and challenges of travel, the surprising encounters with alums, and overwhelmingly positive reception recieved by the choirs.
Through images from a photograph album, recently preserved audio recordings, and archival newspapers and magazines, the stories of the 1972 Chatham and Hamilton Choir tour of Europe come to life are sure to delight.
Explore images that document the story of the tour. Learn about the extensive planning that was required to make it possible. Consider how touring artists shape and traverse cultural boundaries, what European perspectives of traveling Americans were like in the 1970s, and how coeducation influences higher education arts activities.
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Chatham University Archives and Special Collections