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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home

… of planning, research, and parallel work on both the house itself and the collections that have been housed within … many resources from our archive to search for clues about how the house was constructed, updated, and used over … home in the 1880s Inside, we returned to first principles: Mildred Bennett's notes about the home's interior, based on …
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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading

… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Willa … by Daryl Palmer Cather and Opera by David McKay Powell Sensing Willa Cather: The Writer and Body in Transition by …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… 16 miles northwest of Red Cloud. Charles and Mary Virginia welcome their first child December 7. Willa Cather is born … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … Lyra Garber, receives serial publication in  Century  at about the same time. In May, Cather receives the Pulitzer …
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Annotations from the Archives: American Archives Month

… nation to highlight the importance of preserving papers of lasting value. Archivists are professionals who assess, organize, preserve, and provide access to these … wonderful, and crucially, it's taken a big leap forward in functionality. Our web design team at Unanimous took our …
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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 … work of Willa Cather:  “‘There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as … graduation from the University of Nebraska, she worked on a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, newspaper, and later for a …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson

… of beloved performances, we are delighted to welcome her again to the Red Cloud Opera House stage on … to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red Cloud’s own special artist's musical interests, … from wine to champagne. What are common misconceptions about opera—and opera singers? There have always been …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers

… plains. Inspired by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, … to Red Cloud are encouraged to reach out with questions about access. The new collections tools will highlight the … pieces of art that were relevant to Cather's work. Mildred Bennett collected pieces by well-known Nebraska …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… years. In 1987, acclaimed actress Julie Harris accepted the invitation of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial to appear at …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History

… Organizational History March 6, 2023 In the summer of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather … and restore to their original condition places made famous by the work of Willa Cather To provide for Willa Cather a … that surrounded Willa Cather and sometimes disagreed about how to preserve her legacy. The Willa Cather Pioneer …
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