Finding Aids

The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections of materials related to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Our museum and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, historic photographs, art and decorative arts, journals, and rare book collections, as well as items belonging to Willa Cather like letters, clothing, jewelry, artwork, manuscripts, address books, journals, and sales ledgers for her novels, as well as hundreds of objects that belonged to the Cather family. Click here to explore individual objects in the collection!

For a broad view of the collections, finding aids are available for the collections below. A PDF file is available for download.

Betty Kort Collection

Date range: 1762-1973

Bulk dates: 1918-1943

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: Two boxes

Abstract: The Betty Kort Collection was donated by Willa Cather descendants James and Angela Southwick and contains documents and personal effects belonging to Charles and Virginia Cather, Willa Cather, and family members.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2008, deposited by James and Angela Southwick.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Betty Kort Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • short stories
  • Cather genealogy
  • Willa Cather personal effects

Related Materials: 

  • Southwick Rare Book Collection
  • Southwick Family Collections

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Object Type Inventory No. Title Author Obj. Date
Document TX-50-1000-001 Property Deed to J. Smith Lord Fairfax

1762

Document TX-50-1000-002 Property Deed Adjacent to Jeremiah Smith Light Horse Henry Lee 1792
Document TX-50-1000-003 Framed transcript of TX-50-1000-002    
Notebook OBJ-50-1000-004 Notebook Douglass Cather  
Journal OBJ-50-1000-005 Journal Charles F. Cather  
Journal OBJ-50-1000-006 Journal Charles F. Cather  
Document OBJ-50-1000-007 Property Deed to Jeremiah Smith   1793
Ephemera OBJ-50-1000-008 "The Truth About Horace" Poem Written Inside Book Cover Eugene Field  
Financial Document OBJ-50-1000-009 Money order to Willa Cather    
Document OBJ-50-1000-010 Legal document James Cather 1875
Ledger OBJ-50-1000-011 Estate of James Cather    
Correspondence TX-50-1000-012 Letter from Virginia Relatives to Charles Cather    
Financial Document TX-50-1000-013-1 James Cather Treasurer Notes   1875-1876
Financial Document TX-50-1000-13-2 Loan Documents   1874, 1869
Financial Document TX-50-1000-13-3 Checks from City National Bank, Lincoln   1900
Newspaper TX-50-1000-014 Newspaper Clippings About Princeton Honorary Degree    
Watercolor sketch TX-50-1000-015 Grand Manan Watercolor Edith Lewis  
Photograph OBJ-50-1000-016 Willa Cather    
Document Tx-50-1000-017 Articles of Indenture    
Document TX-50-1000-018 Jeremiah Smith's Will    
Document TX-50-1000-019 Grand Lodge Application Douglass Cather  
Document TX-50-1000-020 Boak Birth and Death Records    
Document TX-50-1000-021 Receipt  James Cather 1870
Financial Document TX-50-1000-022      
Currency TX-50-1000-023 Collection of Confederate Money   1860s
Correspondence TX-50-1000-024 Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick Willa Cather 1943
Correspondence TX-50-1000-025 Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick Willa Cather 1943
Correspondence TX-50-1000-026 Photocopy of Letter to Helen Cather Southwick Willa Cather 1946
Document TX-50-1000-027 "Seats of the Mighty" by Gilbert Parker, inscribed Willa Cather  
Correspondence TX-50-1000-028 Letters to Charles F. Cather Mary Virginia Cather n/d
Correspondence TX-50-1000-029 Letters to Mary Virginia Cather Charles F. Cather n/d
Photograph PHO-50-1000-030 Grosvenor P. Cather's Grave in France unknown circa 1920
Photograph PHO-50-1000-031 Woman at Grand Manan unknown  
Photograph PHO-50-1000-032 Cather Nieces and Jessica Cather Auld and Mary Virginia Cather unknown  
Document TX-50-1000-033 Agreement, C.W. Cather & Heirs    
Correspondence TX-50-1000-034 Letter to Cather Family S.A. Smith 1907
Correspondence TX-50-1000-035 Charles Cather Business Christmas Card    
Document TX-50-1000-036 Barnum documents   1856
Correspondence TX-50-1000-037 Letter to Charles F. Cather Douglass Cather  
Correspondence TX-50-1000-038 Two letters to Helen Cather Southwick Fanny Butcher 1971, 1973
Correspondence TX-50-1000-039 Envelope with Willa Cather handwriting Charles F. Cather 1927
Correspondence TX-50-1000-040 Envelopes from Gore, Virginia, to C.F. Cather   1907
Document TX-50-1000-041 Photocopies of 28 and 29    
         
