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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought
… Image Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
Posted: 01/21/2020
Last Updated: 01/28/2020
Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials … Jeremiah Smith 1793 Ephemera OBJ-50-1000-008 "The Truth About Horace" Poem Written Inside Book Cover Eugene Field … or consult their institution or publisher for assistance. Mildred Bennett Collection Date range: 1932-1989 Bulk …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 07/23/2024
Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… the Farmers and Merchants Bank, and the Red Cloud Opera House. Visitors will also have an opportunity to explore two … guests the opportunity to deepen their core knowledge about Willa Cather's early life in the Nebraska town that … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Red Cloud Opera House 413 N Webster Street …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
Historic Sites
… to Willa Cather's life and writing. “Every time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the … author. Willa Cather Childhood Home Built in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… & Merchants Bank As we mark the publication centenary of Willa Cather's A Lost Lady , a new permanent exhibit for the … Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Volunteer
… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 03/18/2024
Our Campaign for the Future
… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future Restoring Cather's Treasured Places & Sustaining Our …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet to be … many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, inquiring about their willingness to speak about the author. The …
Posted: 02/21/2024
Last Updated: 02/21/2024
Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home
… of planning, research, and parallel work on both the house itself and the collections that have been housed within … many resources from our archive to search for clues about how the house was constructed, updated, and used over … home in the 1880s Inside, we returned to first principles: Mildred Bennett's notes about the home's interior, based on …
Posted: 12/03/2023
Last Updated: 12/05/2023
Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading
… biography, and criticism, and we are honored to welcome professors Melissa Homestead, Julie Olin-Ammentorp, and … in May 2020. His previous memoir, The Hue and Cry at Our House , received the 2018 Los Angeles Times/Christopher … Willa Cather: The Critical Conversation (2020, Camden House). Her work on Cather has appeared in Great Plains …
Posted: 10/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/05/2023