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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow
Image Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow April 22, 2021 Two charming portraits received this month by archivist Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
Image Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County June 17, 2021 "We were living in a world of mysterious flowers that had never been put into books, and the best we could do was to hitch them up with some family to which they apparently …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
Image Image Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty original oil paintings by John Blake Bergers (1931-2011), a professional …
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Annotations from the Archive: Holiday Cookery
Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Holiday Cookery November 18, 2021 Here in Red Cloud, it’s not yet winter, but we had our first hard frost this past week, which brings an end to gardening and many outdoor pursuits. Instead, we begin to look …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
Image Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out! December 15, 2021 This autumn, as we have continued work on several of our historic sites here in Red Cloud, we had the opportunity to reach out to Emil Frei & …
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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: Webster County Collections
Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections February 25, 2022 The installation of the Crossroads exhibit, from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, was installed in the past few days. Large, nationally-touring …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
Image Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley March 27, 2022 Any researcher can tell you about an “accident of the archives.” A misfiled photo or document may cross a researcher’s path and lead them to make new discoveries; the absence of that same …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman April 29, 2022 As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward to sharing collection highlights to deepen …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather
Image Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather June 20, 2022 The centenary of One of Ours , 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 …
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