Newspaper TX-50-1000-043 Charles F. Cather Obituary Commercial Advertiser 1928
Document TX-50-1000-044 Charles F. Cather Death Certificate   1928
Document TX-50-1000-045 Platt & Frees Legal Agreement Charles F. Cather 1891
Document TX-50-1000-046 George Hutchison Probate    
  OBJ-50-1000-047 Dos Banderos Oil     
Document TX-50-1000-048 Indenture Sidney Cather Gore  
Document TX-50-1000-049 George Cather Lease George Smith  
Clipping TX-50-1000-050 "The Diamond Mine," McClure's Willa Cather 1916
Clipping TX-50-1000-051 Willa Cather Centennial Concert    
Clipping TX-50-1000-052 Princeton degree New York Herald Tribune 1931
Clipping TX-50-1000-053 Dorothy Canfield Fisher New York Herald Tribune 1933
Clipping TX-50-1000-054 Review of April Twilights Pittsburg Gazette 1903
Clipping TX-50-1000-055 "The Conversion of Sum Loo" The Library  
Clipping TX-50-1000-056 Review of Shadows on the Rock New York Time Book Review 1931
Clipping TX-50-1000-057 Cather article The Nation 1923
Cosmetics OBJ-50-1000-058 Lipstick case    
Writing equipment OBJ-50-1000-059 Pen holder    
Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-1 Small metal purse    
Personal objects OBJ-50-1000-060-2 Small metal purse    
Jewelry OBJ-50-1000-061 Gold snake ring    
Correspondence TX-50-1000-062 Letter to C. F. Cather Charles Moore 1921
Correspondence TX-50-1000-063 Letter to Helen Cather Southwick Willa Cather 1939
Camera OBJ-50-1000-064 Edith Lewis's camera with cable release    
Ledger OBJ-50-1000-065 Log of sales accounts for novels Willa Cather, Edith Lewis  
Document OBJ-50-1000-066 C.F. Cather shares in Big Chief Oil    
Map TX-50-1000-067 Plot map of George Smith land   1793
Docume9t TX-50-1000-068 Rental agreement   1840
Document TX-50-1000-069 Charles F. Cather biography    
Stationery OBJ-50-1000-070 Willa Cather's Address Book Willa Cather  
Journal OBJ-50-1000-071 C. F. Cather journal of trip to Colorado and New Mexico Charles Cather 1872
Correspondence TX-50-1000-072 Photocopy of letter to H. C. Southwick Willa Cather 1939
         

 

Blanche Cather Ray Collection

Date range: ____________

Bulk dates: 1878-1921

Finding Aid created by Lucy Koenig and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2023 Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: Nine boxes

Abstract: The Blanche Cather Ray Collection was acquired by the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial & Education Foundation in the 1990s and contains documents belonging or related to George and Frances Smith Cather, William and Emily Ann Caroline Cather, Wallace and Blanche Cather Ray, Grosvenor P. and Myrtle Bartlett Cather, and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: Forthcoming.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Blanche Cather Ray Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Homestead records
  • Cather genealogy
  • Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
  • journals
  • building records
  • financial instruments

Related Materials: 

  • Southwick Rare Book Collection
  • Southwick Family Collections

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

 

