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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… Image Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame March 21, 2011 … accept the honor on behalf of Ms. Cather. Willa Cather (1873-1947) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author who … first achieved national recognition for novels such as O Pioneers! and My Ántonia, in which she drew on her own …
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Turn the Page Literary Tour

… Image Turn the Page Literary Tour July 3, 2013 The Willa Cather State Historic …
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Echoes of the Archbishop

… please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org What's Included Your registration …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein

… recalled that Jennifer Hein’s belief in the work of the Cather Center made it an easy decision to make it part of … Furthers Legacy of Education April 2, 2026 The National Willa Cather Center is honored to recognize the legacy of … Legacy Society, or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
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Serena's Album

… was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … theorizes that Serena came to Red Cloud to continue her studies with J. F. Curran, the very popular Superior High … photographer, of German parentage. He appears in an 1899 volume entitled Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit  Red Cloud  is to experience a town and entire … await discovery on our Country Tour . Among them is the Pavelka Farm which shaped the descriptive farmstead and beautiful conclusion of My Ántonia . The …
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Internships

… at the NWCC should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachel Olsen (rolsen@willacather.org) by March 23, 2026. The letter … be directed to NWCC Director of Education and Engagement, Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willcather.org   …
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Finding Aids

… York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping TX-50-1000-055 … notes. Most entries are in Cather’s hand; a few are in another hand, possibly Edith Lewis’s. Language:  The material …
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Ashley Olson Receives Mildred Bennett Award

… The Nebraska Center of the Book recently honored National Willa Cather Center Executive Director Ashley Olson with the 2025 … Home, a National Historic Landmark. Past Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors member Dr. Steve Shively, who …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

…    –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome … hands-on activities focused around railroad history, the literary legacy of the Burlington, and the railway as a …
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