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Virtual Author Series: Dr. Will Thomas, Michael Burton, and Dr. Kwakiutl Dreher
… many intersections between history and its artistic and literary portrayals, a pursuit Willa Cather herself valued and carried out in her own work. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … literary tastes are, her club standing, her home, her legal studies, how she came to take them up etc. You know what I … bank he is president of. Well I did'nt mean to write you a volume, and of course nothing may come of it. But my …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
… to our collection separately, though both originated with Willa Cather’s niece, Helen Cather Southwick. Both had come to us … of Nebraska-Lincoln; original letter located in the Literary and Historical Manuscripts (MA 1602), Morgan …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
… of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial felt that their work in Red Cloud … for Willa Cather a living memorial in the form of art and literary scholarships To secure the bonding, insurance and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… thirty original oil paintings by John Blake Bergers (1931-2011), a professional artist who dedicated his life to … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … an Omaha benefit performance “for the Cather Foundation building fund,” Bennett wrote. The performance would have to …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … the property of Grace Episcopal church," including a raised foundation for the addition of a basement and the west …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… site tour initiatives, and public programming outreach. A former college English teacher, Rachel enjoys … more about our plans for educational programming and outreach? There are so many great events and discussions coming … of furthering our mission, virtual programming allows us to reach those who may not be able to travel to Red Cloud, and …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project
… of the Los Angeles-based Artillery magazine, visited the Cather literary sites and prairie landscapes where Youd spent his … to watch Youd (pronounced you’d) perform a retyping of Willa Cather’s The Song of the Lark . Speaking of larks: …
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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson
… a day of fun, art and education on Saturday, June 25th. The Willa Cather Foundation will host a prairie photo walk, and an … and worked as a reader of nonfiction for Britain’s foremost literary consultancy, TLC. In 2011 Wilkinson was awarded a …
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Spring Conference Line-Up Announced
… Image Spring Conference Line-Up Announced May 9, 2016 The Willa Cather Foundation hosts their 61st annual Willa Cather … Cather’s life and war-era writings but on those of her literary contemporaries, as well as the legacy of the war on …
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