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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
… Cather, Wallace and Blanche Cather Ray, Grosvenor P. and Myrtle Bartlett Cather, and the Burlington & Missouri River … & Morgan 1947 Correspondence TEX-62-035 Note regarding gift Marsha Brockway 2012? Willard Crowell Collection Date … 1899 To Mother, March 21, 1900 W.S.C. Cather, Willa My Ántonia 1918 n/a Catallus Selected Poems of Catallus 1910 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 07/23/2024
Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… two permanent exhibits: Making A Place: A Long History of Red Cloud and American Bittersweet: The Life and … journey from Virginia; the domestic spaces in The Song of the Lark , "Old Mrs. Harris," and 'The Best Years" that were …
Posted: 05/21/2024
Last Updated: 07/01/2024
Historic Sites
… time I talked about Cather in Webster County,” Mildred Bennett said in an interview. “I would tell the audience … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and opened to visitors in 1967. Many of the furnishings came from the … mornings.” — The Song of the Lark Burlington Depot Red Cloud’s Burlington Depot was donated to the Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/17/2024
Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud
… efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A …
Posted: 07/18/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Volunteer
… Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers … of the ways you can become involved: Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … 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 … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County. Fundraising has reached 87% of the … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Design, fabrication, and installation of …
Posted: 04/06/2023
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… Image Grant Reynard's "Straw Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August 14, 2022 The archives are … The processes used in cataloging, arranging, and caring for collections are the science; they are reproducible and … who touched the collection: not merely the subjects of the collections themselves and their families, friends, and …
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
… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 | 7 - 8pm … , and Bellow’s There Is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction , also a New York Times Editors’ Choice. His edition of the collected stories of Susan Sontag, Debriefing , was published by …
Posted: 10/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/05/2023