Storage Unit Object Type Inv. No. Title Author Object Date
Box 4 Journal OBJ-250-391-001 Journal George P. Cather 1868
  Journal OBJ-250-391-002 Journal George P. Cather 1869
  Journal OBJ-250-391-003 Trip to Virginia 1906 George P. Cather 1906
  Journal OBJ-250-391-004 Trip to Virginia George P. Cather 1931-1932
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-005 Outgoing, Grosvenor P. Cather Grosvenor P. Cather 1905
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-006 Incoming, Grosvenor P. Cather Browning Bros., Myrtle Bartlett, State of Nebraska, Grand Island College 1898-1910
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-007 Outgoing, George P. Cather George P. Cather 1926-1930
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-008 Incoming, Frances Smith Cather Mrs. Beck Chapsman 1879
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-009 Incoming, Frances Smith Cather J.E. Young, E.J. Peterson 1901-1910
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-010 Incoming, Frances Smith Cather Astrid Stav, Franc Lea, Beka Damelson, A.B. Chandler, etc. 1911-1920
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-011 Letters to Frances Smith Cather Blanche Cather Ray 1913-1914
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-012 Letters to Frances Smith Cather Frank Cather 1914
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-013 Incoming, George P. Cather Emily Ann Caroline Smith Cather undated
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-014 Incoming, George P. Cather Alverna Cather Payne, William Cather, Charles Cather, W.M. Windle, D. Powell, etc. 1870-1880
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-015 Incmoing, George P. Cather Charles Cather, Swihert, William Smith 1881-1900
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-016 Incoming, George P. Cather D. Powell, J.E. Young, Peoples' Bank of Red Cloud, E.J. Peterson, Charles Spence, F.C. Taylor & Co., Baeless, Bender, etc. 1901-1910
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-017 Incoming, George P. Cather Citizens Lumber Co, Boom Brothers, Geo. F. Smith 1911-1920
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-018 Incoming, George P. Cather Clarence A. Davis, Emmanuel Prettyman, A.B. Nestor, Vaughn Lewis, W.C. Miller, Mabelle Lewis 1921-1928
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-019 Incoming, George P. Cather Powell family, O.C. Justus, Minnie Marris Gore, Carrie Cather Lindgren 1929-1932
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-020 Incoming Political Letters, George P. Cather Chaffin, Turner, Keeney, Republican County Comm., W.E. Andrews, Clarence A. Davis, H. E. Sackett 1904-1926
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-021 Incoming Receipts, George P. Cather F.C. Taylor & Co, Evening Star, Ed Fitzgerald, Chicago House Wrecking Co., Woolstenholm & Sterne 1904-1909
  Document TEX-250-391-022 Land Tracts Burlington Railroad 1878-1883
  Document TEX-250-391-023 Warranty Deeds to George Cather Amos Hills, James Collier, William Cather, Adda C. Pearne 1878-1900
  Document TEX-250-391-024 Warranty Deeds to William Cather Hugh G. Minnix, George Wheat, Edward Kellogg, George O. Yeiser 1879-1886
  Document TEX-250-391-025 Warranty Deed to E.A. Caroline Cather Charles Janson 1891
  Document TEX-250-391-026 Homestead Record of Amos Hills U.S. Land Office 1878
  Document TEX-250-391-027 Homestead Record of James McHugh U.S. Land Office 1879
  Document TEX-250-391-028 Homestead Record of George T. Wheat U.S. Land Office 1883
  Document TEX-250-391-029 Homestead Record of James Collier U.S. Land Office 1885
  Document TEX-250-391-030 Homestead Records of George P. Cather U.S. Land Office 1885-1890
  Document TEX-250-391-031 Mortgage Deed to William Cather Webster County 1885
  Document TEX-250-391-032 Mortgage Deeds to E.A. Caroline Cather Webster County 1889-1893
  Document TEX-250-391-033 Title Certificate to George P. Cather Webster County 1890
  Document TEX-250-391-034 Release of Mortgage to Charles Jansen Webster County 1891
  Document TEX-250-391-035 Deed to Jasper Cather Mr. Blackburn 1779
  Document  TEX-250-391-036 Deed from Jasper Cather Jasper Cather 1782-1798
  Document TEX-250-391-037 Misc. Burlington Railroad Documents Land Dept., B&M R.R. 1878
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-038 Letter to Charles Cather Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 1882
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-039 Letter to George P. Cather Land Dept., Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 1876-1883
  Correspondence TEX-250-391-040 Deed to R. Gayton Lewis Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 1878
  Document TEX-250-391-041 Deed to E. A. Caroline Cather Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 1888
  Financial TEX-250-391-042 George P. Cather Tax Receipts Treasurer's Office, Webster County 1879-1882
  Financial TEX-250-391-043 William and Charles F. Cather Tax Receipts Treasurer's Office, Webster County 1882-1888
  Financial TEX-250-391-044 E.A. Caroline Cather Tax Receipts Treasurer's Office, Webster County 1889-1898
  Financial TEX-250-391-045 G. Johnson Tax Receipt Treasurer's Office Webster County 1883
  Document TEX-250-391-046 Abstracts for George P. Cather Charles F. Cather 1890-1900
  Document TEX-250-391-047 Land Abstracts Fort Abstract Co. 1891, 1911
  Document  TEX-250-391-048 Lease for A.J. Dake Caroline Cather 1888
  Document TEX-250-391-049 Certificate of Appointment of E.A. Caroline Cather James Duffy 1899
  Document TEX-250-391-050 Letters of Administration & Oath to George P. Cather James Duffy 1901
  Document TEX-250-391-051 Proof of Heirship, E.A. Carolina Cather Webster County,  Nebraska 1901
  Document TEX-250-391-052 Bill of Sale, Bentley to Cather R. M. Bentley 1880
  Document TEX-250-391-053 Financial Agreements, Clark Cather and George P. Cather   1878-1882
  Document TEX-250-391-054 Misc. Land Records William Cather, M. Chapman 1878-1885
  Notebook OBJ-250-391-055 Genealogy notebooks   undated
  Notebook OBJ-250-391-056 Census copies George P. Cather 1929
  Notebook OBJ-250-391-057 William and Elizabeth Cather compilation George Cather Ray 1963
  Notebook OBJ-250-391-058 Descendents of Jasper Cather    
  Document TEX-250-391-059 Genealogy Documents Smith and Hook 1833,1940
  Document TEX-250-391-060 Abstract of Title, Aleck Arneson Webster County Abstract Co. 1971-1982
  Book BK-250-391-061 Remembrance of the World's Columbian Exposition   1893
  Document TEX-250-391-062 Plat of B&M Railroad Lands Burlington & Missouri River Railroad co. 1880
  Ephemera TEX-250-391-063 Miscellaneous documents, advertisements, tickets    
Oversized Map TEX-250-391-064 Township maps Webster County, Nebraska circa 1930
Oversized Map TEX-250-391-065 Webster County Map Burlington & Missouri River Railroad 1878
Oversized Journal TEX-250-391-066 Material for House 1906-1907 George P. Cather 1908

