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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers

… Papers July 20, 2021 When the prohibition on publication of Willa Cather’s letters expired, a wealth of new Willa Cather biographical material could be shared with …
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Literary Societies—Annotations from the Archive

… Catherton Literary Club, a group that met regularly on the Divide. "The Literary," as it was sometimes called in the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online

… Explore the Collection Online February 16, 2021 The Cather family, their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, contributing to … by our organization's founders. As a result, the National Willa Cather Center houses the earliest Cather collections …
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Annotations from the Archive—The Right Reverend George Allen Beecher Letters

… Nebraska from 1910-1943, shared a long friendship with Willa Cather, and with the whole Cather family. He confirmed … winter. Two of the letters were written from Beecher to Willa Cather’s partner Edith Lewis, following the memorial …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … nativity is the subject of the window dedicated to honor Willa Cather’s mother, Mary Virginia Cather. But we don’t …
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Annotations From the Archive: Soldiers' Letters

… conclude a year of reflection on Willa Cather's 1922 novel One of Ours by highlighting the letters that she received in … to her editor, Ferris Greenslet, that she is at work on not one, but two books. One of those was a return to the Blue …
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Annotations from the Archive: Holiday Cookery

… make up our traditions. Like many of our own families, the Cather family was spread across the country, and the … meals and family-favorite dishes. From the National Willa Cather Center archives, we take a look at some of the … Home. “I spent many happy days there, especially when Aunt Willa was visiting,” Southwick recalled in 1985. “Aunt …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa Cather’s letters, but to many of the … family struggled to survive, was the author of hundreds of stories and poems, the proceeds of which helped to keep the … Collection Kate M. Cleary: a Literary Biography with Selected Works , by Susanne George-Bloomfield …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow

… Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our … we received, an early image of John Esten (Jack) Cather, Willa Cather’s much-loved youngest brother, was taken at the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … particular interest in the scenes described in the works of Willa Cather. Bergers and his family gifted these original …
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