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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Works of Thomas Campbell 1857 n/a Canfield, Dorothy Four-Square 1949 Elsie Cather Carleton, Will Farm Legends …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… 150 Years We are commemorating acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year with a host of special events … Upcoming Events Oct 13–27 —  Willa Cather Residency for Writers , Red Cloud, NE Oct 19 — Willa Cather, Wales, … p.m. • Joslyn Castle & Gardens, Omaha, NE  Oct 15–29 —  Inaugural Willa Cather Residency  in Red Cloud, NE Oct 19 — …
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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, …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American writers of … groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , Death Comes for the … a fireproof vault for safe keeping of town records.” Her gift was part of a pattern of philanthropists funding public …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… and is buried near a crossroads. Cather, on whom almost nothing was lost, will later use this event in one of her … train with the rest of the family to Red Cloud. Also accompanying the family are Rachel Boak, the hired girl Marjorie … the Farmers and Merchants Bank is completed. It will close just four years later, a victim of the Panic of 1893. Blind …
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A Visit with Sarah Arneson

… voice and violin arrangement. This aria is indirectly mentioned by Thea in The Song of the Lark , since she often … Massenet’s “Meditation for Violin from Thais” — One of Ours includes a direct reference to this famous violin … Thank you! We look forward to your homecoming and to your gift of classic opera on the Red Cloud Opera House stage in …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… (Four Play Reviews from the Pittsburgh Leader) p. 1  "An American Citizen" p. 1  "Nethersole's Carmen" p. 2  "John … for Spring and Summer p. 4  Lucy Gayheart picture from 1935 Women's Horne Companion p. 4  … Steve Shively Receives Awards p. 74  Cottey/Cather Emerging Writers Conference Held at Cather Center p. 75  Opera House …
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