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Organization History

… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … museum, reflecting the settings for six of Cather’s twelve novels and many of her short stories. For the first … Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. The Foundation later assumed responsibility for day-to-day management and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… We also knew that planned renovations, as part of our Campaign for the Future , would further restrict access to museum collections …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber

… . The project is one of four goals of the Foundation’s Campaign for the Future , which has provided funding for capital improvements …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… charitable donations, please contact executive director, Ashley Olson, at aolson@willacather.org or (402) 746-4892. NOTE: Archival …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… residences on the East Coast to visit family and friends in Nebraska. Upon learning of Nancy’s interest in historic …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in … Red Cloud and virtually—thanks to the ongoing work of the Willa Cather Foundation’s Campaign for the Future . The … the foundation that bears their parents' names, the James children seek to support causes that will honor their …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal … preserve the site stemmed from it being the home church of Willa Cather and her parents. Two of the eight stained glass … windows that adorn the church were purchased by the Cather children in memory of their father Charles F. Cather and …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!

… important places in our shared history as we anticipate future efforts to add new interpretation and exhibits. Our … completed thanks to the generous support of donors to our Campaign for the Future . …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… gift of the Red Cloud Opera House and to embark on a major campaign to restore it. Years later, she encouraged the … Romines on her friend Lucia Woods Lindley will appear in a future issue of the Willa Cather Review . Many people in the …
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