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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … things with which we are most familiar that we know least about. Familiarity seems to dull the edge of our curiosity. … teeming with buffalo, deer, antelope, wild geese, ducks, prairie chickens and quail. During the late summer a flock …
Posted: 11/20/2019
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… treasures from the Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives HERE . …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather
… owe a debt of gratitude to the archivists at the National Archives in St. Louis, Michael Knapp of the American Battle … curious about our Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National WIlla Cather Center in Red Cloud, …
Posted: 06/20/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look forward … of the American infantry’s defining battles—details about the death of Lieutenant Cather were relayed to his …
Posted: 04/23/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
… 2022 Any researcher can tell you about an “accident of the archives.” A misfiled photo or document may cross a … to be discovered. Such was the circumstance in our archives when Edith Lewis’s two watercolor sketches of Grand … Side Academy to Grow, Admit Girls.” University of Nebraska Archives, “Helen Cather Southwick” Richard Harris's article …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… only the original papers, but digitized newspaper and photo archives, our mobile app, and more. As we work to gather …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow
… donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our organization’s earliest days, the …
Posted: 04/19/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the …
Posted: 12/15/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost
… Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, in a property and archives transfer with History Nebraska in 2019. It appeared … Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud. …
Posted: 08/27/2019
Last Updated: 05/02/2023
Tracy Sanford Tucker
… the National Willa Cather Center's museum collections and archives programs, as well as the largest number of …
Posted: 01/06/2023
Last Updated: 04/17/2023