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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.

New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital

New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 2, 2015) – Nebraska author Willa Cather wrote some of the most unforgettable fiction of the 20th century including the novels My Ántonia and O Pioneers...

61st Annual Spring Conference Call for Papers

61st Annual Spring Conference Call for Papers

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
“Both Bitter and Sweet”: Cather, Literature, and the Great War CALL FOR PAPERS The years 2014–2018 mark the centennial of the First World War and represent a time to re-...

2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

Friday, July 24, 2015
2015 was a very special year for the Willa Cather Foundation’s annual Spring Conference. As we celebrated our 60th Spring Conference in Red Cloud, we also welcomed the return...

Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

Thursday, July 23, 2015
Dr. Virgil Albertini and his wife Dolores first visited Red Cloud in the 1970s on a road trip from Maryville, Missouri, over Thanksgiving break. During the visit, they...

2015 Scholarships Awarded

2015 Scholarships Awarded

Thursday, July 2, 2015
On June 5, the Willa Cather Foundation honored its 2015 scholarship recipients. In addition to awarding the Norma Ross Walter and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner scholarships, a...

Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking

Hundreds Attend National Willa Cather Center Groundbreaking

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
As they placed their shovels in the dirt on June 5, leadership of the Willa Cather Foundation and acclaimed historian and guest Richard Norton Smith celebrated an important...

Willa Cather Historic Sites selected as a 2015 Nebraska Passport Destination

Willa Cather Historic Sites selected as a 2015 Nebraska Passport Destination

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Nebraska Tourism Commission presents the 80 featured stops in the 2015 Nebraska Passport Program. The Passport program encourages travelers to explore Nebraska, collect...

Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

Thursday, March 26, 2015
The community of Red Cloud, including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Red Cloud and others...

WCF Collection Grows

WCF Collection Grows

Thursday, February 12, 2015
As plans progress for the National Willa Cather Center and the new archival facility to be housed within it, additions to our archival collection continue to arrive through...

New Collection of Letters

New Collection of Letters

Monday, December 15, 2014
Our growing collection of Cather papers and objects was enhanced recently with the addition of The Beatrix "Trix" Mizer Florance and Sidney R. Florance Collection, a group of...

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