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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Image Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
Posted: 01/21/2020
Last Updated: 01/28/2020

Finding Aids

Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/02/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… & Merchants Bank As we mark the publication centenary of Willa Cather's A Lost Lady , a new permanent exhibit for the … the inclusion of people of color, immigrants, laborers, and others on the fringe of Cather's world. Image Image Image …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations … Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded  My Ántonia in 1918 as the arrival of the “American novel,” he could not …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/29/2024

Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month

… Archives Month, a time when we educate students and patrons about the value of archives. It’s easy to make the … the very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … you might imagine! In our organization's earliest days, Mildred Bennett, our founder, spent a great deal of time …
Posted: 09/29/2024
Last Updated: 10/01/2024

Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … Farmers and Merchants Bank, the second stop on the three building tour. Here visitors can explore Willa Cather's …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Historic Sites

… tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went away from it for good, she would leave something that she … church in 1922. Today, Grace Episcopal Church is used for private services. A homily is delivered here annually in … Catholic Church was dedicated in 1907, St. Juliana became a private residence until it was donated to the National Willa …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Volunteer

… dedicated volunteers with us on Friday, April 5th! RSVP to Nicky Billinger at 402-746-2653 by Friday, March 29th to attend …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 03/18/2024

Our Campaign for the Future

… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future Restoring Cather's Treasured Places & Sustaining Our Work It has been 3+ years since we announced our  Campaign for the Future , and we're grateful to 630+ …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024

Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… Reynard's "Mike's Blacksmith Shop" Image Grant Reynard's "Nebraska" Image Grant Reynard's "Old Farm" Image Grant … drawings were made directly on the spot in my home state Nebraska. . . . I feel there is a great deal of Willa Cather … greatly disturbed in her writing because she had heard voices declaiming in the woods near her studio. Mrs. …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

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