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Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World

… information systems. During his work with the map images, Terry digitally layered the historic data over …
Posted: 03/31/2026
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… was taken at the February 1951 event at Matthews Bookstore in Omaha. Bennett is seated, with Jacks at her …
Posted: 02/09/2026
Last Updated: 02/26/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Image Annotated map of Greenwich Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. … Bridge and beginning a new novel, which would become O Pioneers!. A new locale was just the thing!  In this …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s … of Red Cloud, held an annual supper and dance on Christmas night. The Red Cloud volunteer fire department also gave a … forget and cease to love, but her childhood is eternal. (December 17, 1893) Later, this memory would fuel the ending …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… postcard to her niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There … in town, you're welcome to make an appointment to visit the archives and see firsthand some of Cather's own personal …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the archives to local history and, in our case, … Many readers of Cather's work and her biography immediately connect her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with good reason! They … our founder and one of a handful of people with direct connections to Cather's Red Cloud family and friends. Willa …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… the twentieth century. The zine also features archival images of Cather, words to the original music written for …
Posted: 07/29/2024
Last Updated: 09/09/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Cather in Santa Fe

… 1924 and is shown on a dated version of the 1925 map; that maps also shows fewer marked trails than Cather's. Still, …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 08/19/2025

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers

… portrait studio that today helps us to identify Bradbrook photos, with or without his stamp on the prints. This … determine the best way and the best place to preserve your photos for the future and share them with others who love …
Posted: 03/03/2025
Last Updated: 05/26/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… State Office of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

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