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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… Though associated with the Great Plains, American author Willa Cather spent much of her childhood in Frederick … of the renowned writer's sesquicentennial with the National Willa Cather Center. Suggested donations of what you can pay … welcome as space permits. Presented in partnership with Willa Cather’s Virginia, an organization dedicated to …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather

… by George Marsden Short Biography of Willa Cather 1873–1947 Willa Cather was born in Back Creek Valley, Virginia, … translated into over forty languages. Widely celebrated for My Ántonia , Cather received the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … suicide would become the basis for Cather's first published story, "Peter," and Annie herself would later serve as …
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Willa on Wednesday at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home

… and the Place of Culture Third Wednesdays—June, July, & August—at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home Special Events … The Mount , writer Edith Wharton's home in Lenox, Massachusetts, to launch a new series for the 2024 summer season! … receive $5 off their ticket purchases with a special code!  Contact Jeniffer Beahm, Development Coordinator, at …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… FREE-OF-CHARGE Special Events Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:30pm ET The Jaffrey Public Library 38 Main Street … emergence. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers! , My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , Death Comes …
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Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration

… Willa Cather wearing necklace from Sarah Orne Jewett, c. 1912 At the Tufts Library in Weymouth, MA Special Events … emergence. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction ( O Pioneers!, My Ántonia , One of Ours , The Professor’s House , Death Comes …
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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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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Image Image NEA Big Read: My Ántonia Programs Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles …
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Finding Aids

… Lipstick case     Writing equipment OBJ-50-1000-059 Pen holder     Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal … Small metal purse     Jewelry OBJ-50-1000-061 Gold snake ring     Correspondence TX-50-1000-062 Letter to … Emerson The Hamlet Problem and Its Solution 1912 n/a Verne, Jules Five Weeks in a Balloon n/d n/a Verne, Jules Michael …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia

… Image Image Kick-Off Event Special Events Friday, Oct 4, 2024 | All day CT the National Willa Cather Center 425 N … student pricing is available for the tour. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National …
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