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Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: … opportunities for our patrons to experience Cather’s work, explore historic landmarks, foster their own creativity, and … 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

… drive between two major Federal Interstates while at the crossroads of two state highways (one a designated scenic … and education as a child, restored and open today with events and performances throughout the year. Our Special …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa … the work of contemporary writers; Organization of an annual residency program for a small cohort of writers; Curation of … from the Foundation’s collections, which include thousands of items that belonged to the Cather family, as well …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… content will be made accessible online and through a mobile app.  Our team will also incorporate interpretive strategies … American public. The Museums for America program encourages applicants to be creative in their response to challenges, …
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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

… house, the railroad depot, and the landscape. It’s one of my favorite places in all of America.” The Campaign for the … which is central to Cather’s most celebrated novel, My Ántonia. Adding to the success of the campaign is a Save … Campaign for the Future to the Willa Cather Foundation, 413 N. Webster, Red Cloud, NE 68970. DONATE NOW …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… National Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most …
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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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