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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed

… who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … If you plan to arrive early or leave late and want to book an extra night, you will book with MDLH directly and we … Prior to our time in Taos, we will again be offering a guided walking tour in Santa Fe with professional tour guide …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… and Co-editor of The Complete Letters of Willa Cather. Rachel Olsen is the Director of Education & Engagement at the …
Posted: 05/08/2024
Last Updated: 05/14/2024

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: 01/09/2024

Featured Speakers and Performers

… Featured Speakers and Performers 71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Rebecca Romney Featured Speaker … and has enjoyed residencies with New Georges, the Camargo Foundation, and the Huntington. Ms. Withers is a graduate of …
Posted: 05/04/2026
Last Updated: 05/18/2026

Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Village, by Lew Ney (born Luther Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New … demolished for subway construction. The five-story brick building is now commemorated with a plaque noting Cather's … neighborhood of Red Cloud, you can always book an archives tour or make an appointment for research by visiting our …
Posted: 01/02/2026
Last Updated: 01/21/2026

Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading

… Image Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather Special Events Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Willa Cather Foundation 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE … writer and biographer Benjamin Taylor's much-anticipated biography Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather ! …
Posted: 10/04/2023
Last Updated: 12/05/2023

Dr. Melissa J. Homestead in Conversation with Alex Ross

… The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis Dr. Melissa Homestead in Conversation … for a highly-anticipated preview event and fundraiser! Author Melissa J. Homestead and music critic Alex Ross of …
Posted: 02/03/2021
Last Updated: 05/24/2023

Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley

… to our collection separately, though both originated with Willa Cather’s niece, Helen Cather Southwick. Both had come … Oakley's illustrations. How does this all relate to Willa Cather, one might ask; the answer isn’t fully … Message of Romance," from Cather Studies 11 Thornton Oakley biography at the Normal Rockwell Museum …
Posted: 03/16/2022
Last Updated: 05/23/2023

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