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Serena's Album

… these people’s pasts and the trajectories of their lives, becomes also a document of historical sweep and almost … on the title page, the album’s cover title Mental Portraits becomes The Mental Portrait Album . The epigraph credited to … secretary before his marriage and would go on to be a member of the Nebraska Legislature. 14-15 Mrs. R. N. Merriam …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 04/01/2026

Finding Aids

… Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska.  Subjects: short stories Cather genealogy Willa Cather personal effects … Mrs. Gunn, Anita Hambourg, Boris Hambourg, ? Heinemann, William, 1863-1920 Hess, Julia Myra Hibben, Jenny Davidson … in the collection include notes from oral histories collected by Bennett and John March, transcripts of Cather …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/09/2026

Cather Sesquicentennial

… Image Cather Sesquicentennial Celebrating 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events throughout 2023 and 2024. December 7, 2023 marked the … for the Archbishop • Virtual Oct 20 — UNL Opera presents O Pioneers! , 7:00 p.m. • Red Cloud Opera House, Red Cloud, NE …
Posted: 05/24/2023
Last Updated: 12/31/2024

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… She joins Ponca Chief Standing Bear, installed in 2019, as one of two new sculptures that represent Nebraska. The … in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… Image Image Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH (courtesy image) Image The Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, New Hampshire FREE-OF-CHARGE Special Events Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:30pm ET The Jaffrey … and gradual emergence. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House …
Posted: 06/05/2024
Last Updated: 06/05/2024

Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … home will be preserved as a cultural attraction for the learning and the enjoyment of future generations. “This …
Posted: 12/05/2023
Last Updated: 05/21/2024

Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … will change her birth year to 1876 and her name to “Willa” later.  Silas Garber is elected governor of Nebraska. 1874 … lost, will later use this event in one of her most famous novels,  My Antonia . 1882  — Red Cloud becomes a division …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023

A Visit with Sarah Arneson

… of beloved performances, we are delighted to welcome her again to the Red Cloud Opera House stage on … to Cather’s works, this recent interview reveals more about Red Cloud’s own special artist's musical interests, … from wine to champagne. What are common misconceptions about opera—and opera singers? There have always been …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 09/06/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Cather's Early Works p. 2  TITLE: A Note on The White Bear Stories  AUTHOR: Mildred R. Bennett p. 4  … Song of The Lark  AUTHOR: Elsa Nettles, College of William and Mary p. 27  TITLE: My Mortal Enemy: Willa … 45 Cather as "Singing Novelist", Looking Toward a Scholarly Collected Poems p. 46 Call for Papers: Food, Drink, and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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