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Collections Access & Policies

… to the  fee schedule , and these are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research use and may not be … made; Copies may not be used “for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research” according to United … Copyright Law, Title 17; Reproduction by the NWCC in no way transfers either copyright or property rights, nor does …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/28/2026

Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather was first published in 1951 in The World of … widowed, in 1881, and the large Merriam household included four children from her first marriage to John Henderson in …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs

… Opera House Friday, Apr 3, 2026 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 … already up of paintings in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery at the time of the performance. Don’t miss this …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… & Sunset II | Scott Kirby Paintings by Scott Kirby Art Gallery Friday, Mar 20 - Saturday, May 16, 2026 | All day Red Cloud Opera House 413 North Webster Street Red Cloud , NE …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Finding Aids

… York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping TX-50-1000-055 … for assistance. Title Author Year Inscription Notes April Twilights BK-50-301 Willa Cather 1903 1st ed.   Three …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

For Readers

… For Readers For Readers Three times a year, the  Willa Cather Review  offers a unique combination of original … organization created in 1955 that owns and operates the National Willa Cather Center and the nation's largest …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 06/13/2025

Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief

… we received the last edition of the Red Cloud Chief , a newspaper that had a 150-year history. It was Webster … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … Company K Guard unit, I wanted to see what I could find out about Seb,” Tucker said. Image Seb Johnson serving in …
Posted: 09/01/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024

Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!

… into the world of Cather and found themselves drawn into April Twilights and the use of imagery throughout fiction and …
Posted: 06/12/2024
Last Updated: 06/14/2024

Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the buildings will become a mixed-use facility, including gallery and exhibit areas and space for historic site tours …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 08/24/2023

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