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Echoes of the Archbishop

Image Willa Cather at Mesa Verde Image Willa Cather's circa 1924 map of Santa Fe. Image San Miguel Church Santa Fe Through Cather's Eyes Special Events Tuesday, Nov 10 - Friday, Nov 13, 2026 | All day MT Inn of the Governors 101 West Alameda Street Santa …
Posted: 08/29/2025
Last Updated: 04/03/2026

Finding Aids

… Miner Sherwood. Microfilm roll of Day by Day with the Utah Pioneers, 1847 . Language: The material is in English Access … Leader 12/29/1896 to 1/11/1904 Day by Day with the Utah Pioneers, 1847 1847 Willa Cather letters to Carrie Miner … for Belief" (1989), Craig Anderson (executive producer of O Pioneers! Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie, 1991), Karen …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… is the season of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather,  "Nebraska: The End of the First … last Thanksgiving and Christmas that you and I had in the old house in Red Cloud. What a happy time that was for me! I shall always think of the old house just as it was then—exactly as Father and Mother …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… Much like the character she inspired, Lyra Garber was well known for her charm and hospitality. The Garbers often … in public corridors and guest rooms. A street-level stairwell has been restored for lower-level entry into the  Red …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… but ,as a child, I was not aware of the hardships.  We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown … do art when I grew up. I was able to take some lessons from private teachers and workshops. I studied art books and did … In the 1990s, I did a lot of mural work in businesses and private homes. This gave me the opportunity to paint BIG. I …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

Historic Sites

… time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the audience … mornings.” — The Song of the Lark Burlington Depot Red Cloud’s Burlington Depot was donated to the Willa Cather … 1965. Efforts to save the depot were extensive, requiring relocation and a full restoration—the result of the railroad's …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… he published her stories ("The Sculpter's Funeral," "Paul's Case"), but after she arrived there her contributions to the … Harbison. New York: Penguin, 1999. Hicks, Granville. "The Case Against Willa Cather." 1933. Willa Cather and      Her …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Collections Policies

… to our collections as far as possible within the limits of privacy, confidentiality, and preservation. Although many … Archivists’ Code of Ethics for Archivists. To ensure that privacy and confidentiality are maintained—particularly for … in any collection agree to make no notes or other record of privacy protected information, and further agree not to …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/02/2024

Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… 11, 2023 | 8 - 9pm Jaffrey Meetinghouse 15 Laban Ainsworth Way Jaffrey , NH 42544 United States Learn More As part of … stainless steel. His works are included in many public and private collections and have been exhibited nationally and …
Posted: 07/11/2023
Last Updated: 08/03/2023

Willa Cather and Her Illustrators

… Image Image Image Image Image Image Art Gallery Wednesday, Jun 2, 2021 | 12am - Saturday, Jul 31, … and these illustrated magazines created a path for artists to achieve nationwide recognition, in a way that …
Posted: 06/02/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

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