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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … the narrative proper begins with the very autobiographical experience Cather described. Transposed to Jim Burden, the … a prominent writer herself, and the three made a well-known visit with A. E. Housman, then a poet Cather much admired. …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
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
Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… who joined filmmaker Alexander Payne for a weekend of events at Omaha's Film Streams, enjoyed tours of the Cather … and shared that he was currently reading Cather's The Song of the Lark and had particularly enjoyed Death Comes for the …
Posted: 08/29/2019
Last Updated: 03/08/2024
Finding Aids
… to Willa Cather like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for … Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research. Cite as: [item #], Betty Kort Collection. Willa … Lipstick case Writing equipment OBJ-50-1000-059 Pen holder Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 02/17/2024
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
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
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
… even more evidence of these dichotomies in Cather's nature. A large collection of Cather's press clippings and … to Houghton Mifflin's Alverda Van Tuyll, "In the first place, let me tell you how delighted I am that you get a …
Posted: 07/25/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
Organization History
… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group … intertwined with Cather’s fictional worlds. Bennett’s 1951 biography The World of Willa Cather is still widely used by scholars as a valuable …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/25/2023