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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 … from an aunt. This article will be of great interest to all living in the community now and to many others who now live …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward … of the American infantry’s defining battles—details about the death of Lieutenant Cather were relayed to his …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… Cather, Sherwood explains that difficulties with duties, exchange rates, and freight, have increased the cost of the …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail
… Image Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow
… Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our … been mounted to a cardboard backer, no other clues exist about the photographer, the studio, or the occasion. The …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
… Thornton Oakley March 27, 2022 Any researcher can tell you about an “accident of the archives.” A misfiled photo or … to our collection separately, though both originated with Willa Cather’s niece, Helen Cather Southwick. Both had come to us …
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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 … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… Archive: Herbaria of Webster County June 17, 2021 "We were living in a world of mysterious flowers that had never been … belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You …
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Annotations from the Archive: Benefit
… the Archive: Benefit February 6, 2023 On February 4, 1888, Willa Cather and her friends staged a musical version of “Beauty … direction of Will O’Brien and Peoriana Bogardus Sill for about two weeks. The $40 they raised from admissions to the …
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