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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … drama Knots Landing , but she had starred in a number of literary stage productions, such as The Belle of Amherst , …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
… of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial felt that their work in Red Cloud … for Willa Cather a living memorial in the form of art and literary scholarships To secure the bonding, insurance and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Benefit
… of Red Cloud was active as early as 1875, collecting goods and money to help the less fortunate in town. Fannie …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… lacked many of the common plants to be found on the Central Plains and to the West. Thankfully, others were quicker to … the director of—the Department of Natural History and Geology at Doane College. The 1891 letter answers a letter … from Swezey about classification of wildflowers of the Great Plains did become accepted within the scientific …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections
… of materials pulled from the collections of the National Willa Cather Center and the Webster County Historical Museum. Our … the lumberyard. In our Cather-focused world, we often think about Red Cloud as a sort of time capsule, largely unchanged …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates
… Bates January 27, 2022 Often in Red Cloud, when we speak about John Mallory Bates, we’re speaking of his role at the … recent addition to our archival collections at the National Willa Cather Center, Cather writes to “Mr. Perrin,” whose family …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … things with which we are most familiar that we know least about. Familiarity seems to dull the edge of our curiosity. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… also lived in the house, it was full of both Cather family artifacts and period historical pieces; she hosted several … 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 …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … 1971 Fall Newsletter, Vol. 15 : "Restoration," page 2 1983 Literary Issue, Vol. 27 : "Grace Church, Red Cloud: A 'True …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director
… including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of … North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 by May 4, 2015. About Us Red Cloud is a community of just over 1,000 …
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