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Cather Legacy Society

… and provide financial security to enable us to engage in long-range planning. Your planned gift will benefit visitors … 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970, to provide funding for (program … Miner Drew Preserving the Miner Legacy It was a chance roadtrip with her father after college that first interested …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… the  Willa Cather Foundation’s  Campaign for the Future .  Book clubs and teachers around the country are encouraged to … , Kansas City, MO: 5:30 p.m. CT— Rachel Olsen, Director of Education & Engagement, will talk about Willa Cather's One …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska … .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … for Statuary Hall, and I'm thrilled that Nebraska will finally have a literary heroine representing our state in …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American … , The Professor’s House , Death Comes for the Archbishop ) set a new standard in American literature. This presentation … a fireproof vault for safe keeping of town records.” Her gift was part of a pattern of philanthropists funding public …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, … Willa Cather Bookstore will have an extensive offering of gifts and books at 15% off. Visitors on tour in December …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023 … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration July 21, 2022 The … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Hear Maya Angelou in Person May 2nd in Red Cloud p. 1  In Memoriam Frank H. Woods 1905-1980 … p. 2  TITLE: Sinclair Lewis and "The Greatest American Novelist"  AUTHOR: Martin Bucco p. 3  TITLE: New Cather … 40.2  Summer-Fall 1996  Editor: John J. Murphy  TITLE: Destinations and Admonitions: Willa Cather's Obscure …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related … Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare … Pen holder     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal purse     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-2 …
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