Finding Aids
The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's home town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, contain memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare book collections, as well as items belonging to Willa Cather like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as well as hundreds of objects that belonged to the Cather family. Click here to explore individual objects in the collection!
For a broad view of the collections, finding aids are available for the collections below. A PDF file is available for download.
Betty Kort Collection
Date range: 1762-1973
Bulk dates: 1918-1943
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: Two boxes
Abstract: The Betty Kort Collection was donated by Willa Cather descendants James and Angela Southwick and contains documents and personal effects belonging to Charles and Virginia Cather, Willa Cather, and family members.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2008, deposited by James and Angela Southwick.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Betty Kort Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- short stories
- Cather genealogy
- Willa Cather personal effects
Related Materials:
- Southwick Rare Book Collection
- Southwick Family Collections
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Object Type | Inventory No. | Title | Author | Obj. Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document | TX-50-1000-001 | Property Deed to J. Smith | Lord Fairfax |
1762 |
| Document | TX-50-1000-002 | Property Deed Adjacent to Jeremiah Smith | Light Horse Henry Lee | 1792 |
| Document | TX-50-1000-003 | Framed transcript of TX-50-1000-002 | ||
| Notebook | OBJ-50-1000-004 | Notebook | Douglass Cather | |
| Journal | OBJ-50-1000-005 | Journal | Charles F. Cather | |
| Journal | OBJ-50-1000-006 | Journal | Charles F. Cather | |
| Document | OBJ-50-1000-007 | Property Deed to Jeremiah Smith | 1793 | |
| Ephemera | OBJ-50-1000-008 | "The Truth About Horace" Poem Written Inside Book Cover | Eugene Field | |
| Financial Document | OBJ-50-1000-009 | Money order to Willa Cather | ||
| Document | OBJ-50-1000-010 | Legal document | James Cather | 1875 |
| Ledger | OBJ-50-1000-011 | Estate of James Cather | ||
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-012 | Letter from Virginia Relatives to Charles Cather | ||
| Financial Document | TX-50-1000-013-1 | James Cather Treasurer Notes | 1875-1876 | |
| Financial Document | TX-50-1000-13-2 | Loan Documents | 1874, 1869 | |
| Financial Document | TX-50-1000-13-3 | Checks from City National Bank, Lincoln | 1900 | |
| Newspaper | TX-50-1000-014 | Newspaper Clippings About Princeton Honorary Degree | ||
| Watercolor sketch | TX-50-1000-015 | Grand Manan Watercolor | Edith Lewis | |
| Photograph | OBJ-50-1000-016 | Willa Cather | ||
| Document | Tx-50-1000-017 | Articles of Indenture | ||
| Document | TX-50-1000-018 | Jeremiah Smith's Will | ||
| Document | TX-50-1000-019 | Grand Lodge Application | Douglass Cather | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-020 | Boak Birth and Death Records | ||
| Document | TX-50-1000-021 | Receipt | James Cather | 1870 |
| Financial Document | TX-50-1000-022 | |||
| Currency | TX-50-1000-023 | Collection of Confederate Money | 1860s | |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-024 | Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick | Willa Cather | 1943 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-025 | Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick | Willa Cather | 1943 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-026 | Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick | Willa Cather | 1946 |
| Document | TX-50-1000-027 | "Seats of the Mighty" by Gilbert Parker, inscribed | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-028 | Letters to Charles F. Cather | Mary Virginia Cather | n/d |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-029 | Letters to Mary Virginia Cather | Charles F. Cather | n/d |
| Photograph | PHO-50-1000-030 | Grosvenor P. Cather's Grave in France | unknown | circa 1920 |
| Photograph | PHO-50-1000-031 | Woman at Grand Manan | unknown | |
| Photograph | PHO-50-1000-032 | Cather Nieces and Jessica Cather Auld and Mary Virginia Cather | unknown | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-033 | Agreement, C.W. Cather & Heirs | ||
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-034 | Letter to Cather Family | S.A. Smith | 1907 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-035 | Charles Cather Business Christmas Card | ||
| Document | TX-50-1000-036 | Barnum documents | 1856 | |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-037 | Letter to Charles F. Cather | Douglass Cather | |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-038 | Two letters to Helen Cather Southwick | Fanny Butcher | 1971, 1973 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-039 | Envelope with Willa Cather handwriting | Charles F. Cather | 1927 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-040 | Envelopes from Gore, Virginia, to C.F. Cather | 1907 | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-041 | Photocopies of 28 and 29 | ||
| Newspaper | TX-50-1000-043 | Charles F. Cather Obituary | Commercial Advertiser | 1928 |
| Document | TX-50-1000-044 | Charles F. Cather Death Certificate | 1928 | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-045 | Platt & Frees Legal Agreement | Charles F. Cather | 1891 |
| Document | TX-50-1000-046 | George Hutchison Probate | ||
| OBJ-50-1000-047 | Dos Banderos Oil | |||
| Document | TX-50-1000-048 | Indenture | Sidney Cather Gore | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-049 | George Cather Lease | George Smith | |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-050 | "The Diamond Mine," McClure's | Willa Cather | 1916 |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-051 | Willa Cather Centennial Concert | ||
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-052 | Princeton degree | New York Herald Tribune | 1931 |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-053 | Dorothy Canfield Fisher | New York Herald Tribune | 1933 |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-054 | Review of April Twilights | Pittsburg Gazette | 1903 |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-055 | "The Conversion of Sum Loo" | The Library | |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-056 | Review of Shadows on the Rock | New York Time Book Review | 1931 |
