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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … of Ladies' Home Journal is just one such example from our collections. In One of Ours, Cather wrote: "It was curious . … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's …
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Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives

… in the newly-formed Webster County. Several of our earliest collections feature museum objects and papers related to the … our archivist with any questions about the collection or to learn more about our collections which may not yet be online; you can reach Tracy …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings

… let me tell you how I lament the costom [sic] of publishing photographs of authorines. . . ." Cather believed that …
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Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: … opportunities for our patrons to experience Cather’s work, explore historic landmarks, foster their own creativity, and … organizational skills. Ability to follow instructions and learn proper methods of preservation procedures. Shows …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… and plants. I think Cather liked to keep things—her fan mail is a great example—but living in small New York spaces, …
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19th International Willa Cather Seminar

… Willa Cather International Seminar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as we celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of The … Co-Directors: Melissa J. Homestead, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kelsey Squire, Ohio Dominican University … cattle and mesa country in Northern New Mexico, and the grasslands of Kansas. We take our title and the conference’s …
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International Cather Seminar

… International Cather Seminar The International Cather Seminar is held biennially in locations around the country—and the world!—that were important to Willa Cather. Colleagues from around the globe, at all …
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Experience America’s Literary Legacy

… permanent exhibit space details the life of Willa Cather in American Bittersweet . Our bookstore features books by and … literary legacy is at one with the very soul of the places that so inspired her brilliant career — and still … the night sky. Take a walk (and bring a picnic) amidst the great ocean of land that rolls around you. Listen only to …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the … Historic Landmark; Publication of the  Willa Cather Review ,  a peer-reviewed journal that offers a …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers

… Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to learn the farms she owned in Webster County were also in … into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
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