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Chimney Rock in about 1844. One of the earliest views of Nebraska seen in the United States.

Chimney Rock from Fremont's Report of 1845

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Web Exhibit:

The Nebraska Federal Writers' Project: Remembering Writers of the 1930s

This project was supported in part by the United States Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered through the Nebraska Library Commission.

New Exhibits and More:

See our blog, Nebraska Writers for notice of new Heritage Room exhibits.

Book Collection:

The collection focuses on books by and about Nebraska authors. The following lists introduce some themes that reflect the diverse ways that living in Nebraska has inspired literary creativity.

Nebraska Guides
Nature Writing
Heritage Video List
Ted Kooser
Children's Literature
Nebraska Sandhills

Archival Collections:

The Heritage Room archive contains manuscripts, artwork, photographs, letters, scrapbooks and other unpublished materials by Nebraska authors and from Nebraskans prominent in the publishing world, including:

Loren Eiseley
Weldon Kees
Dorothy Thomas
Rudolph Umland
Glenn Noble
Wright Morris
Cliff Hillegass

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John H. Ames Reading Series: Readings by Nebraska Authors

New time! Readings are held Sundays in the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors. Programs begin at 2:00 PM. Call (402) 441-8516 for information.

Sunday, January 18, 2009, 2pm
Robert McEwen
Chadron State College professor and arborist Robert McEwen was born in Chicago, Illinois, but has lived in Nebraska for a number of years. He earned a PhD in English from UNL in 1985. His new book, Old Rags and Iron: The Irish American Poetry of R.F. McEwen, features works from his Irish roots.

Sunday, February 15, 2009, 2pm
Stephanie Grace Whitson
Stephanie Whitson was also born in Illinois, and has lived in Nebraska for many years. She's written a number of books, often focusing on the frontier and pioneer life of women; one of her first books is Walks the Fire, a part of the Prairie Winds Series, and one of her most recent, Unbridled Dreams.

Sunday, April 19, 2009, 2pm
Joe Starita
Joe Starita was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. After working for a number of years as a journalist, he returned to his home state, becoming a journalism professor at his alma mater, UNL. He is the author of several books, one that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey, and I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice.

Sunday, May 17, 2009, 2pm
Harley Jane Kozak
Actor and fiction writer, Harley Jane Kozak, was born in Pennsylvania, but lived in Nebraska as she was growing up. With a number of acting credits to her name, her more recent endeavors include writing a mystery series featuring amateur detective, Wollie Shelley. Harley Jane now lives in California.

All Ames Reading Series programs are taped for later broadcast on 5 City TV, Time Warner Cable Channel 5. The broadcast schedule is available here.

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