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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 County, … , a highly respected Willa Cather scholar, is currently writing a biography of Cather. He is co-editor of The …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather

… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Short Biography of Willa Cather 1873–1947 Willa Cather was born in Back Creek … Quebec, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, among others. Cather’s literature found national and international …
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Willa Cather Biography

… of the leading figures of American literary Modernism has only increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa … the Moderns (2019) and Melissa J. Homestead’s The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… access through our online form or by emailing archivist Tracy Sanford Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org.   Image The World of …
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Willa on Wednesday at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home

… Image The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home Image Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, and the Place of Culture Third … , MA 01240 United States PURCHASE TICKETS The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to partner with The Mount , … times. Cipkowski's lecture will explore Cather’s turbulent biography and uniquely American voice, which set a new …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

… Hampshire, join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … of Cather's life and times will explore her turbulent biography and uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the … scholar at UCLA and Vice President of the National Willa Cather Center Board of Governors. As Willa Cather …
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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 …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Image National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month March … Cather’s poetry provides clues that help us to define her biography. While socially isolating, Cather fans should enjoy this opportunity to hear her poetry and learn about the creative energy behind it.” Marketing …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933 Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of  April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903 Clipping …
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Virtual Author Series: Brad Bigelow

… Online Now Delve into the life and work of an important Willa Cather scholar with the return of our virtual author … his new book, Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts,  a biography that chronicles Virginia Faulkner’s career as a … the site celebrates the work of little-known writers. Learn more about Brad Bigelow …
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