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Serena's Album

… entitled Mental Portraits , probably as a 16th birthday gift. These books, also known as autograph albums or … identifies as her favorite character in romance. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Addie was … two more would be born in the next several years. The tiny settlement known as “Elora” — Mrs. Keifer gives it as her …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

…  ____________ Bulk dates:  1878-1921 Finding Aid created by Lucy Koenig and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2023 Copyright: … Alfred Henry Peggy O'Neal 1903 Dickenson Duel Lillie, Lucy C. The Household of Glen Holly 1900 To Elsie Cather … (Copy pp. 47-72 199-200)     Manuscript Tx-50-4000-F05 Lucy Gayheart  Typescript (Copy pp. 22-118)     Magazine …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Robert H. Wolfe

… but repeatedly returns to A Lost Lady for its exceptional style and language.   "I grew up in the midst of Catherland …
Posted: 01/07/2026
Last Updated: 03/05/2026

Through Darkness to Light

… Underground Railroad Art Gallery Tuesday, Feb 10 - Sunday, Mar 15, 2026 | All day They left during the middle of the …
Posted: 01/12/2026
Last Updated: 02/13/2026

Switchback

… the Red Cloud Opera House, and you won’t want to miss their setlist of holiday favorites, Irish classics, and Switchback … juvenile detention centers, and nursing facilities that set them apart from their peers. As the creator of the …
Posted: 12/16/2025
Last Updated: 01/31/2026

All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

… Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome visitors of all ages to explore the sights and sounds of the railway! When the railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever …
Posted: 02/14/2024
Last Updated: 10/30/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … the inclusion of people of color, immigrants, laborers, and others on the fringe of Cather's world. Image Image Image …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… writings: the short story "Two Friends," and the novel Lucy Gayheart . The bank is also the first building owned and …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers

… Cather's novels and short stories. A more comprehensive index to Red Cloud's photographers continues to evolve as … their tents to Red Cloud for short engagements, which, the newspaper reports, were frequently crowded. Fred Bradbrook … in 1887, Bradbrook moved his studio to the 2nd story of the new building. In the Moon Block, "Brad" Bradbrook was able …
Posted: 03/03/2025
Last Updated: 05/26/2025

Annotations from the Archive: April Twilights

… from the Archive: April Twilights April 8, 2025 Though Willa Cather is known worldwide as a novelist, her first published … published seven of her poems in the Home Monthly , and sold others to national publications like Lippincott’s , Harper’s …
Posted: 04/03/2023
Last Updated: 04/08/2025

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