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One of Ours
… Image One of Ours Book Club Resources Claude Wheeler, the sensitive, … finds what he has been searching for all his life. In One of Ours (1922) Willa Cather explores the destiny of a …
Posted: 05/03/2023
Last Updated: 07/21/2023
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 … “Willa Cather was always a champion for Nebraska. While her writing spans settings that include the desert Southwest, …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 04/03/2024
Cather Sesquicentennial
… novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events throughout 2023 and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the … Sculptor Littleton Alston is the first African American artist to be represented in the National Statuary Hall … Oct 29 — Willa Cather and Material Culture Exhibit Opening Reception & Willa Cather Statue Dedicatio n • Exhibit …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 04/02/2024
Finding Aids
… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related … Cover Eugene Field Financial Document OBJ-50-1000-009 Money order to Willa Cather Document OBJ-50-1000-010 … Lincoln, Neb. Brooks, E.S. Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times 1896 South Ward; …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 02/17/2024
Celebrating 150 Years of Willa Cather
… us for an evening of readings to celebrate 150 years of Willa Cather, one of the most significant and treasured American … to creating healthy communities through the art of writing. Since its inception in the fall of 2021, the Ames …
Posted: 01/04/2024
Last Updated: 02/05/2024
Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Exterior of the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Earliest image of the Willa … Cather Center in 2017, stated, “Through Willa Cather’s writing, we have a better understanding of one of the most …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 01/18/2024
Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching Lives
… Cather 150 Campaign: Advancing Her Legacy and Enriching … Cather's life and work, conserve the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, care for priceless collections, and allow a living … and many photographs and objects are now showcased online. Learn About the NWCC Collections Browse the Collection NWCC …
Posted: 11/06/2023
Last Updated: 01/11/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she … after she arrived there her contributions to the magazine—poems, fiction, nonfiction articles—increased. Even as she …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Guided Town Tour
… Guided Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … household items throughout the home. Burlington Depot 437 W. Welsch Street Cather uses the depot in many of her … in 1947. Farmers & Merchants Bank 338 N Webster Street This building was erected in 1889 by Silas Garber, fourth …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Annotations from the Archive: Association Copies
… an association copy was owned, at some time, by someone who was “associated” with the book, in a variety of … early journalism, and in her fiction (“Old Mrs. Harris” and One of Ours ). Books owned by people associated with the production …
Posted: 01/02/2024
Last Updated: 01/08/2024