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Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World
… to the fire that destroyed the 1890 federal census. You can learn about the history of this unusual census here. Plat …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather
… February 11, 2026 This month, author Will Fellows reminds us that February marks an important anniversary: the 75th year of The World of Willa Cather , written by Mildred Bennett, a school teacher, author, researcher, and … 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: New Year, New View
… Image Annotated map of Greenwich Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New … Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O Pioneers!. A new locale was just the thing! In this …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions
… and thought often of her friends and family back in Nebraska during the holidays. Our archives hold a large … and reflection. When she was in college, writing for the Nebraska State Journal , she wrote: It is not a very great …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… is the season of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather, "Nebraska: The End of the First … last Thanksgiving and Christmas that you and I had in the old house in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as Father and Mother …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… true. Every so often, this quote makes the rounds on social media, and no matter how much I wish Cather had said it, I … O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her biography immediately connect her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… their long-term preservation, the archives are open to anyone with research interest—and that includes students who … or more general archival research for History or English coursework. For many students, these visits comprise their … writes to her friend Carrie Miner Sherwood about her novel One of Ours , which she refers to as "Claude" for the main …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather in Santa Fe
… Cather's circa 1924 map of Santa Fe Annotations from the Archives: Cather in Santa Fe November 7, 2023 In the 1910s … who would like to visit the National Willa Cather Center archives, please make an appointment with archivist Tracy …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers
… Image Bicycle Races Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers March 6, 2025 Think …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… Willa Cather wrote, “. . . I have several times sent to Nebraska packages of cards like those I am sending to you. …
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