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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … was an American humorist whose popular Samantha Allen novels were presented as if written by the heroine’s foolish … of church music. Hattie’s favorite amusement, “Jack Stories,” come from Appalachian oral tradition, tales of a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

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 …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… were all taken, so I looked and said, ‘Well, I did read My Ántonia a few years ago and liked it a lot,’” Harris … didn’t hit Red Cloud, but you know, I think so much of my enjoyment has been sharing those experiences, and not … are certainly one of the many positive things in my life,” Harris said. Harris’s latest interest has been …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career and introduce … literature and correspondence remain the subject of scholarly inquiry. Her writing has been translated into more …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

Willa Cather Biography

… increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa Cather Scholarly Edition (thirteen volumes of its projected fifteen … her first book, April Twilights and Other Poems . Some,  A Lost Lady  in 1923, parts of  The Professor's House  in 1925, …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… access to specific articles and special features of each issue of the Review since its first publication in 1957. … individual words or phrases. Readers may also search by issue under the Issues tab, where individual tables of contents are listed …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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