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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.

National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

Thursday, July 23, 2020
The National Willa Cather Center is one of 75 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program.

Safely Visiting the National Willa Cather Center

Safely Visiting the National Willa Cather Center

Monday, July 13, 2020
Our Doors Are Open As of July 16, 2020, we welcome guests to visit the National Willa Cather Center. Your visit will be different due to the spread of COVID-19, but ensuring...

Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters

Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters

Thursday, June 25, 2020
A recent donation of letters from James and Angela Southwick shed new light on the strong relationship between Willa Cather, her family, and the Right Reverend George Allen Beecher, who served as Episcopal Bishop of Western Nebraska from 1910-1943.

Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Despite the staffing difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Willa Cather Center was able to reconfigure two summer internships to be entirely remote...

Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference

Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
In her invited lecture, "When the World Broke in Two: America on the Cusp of the 1920s," Ryan will situate Cather's novel within the time period of creation and publication, a period that foreshadowed the turmoils of the 1920s.

Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Join us as we welcome Alex Ross back to Red Cloud as keynote speaker for the 65th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference.

Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

Member Spotlight: Meet Frank Markley

Monday, April 6, 2020
An avid reader and a frequent visitor to Red Cloud, Frank Markley has been a member of the Willa Cather Foundation for nearly forty years.

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Celebrate National Poetry Month

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
For the month of April, we have invited noted authors, poets, actors, artists, musicians, filmmakers and other luminaries to share their appreciative readings of Cather's verse.

National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
It isn’t widely recognized that writing poetry represented some of Willa Cather’s earliest literary endeavors. Even after establishing herself as a writer of significance,...

A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive

A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
We've been busy in the Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center as several important gifts have recently joined our collections.

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