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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… Image Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the … from the published and unpublished texts of Bennett’s autobiography. But my first priority in this project is to …
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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
… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
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Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related … Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare … Pen holder Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal purse Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-2 …
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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 … an important anniversary: the 75th year of The World of Willa Cather , written by Mildred Bennett, a school teacher, … in the NWCC archives as he began work on a Bennett auto/biography which blends his original research and interviews …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … That came from Louis Toothman in 1961 and was printed in a National Wildlife Federation report , though they don't …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… Image Image Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud A New Permanent Exhibit for the Farmers & … Bank is in development. Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud invites visitors to explore the novel's connections to Red Cloud through subjects that are both present and absent …
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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 …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month
… though, let’s think small. Since we will soon kick off our My Ántonia Big Read activities, let’s start there and focus on … Nebraska and their life on the Webster County farm. Typed notecards that were collected by researcher John March and …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: …
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