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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … for poetry, nature, and music drive her to create a better world for herself and others through words. Davis's poetry …
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Hommage: Willa Cather

… their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico Garcia Lorca (1889–1936) Wislawa … Szymborska (1923–2012) Graphic artists from around the world (engravers, printmakers, photographers, etc.) created …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home … in Cather's novel,  The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” The … is a late nineteenth century floral pattern that she selected. Applied directly to the acidic wooden boards …
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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 … of the novel Woman of Light and the widely acclaimed short story collection Sabrina & Corina , a finalist for the …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of … in Omaha, the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln and the World Food Prize Foundation Headquarters in Des Moines, …
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Willa Cather Biography

… P. Stout’s Cather Among the Moderns (2019) and Melissa J. Homestead’s The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative … precluded by a proviso in Cather’s will. But The Selected Letters of Willa Cather (2013), edited by Andrew … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … to discover family artifacts and encounter the lived world of the Cather family. A modest one-and-a-half story … to discover family artifacts and to encounter the lived world of the Cather family. Project Highlights Efforts to …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … the grave of her cousin, G. P. Cather, whose death in World War I and letters written home inspired Cather to … officer and the first person from Webster County to die in World War I. Cather switches publishers from Houghton …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… store. The same rose-covered wallpaper is there today. How You Can Help We aspire to raise an additional $350,000 for … Cloud, NE 68970. Donations may also be made online . Thank You! This project is supported by a Save America’s Treasures …
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