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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… them. And so I wrote O Pioneers! .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, … who have volunteered their services for the past three years to bring the unveiling of the statue to … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
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Annotations from the Archive: Association Copies

… book A recently acquired book was owned by the printer of Obscure Destinies. The book is inscribed to George Stimson by Willa …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Willa Cather Childhood Home

… and parallel work on both the house itself and the collections that have been housed within it since the 1960s. … us the paint colors seen on the house today. While the archives provides a great deal of information about the … As always, we take our lead from the information in our archives and new discoveries made as the Childhood Home …
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How to Tell a War Story: Hemingway and Cather In Conversation

… Image Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections & Curation, NWCC Image With Tracy Tucker, Director of Collections & Curation, National Willa Cather Center Special … the National Willa Cather Center's museum collections and archives programs, as well as the largest number of …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational  News from Cather …
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John William Boone & Cather

… Boone & Cather "for I shall be the first... " In Cather’s  My Ántonia , narrator Jim Burden encounters the ancient Roman … is "On Working the Land." From the  Georgics   comes the  My Ántonia 's epigraph, “Optima dies . . . prima fugit.” The …
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Press Room

… that follow for contact information, buzz about Cather, her ongoing relevance, links to our social media, and the work of the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Contact …
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Organization History

… program, staffing, and endowment needs, as well as invest in the development of a downtown boutique hotel in …
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Usage Guidelines

… To make a permission request, please download the  Photo Permissions Document  and return to: The Willa Cather … author's heirs or assigns, and for obtaining all necessary permissions from the author, heirs or assigns. The Willa …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Tour & Theater Package

… house (including breakfast); A VIP tour of our Special Collections & Archives and "American Bittersweet" exhibit; A guided  …
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