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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.
Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
February 19, 2021
A $250,000 gift to our endowment will expand educational and arts programming.
NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects
February 16, 2021
Two new digital educational initiatives—a digital collections search tool and web-app—are made possible by a NEH CARES Act grant.
Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online
February 16, 2021
The Cather family, their friends, and many other donors have been very generous to the National Willa Cather Center over the years, contributing to collections that were begun by our organization's founders. As a result, the National Willa Cather Center houses the earliest Cather collections and continues to add to its growing collection of letters, photographs, artwork, and personal items, which we make available to scholars and researchers.
Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting
January 27, 2021
This easy recipe yields a rich and delicious chocolate cake in no time.
Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
January 6, 2021
Because of the generosity of new volunteer Leroy Maruhn, we were able to get much accomplished in 2020 at our historic sites.
In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
December 29, 2020
The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in Lucia Woods Lindley, who passed away at her home in New York City on December 14, 2020.
"And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Jupiter & Venus
December 21, 2020
With today's rare "Christmas Star" alignment of Jupiter and Saturn, we share this beautiful letter in our Collections & Archives.
Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting
December 16, 2020
A longtime friendship between artist and patrons led to the donation of a special painting to our collection.
New Photos Join the Jack and Irma Cather Collection
November 19, 2020
Two wonderful new images join our collection: Willa Cather, c. 1888, and her brother Jack Cather with his football team.
Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
November 19, 2020
Thanksgiving was especially meaningful to Willa Cather. Here's a peek into the archives for some related writing and an account of Red Cloud's first Thanksgiving!