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… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a … for our visitors. Volunteers will work with Foundation staff to establish a schedule and task list. Volunteer … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … readings that there existed a growing body of evidence to support such a claim: Sharon O'Brien's influential … best place, Red Cloud, Nebraska, such as in her novels of prairie pioneering, O Pioneers! and My Á ntonia , but …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … in Red Cloud on December 7, 1973. What resulted four years later was a single 8 cent stamp with Cather’s likeness. … she preached. Miss Cather (1873-1947) echoed in many of her novels the same theme—the spirit and courage of pioneer …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … prior to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate … Cather. It’s an amalgamation of America. If it was a pure literary society or a pure historic preservation society, …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… takes shape, I’m already starting to think of ways we could update the visitor experience. Speaking of Covid, the Willa …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… access to specific articles and special features of each issue of the Review since its first publication in 1957. … 1964 Editor: Miriam Mountford Aim and Interpretation of Catherland p. 1 Plow is a Symbol of Cather Museum p. 1 … Introduction to My Ántonia AUTHOR: Richard C. Harris p. 33 TITLE: Willa Cather and the Nebraska Frontier AUTHOR: …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
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56th Annual Spring Conference
… of popular music, movies, and books, to her writings about actresses and opera stars, Cather regularly engaged … festive programming based on the conference theme,” said Foundation Board of Governors member and Conference … of the most exciting features of a spring conference. The staff and the Board of Governors, assisted by Red Cloud …
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