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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 … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

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 …
Posted: 12/10/2025
Last Updated: 03/23/2026

Visions of the Prairie

… and it includes chapters about local history, including the National Willa Cather Center. Join us to welcome Scott to the Red Cloud …
Posted: 01/13/2026
Last Updated: 03/18/2026

Finding Aids

… William Boone, nd) Box 47 Alicia Blue materials     Brockway Paper Collection Date range:  1880–1987 Bulk dates: … Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great 1880 Wm. Cather Jr. Private Library No. 71 Akins, Zoë Interpretations: A Book of … M. Jack and Jill: A Village Story 1887 Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 25 Alcott, Louisa M. Jo's Boys: And How …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist October 16 is Ask-An-Archivist Day! October 16, 2025 October is American Archives Month, a time when archivists across the country … educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the archives to local history …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

For Readers

… Willa Cather Review Willa Cather Review Willa Cather Review Index Willa Cather Review Index …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 06/13/2025

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

… local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … collections at the Webster County Historical Museum and the National Willa Cather Center, while others were simply …
Posted: 09/01/2024
Last Updated: 09/04/2024

Meet our 2024 Humanities Interns!

… Pacholski (left) and Sophie Ryan at our 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in June Meet our 2024 Humanities … within the literature field for students, Sarah was told about the National Willa Cather Center internship by one of … Since arriving in Red Cloud, Sarah has been a very avid prairie goer, and it's been their writing sanctuary when on …
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

Press Room

… and his creation of the Willa Cather sculpture: updated in spring 2022 with sculpture casting process] " Willa Cather … Cather. Programs include the annual Willa Cather  Spring Conferences  and biennial  International Cather Seminars , …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023

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