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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

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

Finding Aids

… Jr., Private Library No. 22 Alcott, Louisa M. Old-Fashioned Girl 1887 Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 24 Alcott, … Romance of the Ku Klux Klan 1907 Back page: "pg. 124, 125 Slavery" Dixon, Thomas, Jr. The Southerner: A Romance of the … Cather's Campus Years Willa Cather 1950     Book BK-207-013 Sapphira and the Slave Girl Willa Cather 1940     Book …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/14/2024

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 … and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett realized …
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

… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

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 … Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024

Volunteer

… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
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+ supporters who've helped …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024

Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… Image Grant Reynard's 1948 letter to Mildred Bennett Image Grant Reynard's "Mike's Blacksmith … Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August 14, 2022 The archives are built upon the art and the … many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, inquiring about their willingness to speak about the author. The …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

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