 

NWCC Microfilm Collection

Date range: 1871–1963

Bulk dates: 1880–1923

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2019
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: Thirteen publications of varying dates ranging from 1871-1963, focused around Willa Cather’s location and/or writing and career, plus microfilm of Willa Cather’s scrapbooks and microfilm of Willa Cather and Cather family correspondence.

Abstract: The NWCC Microfilm Collection contains several Red Cloud newspapers, including The Nation, The Golden Belt, Red Cloud Republican, Webster County Argus, the Commercial Advertiser, and Red Cloud Chief. Additionally, the following publications from the times of Cather’s association with them are available on microfilm: The Index of Pittsburg Life, The Library, The Home Monthly, The People’s Monthly, Willa Cather articles from The Nebraska State Journal, and the Pittsburg Leader. Also within the collection are The History of Webster County by Edyth Beezley and two rolls of Cather family correspondence dated 1870–1979.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection was digitized in the 1980s by the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item], date, reel (if numbered), NWCC Microfilm Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska

Subjects:

  • settlement
  • Willa Cather
  • Silas Garber
  • agriculture
  • Webster County history
  • Pittsburg history
  • literature and criticism
  • arts & culture
  • domestic life
The Nation (Red Cloud) 7/13/1892 to 3/12/1908
The Golden Belt (Red Cloud) 5/5/1893 to 10/13/1896
Red Cloud Republican 9/13/1889 to 8/22/1890
Webster County Argus 3/10/1891 to 8/21/1930
The Commercial Advertiser 5/1/1908 to 10/3/1968
The Red Cloud Chief 10/1/1873 to 11/22/1923
The Index of Pittsburg Life 10/6/1900 to 1/4/1902
The Library 3/10/1900 to 9/1/1900
The Home Monthly 8/1/1896 to 10/1/1900
The People's Monthly 6/1/1871 to 3/1/1875
Pittsburg Leader 12/29/1896 to 1/11/1904

Related Materials: The NWCC also holds a number of bound volumes of McClure’s Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, and other serial publications that include the works of Willa Cather.

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Mildred Bennett Collection

Date range: 1932-1989

Bulk dates: 1949-1989

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2020
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: Approximately 50 linear feet of Mildred Bennett's book collection and 50 document boxes.

Abstract: The Mildred Bennett Collection documents the organizational and scholarly work of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial’s founder, Mildred Rhoads Bennett. The collection contains correspondence and organizational history related to the creation of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, early Cather scholarship and publications, and the life and writings of Mildred Rhoads Bennett. The collection also contains numerous volumes of books, written by Cather and her associates, Nebraska authors, and authors mentioned by Cather by name. Photographs in the collection document 1950s Webster County land and historic buildings, as well as the early activities of the WCPM. Research materials in the collection include notes from oral histories collected by Bennett and John March, transcripts of Cather letters, genealogy, and more.

