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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley

… 2022 Any researcher can tell you about an “accident of the archives.” A misfiled photo or document may cross a … to be discovered. Such was the circumstance in our archives when Edith Lewis’s two watercolor sketches of Grand … exhibited artwork—from local and regional artists and collections, to be sure, but also major traveling …
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Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost

… summer evenings Mr. Case and his wife used to sit on the front porch behind the vines and the little maple trees and plan … summer evenings Mr. Case and his wife used to sit on the front porch behind the vines and the little maple trees and …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… house (including breakfast); A VIP tour of our Special Collections & Archives and "American Bittersweet" exhibit; A guided  …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of … 1961 p. 1  Notes on the Financial Report p. 1  Service by Volunteers p. 1  Restoration Attracts National Attention p. …
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Remembering Our Fallen

… for a complete traveling schedule. The author Willa Cather, who gave her commencement speech from the Red Cloud … met him just on the edge of town, and we stopped to chat about the war news. I believe he always wanted to be a soldier. I can see …
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Exhibition & Performance Celebrate Publication Anniversaries of Two Novels

… includes recognition in the evening program and a one-year membership to the Willa Cather Foundation. Purchase tickets here or by calling 402-746-2653. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Jill Anderson is an Omaha-based actor, … , forthcoming from the Universityof Nebraska Press. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS Founded in 1955 and headquartered in …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by providing books, …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building for … 26, 1962, with John G. Neihardt as guest speaker. After the Foundation relocated its office space, the building has been … to our Campaign for the Future . If you, too, would like to support the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online …
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud

… Image Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud … is Willa Cather’s high school diploma and other objects and ephemera such as the Cather family candle mold and leather … life and work and times of Willa Cather. We actively seek new donations of materials relating to Cather, her family, …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… for generations to come.” The multi-year grant will support planning and implementation of critically needed restoration work. Efforts will include foundation repair, interior and exterior structural and … for the Humanities (NEH), awarded these matching grants to support the preservation of nationally significant historic …
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