| Clipping | TX-50-1000-057 | Cather article | The Nation | 1923 |
| Cosmetics | OBJ-50-1000-058 | Lipstick case | ||
| Writing equipment | OBJ-50-1000-059 | Pen holder | ||
| Personal objects | OBJ-50-1000-060-1 | Small metal purse | ||
| Personal objects | OBJ-50-1000-060-2 | Small metal purse | ||
| Jewelry | OBJ-50-1000-061 | Gold snake ring | ||
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-062 | Letter to C. F. Cather | Charles Moore | 1921 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-063 | Letter to Helen Cather Southwick | Willa Cather | 1939 |
| Camera | OBJ-50-1000-064 | Edith Lewis's camera with cable release | ||
| Ledger | OBJ-50-1000-065 | Log of sales accounts for novels | Willa Cather, Edith Lewis | |
| Document | OBJ-50-1000-066 | C.F. Cather shares in Big Chief Oil | ||
| Map | TX-50-1000-067 | Plot map of George Smith land | 1793 | |
| Docume9t | TX-50-1000-068 | Rental agreement | 1840 | |
| Document | TX-50-1000-069 | Charles F. Cather biography | ||
| Stationery | OBJ-50-1000-070 | Willa Cather's Address Book | Willa Cather | |
| Journal | OBJ-50-1000-071 | C. F. Cather journal of trip to Colorado and New Mexico | Charles Cather | 1872 |
| Correspondence | TX-50-1000-072 | Photocopy of letter to H. C. Southwick | Willa Cather | 1939 |
Blanche Cather Ray Collection
Date range: ____________
Bulk dates: 1878-1921
Finding Aid created by Lucy Koenig and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2023 Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: Nine boxes
Abstract: The Blanche Cather Ray Collection was acquired by the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial & Education Foundation in the 1990s and contains documents belonging or related to George and Frances Smith Cather, William and Emily Ann Caroline Cather, Wallace and Blanche Cather Ray, Grosvenor P. and Myrtle Bartlett Cather, and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: Forthcoming.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Blanche Cather Ray Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- Homestead records
- Cather genealogy
- Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
- journals
- building records
- financial instruments
Related Materials:
- Southwick Rare Book Collection
- Southwick Family Collections
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Storage Unit | Object Type | Inv. No. | Title | Author | Object Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 4 | Journal | OBJ-250-391-001 | Journal | George P. Cather | 1868 |
| Journal | OBJ-250-391-002 | Journal | George P. Cather | 1869 | |
| Journal | OBJ-250-391-003 | Trip to Virginia 1906 | George P. Cather | 1906 | |
| Journal | OBJ-250-391-004 | Trip to Virginia | George P. Cather | 1931-1932 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-005 | Outgoing, Grosvenor P. Cather | Grosvenor P. Cather | 1905 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-006 | Incoming, Grosvenor P. Cather | Browning Bros., Myrtle Bartlett, State of Nebraska, Grand Island College | 1898-1910 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-007 | Outgoing, George P. Cather | George P. Cather | 1926-1930 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-008 | Incoming, Frances Smith Cather | Mrs. Beck Chapsman | 1879 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-009 | Incoming, Frances Smith Cather | J.E. Young, E.J. Peterson | 1901-1910 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-010 | Incoming, Frances Smith Cather | Astrid Stav, Franc Lea, Beka Damelson, A.B. Chandler, etc. | 1911-1920 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-011 | Letters to Frances Smith Cather | Blanche Cather Ray | 1913-1914 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-012 | Letters to Frances Smith Cather | Frank Cather | 1914 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-013 | Incoming, George P. Cather | Emily Ann Caroline Smith Cather | undated | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-014 | Incoming, George P. Cather | Alverna Cather Payne, William Cather, Charles Cather, W.M. Windle, D. Powell, etc. | 1870-1880 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-015 | Incmoing, George P. Cather | Charles Cather, Swihert, William Smith | 1881-1900 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-016 | Incoming, George P. Cather | D. Powell, J.E. Young, Peoples' Bank of Red Cloud, E.J. Peterson, Charles Spence, F.C. Taylor & Co., Baeless, Bender, etc. | 1901-1910 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-017 | Incoming, George P. Cather | Citizens Lumber Co, Boom Brothers, Geo. F. Smith | 1911-1920 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-018 | Incoming, George P. Cather | Clarence A. Davis, Emmanuel Prettyman, A.B. Nestor, Vaughn Lewis, W.C. Miller, Mabelle Lewis | 1921-1928 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-019 | Incoming, George P. Cather | Powell family, O.C. Justus, Minnie Marris Gore, Carrie Cather Lindgren | 1929-1932 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-020 | Incoming Political Letters, George P. Cather | Chaffin, Turner, Keeney, Republican County Comm., W.E. Andrews, Clarence A. Davis, H. E. Sackett | 1904-1926 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-021 | Incoming Receipts, George P. Cather | F.C. Taylor & Co, Evening Star, Ed Fitzgerald, Chicago House Wrecking Co., Woolstenholm & Sterne | 1904-1909 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-022 | Land Tracts | Burlington Railroad | 1878-1883 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-023 | Warranty Deeds to George Cather | Amos Hills, James Collier, William Cather, Adda C. Pearne | 1878-1900 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-024 | Warranty Deeds to William Cather | Hugh G. Minnix, George Wheat, Edward Kellogg, George O. Yeiser | 1879-1886 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-025 | Warranty Deed to E.A. Caroline Cather | Charles Janson | 1891 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-026 | Homestead Record of Amos Hills | U.S. Land Office | 1878 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-027 | Homestead Record of James McHugh | U.S. Land Office | 1879 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-028 | Homestead Record of George T. Wheat | U.S. Land Office | 1883 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-029 | Homestead Record of James Collier | U.S. Land Office | 1885 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-030 | Homestead Records of George P. Cather | U.S. Land Office | 1885-1890 