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My Ántonia

… driven to suicide by the oceanic loneliness of life on the Nebraska prairie. Through the eyes of Jim Burden, her tutor …
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Annotations from the Archives: The Library

… difficult and costly; it only stands to reason that reading materials like books and magazines might be considered a … of the Auld Library  and the purchase of books. Charles Cather was elected the first president of the library board. … what became of the Carnegie application. The photo of Willa Cather reading to her younger siblings is significant; …
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Music in Willa Cather's Writing

… community based on Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Characters like Spanish Johnny, Herr Wunsch, Dr. … to the states for burial at East Lawn Cemetery in Bladen, Nebraska. One of Ours Playlist   Companion Playlist …
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John William Boone & Cather

… “his father’s field” echoes Cather’s desire to render her Nebraska experiences in a new way. In a 1918 review for  The … developed with the support and assistance of: Humanities Nebraska John William Boone Heritage Foundation Missouri State Archives Nebraska State Historical Society State Historical Society …
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Meet our 2023 Humanities Interns!

… prairie and farmland around Red Cloud, and being close to nature. Since arriving in Red Cloud he has increased his … perfect summer would be spent delving into her life in the place Cather grew up. “ While at the National Willa Cather … • The next application process will take place in spring 2024. …
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Blixt Locally Grown

… and high quality arts experiences to communities across Nebraska.  The Friday evening performance is free to the … and high quality arts experiences to communities across Nebraska. Past projects include  Winter Without Mama ,  The …
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The Collections at National Willa Cather Center

… by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Because we offer digital assets as well as housing physical collections, we suggest …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… Water. Coupled with Cather’s evocative nonfiction piece, “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,” readers see the many ways that Cather’s home town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, has continued to occupy a major place in American … home that would later inspire Cather as she created her six Nebraska novels. Exhibiting artists include: Shane Booth, …
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Visions Seen in the Air

… home that would later inspire Cather as she created her six Nebraska novels. Exhibiting artists include: Shane Booth, …
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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… , which celebrates its publication centenary in 2023, and other texts that Cather published in 1923, such as her revised book of poetry,  April Twilights and Other Poems .  The conference will begin the …
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