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National Willa Cather Center

… buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an … appointment) Take in a performance or exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Hike, stargaze, or watch the sunrise and …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Bennett Book Inventory Box 17—Mementos, Photos, Gifts, Notes, including: Map of Grand Manan Drawings … of Life 1894 W. Cather Lutes, Della T. The Country Kitchen 1945 Cherry Pudding 115 Lytton, Robert Bulwer, Lord …
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Willa Cather Biography

… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in  Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings

… sleeveless gown, gazes directly at the viewer from the pages. "This is the ninth portrait and biographical sketch … research. To request an appointment or learn more, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org or …
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Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… difficult and costly; it only stands to reason that reading materials like books and magazines might be considered a … of the Auld Library  and the purchase of books. Charles Cather was elected the first president of the library board. … what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is significant; …
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Organization History

… early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett gathered a small group of Red Cloud citizens, interested individuals, … Cather, great woman, great literary artist, who once was one of ours and now belongs to the great world and to time, … Sites and the collection became known as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. The Foundation later assumed …
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Virtual Author Series: Dr. Rebecca Faber

… to welcome Dr. Rebecca Faber to talk about her book, One Small Photo , a collection of poetry and one short story that was …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she … at the NWCC, advertised when I was an undergraduate the second time around. The organization encapsulated everything … are available to people regardless of their geographic location or physical capabilities. Where has the majority of …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… of others. MAGGIE —I first learned about the NWCC as a scholarship recipient in 2018, and then I worked at the …
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