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A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive
… Donations to the Archive February 26, 2020 We've been busy in the Collections & Archives at the National Willa … With love to you, Willie." IMAGES: OBJ-50-211 Our continuous thanks to the Southwick family for their support of our … items of interest that you might consider donating, please contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director and Archivist: …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring
… places featured in their history books or Cather’s famous novel. Educators can find information about school tour … questions about the upcoming scholarship deadlines, please contact our education coordinator Rachel Olsen at …
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Unknown Cather Manuscript Discovered
… Image Unknown Cather Manuscript Discovered January 28, 2020 Our dedicated Cather … that, in the short story “Uncle Valentine,” the eponymous character tries out a new song called “The Ballad of the … a potential donation of materials to the NWCC, please contact Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org or call …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… December 8, 2019 Jerry and Susan Anderson live in the Des Moines, Iowa metro region where Jerry is dean of Drake … Cather’s childhood home – seeing her attic room just as she described it, as Thea’s room in The Song of the Lark , …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board … offers one the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall
… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … for schools or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… Image Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college student, Willa Cather’s … plan with a parent, teacher, or academic advisor because there is plenty of time to put together materials and … the " Scholarships " page on our website. You can also contact our Education Specialist Rachel Olsen at …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … Beauty in the Ordinary , at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery (from August 9 - September 30, 2019). We recently … and imagine what it was like in those days. The land, the prairie, the vegetation and isolated homesteads, and the …
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An Opportunity to Help Conserve our Collection
… are in need of expert attention. An original W.T. Benda illustration from My Ántonia , which had been cut and framed … including “Moonlight Scene,” which has graced the Miner House parlor for years. The total cost for conserving the … for any of these paintings, or other projects, please contact executive director Ashley Olson at 402-746-2653 or …
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Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season
… Image Your Input is Requested for the 2018 Opera House Season March 29, 2017 Your survey could win you two … sorting through ideas, we now request your input to help us make our selections for 2018. If you choose to leave your contact information, you will be entered into a drawing for …
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