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Organization History

…  is still widely used by scholars as a valuable source work for Cather’s early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett … Register of Historic Places. A $1.2 million endowment campaign followed to successfully match a challenge grant … fundraising campaign, known as the  Campaign for the Future , to address capital improvements, program, staffing, …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… and researchers. Thanks in part to a National Endowment for the Humanities CARES Act grant, the NWCC has begun to … 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

… Image Image William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber April 29, 2022 Literature … . 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

… Merchants Bank Restoration August 16, 2021 Rehabilitation efforts at the Farmers and Merchants Bank got underway last … basement rooms to refinish and fully utilize the space for future museum exhibits. The bank’s lobby will once again be … to its early grandeur thanks to generous donations to our Campaign for the Future . If you, too, would like to support …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… Nancy and Bernie Picchi recently made a major gift to our Campaign for the Future   with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… parents’ passions and their inherent love of Nebraska. Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the National Willa Cather …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by the … Louis, Missouri, and Munich, Germany. Through your generous support of our Campaign for the Future , we enthusiastically … the Emil Frei studios. We are especially grateful for grant support from the Woods Charitable Fund, given in memory of …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!

… Image Community Events: Free and Open to the Public! May 24, 2021 Join us on … to add new interpretation and exhibits. Our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery and National Willa Cather Center Bookstore …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… Woods Lindley is perhaps best known to Cather enthusiasts for her exquisite landscape and intimate interior … 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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