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Historic Sites

… annually in conjunction with the Willa Cather Spring Conference, and the church is a regular stop on guided …
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Willa Cather Biography

… extended  Willa Cather: A Literary Life  had each appeared in 1987; about that time too the era’s leading Cather … times a year by the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud. The MLA International Bibliography lists almost 1300 … a prominent writer herself, and the three made a well-known visit with A. E. Housman, then a poet Cather much admired. …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would soon … set in Brownville, Nebraska, is published in the April 1897 issue of Home Monthly . Cather returns to Red …  — Cather’s first book, a collection of poems titled  April Twilights , is published. Cather meets lifelong companion …
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Annotations from the Archives: American Archives Month

… from the archives throughout the year, often centered on broad themes, rather than individual collections. … for both research and educational programs for our museum visitors.  Our 2023 Humanities Interns —Nolan Bennett and … to welcome you to  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud , which should be completed in 2023. Our earliest …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings and …
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Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives

… 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 …
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The Collections at National Willa Cather Center

… are encouraged to make prior arrangements for their visit with  the archivist . The archives are staffed from 9 … in all published and educational work. Our preferred citation, whatever your style sheet, is influenced by … The repository is the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Donating to the Collection The National …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers

… 2021 | 12am The work of John Blake Bergers returns to our Red Cloud Opera House gallery! Comprised of pieces from our … by his first readings of Cather's work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers

… prohibition on publication of Willa Cather’s letters expired, a wealth of new Willa Cather biographical material … farm was the worst looking piece of farm land between Red Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to … research into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… Collections February 25, 2022 The installation of the Crossroads exhibit, from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main … exhibit that I’m sure our guests will enjoy. Alongside the Crossroads exhibit though is a smaller local exhibition of … in letters to her Red Cloud acquaintances, she wrote about events like those depicted in the exhibit—business openings …
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