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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

Serena's Album

… experimenting with self-invention and self-concealment. Many of the young people who signed Serena’s album display a … here in the order they appear in the album, which is not chronological — people selected blank pages randomly … reform, a sentiment that appears repeatedly in the album (just edging out temperance as the most frequently advocated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

… Willa Cather 1922 association copy Mrs. CF Cather The Troll Garden BK-50-323 Willa Cather 1905 1st printing association …   Book The Song of the Lark Willa Cather  1988   Book The Troll Garden Willa Cather 1961   Book Friend of My …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

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 … an important anniversary: the 75th year of The World of Willa Cather , written by Mildred Bennett, a school teacher, … in the NWCC archives as he began work on a Bennett auto/biography which blends his original research and interviews …
Posted: 02/09/2026
Last Updated: 02/26/2026

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 … educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the archives to local history …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

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 …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

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 …
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

… 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 …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

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