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-031 | Mortgage Deed to William Cather | Webster County | 1885 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-032 | Mortgage Deeds to E.A. Caroline Cather | Webster County | 1889-1893 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-033 | Title Certificate to George P. Cather | Webster County | 1890 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-034 | Release of Mortgage to Charles Jansen | Webster County | 1891 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-035 | Deed to Jasper Cather | Mr. Blackburn | 1779 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-036 | Deed from Jasper Cather | Jasper Cather | 1782-1798 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-037 | Misc. Burlington Railroad Documents | Land Dept., B&M R.R. | 1878 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-038 | Letter to Charles Cather | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad | 1882 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-039 | Letter to George P. Cather | Land Dept., Burlington & Missouri River Railroad | 1876-1883 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-250-391-040 | Deed to R. Gayton Lewis | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad | 1878 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-041 | Deed to E. A. Caroline Cather | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad | 1888 | |
| Financial | TEX-250-391-042 | George P. Cather Tax Receipts | Treasurer's Office, Webster County | 1879-1882 | |
| Financial | TEX-250-391-043 | William and Charles F. Cather Tax Receipts | Treasurer's Office, Webster County | 1882-1888 | |
| Financial | TEX-250-391-044 | E.A. Caroline Cather Tax Receipts | Treasurer's Office, Webster County | 1889-1898 | |
| Financial | TEX-250-391-045 | G. Johnson Tax Receipt | Treasurer's Office Webster County | 1883 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-046 | Abstracts for George P. Cather | Charles F. Cather | 1890-1900 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-047 | Land Abstracts | Fort Abstract Co. | 1891, 1911 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-048 | Lease for A.J. Dake | Caroline Cather | 1888 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-049 | Certificate of Appointment of E.A. Caroline Cather | James Duffy | 1899 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-050 | Letters of Administration & Oath to George P. Cather | James Duffy | 1901 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-051 | Proof of Heirship, E.A. Carolina Cather | Webster County, Nebraska | 1901 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-052 | Bill of Sale, Bentley to Cather | R. M. Bentley | 1880 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-053 | Financial Agreements, Clark Cather and George P. Cather | 1878-1882 | ||
| Document | TEX-250-391-054 | Misc. Land Records | William Cather, M. Chapman | 1878-1885 | |
| Notebook | OBJ-250-391-055 | Genealogy notebooks | undated | ||
| Notebook | OBJ-250-391-056 | Census copies | George P. Cather | 1929 | |
| Notebook | OBJ-250-391-057 | William and Elizabeth Cather compilation | George Cather Ray | 1963 | |
| Notebook | OBJ-250-391-058 | Descendents of Jasper Cather | |||
| Document | TEX-250-391-059 | Genealogy Documents | Smith and Hook | 1833,1940 | |
| Document | TEX-250-391-060 | Abstract of Title, Aleck Arneson | Webster County Abstract Co. | 1971-1982 | |
| Book | BK-250-391-061 | Remembrance of the World's Columbian Exposition | 1893 | ||
| Document | TEX-250-391-062 | Plat of B&M Railroad Lands | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad co. | 1880 | |
| Ephemera | TEX-250-391-063 | Miscellaneous documents, advertisements, tickets | |||
| Oversized | Map | TEX-250-391-064 | Township maps | Webster County, Nebraska | circa 1930 |
| Oversized | Map | TEX-250-391-065 | Webster County Map | Burlington & Missouri River Railroad | 1878 |
| Oversized | Journal | TEX-250-391-066 | Material for House 1906-1907 | George P. Cather | 1908 |
NWCC Microfilm Collection
Date range: 1871–1963
Bulk dates: 1880–1923
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2019
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: Thirteen publications of varying dates ranging from 1871-1963, focused around Willa Cather’s location and/or writing and career, plus microfilm of Willa Cather’s scrapbooks and microfilm of Willa Cather and Cather family correspondence.
Abstract: The NWCC Microfilm Collection contains several Red Cloud newspapers, including The Nation, The Golden Belt, Red Cloud Republican, Webster County Argus, the Commercial Advertiser, and Red Cloud Chief. Additionally, the following publications from the times of Cather’s association with them are available on microfilm: The Index of Pittsburg Life, The Library, The Home Monthly, The People’s Monthly, Willa Cather articles from The Nebraska State Journal, and the Pittsburg Leader. Also within the collection are The History of Webster County by Edyth Beezley and two rolls of Cather family correspondence dated 1870–1979.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection was digitized in the 1980s by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item], date, reel (if numbered), NWCC Microfilm Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska
Subjects:
- settlement
- Willa Cather
- Silas Garber
- agriculture
- Webster County history
- Pittsburg history
- literature and criticism
- arts & culture
- domestic life
| The Nation (Red Cloud) | 7/13/1892 to 3/12/1908 |
| The Golden Belt (Red Cloud) | 5/5/1893 to 10/13/1896 |
| Red Cloud Republican | 9/13/1889 to 8/22/1890 |
| Webster County Argus | 3/10/1891 to 8/21/1930 |
| The Commercial Advertiser | 5/1/1908 to 10/3/1968 |
| The Red Cloud Chief | 10/1/1873 to 11/22/1923 |
| The Index of Pittsburg Life | 10/6/1900 to 1/4/1902 |
| The Library | 3/10/1900 to 9/1/1900 |
| The Home Monthly | 8/1/1896 to 10/1/1900 |
| The People's Monthly | 6/1/1871 to 3/1/1875 |
| Pittsburg Leader | 12/29/1896 to 1/11/1904 |
Related Materials: The NWCC also holds a number of bound volumes of McClure’s Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, and other serial publications that include the works of Willa Cather.
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
Mildred Bennett Collection
Date range: 1932-1989
Bulk dates: 1949-1989
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2020
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: Approximately 50 linear feet of Mildred Bennett's book collection and 50 document boxes.
