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New Collections Added to Refreshed Online Gallery

… cabinet cards, and Red Cloud promotional items, Yost’s collection documents every part of Red Cloud … photographers when possible, and organized digital files, under the supervision of archivist Tracy Tucker. With …
Posted: 04/02/2026
Last Updated: 05/28/2026

Museum Collections Associate Wanted!

… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: Museum Collections Associate Reports To: Director, Collections & … organizational skills. Ability to follow instructions and learn proper methods of preservation procedures. Shows …
Posted: 12/05/2022
Last Updated: 12/28/2022

Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… and procedures, and begin rehousing some collection items to make the best use of that space. And now we think … so a great many of Red Cloud’s oldest families donated items that reflected the homesteading experience and mementos … maintenance—just like physical archives do—or those digital files could be gone forever. At the end of the day, as …
Posted: 10/24/2022
Last Updated: 11/22/2022

National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

… National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in … generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation …
Posted: 07/23/2020
Last Updated: 07/11/2022

Staff

… Staff The Willa Cather Foundation's programs and activities are implemented by a … members. Please browse the profiles below to learn more about our staff. Ashley Olson Executive Director Email Tracy …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 07/16/2026

Featured Speakers and Performers

… Featured Speakers and Performers 71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Rebecca Romney Featured Speaker … Romney was also featured in The Booksellers, a documentary about the rare book trade in New York that premiered at the …
Posted: 05/04/2026
Last Updated: 05/18/2026

Membership

… Membership Members Make It Happen Willa Cather Foundation members enjoy many benefits including, a … discounts on registrations and tickets to select 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: 04/27/2026

Support

… Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center provides almost 20,000 square … museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 03/31/2026

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Red Cloud, Nebraska is not just a destination. It’s a place where literature and culture merge with the pleasures … spot to pause and refresh or entirely regroup away from it all. Red Cloud is an oasis on the prairie — yet only a short … National Willa Cather Center where you can relax in our art gallery or bookstore or begin your tour experience. Our arts …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather Center is located in the quiet rural town of Red Cloud, Nebraska—childhood home of writer Willa Cather. … lunch served in our beautiful Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery — or a picnic on the prairie! Exclusives for Bus …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

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