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New Collections Added to Refreshed Online Gallery

… Added to Refreshed Online Gallery April 2, 2026 Image Thousands of new images have been digitized from the Yost Leak … collections.willacather.org offers Cather readers numerous ways to explore our collections, and newly launched … offerings or to support our digitization efforts, please contact Director of Collections and Curation, Tracy Tucker, …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 05/28/2026

Collections Access & Policies

… assigned or assessed by the copyright holder. "Publication" includes: print, electronic (online or other media), film, … assigned or assessed by the copyright holder. "Publication" includes print, electronic (online or other media), film, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/28/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… goose down instead of the cheaper and less lofty duck down. That's a woman who knows how to travel! What does …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… and students examine primary sources Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources September 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center … gain a deeper understanding of Willa Cather. Our museum's collections rotate through our historic sites, providing …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 09/09/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Cather in Santa Fe

… as “The Most Wonderful 50 Mile Square in America,” and many versions of Cather’s map exist, dating from the 1910s to the … differs slightly in the details. A collector’s dated 1925 version has many of the same details as Cather’s undated … Differences become more noticeable when comparing a 1930 version, which features the name of H[arry] H. Dorman, a …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… was not dominated by crackpots or reactionaries who simply could not abide a modernizing America . . . . Rather, … and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising cards and … flour sacks. Our collections boast several quilts that were handmade by Anna Pavelka, as well as a number of other small …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts

… of A Lost Lady Image A Lost Lady Opens Annotations from the Archives: A Lost Lady Debuts January 6, 2025 January 6, … around to liking her. Though the film itself is lost, the archives at the National Willa Cather Center houses a copy … related to Cather's movies, please contact director of collections Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org. …
Posted: 01/06/2025
Last Updated: 01/21/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… Roll of Honor for Grosvenor P. Cather Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day November 5, 2024 On November 11, … day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's …
Posted: 11/04/2024
Last Updated: 11/05/2024

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

… from the first extant Red Cloud Chief, October 9, 1873 Volume I, No. 15, is the first surviving issue of the Red … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … a regular reader of that newspaper. Decades later as Cather Studies were just beginning, it was through those preserved …
Posted: 09/01/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024

Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library

… Annotations from the Archives: From a Trainman's Library July 2, 2024 Red Cloud's … N.B. was the station master A great many books—from several collections—speak to the technical knowledge required of the … Technical bulletins and manuals are also represented in our collections. In addition to the important role these …
Posted: 06/28/2024
Last Updated: 07/02/2024

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