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Willa Cather Biography

… from and references to Cather’s own letters. Thus without question, the complex brilliance Skaggs saw in Cather during … more than that, of herself as a person. The character in question is the book's antagonist, Clement Sebastian, who … help secret Nancy, the enslaved girl, away from slavery to freedom in Canada. It concludes in a way reminiscent of …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Cather p. 3  10th Anniversary of Foundation p. 3  Future Event with John G. Neihardt p. 4  … Day of Issue p. 1  Willa Cather Centennial Festival--Events at UNL and Red Cloud p. 2  Notice of Mrs. Roscoe … from compiling a book index. In a book index, little information about the listing, other than page numbers and …
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Back to School and Back to Cather

… Image Back to School and Back to Cather August 16, 2021 While the pendulum swung from a … well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even optional student …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… It’s easy to connect the archives to local history and, in our case, literary history, but the very idea of a … is foundational to American ideas—after being ushered in by our revolutionary partners, the French. As we start to think … and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that maintains the historic sites. On any given day, I …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… archival inquiry, and the results can take many forms! "FAQ Sheets," one such output, are single-page answers to … The page below, related to My Ántonia, is an example of an FAQ Sheet exercise. Not only does this give students the … found in two to three difference sources. Image Student FAQ sheet Of course, with a whole classroom generating FAQs, …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators

… be here, ready to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history."  This year, our touring options …
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