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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home September 26, 2019 With intent to … was built in 1879 in the vernacular tradition of early prairie houses. Willa Cather, one of our nation’s greatest … for generations to come.” The multi-year grant will support planning and implementation of critically needed …
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"And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Jupiter & Venus
… 4, 1936, is in the Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center and arguably …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… country’s colleges and universities, museums, libraries, archives, historical sites and societies, save thousands of …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church
… of the Grace Church window repairs. Related Articles in Our Archives: 1971 Spring Newsletter, Vol. 15 : "Restoration," …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
… working on several needed and important projects in our archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa … and working in a physical archive intrigued me. Both archives focused on authors I hadn’t read previously, but … What is the scope of your internship? THARA —I’m in the archives. In fact, I’m back there so much that a few of my …
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Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic
… Image Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic March 31, 2020 1918 was a pivotal year for Willa Cather and the world. She would publish My Ántonia , … many pleasant things have happened and I have never enjoyed living more. The fuel shortage was inconvenient for me. My …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… visit and work at the NWCC, especially to spend time in the archives and tour each of our Cather sites. When she is not …
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A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive
… at the National Willa Cather Center as several important gifts have recently joined our collections. As we look … from Willa Cather to her aunt Sarah Andrews, noting her gift of a pale yellow hyacinth. We will share more with you … exciting additions in the future. The back of the calling card reads: "Dear Auntie: Here is a splendid kind of pale …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… additional information or to plan or book your group tour: Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator at rolsen@willacather.org or 1.866.731.7304 (office) …
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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… make use of materials in the National Willa Cather Center archives, and to glean information and insight from the …
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