Abstract: The Mildred Bennett Collection documents the organizational and scholarly work of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial’s founder, Mildred Rhoads Bennett. The collection contains correspondence and organizational history related to the creation of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, early Cather scholarship and publications, and the life and writings of Mildred Rhoads Bennett. The collection also contains numerous volumes of books, written by Cather and her associates, Nebraska authors, and authors mentioned by Cather by name. Photographs in the collection document 1950s Webster County land and historic buildings, as well as the early activities of the WCPM. Research materials in the collection include notes from oral histories collected by Bennett and John March, transcripts of Cather letters, genealogy, and more.
Language: The material is in English.
Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2008, deposited by James and Angela Southwick.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research and publication uses, except as prohibited by donor restrictions and the NWCC Access Policy.
Cite as: [item or box name or #], Mildred Bennett Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- Willa Cather
- Edith Lewis
- Cather family
- Webster County history
- Cather scholarship and research notes
- Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial organizational history
- Mildred Rhoads Bennett biographical material and manuscripts
- Correspondence files, both personal and WCPM
- Photographs of mid-century Webster County
Related Materials:
- Don Connors Collection
- John March Collection
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Box 1 | Folder Name |
Object Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fan Letters 1951-1953 | Correspondence | |
| Dorothy Minchin-Comm | Obituary and clippings | |
| Humor | Clippings | |
| Letters to Mildred Bennett | Correspondence | |
| Letters from Cather Family | Correspondence | |
| Miscellaneous Letters From Mildred and Wilbur Bennett | Correspondence | |
| restricted | 2 Folders | Correspondence and Legal Documents |
| Ron Butler 1980s | Correspondence | |
| Vickie Corey, 1981 | Correspondence | |
| L.C. Chang |
Correspondence |
|
| Don Connors | Correspondence | |
| Charles Crowley | Correspondence | |
| Debbie Leonard | Correspondence | |
| Virginia Faulkner | Correspondence | |
| John March | Correspondence | |
| Marianne Martin | Correspondence | |
| Michael | Correspondence | |
| Bernice Slote | Correspondence | |
| Stanley Smith | Correspondence | |
| Jessie Sherman Smith | Correspondence | |
| Haru Tarawada | Correspondence | |
| Jean Tsien | Correspondence |
Box 2–5 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory
| Box 6 - WCPM Documents | Folder Name | Object Type |
|---|---|---|
| Typescript "In Search of Willa Cather" copy | Manuscript | |
| Clippings | Clippings and ephemera | |
| Conference Photos | Photographs | |
| Exhibition Catalog | Printed Material | |
| Miscellaneous papers | Documents | |
| Pat Phillips Materials | Board minutes, conference notes | |
| WCPM Ashtray | ||
| Playing Cards | ||
| Keys | ||
| NSHS Documents | Correspondence | |
| 1987 board materials | Documents | |
| Letters to Mildred Bennett from Board Members | Correspondence |
Box 7–10 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory
Box 11 Research Materials
Full box of index cards and notes for Mildred Bennett's book, The World of Willa Cather. See note for Box 27.
Box 12–16 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory
Brockway Paper Collection
Date range: 1880–1987
Bulk dates: 1893–1930
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: One document box
Abstract: The Brockway Collection was donated by Cather family descendants by marriage in 2012. The collection contains photos from Roscoe Cather’s days at Red Cloud High School and during his time as a country school teacher in Webster County; photos of Meta Schaper’s high school years, and other family photos. Clippings, brochures, and sketches related to Roscoe’s business life in Wyoming and his obituary and associated clippings indicate that Roscoe was a well-loved figure in the community. Family correspondence also includes photos of Elsie Cather, baby picture of Roscoe, Charles F. Cather, Mary Virginia Cather, Jessica Cather, Douglass Cather, and Roscoe’s children, as well as some unidentified people. Diplomas and teaching certificates, commencement program for Roscoe and Meta Cather. Later pieces include First Day of Issue Willa Cather stamp, Cather 100th Birthday newspaper, WCPM newsletter (1987), and letters and documents surrounding Willa Cather last will and testament.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2012, deposited by Marsha Brockway.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Brockway Paper Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- Roscoe Cather
- Cather family, including Meta Schaper Cather and Virginia Cather Brockway
- Willa Cather Foundation organizational history
Related Materials:
- Southwick Rare Book Collection
- Southwick Family Collections
- Betty Kort Collection
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Object Type | Inventory No. | Title | Author | Obj. Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photograph | PHO-62-001 | Roscoe and Douglass Cather | J.A. Bulkley | ca. 1885 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-002 | Jessica Cather Auld | unknown | ca. 1950 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-003 | Willa Cather, Douglass Cather with parents | unknown | ca. 1925 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-004 | Elsie Cather | Anderson | circa 1928 |
| Correspondence | OBJ-62-005A | Letter to Roscoe Cather | Earl Hanway | 1938-04-11 |
| Printed sketch | OBJ-62-005 | Sketch of Roscoe Cather | McDougall | undated |
| Photograph | PHO-62-006 | Red Cloud High Commencement Class of 1895 | unknown | 1895 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-007 | Roscoe Cather teaching country school | unknown | ca. 1896 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-008 | Roscoe Cather teaching 8th grade class | unknown | 1897 |
| Clipping | TEX-62-009 | Judge Schaper presides over bond hearing | David Mathias | 1960 |
| Document | TEX-62-010 | Memorial for Robert Schaper | 1961 | |
| Clipping | TEX-62-010A | Robert Schaper swearing in | n/d | |
| Document | OBJ-62-011 | Meta Schaper's teaching certificate | 1906 | |
| Document | OBJ-62-012 | Commencement Program, 1895 | 1895 | |
| Folder | PHO-62-013 A-I | Color photographs of Cather family in Lander, Red Cloud | 1960s | |
| Photograph | PHO-62-014 | Roscoe Cather in Virginia | J.B. Wortham | 1883 |
| Correspondence | TEX-62-015 | Letter to Virginia Brockway | Meta Schaper Cather | 1965 |
| Clipping | PHO-62-15A | Engagement announcement, Shannon | undated | |
| Photograph | PHO-62-15B | Elsie Cather | Lauck | undated |
| Photograph | PHO-62-016 | Roscoe Cather | unknown | circa 1940 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-017 A-C | Photographs of Virginia Cather | unknown | circa 1915 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-018 | Charles F. Cather | unknown | circa 1927 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-019 | Mary Virginia Cather with granddaughters | Gleason | circa 1928 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-020 | Havelock basketball team | unknown | 1903 |
