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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates

… scientific-minded. Before her marriage she taught Astronomy and Mathematics at Wellesley College, the first professor … butterfly milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa ) in her novel My Ántonia ; Bates didn’t believe it to be extant in the … to make the subject anything more than an incident in my life and a side issue on the nature study I love so …
Posted: 01/27/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… from My Ántonia , with Blind d’Arnault taking the Red Cloud Opera House stage before a backdrop decorated by historical Red … so delight Cather fans when on display in our Red Cloud Opera House. It felt like a way to honor Julie Harris as …
Posted: 10/20/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… the space to tell more of Red Cloud’s—and the National Willa Cather Center’s—story. The bank has always been a part … just a few—shared a social and historical context with the Cathers, “a kind of freemasonry,” as Willa Cather called it … in the hot coals, as was corn and potatoes. The women and children joined the men now at the yard and all had a good …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters

… time in getting to work on telling her cousin's story. My Ántonia was set to be published in September of that … of the illustrations. She enjoyed many wonderful reviews of My Ántonia , but by December she wrote to her editor, Ferris … story, which had been set aside previously as Cather began My Ántonia , and the other was “the soldier story.”  One of …
Posted: 09/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

…  Elizabeth A. Shannon Collection Kate M. Cleary: a Literary Biography with Selected Works , by Susanne George-Bloomfield …
Posted: 08/17/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie world of … Opera House  is now celebrating its 20th season since a complete restoration in 2003. Watch traveling productions on …
Posted: 04/18/2023
Last Updated: 05/02/2023

Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

… 2023 | 7pm Discussion #1: My Ántonia As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist … Benjamin Taylor! Join us in honoring Cather’s prolific writing career and contributions to American letters by …
Posted: 03/28/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2023

Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired … for the Foundation as a tour guide. I also have a college teaching background, and my time in classrooms was valuable … starting a big celebration year for several of Cather's works and her 150th birthday. Can you share more about our …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023

Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates

… Image Ongoing Historic Site Restoration & Campaign Updates April 22, 2021 Thanks to your many generous contributions to our Campaign for the Future , historic site restoration and preservation work has …
Posted: 06/26/2020
Last Updated: 02/03/2023

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of Contents This Table of Contents for the Willa Cather Review was compiled by Virgil and Dolores … Historical Society p. 1  Spring Conference--1971 p. 1  What Others Say About Us p. 1  New picture of Cather p. 2  …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

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