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National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

… Image National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit! June 3, 2017 … new life as the National Willa Cather Center. What you'll experience: Explore a new exhibit, American Bittersweet: The …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… Image Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests … A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush lauded Cather’s writing and spoke to its continued relevance. “Thanks to the …
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Willa Cather in The New Yorker

… Image Willa Cather in The New Yorker September 25, 2017 The grand opening and dedication of the National Willa Cather Center in June was occasion to bring together … for The New Yorker . We're especially grateful to Ross for writing an illuminating piece on Cather, entitled " A Walk …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s … include art exhibits, concerts, theatrical productions, writing workshops, educational programs, guided historic …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several … preserved bedroom under the eaves where she did her first writing and where the wallpaper that she selected and …
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Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Alex Ross to Keynote 65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference May 19, 2020 Join us as we welcome … Cather’s Prairie ,” is a wonderful introduction to his writing and the experience of Spring Conference, for the …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their “Nebraskaland” …
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Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic

… Image Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic March 31, 2020 1918 was a pivotal year for Willa Cather and the world. She would publish My Ántonia , … World War 1 diary, a serendipitous event for Cathe'rs writing.) In this letter, written on March 13 to her dear …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… Image Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 … work, and we thought it would be fun to share a little bit about them. Alise Perault is a Preservation Studies graduate …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Image National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month March … widely recognized that writing poetry represented some of Willa Cather’s earliest literary endeavors. Even after … Cather’s poetry provides clues that help us to define her biography. While socially isolating, Cather fans should …
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