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National Willa Cather Center

… informative narratives that are interwoven with priceless historical photographs and artifacts. The exhibit’s name, … of Cather’s life and art—domesticity and worldliness; home and travel; happiness and sadness; the bitter and the sweet.   About the …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … Margorie Knopf, Blanche W., 1894-1966 Lazard, Claude, Mrs. Leah, Henry Goddard Lesser, Joseph Litchfield, Ethel … Roseboro', Viola Rosický, Rose, 1875-1954 Rubens, Pauline Meyer Rubin, Florance Rumbold, Hugo Russo, M. Ryce, Lucius …
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Willa Cather Biography

… in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, Cather, Ellison, Bellow, Morrison.” Yes, though Cather deserves to precede Hemingway on this list. Concluding her fine study of Willa … Cather. On April 24, 1947, Cather died from cancer. A private funeral was held in New York, and a memorial service …
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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

… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means … in almost all of these things is an intense desire to keep learning and creating—sometimes the more challenging the …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the … special projects behind the scenes. I am trained to give tours, and interacting with guests and helping them utilize … walking with my grandparents). They lived in the small town of West Point, so I was already familiar with small …
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