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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
Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration
… Image Willa Cather wearing necklace from Sarah Orne Jewett, c. … HERE Join us for this sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … overview of her life and work will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the …
Posted: 10/07/2023
Last Updated: 10/07/2023
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 …
Posted: 03/30/2020
Last Updated: 04/01/2020
Benjamin Taylor Book Launch and Reading
… of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis by Melissa Homestead The Selected Letters of Willa Cather edited by Andrew Jewell and … York Times Editors’ Choice. His edition of the collected stories of Susan Sontag, Debriefing , was published by …
Posted: 10/04/2023
Last Updated: 11/29/2023
Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… #4: Death Comes for the Archbishop As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year, we are pleased to conclude a … Edward F. Albee Foundation. Chasing Bright Medusas , his biography of Willa Cather, is due from Viking Press in 2023. …
Posted: 04/24/2023
Last Updated: 10/04/2023
Finding Aids
… TX-50-1000-035 Charles Cather Business Christmas Card Document TX-50-1000-036 Barnum documents 1856 … & Morgan 1947 Correspondence TEX-62-035 Note regarding gift Marsha Brockway 2012? Willard Crowell Collection Date … Book Collection contains numerous association copies and gift books from Willa Cather to members of her family. Some …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 09/03/2023
Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor
… Discussion #3: The Professor's House As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist Willa Cather’s 150th year, we are pleased to announce a … scheduled in anticipation of the publication of his new biography, Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather. …
Posted: 04/24/2023
Last Updated: 08/08/2023
Annotations from the Archives: Cather Press Clippings
… Image Willa Cather writes in New Hampshire Annotations from the … 2023 As has been noted so often before, there exists within Willa Cather so many interesting dualities. She was … afforded her—the fine clothes, the fascinating company. The Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection contains even more …
Posted: 07/25/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Organization History
… Willa Cather Memorial against the flowing years, last we forget the precious heritage that is ours through her. Here … destinations to explore Cather's life, writing, and times. Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023
Life & Literature
… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Life & Literature Willa Cather, 1873–1947 Willa Cather was born in Back Creek … of nonfiction, journalism, speeches, and letters. Critical Biography Bibliography Honors & Achievements Timeline …
Posted: 05/04/2023
Last Updated: 05/24/2023