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My Ántonia: New Readings for a Centennial Celebration

… St Winchester , VA 22601 United States Willa Cather’s  My Ántonia  solidified her growing esteem as a keen observer of … University, Professor of English, Emerita), editor of the Scholarly Edition of  Sapphira and the Slave Girl  (2000) …
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Serena's Album

… This, too, may have been meant seriously; early aviation pioneers such as John Joseph Montgomery made headlines …
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Finding Aids

… copy Manuscript   Clippings Clippings and ephemera   Conference Photos Photographs   Exhibition Catalog Printed … Mildred Bennett 16 cassette tapes including recordings from Spring Conference Recorded music and lectures Inventory of … newsletters Copyedited pages for index and sources Box 19—Spring Festival programs and recordings Box 20—Mildred …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… times, which makes his involvement with the Willa Cather Foundation all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back … the people who were established were encouraging and supportive. There was no competition, but a lot of … work, he shares his hopes that his future gift will support the continuation of events like the annual spring …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … literature and correspondence remain the subject of scholarly inquiry. Her writing has been translated into more …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … itself. As Skaggs also maintained, Cather "fashioned fictions of such intricacy and resonating depth that all of … from cancer. A private funeral was held in New York, and a memorial service was conducted at Grace Episcopal Church in …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… 2.1  Spring 1958  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett  Officers and Board … 3.1  Spring 1959  Editor: Mildred R. Bennett Officers and Board … G. Neihardt p. 1 Report of Museum Dedication and Spring Conference p. 1  Progress Report p. 2  Donations and Museum … 2  Expanded Schedule p. 3  Plans for the Future and Spring Conference p. 3  …
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Antonia's Accent

… over the first syllable in her memorable character's name — Ántonia — to indicate the greater stress that syllable would … the accent in our references to the character or to My Antonia. Some of these visitors will, with justification, … a debate we're quite willing to conduct. As readers of the Scholarly Edition of the novel will know: "In Czech the name …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"

… Image "Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing" July 23, 2009 The 2010 Willa Cather Spring Conference, to be held June 3-5, will offer … with Cather scholars, historians, and cooks; kitchen tours at Cather historic sites, with samplings of …
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