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19th International Willa Cather Seminar
… Image Willa Cather received an honorary doctor of letters degree from … papers that propose to read across region in Cather’s works and life. Possible topics include, but are not limited … below and completing the provided Google Form. Decisions about acceptance to the conference will be communicated in …
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The Willa Cather Foundation
… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the … Historic Landmark; Publication of the Willa Cather Review , a peer-reviewed journal that offers a …
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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … of Ladies' Home Journal is just one such example from our collections. In One of Ours, Cather wrote: "It was curious . … 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, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the organization and for our Collections and Archives! You have many diverse interests, talents, and work …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature
… inspired the Pulitzer Prize winner’s influential writings. LEARN MORE National Willa Cather Center A cultural oasis on … events and 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 … please call 402-746-2653. What Your Group Will Experience Visit the fully-restored Willa Cather Childhood home and … or a picnic on the prairie! Exclusives for Bus Tours Meals, Lodging, and Perks Free meal & tours for bus drivers/tour …
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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
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … literary tastes are, her club standing, her home, her legal studies, how she came to take them up etc. You know what I … bank he is president of. Well I did'nt mean to write you a volume, and of course nothing may come of it. But my …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look … newspaper copies, was printed in the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter & Review in 1989. When Dr. Steven Trout … visited Red Cloud to conduct research for his book Memorial Fictions in the mid-1990s, he discovered that in the few …
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