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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers

… work of John Blake Bergers returns to our Red Cloud Opera House gallery! Comprised of pieces from our permanent … work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others involved in preserving Cather's … A digital gallery of the exhibit will remain on display. About the Artist: John Blake Bergers (1931-2011) was a …
Posted: 12/07/2020
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, … to Red Cloud are encouraged to reach out with questions about access. The new collections tools will highlight the … pieces of art that were relevant to Cather's work. Mildred Bennett collected pieces by well-known Nebraska …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … Grace Episcopal churches, and the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud. Harris was a lover of literature and a …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History

… of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial felt that their work in Red Cloud … by the work of Willa Cather To provide for Willa Cather a living memorial in the form of art and literary scholarships …
Posted: 03/06/2023
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Coverage p. 3  Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4  Mailing of Newsletter p. 4  … of Grace  AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13  John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15  WCPM announces 1985 trip … Cather - Alfred A. Knopf Correspondence and One of Ours p.101 AUTHOR: Richard C. Harris TITLE: Focusing on Cather's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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 … ways, building on our successes arm-in-arm with the strong staff we have in place in Red Cloud,” said Jay Yost, … from all over the world each year. For more information about the Foundation, call toll-free at (866) 731-7304 or go …
Posted: 12/27/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… plans to build the National Willa Cather Center, a public museum, archive, and arts and cultural center. The facility, … Visit www.WillaCather.org to learn more. More About the National Willa Cather Center (NWCC): Please see … a small group of volunteers in Red Cloud, Nebraska, led by Mildred R. Bennett. Today the Foundation is directed by a …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

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 …
Posted: 10/19/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca

… of the Year: Angela Duca March 8, 2022 The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce that Angela Duca has … as a tour guide, and now as a volunteer," National Willa Cather Center executive director Ashley Olson said. "We're … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
Posted: 03/08/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2022

Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities … for the porch restoration project at the Cather Second Home. Leroy and Janet also dug up and saved the peonies at … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
Posted: 01/06/2021
Last Updated: 04/26/2021

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