Mary Jane Doerr
1843 Moss Avenue
Bay View, Michigan 49770
231-348-3141

3866 Arbor Drive
Auburn Hills
248-276-9771
Cell: 248-224-4363

Email Mary at: mjdoerr@sbcglobal.net

"American Idea" is a valuable addition to the literature on the Chautauqua movement in the United States. It serves as a model and inspiration for other local communites to follow when describing their own Chautauqua associations. Mary Jane Doerr is to be commended for her endeavors.

Philip P. Mason
Distinquished Professor of History Emeritus
Wayne State University