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Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World
… Easily one of the most popular features of our old Depot tour, several maps highlighted Webster County's immigrant … and yet another to add demographic data—in this case, country of origin—as Tracy discovered it. Because the focus … precincts, with perhaps only one or two neighbors who were countrymen, rather than large blocks of settlers. This data …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather
… access through our online form or by emailing archivist Tracy Sanford Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org. Image The World of …
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Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View
… Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View January 7, 2026 After the holidays, many of us will turn our … demolished for subway construction. The five-story brick building is now commemorated with a plaque noting Cather's … neighborhood of Red Cloud, you can always book an archives tour or make an appointment for research by visiting our …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions
… From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s … of Red Cloud, held an annual supper and dance on Christmas night. The Red Cloud volunteer fire department also gave a … forget and cease to love, but her childhood is eternal. (December 17, 1893) Later, this memory would fuel the ending …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … sodbusters" or "early Dakota settlers" or generic "Willa Cathers" with no clue about the actual source. The closest … Georgia O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her biography immediately connect her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… company Animal Engine created a new production called Henrietta Solway , based on Willa Cather's short story … images of Cather, words to the original music written for Henrietta Solway , and period advertisements. Students might …
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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
… Cather's novels and short stories. A more comprehensive index to Red Cloud's photographers continues to evolve as …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… State Office of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, …
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