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National Willa Cather Center

… to the National Willa Cather Center. The film provides an introduction to Willa Cather, her literature, and the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/14/2026

Finding Aids

… Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of … Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Willa Cather Biography

… increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa Cather Scholarly Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen … her first book, April Twilights and Other Poems . Some,  A Lost Lady  in 1923, parts of  The Professor's House  in 1925, …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings

… et al  in their robes and hoods, spanned the globe.  News of awards, reviews of newly published work, and even … Cather's comings and goings from Red Cloud were all deemed newsworthy, and Cather frequently shared clippings with her …
Posted: 07/25/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023

Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… is significant; our collections contain a number of photos of her reading to children, and of other family members reading. It is clear from these photos, from the family's involvement with the Auld Library, …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 07/11/2023

Organization History

… the history of the Foundation came in 1978, when its Cather collections and historic sites were transferred to the State … Collection — comprised of approximately 8,000 documents and artifacts related to the life, times, and works of Cather. … Garber. The campaign also aims to support the addition of collections and program staff, conservation of artifacts, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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 …
Posted: 07/09/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

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 … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … but when I saw the job listed again years later, I just felt like it was meant to be. Please explain more about …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022

Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the … good ones (with Beauty and the Beast costumes and elephants walking down Red Cloud’s main street), and I enjoy reading … special projects behind the scenes. I am trained to give tours, and interacting with guests and helping them utilize …
Posted: 07/20/2021
Last Updated: 08/17/2021

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