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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow

… received this month by archivist Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our … been mounted to a cardboard backer, no other clues exist about the photographer, the studio, or the occasion. The …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman

… Cather based the book on the life—and death—of her first cousin, Grosvenor Phillips Cather of nearby Bladen, Nebraska. … of the American infantry’s defining battles—details about the death of Lieutenant Cather were relayed to his … include: Sayra Cather Wagner Collection The Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives National Archives WWI …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials to … window, for example, portrays the shepherd, significant because he had raised sheep himself in his native Virginia. The … the property of Grace Episcopal church," including a raised foundation for the addition of a basement and the west …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty original oil … Resurrection”), Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… to the holidays in her correspondence. Our Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, part of our Archives and … her daughters, Carrie and Margaret, Mrs. James LeDuc (nee Mary Miner), Mrs. Bud Penney, Mrs. Jas. Calvert and Mrs. …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… Image Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather June 20, 2022 The centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize–winner for fiction, allows us … invaluable. Browse Collection You can view our One of Ours Gallery for collections related to G.P. Cather and the novel …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

… community of Red Cloud, including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area … position and the job description is available for download using the link that follows. The Heritage Tourism … North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 by May 4, 2015. About Us Red Cloud is a community of just over 1,000 …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… Image Image Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home March 6, … and son of Charles Hugh Miner and Alfretta “Retta” Ayre, Willa Cather’s first cousin. It was Hugh's sisters, Carrie … three, her father and aunt Kay Jones Smith shared stories about summers in Nebraska at the J.L. Miner House. Jaydene’s …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie world of … writer Willa Cather in Red Cloud, Nebraska! This year, the National Willa Cather Center, and the nation, is honoring … Here are 10 ways that you, too, can celebrate while visiting Nebraska this year (or around the country)! 1. Hike …
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Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost

… Image Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost August 28, 2019 "In the long summer evenings Mr. Case and his … exercises this year. I had made all my plans to go west about the first of May, and until a few days ago confidently … the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives at the National …
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