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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Coverage p. 3 Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4 Mailing of Newsletter p. 4 … 16.1 Winter 1972 Editor: Miriam Mountford Cather Horne Named … at Work p. 3 Aims of the WCPM p. 3 Spring Conference 1974 p. 4 … of Grace AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13 John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15 WCPM announces 1985 trip …
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Serena's Album
… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … to live in Shenandoah, Iowa. They had a son, Fayette, born about 1891, and a daughter, Genevieve, born about 1894. J. … motto is from Pope’s “Essay on Man,” a line well-loved by newspaper writers. Mrs. Keifer’s father-in-law, J. W. …
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Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World
… research phase Image Township maps, circa 1930, Blanche Cather Ray Collection Image 1880 federal census enumerated … available online through both paid and free services, like Newspapers.com, ChroniclingAmerica.gov, Ancestry.com, … no. We'll have a map, and it will show similar information about immigrant communities. The data is more granular, even …
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Finding Aids
… Jr., Private Library No. 22 Alcott, Louisa M. Old-Fashioned Girl 1887 Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 24 Alcott, … Romance of the Ku Klux Klan 1907 Back page: "pg. 124, 125 Slavery" Dixon, Thomas, Jr. The Southerner: A Romance of the … Cather's Campus Years Willa Cather 1950 Book BK-207-013 Sapphira and the Slave Girl Willa Cather 1940 Book …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you …
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Annotations from the Archives: The End of an Era for the Chief
… we received the last edition of the Red Cloud Chief , a newspaper that had a 150-year history. It was Webster … local history or, in our case, exploring the life of Willa Cather. We know that Willa Cather held a warm place in her … Company K Guard unit, I wanted to see what I could find out about Seb,” Tucker said. Image Seb Johnson serving in …
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Press Room
… career began with stunning success in journalism—several years as managing editor of the leading monthly magazine of … Center " Ways of Reading: On the Road With Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project, " Tulsa Kinney, Artillery , July 12, … is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the work, life, and legacy of this great …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … of her future brilliant fiction. You can read more about her views on magazine writing, her years as editor, … them up etc. You know what I want, personal matter that the newspapers dont give. Of course I will keep your name out of …
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Remembering Our Fallen
… for a complete traveling schedule. The author Willa Cather, who gave her commencement speech from the Red Cloud … met him just on the edge of town, and we stopped to chat about the war news. I believe he always wanted to be a soldier. I can see …
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