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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain … Red Cloud. 1913 — Cather’s first “Nebraska novel,” O Pioneers! , appears in print. Cather agrees to write S. S. …
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18th International Willa Cather Seminar
… most of her professional writing life in New York (1906-1947), first in Greenwich Village and later, after she had … and professional life. Seminar check-in is at the Lang Café building, located at 65 W. 11th, first floor. A full … Award from the W.A. Percy Foundation. An Abbreviated Tour of Cather's Greenwich Village Take an hourlong stroll …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… is Cather’s letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood, sent on June 7, 1928. Written just three months after her father’s death, … roof on the church. It seems then, as now, the old church building was being improved and repaired! But we know from … Hospital administration by arriving for an unannounced tour. We can only conjecture about when memorial windows …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… to the Willa Cather Foundation over several years. In 1987, acclaimed actress Julie Harris accepted the invitation of … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … an Omaha benefit performance “for the Cather Foundation building fund,” Bennett wrote. The performance would have to …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding
… conclude restoration work on the Farmers and Merchants Bank building, we now undertake the work of reinterpreting the … The bank has always been a part of our guided town tour, but the renovated spaces will soon allow our guests to … short a time. From David Helvern’s letter to the editor, 1875: I think [an aid organization] in every township or road …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … aspect of your new role? Does that include community building in and around Red Cloud and, if so, what are you …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… the Table of Contents provides easy access to specific articles and special features of each issue of … p. 1 Conference Schedule p. 1 A Cornish Childhood p. 2 Gallery Holds "Feelings": Four Lucy Gayheart Paintings by … Bennett) AUTHOR: Greg John p. 41 TITLE: A Post-Santa Fe Connection (Sisters of St. Joseph) AUTHOR: Sister J. Adele …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities available … from the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, Special Collections & Archives, National Willa Cather Center, Red Cloud, Nebraska. …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… The Center will occupy Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block” building following a restoration of the 1886 structure. … Foundation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 or give online at www.WillaCather.org. The campaign is … added that the Foundation is also enjoying an increase in tourism as visitors discover all the Midwest has to …
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