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Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related … Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare … Pen holder Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal purse Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-2 …
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National Willa Cather Center
… arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block,” an 1887 structure that was fully restored and …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … are the primary attraction, in many ways Willa Cather the person looms large in the critical interest her works have … Nebraska P, 2000. Bohlke, Brent L. Willa Cather in Person: Interviews, Speeches, and Letters . Lincoln: U of …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… magazine wrote. Other women in the series included another Nebraska native, social worker Grace Abbott, as well as … more generally around the world, but most heavily here in Nebraska. "To let young people know that recognition is … women to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Nebraska in 1917, and in 1931, Cather was again the first …
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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
… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … Bennett became fascinated by people, events, and historic sites in and around Red Cloud and Webster County that had …
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Virtual Author Series: Dr. Rebecca Faber
… Opera House Thursday, Nov 4, 2021 | 7pm We are excited to welcome Dr. Rebecca Faber to talk about her book, One Small Photo , a collection of poetry and one short story that was written to raise awareness about veterans' mental health. Dr. Faber will also share …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… of the collections and historic properties from History Nebraska in 2019, I was finding that more and more of my … Collection, which had been housed for many years at History Nebraska, as well as the transfer of ownership of our … work at WCF and as an archivist? I chose the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to get my Master’s degree specifically …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
… to our team. Both are students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Maggie—the 2021 Humanities Intern—is a … is funded through a collaboration between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. What prompted you to apply for an internship? …
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