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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … and Grace Episcopal churches, and the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud. Harris was a lover of literature and a …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History

… expand the legacy of Willa Cather far beyond the borders of Nebraska. And it worked. The Mildred Bennett Collection …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley

… Howard Pyle; she had sent him an inscribed copy of The Troll Garden  in 1906, referencing the Cather children's love of …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates

… recent addition to our archival collections at the National Willa Cather Center, Cather writes to “Mr. Perrin,” whose family … Cather Center in Red Cloud. The Willa Cather Newsletter and Review. Vol. 45, Summer 2001 . The Blue Book of Nebraska …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County

… the West. Thankfully, others were quicker to offer helpful guides to students of botany.  The Class Book of Botany , … traded away, or—as noted by Swezey—donated to scientific study. Our collection at the National Willa Cather Center …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize–winner for fiction, allows us a chance to reflect on the life—and death—of Willa Cather’s first cousin, Grosvenor Phillips Cather of nearby Bladen, Nebraska. … materials or other items related to G. P. Cather, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org …
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Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges

… before she married her employer William Vestey, who had just been made a baron. Lord and Lady Vestey attended the … such program, complete with a sample of the ruby red velvet used to make Lady Vestey’s coronation gowns. Within the … procession route. To view this or other collection items, contact our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, at …
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Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference

… a critical piece of our conference offerings. The author of When the World Broke in Two: the Roaring Twenties and the Dawn of America’s …
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Prairie Exploration Backpacks Now Available

… Backpacks Now Available February 15, 2019 To make your visit to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie a memorable experience, you … landscape. This is a perfect opportunity for you to have an immersive experience in Nebraska’s natural realm. Stop by …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

… of just over 1,000 residents located in South Central Nebraska within the rolling hills and sharp ridge crests of …
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