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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 …
Posted: 08/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History
… “Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History” on Friday, August 11 at The Amos Fortune … discuss Cather’s ascent to success, from her rebellious nature as an adolescent to her prominence as a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Near Cather’s final resting place in Jaffrey, Alston and Olson will discuss their …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 08/03/2023
Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… even more evidence of these dichotomies in Cather's nature. A large collection of Cather's press clippings and … to Houghton Mifflin's Alverda Van Tuyll, "In the first place, let me tell you how delighted I am that you get a …
Posted: 07/25/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Membership
… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … merchandise, tickets to Red Cloud Opera House events, lodging at the Cather Second Home, as well as invitations … Additionally, if you'll kindly let us know about your visit to the National Willa Cather Center in advance, we'll …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Ask an Archivist Day
… all that archival work entails, as well as how archival collections enrich all there is to learn about history, literature, or in some cases our own …
Posted: 10/07/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations
… more than fifty years. Curated by Danny Bills, curator of collections and exhibitions at Wichita Falls Museum of Art, … and the literary award that shares his name.You can learn more about the event here . You can also bring the …
Posted: 08/13/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Crossroads: Change in Rural America
… exhibit some rarely seen objects and photographs from our collections as we look at "Our Changing Main Street," and … councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Crossroads” and other Museum on Main …
Posted: 12/02/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection in the Special Collections and Archives at the National Willa Cather Center … out of life. At first I rebelled at some things, I had to learn that every editor is not a Mr. Gere or a Mr. Jones. But I have learned that now and have resigned myself to the fact. I …
Posted: 05/19/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
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 … and to the many demands which it makes upon me.” To learn more or to conduct research into Cather’s business … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
Posted: 07/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … only image of Prettyman identified. Research continues to learn more about Prettyman’s life; his military records and other materials are being added to our collections and will be available soon. Sources include: …
Posted: 04/23/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023