| Photograph | PHO-62-021 | Unknown woman | unknown | n/d |
| Photograph | PHO-62-022 | Unknown women | unknown | n/d |
| Document | OBJ-62-023 | Diploma University of Nebraska for Meta Schaper | 1903 | |
| Document | OBJ-62-024 | Diploma Red Cloud HIgh School, Roscoe Cather | 1895 | |
| Correspondence | OBJ-62-025 | First day of issue Willa Cather stamp, program | 1973-09-20 | |
| Clippings | OBJ-62-026 | Red Cloud Chief, 1973-09-20, day of issue supplement and full issue | Red Cloud Chief | 1973-09-20 |
| Documents | TEX-62-027A | Death announcement of Roscoe Cather and Meta's notes | 1945-09-05 | |
| Clippings | TEX-62-027B | Death announcement of Roscoe Cather | 1945 | |
| Clippings | TEX-62-027C | Roscoe Cather death and business announcements | 1937-1945 | |
| Clippings | TEX-62-028 | Pg. 9 Casper Tribune Herald | 1926-05-30 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-62-029 | Letters to Virginia Cather Brockway re: distribution of funds from Willa Cather Estate | 1947 | |
| Document | TEX-62-030 | Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter | Mildred Bennett, ed. | 1987 |
| Folder | TEX-62-031 | Documents of Cather family | 1937-1972 | |
| Document | TEX-62-032 | The Future of Your Affairs, pamphlet by Central Trust Co., Lander Wyoming | undated | |
| Document | TEX-62-033 | Brochure, Webster County Historical Museum | undated | |
| Document | TEX-62-034 | Willa Cather's last will & testament with note | Breed, Abbott & Morgan | 1947 |
| Correspondence | TEX-62-035 | Note regarding gift | Marsha Brockway | 2012? |
Willard Crowell Collection
Date range: 1938-1946
Bulk dates: 1938-1941
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2018
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: 73 folders
Abstract: This collection of correspondence includes letters, farm service documents, and tax documents for the farm investment properties Willa Cather purchased from her brother-in-law, William Auld. These letters document not only the agricultural climate of the time but the sour relationship between Cather and Auld. Willard Crowell, acting as farm agent to several of the Cather family members, was a longtime family friend from Red Cloud.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2017, deposited anonymously.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Willard Crowell Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- agriculture
- Red Cloud, Nebraska
- Roscoe Cather
- Willa Cather
- Banking, taxes, and investment
- Health and medical
Related Materials:
- WCPM Collection - Charles Cather farm ledgers
- WCHM Collection - Erickson ledger
- Blanche Cather Ray Collection
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Object Type | Inventory No. | Title | Author | Obj. Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence | TEX-278-001 | 4 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1938/10/13 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-002 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1938/10/28 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-003 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Roscoe Cather | 1938/12/13 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-004 | 3 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1938/12/11 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-005 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1938/12/31 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-006 | 1 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1939/01/16 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-007 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1939/01/19 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-008 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Roscoe Cather | 1939/01/19 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-009 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1939/03/28 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-010 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Roscoe Cather | 1939/02/03 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-011 | Postcard to Willard Crowell | A.P. Tone Wilson | 1939/02/16 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-012 | 1 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1939/02/20 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-013 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Claus Rose, Cty. Treasurer, Kit Carson County | 1939/05/12 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-014 | 2 pg letter to Willa Cather (copy) and note from Willa Cather to Willard Crowell | Roscoe Cather | 1939/05/12 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-015 | 1 pg. handwritten letter to Cty. Treasurer, St. Paul, Neb. and enclosures | I.W. Crowell | 1939/05/16 |
| Financial | TEX-278-016 | Tax receipt, 1939 Kit Carson County, deposit slip | 1940/02/09 | |
| no file | ||||
| Correspondence | TEX-278-018 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1940/02/14 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-019 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Roscoe Cather | 1940/02/24 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-020 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1940/03/02 |
| no record | ||||
| no record | ||||
| Financial | TEX-278-023 | Webster County Bank receipts, tax receipts | ||
| Correspondence | TEX-278-024 | 1 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1940/05/13 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-025 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1940/07/10 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-026 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Sarah J. Bloom | 1940/09/03 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-027 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1940/09/20 |
| Financial | TEX-278-028 | Tax receipt, Kit Carson County | 1941/01/13 | |
| Financial | TEX-278-029 | Tax receipt, Smith County | 1941/01/14 | |
| no record | ||||
| Financial | TEX-278-031 | Tax receipt, Webster County | 1941/02/02 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-032 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1941/02/03 |
| no record | ||||
| Correspondence | TEX-278-034 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Sarah J. Bloom | 1941/03/03 |
| Financial | TEX-278-035 | 1940 tax receipts, Webster County and Howard County | 1941/04/08 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-036 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1941/06/09 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-037 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Roscoe Cather | 1941/07/09 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-038 | 1941 USDA wheat allotment form with handwritten note | Willa Cather | 1941/08/19 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-039 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1941/10/17 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-040 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1941/12/06 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-041 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1941/12/16 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-042 | 1 pg. handwritten note to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1942/02/02 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-043 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/02/10 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-044 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/02/16 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-045 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/06/03 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-046 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1942/09/07 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-047 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/09/09 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-048 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1942/11/27 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-049 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/12/15 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-050 | 1 pg. carbon of letter to Chris Boilesen, Howard Cty. and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1942/12/21 |
