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Meet the Artist: Littleton Alston
… by October 10. Register online or call 540-662-1473, ext. 240. To learn more about the June 7, 2023 unveiling …
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Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives
… in the newly-formed Webster County. Several of our earliest collections feature museum objects and papers related to the … our archivist with any questions about the collection or to learn more about our collections which may not yet be online; you can reach Tracy …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History
… “Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History” on Friday, August 11 at The Amos Fortune … discuss Cather’s ascent to success, from her rebellious nature as an adolescent to her prominence as a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Near Cather’s final resting place in Jaffrey, Alston and Olson will discuss their …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… even more evidence of these dichotomies in Cather's nature. A large collection of Cather's press clippings and … to Houghton Mifflin's Alverda Van Tuyll, "In the first place, let me tell you how delighted I am that you get a …
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Crossroads: Change in Rural America
… exhibit some rarely seen objects and photographs from our collections as we look at "Our Changing Main Street," and … councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Crossroads” and other Museum on Main …
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Ask an Archivist Day
… Archivist Day! Education director and certified archivist Tracy Tucker will be on hand to explain how an artifact joins our …
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Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations
… more than fifty years. Curated by Danny Bills, curator of collections and exhibitions at Wichita Falls Museum of Art, … and the literary award that shares his name.You can learn more about the event here . You can also bring the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers
… Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to learn the farms she owned in Webster County were also in … into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection in the Special Collections and Archives at the National Willa Cather Center that relate … out of life. At first I rebelled at some things, I had to learn that every editor is not a Mr. Gere or a Mr. Jones. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … only image of Prettyman identified. Research continues to learn more about Prettyman’s life; his military records and other materials are being added to our collections and will be available soon. Sources include: …
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