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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… the very end of the road-making West; the men who had put plains and mountains under the iron harness were old; some … nothing could ever bring it back. The taste and smell and song of it, the visions those men had seen in the air and …
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Press Room

… life. Cather was the first American writer to use the Great Plains as a detailed setting for fiction; she taught her readers how to see the prairie-plains. She built worlds. Cather’s evocation of the American … in Cather's work—in particular  O Pioneers!  (1913),  The Song of the Lark  (1915),  My Ántonia  (1918),  One of Ours …
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Organization History

… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … museum, reflecting the settings for six of Cather’s twelve novels and many of her short stories. For the first … Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. The Foundation later assumed responsibility for day-to-day management and …
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Usage Guidelines

… and digital reproductions of materials held at the National Willa Cather Center (NWCC) through the archivist's office, … National Willa Cather Center materials must be approved in writing and may be subject to usage fee. These fees are …
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Bibliography

… Image Bibliography The Writings of Willa Cather   Novels Alexander's Bridge  1912 O …
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead in Conversation with Alex Ross

… The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis Dr. Melissa Homestead in Conversation … 1, 2021. While ample scholarship on Willa Cather’s life and writing has emerged since her death in 1947, little …
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Ask an Archivist Day

… the movies? Or what a famous author’s earliest attempts at writing were like? If you are curious about all that … stuff that helps students and readers better understand Willa Cather, Red Cloud, and even Nebraska agriculture. CLICK HERE …
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Omaha to Red Cloud Bus Tour

… Image Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015 | 7am - 9:30pm Willa Cather Foundation 413 North Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 … is $100.00* which includes motor coach fare, lunch, guided tours, and refreshments. It is important to wear comfortable shoes and clothing for walking. 7:00 AM   Meet at Canfield’s parking lot, 8457 West …
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CATHERLAND

… bring the first staged reading of this new musical from the writing team of Becky Boesen and David von Kampen. CATHERLAND  tells the story of Susan, an emerging writer … to Red Cloud, Nebraska, the childhood home of novelist Willa Cather. Guided by her curiosity and the presence of a …
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Spring Conference Banquet and 'A Little Pleasure'

… Conference Saturday, Jun 1, 2019 | 6:30 - 8:30pm National Willa Cather Center 425 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … “A Wagner Matinee” with additions from Cather’s life and writings. When Clark receives word that his beloved Aunt …
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