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National Willa Cather Center

… the opportunity to fully explore the life and legacy of one of America's most celebrated authors. The Center is the … comes with the unique experience of an embrace from the small community where Willa Cather spent her formative … narratives that are interwoven with priceless historical photographs and artifacts. The exhibit’s name, taken from …
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Finding Aids

… wide x 5 ⅜ tall x ⅝” deep. Two black and white photographs. Printed and handwritten ephemera. Container type: envelope … and journals, Union College, Western Literature, Prairie Schooner, etc   Box 46 Cassettes and Recordings … Cordially yours, Willa Cather Dust jacket very good   The Song of the Lark BK-50-308 Willa Cather 1915 1st printing …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen in print) has established true texts for her works and, through … best place, Red Cloud, Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering,  O Pioneers!  and  My Á ntonia , but … other places found there too: the desert southwest of  The Song of the Lark ,  The Professor's House , and  Death Comes …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings

… Image Willa Cather writes in New Hampshire Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings August 1, 2023 As has been noted so … she often saved and sent home clippings for friends and family. Occasionally, Cather adds a handwritten note to …
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Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… local organizations or simply had to purchase their own small selection of reading materials. In 1913, the new Red Cloud YMCA created a library in one of its rooms, with material donated by the P.E.O. club, … It's unclear what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is …
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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

… but when I saw the job listed again years later, I just felt like it was meant to be. Please explain more about … Conference planning, for example, and other events, and focus instead on curating exhibits and developing … interesting item or archive for our consideration? You can contact Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections and Curation …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… in a physical archive intrigued me. Both archives focused on authors I hadn’t read previously, but had heard much about. After a bit of research into … outcomes. Interested in being an intern with us? Contact our education coordinator, Rachel Olsen, at …
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