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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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National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

… National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program July … addition of six historic properties and approximately 8,000 artifacts. These artifacts include thousands of items that … generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… is her childhood bedroom and its original wallpaper in The Song of the Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My … of absolutely nothing in the virtual center of the lower 48-states. MORE ABOUT THE PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE Stay at the …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … for museums. Stewardship: We are good stewards of sites, collections, and charitable gifts that are entrusted to us. … a small cohort of writers; Curation of exhibits featuring artifacts from the Foundation’s collections, which …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… interpretation at two Cather-related historic sites for our visitors.  The Willa Cather Foundation is the only … strategies such as:  Textual support for spoken tour narratives Low-vision friendly text and graphics … and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, ideas, and stories they contain about our …
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Ask an Archivist Day

… does, or how they care for old, sometimes priceless artifacts and documents? Have you ever thought about what … all that archival work entails, as well as how archival collections enrich all there is to learn about history, literature, or in some cases our own …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman

… also lived in the house, it was full of both Cather family artifacts and period historical pieces; she hosted several … the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … only image of Prettyman identified. Research continues to learn more about Prettyman’s life; his military records and …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future

… Image Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future January 14, 2020 Today, we announce the Willa Cather Foundation's Campaign for the Future , a multi-million dollar campaign to …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several decades-long … Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most iconic writers. …
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IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center

… National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning Experiences grant of $111,479 from the Institute of … while showcasing many priceless historical photographs and artifacts. The exhibit’s name, taken from the American … help museums deliver enhanced learning experiences, improve collections care, and address community needs.” Founded in …
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