| Financial | TEX-278-051 | 1942 tax receipt, Kit Carson Cty | 1942/01/15 | |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-052 | 2 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1942/03/08 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-053 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Willa Cather | 1943/05/29 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-054 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosures | Sarah J. Bloom | 1943/07/20 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-055 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosure | Willa Cather | 1943/07/30 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-056 | 3 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1943/08/22 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-057 | Christmas card | Willa Cather | 1943/12/19 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-058 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell with enclosures | Willa Cather | 1944/04/11 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-059 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1944/05/15 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-060 | Christmas card | Willa Cather | 1944/12/15 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-061 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Sarah J. Bloom | 1944/12/30 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-062 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/01/24 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-063 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/03/21 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-064 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/04/11 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-065 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Sarah J. Bloom | 1945/07/22 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-066 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/08/01 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-067 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/08/24 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-068 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/09/05 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-069 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1945/11/17 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-070 | Christmas Card | Willa Cather | 1945/12/12 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-071 | 1 pg. letter to Willard Crowell | Willa Cather | 1946/02/12 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-072 | Easter card | Willa Cather | 1946/04/16 |
| Correspondence | TEX-278-073 | Christmas card | Willa Cather | 1946/12/18 |
Southwick Rare Book Collection
Date range: 1831-1967
Bulk dates: 1900-1940
Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: 4 trays
Abstract: The Southwick Rare Book Collection contains numerous association copies and gift books from Willa Cather to members of her family. Some pre-publication copies of books, limited editions, and books by other authors but selected by Cather for gifts are included in this collection.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2007, deposited by James and Angela Southwick from Helen Cather Southwick's estate. Helen Cather Southwick was Jim's mother and the niece of Willa Cather.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Southwick Rare Book Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- Willa Cather
- Sarah Orne Jewett
- Gertrude Hall
- Alfred A. Knopf
Related Materials:
- John E. (Jack) and Irma Cather Family Collection
- Cather Family Book Collection
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
Cather Family Library Collection
Date range: 1793-1962
Bulk dates: 1870-1915
Finding Aid created by Jacqueline Lemmer, 2014; updated by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2022. Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: 12 trays
Abstract: The Cather Family Library contains books and magazines owned by the Charles F. Cather family and used in their Red Cloud homes between 1884–1936. A number of books in the collection contain personalization that denotes books that belonged to Willa Cather personally, who sometimes used "Willie" or "William." Red Cloud did not have a public library until 1917, so the Cather's extensive library indicates their financial position as well as the value the family placed on reading and education. After the sale of the Cather family home in Red Cloud, these books and magazines were with Elsie Cather; some of the later items in this collection are labeled with Elsie Cather's name and address.
Language: The material is in English
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: Acquisition information is incomplete; the collection has been in Red Cloud for more than twenty years and was likely donated after Elsie Cather's death.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Cather Family Library Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- short stories
- Cather genealogy
- Willa Cather personal effects
Related Materials:
- Southwick Rare Book Collection
- Southwick Family Collections
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Author | Title | Pub. Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Jacob | Histories of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great | 1880 | Wm. Cather Jr. Private Library No. 71 |
| Akins, Zoë | Interpretations: A Book of First Poems | 1912 | n/a |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Jack and Jill: A Village Story | 1887 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 25 |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Jo's Boys: And How They Turned Out | 1886 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 21 |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Little Women | 1885 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 22 |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Old-Fashioned Girl | 1887 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 24 |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Rose in Bloom | 1886 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 23 |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Under the Lilacs | 1887 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 19 |
| Aldrich, Mrs. Thomas Bailey | Crowding Memories | 1920 | Christmas greetings to my dearest father, Elsie Margaret |
| Alexander, Hartley Burr | Poetry and the Individual: An Analysis of the Imaginative Life in Relation to the Creative Spirit in Man and Nature | 1906 | ? |
