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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… Though associated with the Great Plains, American author Willa Cather spent much of her childhood in Frederick … of the renowned writer's sesquicentennial with the National Willa Cather Center. Suggested donations of what you can pay … welcome as space permits. Presented in partnership with Willa Cather’s Virginia, an organization dedicated to …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather

… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Short Biography of … . After the publication of her first novel, Alexander’s Bridge , Cather left the magazine to focus full-time on her …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … performances, wrote criticism for concerts and the dramatic arts for  Pittsburgh Daily Leader , sent some of the same … Solved: Willa Cather's Violent Self-Construction."      Violence, the Arts, and Willa Cather. Ed. Joesph R. Urgo and …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… The World of Willa Cather was one of Mildred Bennett's key contributions as "mother of Catherians," as scholar John …
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Willa on Wednesday at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home

… and the Place of Culture Third Wednesdays—June, July, & August—at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home Special Events … The Mount , writer Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, Massachusetts, to launch a new series for the 2024 summer season! … receive $5 off their ticket purchases with a special code!  Contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Coordinator, at …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… Hampshire, join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … of Cather's life and times will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the … scholar at UCLA and Vice President of the National Willa Cather Center Board of Governors. As Willa Cather …
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Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration

… Image Willa Cather wearing necklace from Sarah Orne Jewett, c. … HERE Join us for this sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … overview of her life and work will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Image National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month March … widely recognized that writing poetry represented some of Willa Cather’s earliest literary endeavors. Even after … Cather’s poetry provides clues that help us to define her biography. While socially isolating, Cather fans should …
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General Resources

… General Resources Five excellent ways to discover more about Cather's life and work include: An extended Willa Cather  biography . Texts, chronology, and other … Willa Cather Archive . Readers are encouraged to visit the National Willa Cather Center and tour the Cather historic …
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Finding Aids

… Checks from City National Bank, Lincoln   1900 Newspaper TX-50-1000-014 Newspaper Clippings About Princeton Honorary Degree     … OBJ-50-1000-016 Willa Cather     Document Tx-50-1000-017 Articles of Indenture     Document TX-50-1000-018 Jeremiah …
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