Search Results

166 results found

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 …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges

… before she married her employer William Vestey, who had just been made a baron. Lord and Lady Vestey attended the … such program, complete with a sample of the ruby red velvet used to make Lady Vestey’s coronation gowns. Within the … procession route. To view this or other collection items, contact our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, at …
Posted:
Last Updated:

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, … her paintings by John Blake Bergers. This summer, we were contacted by the purchaser of the untitled painting of Blind … in Red Cloud. If you have any such memorabilia, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker via email, …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… Image Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa … other items from our collections in your research, please contact archivist Tracy Sanford Tucker. Researchers may … our collections or request digital access to materials by contacting her at ttucker@willacather.org. Sources: …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… , 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 Phillips Cather of nearby Bladen, Nebraska. … materials or other items related to G. P. Cather, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… the Heffelbowers and Taylors and Jacksons, to name just a few—shared a social and historical context with the … stories, from the first cat in Red Cloud to the last sod house standing in the county. We haven’t had the opportunity … that you would like to share for our project, please contact Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections and Curation, …
Posted:
Last Updated:

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 … hometown, and noted her friendship with Willa Cather. Because the photo is trimmed and has been mounted to a cardboard … may relate to our collections, we’d love to hear from you! Contact our archivist, Tracy Tucker, at …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Take the Willa Cather Review Reader's Survey!

… Image Take the Willa Cather Review Reader's Survey! March 7, 2022 In an effort to better serve our members and the Cather community, we are conducting a brief survey (nineteen …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… Miner grew up as the third generation in the J.L. Miner House, or the Harling House in My Ántonia . He was the grandson of the home’s … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Associate, at …
Posted:
Last Updated:

Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

… Image Image Special Events Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 | 7pm Discussion #1: My Ántonia As part of National Willa Cather … with acclaimed writer and biographer Benjamin Taylor! Join us in honoring Cather’s prolific writing career and … Nicky Billinger. If you did not receive her message, please contact her at nbillinger@willacather.org.  For those who …
Posted:
Last Updated: