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Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: Museum Collections Associate Reports To: Director, Collections & … 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 … generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation … to transform the lives of individuals and communities. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov  and follow us on Facebook …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… weatherscapes, or the deep and immense pageant of the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The … and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … and conservation of the 612-acre  Willa Cather Memorial Prairie ; Coordination of an immersive summer teacher …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… curation, and installation of the exhibits, and content will be made accessible online and through a mobile …
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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

… properties, expand educational programming, develop visitor amenities, and build endowment for the nonprofit … one year after History Nebraska, a state agency, transferred ownership of six historic properties and about 8,000 … who visit the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud annually. Former First Lady of the United States, Mrs. …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… to have cared for these important properties for the last forty years. The Willa Cather Foundation is an excellent … is especially beloved because of Cather’s preserved bedroom under the eaves where she did her first writing and where …
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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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