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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship

… in which the Red Cloud Opera House is located. FINANCIAL DATA One $1000 scholarship will be awarded annually. …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career and introduce …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Mason, Nebraska State Poet; Mark Bostock, President, WCF; Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections & Curation; Rachel Olsen, …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… restoration, the Willa Cather Childhood Home reopened for tours on December 7, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s … a private fundraising effort as part of the Center’s Campaign for the Future , which raised more than $7 million for restoration …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … at Fordham University, recipient of the Helena Rubinstein Foundation fellowship, the Distinguished University Teaching …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … Studios, Omaha, 1921. Photographic portrait of Willa Cather. Photographic portrait of Willa Cather, 1921. …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home

… Image The Willa Cather Childhood Home as construction work nears completion … assembled an excellent team to examine the long history of the home, which was built in 1879 and has … of the house shows, at magnification, the original brick foundation, much of which was lost during 20th century …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to … to Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of … family. A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa Cather Childhood Home was Cather’s residence between …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … Lyra Garber, receives serial publication in  Century  at about the same time. In May, Cather receives the Pulitzer …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration … the National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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