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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… Image Grant Reynard's 1948 letter to Mildred Bennett Image Grant Reynard's "Mike's … them; eventually, Reynard said, “It percolated through my confusion that this great lady had done me a great … a flood of feeling about those times and days and how “My Antonia” had been a great success and how she had really …
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Collections Policies

… on availability of trained staff; blackout periods will apply as determined by the archivist; Researchers will …
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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading

… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Willa Cather … Cather: Creation and Career by Daryl Palmer Cather and Opera by David McKay Powell Sensing Willa Cather: The Writer … in May 2020. His previous memoir,  The Hue and Cry at Our House , received the 2018 Los Angeles Times/Christopher …
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Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is a wonderful museum and archival …
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Organization History

… after Cather’s death, Bennett became fascinated by people, events, and historic sites in and around Red Cloud and … of her short stories. For the first twenty-five years of operations, the Foundation amassed a large museum collection … the novel  My Ántonia  the  Grace Episcopal Church , which houses a pair of stained-glass windows donated by Cather in …
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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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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson

… Scholarship and spent six months alone on a cattle ranch in remote western Nebraska considering the landscape and the … , which is based on the months he spent living in a remote Sandhills cabin. …
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CATHERLAND

… from the writing team of Becky Boesen and David von Kampen. CATHERLAND  tells the story of Susan, an emerging writer living the life of her dreams, complete with an adoring … to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the childhood home of novelist Willa Cather. Guided by her curiosity and the presence of a …
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The Art Connection

… the good things in the past and her connection with the farm land. Gwen Lewis was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and … on the family farm in central Nebraska, and her roots have never strayed very far. Close family and community ties have … in pastels, but her most recent work features layers of homemade paper and acrylic to create mixed media …
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Garan Coons, Native American Entertainer

… tours extensively, delivering a spectacular display of living Native American culture. His exquisite regalia and … TO WEATHER ...Coons will first perform at 10:00 a.m. at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. Please join us tonight at the Opera …
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