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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
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National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … buildings and sites devoted to any American author. Your visit to the Center comes with the unique experience of an …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … and deliberate, unconscious. It must, indeed, be a way of living" (78). The Early Years, 1873-1890 Cather was born in …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings

… in response to a request for a photo to accompany  The Song of the Lark,  Cather writes to Houghton Mifflin's Alverda Van …
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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

… 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she … diverse interests, talents, and work backgrounds, such as prairie botany and gardening skills, photography and graphic … from? Overwhelmingly, it’s come from two major sources: Cather family members and local Red Cloudians. Our …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… down Red Cloud’s main street), and I enjoy reading the postcards people used to send. (Shout out to Maggie who still uses postcards!) MAGGIE —As a summer humanities intern, I am both … have much experience. MAGGIE —I love collecting and sending postcards: I have sent about 50 while living here. I also …
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