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Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society
… one of the annual gatherings since that time. “I first read My Ántonia as a sophomore in high school, and Cather has been of … from his Cather class to Red Cloud, typically departing at 4:00 a.m. and returning around midnight. “The students saw …
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WCF Collection Grows
… Willa Cather Center and the new archival facility to be housed within it, additions to our archival collection … through the generosity of both new and old friends of the Foundation. Inscribed Cather photos, historic family photos, … family items which had been given to her mother. To inquire about archival holdings or schedule a visit, please contact …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012
… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium … Cather's Poems, now in preparation, will be among the last volumes published in that series by the University of … be sent by February 15, 2012 to: Robert Thacker Canadian Studies Program St. Lawrence University Canton, New York …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012
… Workshop: May 17-20, 2012 October 26, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the … she knew best, she turned for inspiration to the Nebraska prairie that affected her youth. Each year, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to host a Prairie Writers' Workshop for beginning, aspiring, or experienced …
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Red Cloud, Nebraska
… literary standpoint, Red Cloud ranks as one of the most famous villages in American Literature." This is because Red … railroad town, and it is the mission of the Willa Cather Foundation to promote and assist in the development and … this beautiful, brick street town. Click here to learn more about Red Cloud. Click here to search past issues of the Red …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage
… at Red Cloud, fulfilling a challenge grant deadline of June 30, 2014 from the Peter Kiewit Foundation of Omaha, … Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the Tourism Development Category through the Nebraska Department of Economic … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
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Celebrate Cather's Birthday!
… American culture and raising some financial support for her Foundation, would you consider hosting a party in her honor? … and the suggested donation. Invitations and publicity about the events will be provided by the Willa Cather … and a true birthday party complete with cake. Previously designed to celebrate Cather's birthday, we hope to …
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New Collection of Letters
… Florance. A childhood friend of Cather who later studied music in Chicago, "Trix" Mizer Florance is one of several … this meaningful collection of letters to the Willa Cather Foundation. It seems only fitting they return to their … the care and study of these letters possible. Inquiries about the letters should be directed to Education Director, …
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Woodress Research Scholars Grant
… weeks, in order to conduct research on Willa Cather using Cather resources in Nebraska and at UNL. Applications … August 31, 2015. The Cather Project will assist with advice about travel, lodging, and a trip to the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, Nebraska (2 ½ hours away) to enable …
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New Addition to the Archive
… Addition to the Archive October 20, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has recently received a fascinating letter as an … in one of those little western towns," Cather writes, "must, I think, have a very keen and definite feeling about it, but it almost hopeless to try to communicate it to …
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