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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the National Willa Cather Center, author Will Fellows is working to bring forth … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a …
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George Wells' Orphan Train Experience

… enough that they could press clothes and could make their living. The rest of us was too young and she didn't want us … with George Wells by visiting the archives at the National Willa Cather Center. More information about the orphan train …
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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … to live in Shenandoah, Iowa. They had a son, Fayette, born about 1891, and a daughter, Genevieve, born about 1894. J. … motto is from Pope’s “Essay on Man,” a line well-loved by newspaper writers. Mrs. Keifer’s father-in-law, J. W. …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials … Miner Sherwood. Microfilm roll of Day by Day with the Utah Pioneers, 1847 . Language: The material is in English Access …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather Bennett's Book Helped Launch Cather Studies February … and '30s, and many of these readers were eager to know more about the life of this rather elusive author, and the …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist October 16 is Ask-An-Archivist Day! October 16, 2025 October is American Archives Month, a time when archivists across the country … In my particular job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… writings: the short story "Two Friends," and the novel Lucy Gayheart . The bank is also the first building owned and …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… by the difficulties and the beauties of the world they must contend with. It is also true, though, that we read … remains a revelation.”  — Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley About My Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded  My … Adolph Hitler’s bathtub at the close of World War II. When Mildred Bennett began work on the Willa Cather Pioneer …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month

… though, let’s think small. Since we will soon kick off our My Ántonia Big Read activities, let’s start there and focus on … Nebraska and their life on the Webster County farm. Typed notecards that were collected by researcher John March and …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and the Red Cloud Opera House. Visitors will also have an opportunity to explore two … guests the opportunity to deepen their core knowledge about Willa Cather's early life in the Nebraska town that … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster Street …
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