Search Results
14 results found
Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… and women in military conflicts. Willa Cather would have known November 11 as Armistice Day, a day when the veterans … McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields." Philip Lyford was a well-known illustrator in the U.S. during the first half of … Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's Day at the …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Annotations from the Archives: Homesteading and Home-Building in the Archives
… in the newly-formed Webster County. Several of our earliest collections feature museum objects and papers related to the … our archivist with any questions about the collection or to learn more about our collections which may not yet be online; you can reach Tracy …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… the most pertinent portion of the review or article. Our collections include hundreds of such clippings, some … part of the United States. . . . From this experience I learned a lesson. The better the advertising, the worse it … are open to research. To request an appointment or learn more, please contact archivist Tracy Tucker at …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Museum Collections Associate Wanted!
… Museum Collections Associate Wanted! December 5, 2022 Job Title: … related to the care and preservation of our collections and archives. This person will be trained in the use of … organizational skills. Ability to follow instructions and learn proper methods of preservation procedures. Shows …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… well, along with more personal belongings. She was such a private person that I would love to know more about she and … student, Chris Wolak. My favorite collection item will always and forever be the brass and steel bloodletting lancet … perhaps in unprocessed collections or maybe in the hands of private collectors. It’s wonderful to imagine what might yet …
Posted:
Last Updated:
70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… musical as the spring conference banquet entertainment! Learn more about the Kilbanes Call for Papers (Closed) …
Posted:
Last Updated:
19th International Willa Cather Seminar
… Image Willa Cather received an honorary doctor of letters degree from … publication anniversary of The Professor's House! Details about the seminar location, call for papers submission … below and completing the provided Google Form. Decisions about acceptance to the conference will be communicated in …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Willa Cather's Red Cloud
… Willa Cather's Red Cloud Walk in her footsteps. Stay in her town. "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I confide to you … and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit Red Cloud is … you can relax in our art gallery or bookstore or begin your tour experience. Our arts and cultural hub opened in 2017 in …
Posted:
Last Updated:
The Willa Cather Foundation
… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … for museums. Stewardship: We are good stewards of sites, collections, and charitable gifts that are entrusted to us. … a small cohort of writers; Curation of exhibits featuring artifacts from the Foundation’s collections, which …
Posted:
Last Updated:
Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers
… Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to learn the farms she owned in Webster County were also in … into Cather’s business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
Posted:
Last Updated: