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Museum Collections Associate Wanted!
… Status: Full-Time, Non-exempt Who we are: The National Willa Cather Center exists to promote and encourage increased … and three professional references to: The Willa Cather Foundation Attn: Human Resources 413 North Webster Street …
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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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The Willa Cather Foundation
… author Willa Cather and preserving the historical settings and archival material associated with her life and … understanding and appreciation of the life, times, settings, and work of Willa Cather. Our Mission: To enrich … and humanities programs, and preservation of historical settings and archives, we serve as a vibrant memorial to …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature
… Red Cloud, Nebraska is not just a destination. It’s a place where literature and culture merge with the pleasures … spot to pause and refresh or entirely regroup away from it all. Red Cloud is an oasis on the prairie — yet only a short … National Willa Cather Center where you can relax in our art gallery or bookstore or begin your tour experience. Our arts …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… through its Museums for America Program The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce the award of a full … historic sites for our visitors. The Willa Cather Foundation is the only Nebraska-based organization to …
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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
… ownership of six historic properties and about 8,000 artifacts to the Willa Cather Foundation. The state had … periods in American history.” She continued, “The sites and collections that make up the National Willa Cather Center in … be able to travel back in time to hear the ‘nimble air’ and learn from Willa Cather’s example for many generations 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, … decades-long collaboration dedicated to preserving the sites and artifacts related to Pulitzer Prize winning … operate the site since 1994. The transfer of the historic sites and approximately 8,000 Cather related archival and …
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IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center
… Image IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning Experiences grant of $111,479 from the Institute of Museum … center for approximately 8,000 national and international visitors annually. The exhibit, to be entitled American …
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