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Cather Book Club: Sapphira and the Slave Girl
… On April 21 the Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss Sapphira and the Slave Girl . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 p.m. at …
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Finding Aids
… Lipstick case Writing equipment OBJ-50-1000-059 Pen holder Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal … Small metal purse Jewelry OBJ-50-1000-061 Gold snake ring Correspondence TX-50-1000-062 Letter to … 1871-1951 Frisby, Grace Garbat, Gere, M.C. Giroux, T. Goldmark Gore, Howard Goudy, Alice Greene, Geo. Mrs. Gunn, …
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Through Darkness to Light
… a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with Nebraska Arts Council and The National Endowment for the … made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and a grant from the Nebraska …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… Image Nebraska's Underground Railroad Special Events Wednesday, … States Enjoy an afternoon filled with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery … during the 1850s and the controversy surrounding the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and how the issue affected people moving to …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… her life, struggled to write the story of her home state. Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940) is of increasing interest to contemporary …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration
… Image Image A Presentation at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley … the Shenandoah Valley also includes access to the museum's galleries and gardens. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most popular writings, … Willa Cather Bookstore will have an extensive offering of gifts and books at 15% off. Visitors on tour in December …
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Willa Cather Biography
… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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Willa Cather: Life & Literature
… Image Willa Cather, 9, taken in Virginia before moving to Nebraska Image Special presentation by Ashley Olson Special … special presentation by Ashley Olson, executive director of Nebraska’s National Willa Cather Center. In her discussion … years in Frederick County, Virginia, and formative years in Nebraska influenced the novels Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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