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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

… like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as … George Smith   Clipping TX-50-1000-050 "The Diamond Mine,"  McClure's Willa Cather 1916 Clipping TX-50-1000-051 Willa … 1911 For Bessie from Willa Stanley, Sir Henry Morton The Autobiography of Henry M. Stanley 1909 To the __________ …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve … wall, and pledges are payable over a five-year period. DONATE NOW CASE FOR SUPPORT Image What's in a Name? The …
Posted: 08/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive

… to the Archive February 26, 2020 We've been busy in the Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center as several important gifts have recently joined our collections. As we look forward to spring, we particularly … Our continuous thanks to the Southwick family for their support of our Archives! If you have items of interest that …
Posted: 02/26/2020
Last Updated: 02/27/2020

Rarely Seen Willa Cather Postcard on Exhibit

… Image Rarely Seen Willa Cather Postcard on Exhibit September 25, 2019 In the recent transfer of … Memorial collection, we were happy to run across this postcard of Willa Cather to Charles Moore. Written during her … wore (now a part of the American Bittersweet exhibit) was a gift from Charley Moore, according to Elsie Cather’s …
Posted: 09/24/2019
Last Updated: 09/26/2019

Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport

… T-shirt. Travelers can also win a $25 GROW Nebraska gift card (for 25 stamps) and a Canon Powershot digital camera …
Posted: 09/15/2014
Last Updated: 09/22/2014

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