Language: The material is in English.

Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2008, deposited by James and Angela Southwick.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research and publication uses, except as prohibited by donor restrictions and the NWCC Access Policy.

Cite as: [item or box name or #], Mildred Bennett Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Willa Cather
  • Edith Lewis
  • Cather family
  • Webster County history
  • Cather scholarship and research notes
  • Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial organizational history
  • Mildred Rhoads Bennett biographical material and manuscripts
  • Correspondence files, both personal and WCPM
  • Photographs of mid-century Webster County

Related Materials: 

  • Don Connors Collection
  • John March Collection

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Box 1 Folder Name

Object Type

  Fan Letters 1951-1953 Correspondence
  Dorothy Minchin-Comm Obituary and clippings
  Humor Clippings
  Letters to Mildred Bennett Correspondence
  Letters from Cather Family Correspondence
  Miscellaneous Letters From Mildred and Wilbur Bennett Correspondence
restricted 2 Folders Correspondence and Legal Documents
  Ron Butler 1980s Correspondence
  Vickie Corey, 1981 Correspondence
  L.C. Chang

Correspondence

  Don Connors Correspondence
  Charles Crowley Correspondence
  Debbie Leonard Correspondence
  Virginia Faulkner Correspondence
  John March Correspondence
  Marianne Martin Correspondence
  Michael Correspondence
  Bernice Slote Correspondence
  Stanley Smith Correspondence
  Jessie Sherman Smith Correspondence
  Haru Tarawada Correspondence
  Jean Tsien Correspondence

Box 2–5 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory

Box 6 - WCPM Documents Folder Name Object Type
  Typescript "In Search of Willa Cather" copy Manuscript
  Clippings Clippings and ephemera
  Conference Photos Photographs
  Exhibition Catalog Printed Material
  Miscellaneous papers  Documents
  Pat Phillips Materials Board minutes, conference notes
  WCPM Ashtray  
  Playing Cards  
  Keys  
  NSHS Documents Correspondence
  1987 board materials Documents
  Letters to Mildred Bennett from Board Members Correspondence

Box 7–10 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory

Box 11 Research Materials
Full box of index cards and notes for Mildred Bennett's book, The World of Willa Cather. See note for Box 27.

Box 12–16 Rehoused—see Bennett Book Inventory

 

Brockway Paper Collection

Date range: 1880–1987

Bulk dates: 1893–1930

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: One document box

Abstract: The Brockway Collection was donated by Cather family descendants by marriage in 2012. The collection contains photos from Roscoe Cather’s days at Red Cloud High School and during his time as a country school teacher in Webster County; photos of Meta Schaper’s high school years, and other family photos. Clippings, brochures, and sketches related to Roscoe’s business life in Wyoming and his obituary and associated clippings indicate that Roscoe was a well-loved figure in the community. Family correspondence also includes photos of Elsie Cather, baby picture of Roscoe, Charles F. Cather, Mary Virginia Cather, Jessica Cather, Douglass Cather, and Roscoe’s children, as well as some unidentified people. Diplomas and teaching certificates, commencement program for Roscoe and Meta Cather. Later pieces include First Day of Issue Willa Cather stamp, Cather 100th Birthday newspaper, WCPM newsletter (1987), and letters and documents surrounding Willa Cather last will and testament.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2012, deposited by Marsha Brockway.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Brockway Paper Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Roscoe Cather
  • Cather family, including Meta Schaper Cather and Virginia Cather Brockway
  • Willa Cather Foundation organizational history

Related Materials: 

  • Southwick Rare Book Collection
  • Southwick Family Collections
  • Betty Kort Collection

