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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… to preserve key elements of Willa Cather’s early years in Nebraska began in the 1940s and she had many dedicated … and planted her roots deeply in the soil of Webster County, Nebraska.” * With a longstanding interest in the world of … from My Life in Public Television (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2012), 186. …
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George Wells' Orphan Train Experience
… George Wells' Orphan Train Experience In 1983, Mildred Bennett, founder of the WCPM, and Don Connors, … interviewed George Müller Wells of nearby Cowles, Nebraska, about his childhood experience of riding the orphan train to … My father went up into Maine to find work, and he took us four children to his sister, an aunt of ours, for us to …
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Serena's Album
… entitled Mental Portraits , probably as a 16th birthday gift. These books, also known as autograph albums or … stores rather than bookstores, and widely given as gifts to women and girls. Serena’s album has long been an … 19th century. Right Rolla reveals more of his interest in card-playing. “Never looking at the card in the bottom of …
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Finding Aids
… like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as … George Smith Clipping TX-50-1000-050 "The Diamond Mine," McClure's Willa Cather 1916 Clipping TX-50-1000-051 Willa … 1911 For Bessie from Willa Stanley, Sir Henry Morton The Autobiography of Henry M. Stanley 1909 To the __________ …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather
… Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather Bennett's Book Helped Launch Cather Studies February … and '30s, and many of these readers were eager to know more about the life of this rather elusive author, and the …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… Month, a time when archivists across the country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … on my reference shelf: The World of Willa Cather , by Mildred Bennett, our founder and one of a handful of people …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the … in. Because of Willa Cather’s intensity of observation, My Ántonia remains a revelation.” — Pulitzer Prize winner …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… Archives Month, a time when we educate students and patrons about the value of archives. It’s easy to make the … the very fabric of democracy, since the French Revolution ushered in the idea of centralized, publicly accessible … you might imagine! In our organization's earliest days, Mildred Bennett, our founder, spent a great deal of time …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … Farmers and Merchants Bank, the second stop on the three building tour. Here visitors can explore Willa Cather's …
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