The Willa Cather Foundation holds one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. The collection contains memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare book collections. Items belonging to Cather include clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels. The WCF also houses the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

In addition to making our collections available to researchers and readers in person, we have recently begun making our collection available online through our searchable collection database. Questions regarding collection material or its use should be directed to education director and archivist, Tracy Tucker, at ttucker@willacather.org.