| Alexander, Hartley Burr | The Mid Earth Life | 1907 | ? |
| Allen, James Lane | The Bride of the Mistletoe | 1909 | n/a |
| Allen, James Lane | The Choir Invisible | 1905 | ? |
| Allen, James Lane | The Reign of Law | 1913 | Mrs. C.F. Cather, E.M. Cather |
| Andersen, Hans Christian | Andersen's Fairy Tales | n/a | |
| Andrews, Byron and Hugh Craig | The Biographies and Public Services of Gen. John A. Logan and Hon. James G. Blaine | 1884 | n/a |
| Atherton, Gertrude | A Whirl Asunder | 1895 | Mamma from Willa |
| Atkins, Elizabeth | Holy Suburb | 1941 | ? |
| Atkins, Elizabeth | The Poet's Poet | 1922 | To Elsie with affectionate greetings from Elizabeth A. |
| Auerbach, Berthold | On the Heights | Mrs. C.F. Cather | |
| Babcock, Maltbie Davenport | Thoughts for Every-Day Living | 1901 | Mrs. S.E. Andrews |
| Ballantyne, R.M. | Erling, the Bold | Willa Cather, Private Library No. 37 | |
| Bancroft, Charles | The Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of our American System of Government | 1878 | n/a |
| Barclay, Florence L. | The Mistress of Shenstone | 1910 | Mrs. C.F. Cather |
| Barclay, Florence L. | The Rosary | 1909 | n/a |
| Barnes, A.S. and Co. | Barnes' New National Fifth Reader | 1884 | initials repreated, YL, SJ, R.G. |
| Barretto, Larry | Walls of Glass | 1926 | Includes postcard addressed to Mrs. C.F. Cather, 1926 |
| Bartlett, John | Familiar Quotations | 1951 | n/a |
| Bates, Mrs. Lindon W. | Bunch-Grass Stories | 1895 | Willa Cather |
| Baxter, Richard and Thomas Chalmers | Call to the Unconverted | 1854 | James McCall and other names in front; Ladies Circulating Library; 3 handwritten pages of names in the back |
| Beckford, William | Vathek: An Arabian Tale | 1887 | Bess Seymour |
| Bernhard, Marie | The Household Idol | 1892 | n/a |
| Besant, Walter and Walter H. Pollock | The Charm and Other Drawing-Room Plays | 1895 | Willa Cather |
| Bloom, Edward A. and Lillian D. Bloom | Willa Cather's Gift of Sympathy | 1962 | Uncancelled postcard pg. 65 |
| Bloomfield, Robert | The Farmer's Boy | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 13 | |
| Boggs, Martha Frye | A Romance of the New Virginia | 1896 | To Miss Cather with kind wishes from the author Martha Frye Boggs, Pittsburg, April 20, 1894 |
| Booth, Edward C. | The Doctor's Lass | 1910 | ? Andrews, Bladen |
| Boss, Nelson R. | The Prayer Book Reason Why | n/a | |
| Bowen, B.L. | Introduction to Modern French Lyrics | 1894 | W. Cather, State University, Lincoln, Neb. |
| Brooks, E.S. | Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times | 1896 | South Ward; Red Cloud Public Schools No. 11 |
| Brown, Alice | King's End | 1901 | W.S. Cather |
| Bryan, William Jennings and Francis W. Halsey | The World's Famous Orations (In Ten Volumes) | 1906 | Possess all ten volumes |
| Bryant, William Cullen | Poems | 1884 | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 36 |
| Buchan, John | A Lost Lady of Old Years | 1899 | Willa Cather, Pittsburg Pa. Includes clipping in front binding with review of book and author |
| Bunyan, John | A Relation of the Holy War | To GranMa Boak from Willa Dec. 25 1872 | |
| Bunyan, John | Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come | Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 14 | |
| Burke, Edmund, and Charles Lamb and Walter Savage Landor | Selections from English Prose | 1903 | n/a |
| Burnet, Margaretta | Zoology: for High Schools and Academies | 1895 | Silah Adkisson, Dec. 13, 1903; property of Fullerton City Schools |
| Burnett, Frances Hodgson | A Lady of Quality | 1896 | n/a |
| Burnett, Mrs. F.H. | A Quiet Life | 1878 | Bess Seymour |
| Burns, Robert | The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns | 1900 | n/a |
| Burns, Robert | The Complete Works of Robert burns | Elsie Cather | |
| Burton, John Bloundelle | Across the Salt Seas: A Romance of the War of Succession | 1897 | Willa Cather |
| Butler, Samuel | Hudibras | 1869 | ? |
| Byron, George Gordon | The Poetical Works of Lord Byron | 1875 | Presented to C.F. Cather as a Christmas present from his wife, Dec. 25th, 1879 |
Southwick Paper Collection
Date range: 1894-1998
Bulk dates: 1905-1945
Finding Aid created by Nolan Bennet, 2023
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center
Extent: One box plus oversized items
Abstract: The Southwick Paper Collection contains original and facsimile Willa Cather letters and correspondence, typescripts, manuscripts, and serial publication clippings.
Language: The material is in English and French
Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.
Acquisition Information: This collection was donated by the Southwick family, who inherited the material through Cather's niece, Helen Cather Southwick.
Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.
Cite as: [item #], Southwick Paper Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Subjects:
- Manuscripts
- Cather Correspondence
- Willa Cather personal effects
- Short Stories
- Poetry
- Magazine Publications
Related Materials:
- Southwick Rare Book Collection
- Betty Kort Collection
- Southwick Family Collections
Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.
| Object Type | Inventory No. | Title | Author | Obj. Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine and Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F01 | 1931 Time Magazine Original Publication and Letter to Mary Virginia (Copy) | Time Magazine and Willa Cather | August 1931 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F02 | Miscellaneous Letters to Cather (Copies) | 1913-1941 | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F03 | Rose Rosicky Letter to Willa Cather (Original and Copies) | Rose Rosicky | 1926 |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F04 | Shadows on the Rock Typescript (Copy pp. 47-72 199-200) | ||
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F05 | Lucy Gayheart Typescript (Copy pp. 22-118) | ||
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F06 | "Enchanted Bluff" Original Publication | Willa Cather in Harper's Monthly Magazine | 1909 |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F07 | The Professor's House Typescript (Copy pp. 1-22) | ||
| Stationery | Tx-50-4000-F08 | Willa Cather 1973 Commemorative Stamps and Postcards | 1973 | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F09 | "The Willing Muse" Original Publication | Willa Cather in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine | August 1907 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F10 | "Her Boss" Original Publication | Willa Cather in Smart Set | October 1919 |
| Publication | Tx-50-4000-F11 | "My First Novels [there were two]" Publication | Willa Cather for The Colophon | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F12 | "Three American Singers" Original Publication (Incomplete pp. 41-48) | Willa Cather in McClure's Magazine | December 1913 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F13 | "Plays of Real Life" Original Publication | Willa Cather in McClure's Magazine | March 1913 |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F14 | "Joseph and His Brothers" Typescript (Copy) | ||
