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Echoes of the Archbishop

… Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of … Lewis’s Tall Tales of the Southwest,” by David Harrell. In Vol. 33 of the Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. pp. 4-8.  …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

Finding Aids

… explore individual objects in the collection! For a broad view of the collections, finding aids are available for the … OBJ-50-1000-016 Willa Cather     Document Tx-50-1000-017 Articles of Indenture     Document TX-50-1000-018 Jeremiah … Pen holder     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal purse     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-2 Small …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather,  "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,"   … her first job as editor of The Home Monthly in Pittsburgh , Willa Cather wrote “The Origin of Thanksgiving” under the …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED CLOUD, NE—The National Willa … made possible by gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… much of my growing up years"  —Karen Thurlow Tell us a bit about your relationship to Webster County and your family … back to portraits and character study. That is why I have chosen to do so much art from old family photos.  Did you … The photos that are of my childhood, I remember a lot about the day that the images were shot. Things like why the …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… published which have changed just how Cather is seen and understood. Two of the most prominent recent volumes are … a countryside and a people. That relationship, he knew, cannot be gone after and found; it must be long and deliberate, … The Song of the Lark  (150)—the Willa Cather who was about forty years of age was ready to do what was needed to …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Collections Policies

Collections Policies Publishing, Exhibiting, and Broadcasting Collection Materials Any publication of images from the National Willa Cather Center materials must be approved in writing and may be subject to a  usage fee . These fees are separate from any …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/02/2024

Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… 11, 2023 | 8 - 9pm Jaffrey Meetinghouse 15 Laban Ainsworth Way Jaffrey , NH 42544 United States Learn More As part of … stainless steel. His works are included in many public and private collections and have been exhibited nationally and …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 08/03/2023

Virtual Author Series: Ladette Randolph

… with writer Ladette Randolph as she discusses her novel Private Way . Set in 2015, protagonist Vivi Marx winds up off the …
Posted: 11/15/2022
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

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