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Literary Societies—Annotations from the Archive

… Image Image Literary Societies—Annotations from the Archive August 17, 2020 When we think about students …
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Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters

… who served as Bishop of Western Nebraska from 1910-1943, shared a long friendship with Willa Cather, and with the whole Cather family. He confirmed … of comfort and connection, long after Willa Cather’s last visit to Red Cloud. Just weeks before her own death, Cather …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers

… Papers July 20, 2021 When the prohibition on publication of Willa Cather’s letters expired, a wealth of new Willa Cather biographical material … research into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County

… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You … be found on the Central Plains and to the West. Thankfully, others were quicker to offer helpful guides to students of …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… front page to the “Impressive Military Funeral Conducted by Legion Boys in Honor of the Late Lieut. G. P. Cather Jr.” …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow

… received this month by archivist Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation … hometown, and noted her friendship with Willa Cather. Because the photo is trimmed and has been mounted to a cardboard … may relate to our collections, we’d love to hear from you! Contact our archivist, Tracy Tucker, at …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… Director of the Webster County Historical Museum, and Tracy Tucker, the archivist at the NWCC, developed the Main Street … years of Red Cloud history, please contact NWCC archivist Tracy Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org . The Webster County …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… the Heffelbowers and Taylors and Jacksons, to name just a few—shared a social and historical context with the … stories, from the first cat in Red Cloud to the last sod house standing in the county. We haven’t had the opportunity … that you would like to share for our project, please contact Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections and Curation, …
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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, … her paintings by John Blake Bergers. This summer, we were contacted by the purchaser of the untitled painting of Blind … in Red Cloud. If you have any such memorabilia, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker via email, …
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Annotations from the Archive: 1937 Coronation Program Emerges

… before she married her employer William Vestey, who had just been made a baron. Lord and Lady Vestey attended the … such program, complete with a sample of the ruby red velvet used to make Lady Vestey’s coronation gowns. Within the … procession route. To view this or other collection items, contact our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, at …
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