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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 … respected Willa Cather scholar, is currently writing a biography of Cather. He is co-editor of The Selected Letters …
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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 …
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Willa Cather Biography

… from and references to Cather’s own letters. Thus without question, the complex brilliance Skaggs saw in Cather during … more than that, of herself as a person. The character in question is the book's antagonist, Clement Sebastian, who … help secret Nancy, the enslaved girl, away from slavery to freedom in Canada. It concludes in a way reminiscent 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 Wednesdays—June, … Peter Cipkowski , Vice President of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors, will present an overview of …
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Reading Willa Cather at the Jaffrey Public Library

Image Image Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, NH (courtesy image) Image The Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey, New Hampshire FREE-OF-CHARGE Special Events Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:30pm ET The Jaffrey Public Library 38 Main Street Jaffrey , NH 03452 …
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Reading Willa Cather: A 150th Birthday Celebration

… 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 … 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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Finding Aids

… TX-50-1000-035 Charles Cather Business Christmas Card     Document TX-50-1000-036 Barnum documents   1856 … Bennett Book Inventory Box 17—Mementos, Photos, Gifts, Notes, including: Map of Grand Manan Drawings … & Morgan 1947 Correspondence TEX-62-035 Note regarding gift Marsha Brockway 2012?   Willard Crowell Collection Date …
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Virtual Author Series: Brad Bigelow

… the site celebrates the work of little-known writers. Learn more about Brad Bigelow …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … sodbusters" or "early Dakota settlers" or generic "Willa Cathers" with no clue about the actual source.  The closest … Georgia O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her biography immediately connect her with Georgia O'Keeffe—with …
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