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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… This Committee is not swayed by hundreds or even thousands of form letters that all say the same thing. Nor is … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of … has been established. Under the presidency of Mrs. Mildred R. Bennett, the foundation has moved a long way …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Coverage p. 3  Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4  Mailing of Newsletter p. 4  … Bennett p. 1  TITLE: Review: Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940)  AUTHOR: Dorothy Canfield Fisher p. 3  … of Grace  AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13  John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15  WCPM announces 1985 trip …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Serena's Album

… family came to Nebraska between 1880 and 1885; her father farmed near Bostwick in Nuckolls County. After attending … her album. Serena White lived her entire life in the area, never marrying. She died in 1924. Cather scholar Kari … settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her home — was essentially a post office in search of a town, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World

Image Terry Sheahan's 1994 map Image Newly created map of Webster County's immigrant communities Image 1892 plat map during research phase Image Township maps, circa 1930, Blanche Cather Ray Collection Image 1880 federal census enumerated by George …
Posted: 03/31/2026
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

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 … In my particular job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief

… Cloud Chief front page, December 1888 Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief September 3, 2024 … some of the photos found there were bound for museums collections at the Webster County Historical Museum and the … Center rely upon to bolster and preserve their historic collections within the community. It also highlights the …
Posted: 09/01/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024

Press Room

… Press Room often for the latest newsworthy information about our activities, events, and announcements. Please … Street  Red Cloud, NE 68970  www.WillaCather.org To reach us during office hours, please call: (402) … Red Cloud through the ongoing efforts of the  Willa Cather Foundation  and their  National Willa Cather Center . Media …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days

… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … literary tastes are, her club standing, her home, her legal studies, how she came to take them up etc. You know what I … bank he is president of. Well I did'nt mean to write you a volume, and of course nothing may come of it. But my …
Posted: 05/19/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Remembering Our Fallen

… for a complete traveling schedule. The author Willa Cather, who gave her commencement speech from the Red Cloud … met him just on the edge of town, and we stopped to chat about the war news. I believe he always wanted to be a soldier. I can see …
Posted: 12/27/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

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