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The Professor's House

… old house. It contains his study where he does all of his writing for his historical books, but it also is the place … over the course of a few years, is an excellent example of Cather’s ability to use complex structures and a simplistic … fill in the gaps.  The Professor's House  is a true show of Willa Cather's skill as an accomplished writer. Download …
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Virtual Author Series: Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne Ohlmann

… in it. If you are interested in the same "human stories" Willa Cather illuminated in her own work, you will enjoy this free … journals and anthologies. She holds an MFA in creative writing from California State University-Fresno and a PhD in …
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Virtual Author Series: Tracy Daugherty

… Street.   This novel explores the friendship between Willa Cather and Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant. Two different writers … personal essays, a collection of essays on literature and writing, as well as biographies of Donald Barthelme, Joseph …
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Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… local organizations or simply had to purchase their own small selection of reading materials. In 1913, the new Red Cloud YMCA created a library in one of its rooms, with material donated by the P.E.O. club, … It's unclear what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is …
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Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!

… between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center. Nolan Bennett , originally from Kearney, … to nature. Since arriving in Red Cloud he has increased his Cather reads from four novels to seven, after first being … out guests by working in the bookstore and giving town tours around Red Cloud, as well as researching resources for …
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Authors Margo Jefferson & Elizabeth Kendall

… United States '"Raw and relentless/gaudy and extravagant": Willa Cather's New York' Join us at the  18th International Willa … arts critic for  Newsweek  and the  New York Times . Her writing has appeared in, among other publications,  Vogue ,  …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… Hours" Image Carved in Linden Image "Taking Flight" Art Gallery Tuesday, May 16 - Saturday, Jul 15, 2023 | All day … in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will …
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Press Room

… cultures in desert southwest; and the pursuit of artistic success. Her work remains the subject of scholarly … importance as an American writer active in the first part of the 20th Century, but whose work and influence … House (restored in 2003). It contains an archive, museum, gallery, and study center owned and operated by the Willa …
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Organization History

… early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett gathered a small group of Red Cloud citizens, interested individuals, … Cather, great woman, great literary artist, who once was one of ours and now belongs to the great world and to time, … Sites and the collection became known as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. The Foundation later assumed …
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Usage Guidelines

… reproductions are released. Publishing, Exhibiting, and Broadcasting Collection Materials Any publication of images …
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