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Willa Cather's Red Cloud
… Image Willa Cather's Red Cloud Walk in her footsteps. Stay in her town. … a town and entire landscapes, largely unchanged, as world-famous author Willa Cather knew them as a young girl … Cather with three inspiring days exploring Willa Cather's world with our newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/05/2024
Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … TX-50-1000-039 Envelope with Willa Cather handwriting Charles F. Cather 1927 Correspondence TX-50-1000-040 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 02/17/2024
Annotations from the Archives: The Cather Family Library
… the Pasha" in her 1915 novel, The Song of the Lark. Image Willa Cather wrote her name and the year 1882 in this school … in the last decade or more, is another part of the National Willa Cather Center’s collection of books associated with … and education. Several candid photographs of the Cather children reading together were taken inside and on the …
Posted: 02/05/2024
Last Updated: 02/06/2024
Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
… us for an evening of readings to celebrate 150 years of Willa Cather, one of the most significant and treasured American … to creating healthy communities through the art of writing. Since its inception in the fall of 2021, the Ames …
Posted: 01/04/2024
Last Updated: 02/05/2024
Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives
… authors and a treasured American voice. Her writing explores complicated historical moments through exceptional … the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, care for priceless collections, and allow a living memorial to operate for the … and many photographs and objects are now showcased online. Learn About the NWCC Collections Browse the Collection NWCC …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… the country—Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, among many other locations. Beginning in the 1980s, International Willa … for Webster County, Nebraska, northwest of Red Cloud. In April 1883, Cather moved with her extended family—mother, … was then concentrating on poetry—her first book, April Twilights , appeared from a vanity press in 1903. It was …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Childhood Home Tour
… the vivid descriptions of the house in works like The Song of the Lark , "Old Mrs. Harris," and "The Best Years." "In this …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Guided Town Tour
… of Nebraska and prototype for Captain Forrester in A Lost Lady . Restored in the early days of the Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… years. The Cather house is vividly described in The Song of the Lark , “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The National …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023
Celebrate the Achievements of Willa Cather and her 150th Birthday
… Image Willa Cather, c. 1912 Image Talk by Dr. Robert Thacker, President, Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Special Events … emerged in the 1920s a dominant voice was found in the writing of Willa Cather (1873-1947); her frequent …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/26/2023