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About
… About About Willa Cather Today Willa Cather is one of the most important … of authors like Hemingway, Faulkner and Wharton. Biography Timeline Bibliography Life & Literature The Willa Cather …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
An Interview with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation
… with Ashley Olson, Executive Director of the Willa Cather Foundation December 16, 2022 Ashley Olson has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2008 and has served as the organization's … I’ve stayed here because the organization was intentional about creating leadership opportunities that aligned with my …
Posted: 12/16/2022
Last Updated: 03/07/2023
What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Image What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am … Red Cloud and part of the talented team at the Willa Cather Foundation. I love being part of an organization that brings …
Posted: 11/21/2022
Last Updated: 12/22/2022
Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation
… Leslie Levy appointed Executive Director of Willa Cather Foundation August 15, 2011 Leslie Campbell Levy appointed … ways, building on our successes arm-in-arm with the strong staff we have in place in Red Cloud,” said Jay Yost, … from all over the world each year. For more information about the Foundation, call toll-free at (866) 731-7304 or go …
Posted: 12/27/2014
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site that would … it is only a coincidence that passages in his book The Great Gatsby closely resemble a passage in Cather’s A Lost …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Legacy Society
… in long-range planning. Your planned gift will benefit visitors from around the globe, and help in our pursuit to … 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970, to provide funding for (program area …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 09/08/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … for sale in Red Cloud on December 7, 1973. What resulted four years later was a single 8 cent stamp with Cather’s …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
Volunteer
… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a … for our visitors. Volunteers will work with Foundation staff to establish a schedule and task list. Volunteer … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 07/14/2023
Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Red Cloud Opera House When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is … full performance schedule and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore. Willa Cather … a full range of facilities for visitors, scholars, and staff members, the interior includes gallery and exhibition …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Willa Cather Biography
… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 05/24/2023