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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home

… and barrels used for packing. She says that Willa's door locked from the inside, and Willa used to go up there, lock her door and smoke. Since none of the adults, besides …
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Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading

… is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Core Program at Ohio Dominican University. She recently …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site … later use this event in one of her most famous novels,  My Antonia . 1882  — Red Cloud becomes a division point for the … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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Annotations from the Archives: American Archives Month

… letters, financial or political documents, photos, manuscripts, or publications of many types. The archives at the … the much-needed restoration of the Childhood Home. Mildred Bennett's record of Cather family memories, her … the Childhood Home as we made some tough decisions about its future. In addition, the drafting and design phase …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and … celebration—of a commemorative stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors … if they had never happened before,’ wrote Willa Cather in O Pioneers ! and she practiced what she preached. Miss Cather …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson

… Red Cloud program with the aria from Handel’s Messiah , “If God be for us, who can be against us?" in a voice and violin …
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The Visual Narratives of John Blake Bergers

… work of John Blake Bergers returns to our Red Cloud Opera House gallery! Comprised of pieces from our permanent … work in 1975 and a later visit to Red Cloud, where he met Mildred Bennett and others involved in preserving Cather's … A digital gallery of the exhibit will remain on display. About the Artist: John Blake Bergers (1931-2011) was a …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, … to Red Cloud are encouraged to reach out with questions about access. The new collections tools will highlight the … pieces of art that were relevant to Cather's work. Mildred Bennett collected pieces by well-known Nebraska …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… over her care. Following her death and several years of legal wrangling, many of Harris’s antiques, as well as …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History

… Organizational History March 6, 2023 In the summer of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather … and restore to their original condition places made famous by the work of Willa Cather To provide for Willa Cather a … that surrounded Willa Cather and sometimes disagreed about how to preserve her legacy. The Willa Cather Pioneer …
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