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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's … P. Cather , and much more. To use the collections at the National Willa Cather Center, please reach out to archivist …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… through its Museums for America Program The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce the award of a full … historic sites for our visitors. The Willa Cather Foundation is the only Nebraska-based organization to …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently pursuing a …
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Crossroads: Change in Rural America
… generations. These places where people gather to exchange goods, services and culture and to engage in political and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … literary tastes are, her club standing, her home, her legal studies, how she came to take them up etc. You know what I … bank he is president of. Well I did'nt mean to write you a volume, and of course nothing may come of it. But my …
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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 … business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open Wednesday through … 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: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … we were just beginning to build our new archives at the National Willa Cather Center, storage space was at a … only image of Prettyman identified. Research continues to learn more about Prettyman’s life; his military records and …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… Red Cloud’s offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building … like to support the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board … the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly influenced her …
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