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Call for Papers on Willa on Willa Cather: ALA 2010, May 27-30, San Francisco
Call for Papers on Willa on Willa Cather: ALA 2010, May 27-30, San Francisco November 2, 2009 The Willa Cather Foundation is now seeking 20-minute papers for presentation in two panels devoted specifically to Cather scholarship at the American Literature …
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Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport
… Image Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport May 9, 2012 The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is one of 80 attractions included in the … of the culture tour. Travelers have until September 30, to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For …
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Currently On View In The Opera House
Image Image Image Currently On View In The Opera House June 16, 2014 On view now in the historic Red Cloud Opera House are works by three artists who have all used unique mediums to capture the essence and beauty of the Great Plains. All of the exhibits …
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Antonia's Accent
Image Antonia's Accent December 9, 2008 Willa Cather chose to place an accent over the first syllable in her memorable character's name — Ántonia — to indicate the greater stress that syllable would receive when the name was pronounced. Visitors to this …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Burn
Image Image Image Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Burn April 20, 2009 The Willa Cather Foundation is proud to announce the completion of a prescribed burn on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. As part of an extensive restoration project funded by the …
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Spring Conference 2009: A Story of a Photograph
Image Spring Conference 2009: A Story of a Photograph May 7, 2009 While selecting photographs from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Archives and Special Collections for a gallery exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House, I came across one image that I liked …
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Registration for Willa Cather Spring Conference in Now Open!
Image Registration for Willa Cather Spring Conference in Now Open! March 2, 2010 "Food and Drink in Willa Cather's Writing" takes place June 3-5, 2010, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, and features Susan Meyer from Wellesley College as keynote speaker. Our biggest …
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Scholars Attend Symposium in Rome
Image Scholars Attend Symposium in Rome June 24, 2014 Over forty Cather scholars and enthusiasts traveled to Rome, Italy, June 12-14, for a Cather Symposium themed "Cather in Europe/Europe and Cather." Scholars representing ten states and nine foreign …
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Spring Conference Call for Papers
Image Image Spring Conference Call for Papers December 5, 2011 Willa Cather, Poet: Making Herself Born The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium preceding it will be held May 31-June 2, 2012 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarships Awarded
Image Norma Ross Walter Scholarships Awarded June 13, 2012 On Friday, June 1, the Willa Cather Foundation had the pleasure of awarding four Norma Ross Walter Scholarships to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who intend to major in English in …
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