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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
… Organizational History March 6, 2023 In the summer of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather … and restore to their original condition places made famous by the work of Willa Cather To provide for Willa Cather a … that surrounded Willa Cather and sometimes disagreed about how to preserve her legacy. The Willa Cather Pioneer …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… 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 . … often and of that enchanted weekend . . .,” Harris wrote to Mildred Bennett in April 1988. “Oh, it was the most special …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… 1.2 Fall 1957 Editor: Miriam Mountford Staff Activities p. 1 … of Grace AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13 John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15 WCPM announces 1985 trip … daughter of Roscoe Cather dies p. 11 First scholarly volumes to be produced p. 37 … 51.3 Winter 2008 Issue Editor: Ann Romines Managing Editor: Betty Kort …
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Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation
… Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation August 15, 2011 Leslie Campbell Levy appointed Executive … from all over the world each year. For more information about the Foundation, call toll-free at (866) 731-7304 or go …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center … center. The facility, which will be located in Cather’s childhood home of Red Cloud, Nebraska, will provide almost … research center, classroom, expanded bookstore and art gallery, dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… a major gift to our Campaign for the Future with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to … career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to purchase the J. L. … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… presented at a recent reception at the Red Cloud Opera House on February 26, 2022. "Angela has demonstrated a … Pioneer Memorial, volunteers collected clippings and news about our work, our volunteers and staff, Cather mentions … Volunteer Award. Mrs. Mountford, alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
… Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year January 6, 2021 One silver lining of 2020 was that we were able to get … started volunteering last year he was quite clear about one thing. “I don’t want anything, I don’t want anything … anonymity is not likely to happen in a small nonprofit like ours where we are appreciative of, and reliant upon, the …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… in New York City on December 14, 2020, followed by her husband Daniel Allen Lindley, Jr. on December 18. An active … Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also … and the WCPM, in particular, my father’s relationship with Mildred Bennett, my memories of Bernice Slote, Virginia …
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