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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 … be found on the Central Plains and to the West. Thankfully, others were quicker to offer helpful guides to students of …
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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
Image Image Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates January 27, 2022 Often in Red Cloud, when we speak about John Mallory Bates, we’re speaking of his role at the Grace Episcopal Church. He served there from 1903–1929, and his service was …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections
… Collections February 25, 2022 The installation of the Crossroads exhibit, from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main … exhibit that I’m sure our guests will enjoy. Alongside the Crossroads exhibit though is a smaller local exhibition of … in letters to her Red Cloud acquaintances, she wrote about events like those depicted in the exhibit—business openings …
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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
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward … to The Bladen Enterprise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and others …
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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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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail
Image Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa Cather’s letters, but to many of the letters that she received from her fans! Running the gamut from high school students to state politicians, Cather’s …
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