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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… Image Image A Presentation at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley Special Events Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 2 - 3:30pm ET Museum of the Shenandoah Valley 901 Amherst Street Winchester … on the event and the nonprofit Willa Cather’s Virginia, contact Ann Romines at annrom3@verizon.net About Willa …
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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 Valley, Virginia, in …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather … in the late-1980s, Skaggs knew that beyond her own readings that there existed a growing body of evidence to … 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, …
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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

… Library, Jaffrey, New Hampshire FREE-OF-CHARGE Special Events Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:30pm ET The Jaffrey … Hampshire, join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured … uniquely American voice. Sprinkled into the lecture will be readings of Cather’s work and letters. Our presenter is …
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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 … 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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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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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest … to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in … agreement   1840 Document TX-50-1000-069 Charles F. Cather biography     Stationery OBJ-50-1000-070 Willa Cather's …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles … understand shaped the world we are living in. Because of Willa Cather’s intensity of observation, My Ántonia remains … Blind d’Arnault. It utilizes archival imagery and artist biography to inspire patrons to grapple with larger …
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