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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates
… Bates January 27, 2022 Often in Red Cloud, when we speak about John Mallory Bates, we’re speaking of his role at the … for his collaborative work, and Professor Lawrence Bruner used Bates’s extensive notes on the birds of northern … plants and animals—is inspiring. Sources: The Willa Cather Foundation Collection and the Ed and Jeri Shute Collections …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… the space to tell more of Red Cloud’s—and the National Willa Cather Center’s—story. The bank has always been a part of … In our organization’s early days, we were known as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, and Mildred Bennett, Carrie …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
… Organizational History March 6, 2023 In the summer of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather … and restore to their original condition places made famous by the work of Willa Cather To provide for Willa Cather a … that surrounded Willa Cather and sometimes disagreed about how to preserve her legacy. The Willa Cather Pioneer …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward … from their bound newspaper copies, was printed in the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter & Review in 1989. …
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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 … window, for example, portrays the shepherd, significant because he had raised sheep himself in his native Virginia. The … the property of Grace Episcopal church," including a raised foundation for the addition of a basement and the west …
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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters
… October 30, 2022 We conclude a year of reflection on Willa Cather's 1922 novel One of Ours by highlighting the letters … After Grosvenor P. Cather’s death in France in May 1918, Willa Cather wasted little time in getting to work on …
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Annotations from the Archive: Holiday Cookery
… make up our traditions. Like many of our own families, the Cather family was spread across the country, and the … meals and family-favorite dishes. From the National Willa Cather Center archives, we take a look at some of the … Home. “I spent many happy days there, especially when Aunt Willa was visiting,” Southwick recalled in 1985. “Aunt …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail
… Image Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow
… received this month by archivist Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our … been mounted to a cardboard backer, no other clues exist about the photographer, the studio, or the occasion. The …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Resurrection”), Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . … often and of that enchanted weekend . . .,” Harris wrote to Mildred Bennett in April 1988. “Oh, it was the most special …
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