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The Willa Cather Foundation
… advancing Willa Cather's legacy locally and beyond through education, preservation, and the arts. Our Vision: People … great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, educational outreach, arts and humanities programs, and …
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19th International Willa Cather Seminar
… memory: a Midwestern university town in an unnamed state on Lake Michigan, cattle and mesa country in Northern New Mexico, and the grasslands of … professor’s recollection of the difficulty of explaining Lake Michigan to his friends in France: "it is altogether …
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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 …
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Museum Collections Associate Wanted!
… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: … related to the care and preservation of our collections and archives. This person will be trained in the use of … organizational skills. Ability to follow instructions and learn proper methods of preservation procedures. Shows …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a …
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Calls for Proposals
… Calls for Proposals The Willa Cather Foundation hosts an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, … for visiting scholars. These grants provide financial support for scholars to travel to and reside in Nebraska for … and availability permits, the NWCC may provide in-kind support in the form of housing in Red Cloud. To apply, …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature
… performances throughout the year. Our Special Collections & Archives hold some of the priceless treasures of a literary …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
Group and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis and introduce your group to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of O Pioneers! , My Ántonia …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers
… Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to learn the farms she owned in Webster County were also in … into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection in the Special Collections and Archives at the National Willa Cather Center that relate … out of life. At first I rebelled at some things, I had to learn that every editor is not a Mr. Gere or a Mr. Jones. …
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