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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… obscurity. We have come to regard this great feast day of ours as a thing that came about because of a general … The story once in Lincoln's ear, and the thing was done. He saw how precious such a day would become to the … of all the states fell in line, and the day has become one of the facts of our National existence.” Cather often …
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Join Our Team

… the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing … its image, messaging, and overall strategy Oversee the content and tone for digital and print platforms Ensure … voice across all channels Write and edit a wide range of content, including press releases, advertising copy, content …
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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber was well known for her charm and hospitality. The Garbers often … in public corridors and guest rooms. A street-level stairwell has been restored for lower-level entry into the  Red …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… Image Artist Karen Thurlow Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory Local Artist Creates "Webster County … you to everyone at the National Willa Cather Center for allowing me to show my art in the town where I spent so much … priced. Art purchases from the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to …
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Historic Sites

Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of the preservation movement, restoring and caring for the sites that were important to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … suicide would become the basis for Cather's first published story, "Peter," and Annie herself would later serve as …
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Collections Policies

… assigned or assessed by the copyright holder. "Publication" includes: print, electronic (online or other media), film, … assigned or assessed by the copyright holder. "Publication" includes print, electronic (online or other media), film, … one form of publication, the fees are cumulative. Books: Text Illustration One time use, one country 2,000 copies or …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… Fortune Forum Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol Image Ashley Olson, Executive … as a mature artist in the prime of her career. His bronze sculpture of Cather was installed in the U.S. Capitol on …
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Willa Cather and Her Illustrators

… a path for artists to achieve nationwide recognition, in a way that gallery exhibition and private collection could not. Cather and the artists who … art, and that it is worth caring about, than in any other way.” This exhibit explores eight of Cather’s illustrators, …
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