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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 … Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis by Melissa Homestead The Selected Letters of … Willa Cather Living: A Personal Record by Edith Lewis Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and the Place of Culture by Julie …
Posted: 10/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/05/2023
Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — … Cather visits Red Cloud. 1901 — Cather takes a job teaching high school students in Pittsburgh and moves into … Lady , Cather vows not to allow any more adaptations of her works. She later stipulates this in her will. 1935 — In the …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
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 …
Posted: 09/26/2023
Last Updated: 10/03/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
A Visit with Sarah Arneson
… with Sarah Arneson Red Cloud’s Very Own Operatic Soprano August 15, 2023 Sarah Arneson was born and raised in Red Cloud … to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red Cloud’s own special artist's musical interests, … of Cather's character, ‘Thea’ with my own.” Sarah knew Mildred Bennett in Red Cloud, who was her father's high …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
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 …
Posted: 12/07/2020
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
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 …
Posted: 02/16/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Resurrection”), Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . … often and of that enchanted weekend . . .,” Harris wrote to Mildred Bennett in April 1988. “Oh, it was the most special …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
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 …
Posted: 03/06/2023
Last Updated: 05/23/2023