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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 … to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in … agreement   1840 Document TX-50-1000-069 Charles F. Cather biography     Stationery OBJ-50-1000-070 Willa Cather's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/02/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A …
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

… , visitors will walk through rooms containing Cather family artifacts while learning about the Cather family's … a community space where she could experience the performing arts. Guests will walk through the auditorium where Cather … are invited to shop in our bookstore, walk through the art gallery, or spend time in our permanent exhibit,  American …
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

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers … of the ways you can become involved:  Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … 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 …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024

Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… sure that I was really going to act like an artist I had chosen “arty” subject matter, ladies and goats, nude ladies …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024

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