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Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the … Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for … of her writing. Begin by reading Cather's novels, short stories, and poetry; then delve into Cather criticism and …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… lighting for enhanced interpretation; a climate control system and a new roof and foundation. Enclosure of the attic …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… Plains,  My Ántonia embodies the NEA’s "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town … While  My Ántonia takes place in the late 19th Century, its themes of enduring friendship and tenacity in the face of …
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Willa Cather's Virginia Childhood: A Birthday Celebration

… writing a biography of Cather. He is co-editor of The Selected Letters of Willa Cather (Knopf, 2013), and of the … Cather’s Virginia is based in Gore, Virginia, the first home of one of America’s greatest writers. Pulitzer … the complexities of her Virginia birthplace—including the stories of those who inhabited what she described as “that …
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Finding Aids

… is in English Access and Use:  No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions … is in English Access and Use:  No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions … is in English Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … Hall Selection Committee was created to select a sculptor, review and approve plans for the statue, and identify a …
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Historic Sites

… Bank In 1889, the Farmers and Merchants Bank was erected by Silas Garber, a former Union Army officer who helped to found Red … of Nebraska from 1875–1879. Governor Garber and his wife, Lyra Wheeler Garber, lived in Red Cloud while Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather Biography

… making as a professional, for there she established her own base and her own connections, developing herself as a …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… the Archives: Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa Cather’s letters, but to many of the … family struggled to survive, was the author of hundreds of stories and poems, the proceeds of which helped to keep the … Collection Kate M. Cleary: a Literary Biography with Selected Works , by Susanne George-Bloomfield …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of … for 1968 p. 3  Increased Interest in Willa Cather and Letters p. 3  Professional Organizations p. 4  … Cather in used book store p. 9  Panel for Cather Conference selected p. 9  Special exhibit of Linda Lambrecht Stych's …
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