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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward … Sweeney . Dr. Rebecca Faber’s dissertation, All the World Seemed Touched with Gold , which explores this source …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … quality stained-glass windows of this type anywhere in the world. The windows that were designed for the Holy Family …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director
… including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of … 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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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
… this monumental gift, noting that Red Cloud has a special place in his heart and memory. When acknowledged for his … and the community of Red Cloud, but noted that the flexible nature of the gift will also allow the Foundation to take … sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first ten years of operation, …
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Our New Archives Intern: Chris Wolak
… Cougars , since 2016. We recently asked her to share more about her project and interests. My current project at the archive has two parts. First, to transcribe Cather’s address book and a ledger in which she kept track … larger organization. I immediately thought of the National Willa Cather Center. I have been curious about what Tracy’s …
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Jarrod McCartney
… is the result of a collaboration between the National Willa Cather Center, the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the … soccer and basketball as well as making “best of” lists about music, movies, and television. …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the …
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