Glen Echo Chautauqua and Glen Echo Park Company records
Collection Scope and Content
This collection contains financial records and press books. The material dates from 1889-1953. The collection includes records created by E & E Baltzley Realty Company, the National Chautauqua of Glen Echo, and Glen Echo Park Company.
Dates
- 1889-1953
Creator
- Cook, Richard (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Some records may be restricted.
Restrictions on Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical or Biographical Note
Glen Echo Park began in the late nineteenth century as a real estate enterprise and national Chautauqua, and subsequently grew into a major amusement park complex.
In 1888, Edward Baltzley purchased 516 acres in Montgomery County, Maryland. In 1889, he and his brother Edwin founded the E & E Baltzley Realty Company and began selling the property as residential lots. In 1891, they established the National Chautauqua of Glen Echo. Glen Echo was also home to Clara Barton and the headquarters of the American Red Cross in this period. In 1903, the Baltzleys lost their holdings in a foreclosure and the property was purchased by Washington Railway and Electric Company. In 1911, Washington Railway and Electric (under the name Glen Echo Park Company) decided to run their own amusement park on the site as a way to both boost weekend railway ticket sales and use surplus electricity. The park closed in 1968, and was obtained by the National Park Service in 1971.
Extent
9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains financial records and press books. The material dates from 1889-1953. The collection includes records created by E & E Baltzley Realty Company, the National Chautauqua of Glen Echo, and Glen Echo Park Company.
Collection Organization
Organized into 2 series: Financial records and Press Books.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Richard Cook in 2005.
- Amusement parks -- Maryland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baltzley, Edwin
- E & E Baltzley Realty Company
- Glen Echo (Md.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Glen Echo Park (Md.)
- Glen Echo Park (Md.) -- Chautauquas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Glen Echo Chautauqua and Glen Echo Park Company records, 1889-1953
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
