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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 … to live in Shenandoah, Iowa. They had a son, Fayette, born about 1891, and a daughter, Genevieve, born about 1894. J. … motto is from Pope’s “Essay on Man,” a line well-loved by newspaper writers. Mrs. Keifer’s father-in-law, J. W. …
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Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs
… chapters of Kirby’s program will feature Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center, photos and stories of the town, and the …
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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 …
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Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Jeremiah Smith 1793 Ephemera OBJ-50-1000-008 "The Truth About Horace" Poem Written Inside Book Cover Eugene Field … Checks from City National Bank, Lincoln 1900 Newspaper TX-50-1000-014 Newspaper Clippings About Princeton …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!
… Sarah Pacholski (left) and Sophie Ryan at our 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in June Meet our 2024 Humanities … Interns! June 12, 2024 The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center offers an experiential learning …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones
… for overnight stays. When developed and conjoined to the National Willa Cather Center’s Farmers and Merchants Bank next door, the …
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Press Room
… public to visit our virtual Press Room often for the latest newsworthy information about our activities, events, and announcements. Please … that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, …
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