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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy
… An eyesore at the corner of two major intersecting highways, the Potter building had been vacant and decaying for … recalled these occasions in both her published work and private letters. Now joined with the Center’s preserved … gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant awards from the Nebraska …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… resources for tour guides and tools that can provide both simple and enticing information that guides can use for …
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Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska … —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports visitors back in time to set … of participating in their existence." It was in the Red Cloud Opera House that Willa Cather first experienced …
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Volunteer
… 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
… was in competition with the best in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, Cather, … and Janis Stout, was published by Alfred A. Knopf and its contents have been combined and extended into The Complete … (187). While the reading and understanding of Cather's twelve novels and various other works are the primary …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would soon become the …
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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 … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational News from Cather …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Cather's Early Works p. 2 TITLE: A Note on The White Bear Stories AUTHOR: Mildred R. Bennett p. 4 … Song of The Lark AUTHOR: Elsa Nettles, College of William and Mary p. 27 TITLE: My Mortal Enemy: Willa … 45 Cather as "Singing Novelist", Looking Toward a Scholarly Collected Poems p. 46 Call for Papers: Food, Drink, and …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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