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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: 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: 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: 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: 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

… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You … are sent me." In fact, some suggestions from Swezey about classification of wildflowers of the Great Plains did …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… first cousin, Grosvenor Phillips Cather of nearby Bladen, Nebraska. The entire novel is inspired by real lives and … grave in France; however, in 1921, his body was returned to Nebraska. The Bladen Enterprise , on May 6, 1921, dedicated … and Captain Cody Cade and Major Scott Ingalsbe of the Nebraska National Guard for their help in locating …
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Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges

… used to make Lady Vestey’s coronation gowns. Within the pages of the programme are official portraits of the new … procession route. To view this or other collection items, contact our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, at …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the …
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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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