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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

… in the late 19th century, usually purchased in stationery stores rather than bookstores, and widely given as gifts to women and girls. … of Robert and Cornelia Martin. Her father ran a dry goods store in Red Cloud in the late 1880s; her mother was active …
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Finding Aids

… Arnold 1984-1989   William Thomas Auld 1987-1989   John Blake Bergers     Ron Butler     Kathleen Byrne 1968-1980 21B … days at Red Cloud High School and during his time as a country school teacher in Webster County; photos of Meta … November 21 1909, Willa Scott, Sir Walter The Lady of the Lake n/d Elsie M. Cather Scott, Sir Walter Ivanhoe n/d Elsie …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… enjoys a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a … by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not have been Richard Harris’s first choice … times, which makes his involvement with the Willa Cather Foundation all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … sites were offered at 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.  World renowned author Willa Cather spent her formative years …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … While the reading and understanding of Cather's twelve novels and various other works are the primary attraction, … and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she would later put them too in some of her novels. During her time on …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … for Young People p. 3  World Wide Interest and Publications about Willa Cather p. 3  Looking to the Future p. 3  … and "About Jim and Elsie"  Reprints of Cather's Early Works p. 2  TITLE: A Note on The White Bear Stories  AUTHOR: …
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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"

… of food and drink in Cather's writing. This day of scholarly papers and discussion will be followed by two days … production: agriculture and the Great Plains ( O Pioneers , My Antonia, One of Ours , etc.) as well as agriculture in … their papers for possible publication in a special expanded edition of The Willa Cather Newsletter and Review. Please …
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