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Willa Cather Timeline
… Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … graduates from the University of Nebraska and joins the staff of the Courier . While still working for the … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society
… would like more information about doing so, please contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Associate at 402-746-2653 or jbeahm@willacather.org . …
Posted: 07/13/2016
Last Updated: 03/06/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023
Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… ISSUE Editor: Miriam Mountford Aims of the WCPM p. 1 Staff p. 1 Museum News and Donors p. 1 Interesting … Wide Interest in Willa Cather p. 3 10th Anniversary of Foundation p. 3 Future Event with John G. Neihardt p. 4 … for Young People p. 3 World Wide Interest and Publications about Willa Cather p. 3 Looking to the Future p. 3 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023
Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
Posted: 09/27/2022
Last Updated: 12/20/2022
Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the organization and for our Collections and Archives! You have many diverse interests, talents, and work …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022
56th Annual Spring Conference
… Image 56th Annual Spring Conference March 10, 2011 The 56th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Coming April 29-30 Red Cloud, Nebraska, …
Posted: 12/29/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… Image MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a crowd … and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a …
Posted: 10/22/2019
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud
… Image Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and … on the period in which she lived and worked. To inquire about donating materials or to make an appointment to …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 07/11/2022