| Publication and Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F15 | "Willa Cather" in Sewanee Review and letter to Willa Cather | George L. White Jr. | January 1942 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F16 | Letters to Willa Cather from Knopf Publishing (Copies) | 1926-1947 | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F17 | "El Dorado: A Kansas Recessional" Original Publication | Willa Cather in New England Magazine | June 1901 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F18 | "A Death in the Desert" Original Publication | Willa Cather in Scribner's Magazine | January 1903 |
| Clipping | Tx-50-4000-F19 | Article on Willa Cather | The Chicago Daily News | March1919 |
| Stationery | Tx-50-4000-F20 | Willa Cather's Stationery | ||
| Magazine Publication and Document | Tx-50-4000-F21 | "Jack-a-Boy" Original publication and Payslip | Willa Cather in The Saturday Evening Post | March 1901 |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F22 | "Two Friends" Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F23 | "The Pilgrim" Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F24 | 148 Charles Street Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Clipping | Tx-50-4000-F25 | "The Novel Démeublé" Clipping with Edits (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F26 | "Behind the Singer Tower" Original Publication | Willa Cather in Collier's | May 1912 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F27 | "The Sweated Drama" Original Publication | Willa Cather in McClure's Magazine | January 1915 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F28 | Correspondence about Cather Letters (Copy) | Helen Cather Sherwood | December 1983 |
| Clipping | Tx-50-4000-F29 | G. P. Cather Obituary | 1918 | |
| Document | Tx-50-4000-F30 | "Letters of the Class of '70 Mt. Holyoke Seminary" (Copy) | Franc Cather | 1874 |
| Article | Tx-50-4000-F31 | Introduction to One of Ours Toho University | Goichi Fukui | 1979 |
| Article | Tx-50-4000-F32 | "Remembering Willa Cather" in Woman's Press | Lorna R. R. Birtwell | November 1948 |
| Document | Tx-50-4000-F33 | Checks for Anna Sadilek Pavelka from Willa Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1943-1946 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F34 | Letter to James (Jim) Cather (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F35 | Letter to Roscoe Cather (Copy) | Willa Cather | June 1935 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F36 | Letter to Charles F. Cather (Copy) | S. S. McClure | December 1906 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F37 | Letters to Charles F. Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1906-1918 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F38 | Letters to Elsie (Bobbie) Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1907-1941 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F39 | Letters to Douglass Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1916 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F40 | Letters to Mary Virginia Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1914-1930 |
| Newspaper | Tx-50-4000-F41 | "An Old River Metropolis" Original Publication in Nebraska State Journal | Willa Cather | August 1894 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F42 | Letter to Helen Cather Southwick | Susan A. Hallgarth | December 1991 |
| Newspapers and Clippings | Tx-50-4000-F43 | Various Newspaper Articles Mentioning Willa Cather After 1947 | 1947-1998 | |
| Newspapers and Clippings | Tx-50-4000-F44 | Various Newspaper Articles Mentioning Willa Cather Before 1947 | 1921-1944 | |
| Clippings | Tx-50-4000-F45 | Various Clippings Not Related to Willa Cather | ||
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F46 | Letters to Helen Cather Southwick | Sue Rosowski | |
| Newspapers and Clippings | Tx-50-4000-F47 | Various Newspaper Articles About Alfred A. Knopf | 1948-1983 | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F48 | Alfred A. Knopf on Willa Cather Typescript (Copy) | Alfred A. Knopf | |
| Document | Tx-50-4000-F49 | Memo for Editorial Department at Knopf Publishing on Willa Cather | March 1929 | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F50 | Letters to Charles E. Cather from Knopf Publishing (Copies) | 1995-1996 | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F51 | "My Aunt Willie!" (Copy) | Helen Cather Southwick | |
| Document | Tx-50-4000-F52 | The Song of the Lark Promotional Booklet | ||
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F53 | Letters Between Edward H. Dodd and Alfred A. Knopf (Copies) | Alfred A. Knopf and Edward H. Dodd | 1956 |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F54 | "Miss Jewett" Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F55 | "On Cyndus" Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F56 | "Before Breakfast" Typescript (Copy) | Willa Cather | |
| Manuscript | Tx-50-4000-F57 | "Willa Cather" Original Typescript Published in The Hudson Review | William Stafford | 1958 |
| Medical Document | Tx-50-4000-F58 | Prescription Slip | Dr. Patterson | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F59 | McClure's Magazine Includes Chapters IV-VII of Alexander's Masquerade by Willa Cather | Willa Cather | March 1912 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F60 | "The Bohemian Girl" Original Publication in McClures Magazine | Willa Cather | August 1912 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F61 | "Wireless Boys Who Went Down with Their Ships" Original Publication in Every Week (Incomplete Copy) | Willa Cather | August 1915 |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F62 | Original Publications of Poems that Appear in April Twilights | Willa Cather | |
| Magazine Publication | Tx-50-4000-F63 | Original Publications of Various Poems | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F64 | Letter to Mary Virginia Cather (Copy) | Jessica Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F65 | Letters to Helen Louse (Copies) | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F66 | Letters to Anna Sadilek Pavelka (Copies) | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F67 | Letters from Edith Lewis (Copies) | Edith Lewis | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F68 | Letters to Edith Lewis (Copies) | ||
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F69 | Letters to Willa Cather (Copies) | Charles F. Cather | 1918-1923 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F70 | Letters to Willa Cather (Copies) | Leon Bakst | 1923 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F71 | Letters to Glendinning Keeble (Copies) | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F72 | Letters to Harrison Blaine (Copies) | Willa Cather | |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F73 | Letters to George and Eleanor Austermann (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1933-1947 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F74 | Miscellaneous Letters from Willa Cather (Copies) | Willa Cather | 1989-1943 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F75 | Original Telegram to Douglas Cather | Willa Cather | January 1932 |
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F76 | Miscellaneous Original Letters to Willa Cather | ||
| Correspondence | Tx-50-4000-F77 | Partial Letters Unknown Recipients (Copies) | Willa Cather | |
| Documents | Tx-50-4000-F78 | Miscellaneous Documents Related to Willa Cather | ||
| Stationery | Tx-50-4000-F79 | Envelopes to and From Willa Cather | ||
| Manuscripts | Tx-50-4000-F80 | Typescripts of Unknown Publication Poems (Originals and Copies) | Willa Cather |