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Object Type Inventory No. Title Author Obj. Date
Photograph PHO-62-001 Roscoe and Douglass Cather J.A. Bulkley ca. 1885
Photograph PHO-62-002 Jessica Cather Auld unknown ca. 1950
Photograph PHO-62-003 Willa Cather, Douglass Cather with parents unknown ca. 1925
Photograph PHO-62-004 Elsie Cather Anderson circa 1928
Correspondence OBJ-62-005A Letter to Roscoe Cather Earl Hanway 1938-04-11
Printed sketch OBJ-62-005 Sketch of Roscoe Cather McDougall undated
Photograph PHO-62-006 Red Cloud High Commencement Class of 1895 unknown 1895
Photograph PHO-62-007 Roscoe Cather teaching country school unknown ca. 1896
Photograph PHO-62-008 Roscoe Cather teaching 8th grade class unknown 1897
Clipping TEX-62-009 Judge Schaper presides over bond hearing David Mathias 1960
Document TEX-62-010 Memorial for Robert Schaper   1961
Clipping TEX-62-010A Robert Schaper swearing in   n/d
Document OBJ-62-011 Meta Schaper's teaching certificate   1906
Document OBJ-62-012 Commencement Program, 1895   1895
Folder PHO-62-013 A-I Color photographs of Cather family in Lander, Red Cloud   1960s
Photograph PHO-62-014 Roscoe Cather in Virginia J.B. Wortham 1883
Correspondence TEX-62-015 Letter to Virginia Brockway Meta Schaper Cather 1965
Clipping PHO-62-15A Engagement announcement, Shannon   undated
Photograph PHO-62-15B Elsie Cather  Lauck undated
Photograph PHO-62-016 Roscoe Cather unknown circa 1940
Photograph PHO-62-017 A-C Photographs of Virginia Cather unknown circa 1915
Photograph PHO-62-018 Charles F. Cather unknown circa 1927
Photograph PHO-62-019 Mary Virginia Cather with granddaughters Gleason circa 1928
Photograph PHO-62-020 Havelock basketball team unknown 1903
Photograph PHO-62-021 Unknown woman unknown n/d
Photograph PHO-62-022 Unknown women unknown n/d
Document OBJ-62-023 Diploma University of Nebraska for Meta Schaper   1903
Document OBJ-62-024 Diploma Red Cloud HIgh School, Roscoe Cather   1895
Correspondence OBJ-62-025 First day of issue Willa Cather stamp, program   1973-09-20
Clippings OBJ-62-026 Red Cloud Chief, 1973-09-20, day of issue supplement and full issue Red Cloud Chief 1973-09-20
Documents TEX-62-027A Death announcement of Roscoe Cather and Meta's notes   1945-09-05
Clippings TEX-62-027B Death announcement of Roscoe Cather   1945
Clippings TEX-62-027C Roscoe Cather death and business announcements   1937-1945
Clippings TEX-62-028 Pg. 9 Casper Tribune Herald   1926-05-30
Correspondence TEX-62-029 Letters to Virginia Cather Brockway re: distribution of funds from Willa Cather Estate   1947
Document TEX-62-030 Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter Mildred Bennett, ed. 1987
Folder TEX-62-031 Documents of Cather family   1937-1972
Document TEX-62-032 The Future of Your Affairs, pamphlet by Central Trust Co., Lander Wyoming   undated
Document TEX-62-033 Brochure, Webster County Historical Museum   undated
Document TEX-62-034 Willa Cather's last will & testament with note Breed, Abbott & Morgan 1947
Correspondence TEX-62-035 Note regarding gift Marsha Brockway 2012?

 

Willard Crowell Collection

Date range: 1938-1946

Bulk dates: 1938-1941

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2018
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: 73 folders

Abstract: This collection of correspondence includes letters, farm service documents, and tax documents for the farm investment properties Willa Cather purchased from her brother-in-law, William Auld. These letters document not only the agricultural climate of the time but the sour relationship between Cather and Auld. Willard Crowell, acting as farm agent to several of the Cather family members, was a longtime family friend from Red Cloud. 

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2017, deposited anonymously.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Willard Crowell Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • agriculture
  • Red Cloud, Nebraska
  • Roscoe Cather
  • Willa Cather
  • Banking, taxes, and investment
  • Health and medical

Related Materials: 

  • WCPM Collection - Charles Cather farm ledgers
  • WCHM Collection - Erickson ledger
  • Blanche Cather Ray Collection 

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Object TypeInventory No.TitleAuthorObj. Date
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0014 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1938/10/13
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0022 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1938/10/28
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0031 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresRoscoe Cather1938/12/13
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0043 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1938/12/11
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0051 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1938/12/31
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0061 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1939/01/16
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0072 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1939/01/19
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0081 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresRoscoe Cather1939/01/19
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0092 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1939/03/28
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0102 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresRoscoe Cather1939/02/03
CorrespondenceTEX-278-011Postcard to Willard CrowellA.P. Tone Wilson1939/02/16
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0121 pg. handwritten letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1939/02/20
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0131 pg. letter to Willard CrowellClaus Rose, Cty. Treasurer, Kit Carson County1939/05/12
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0142 pg letter to Willa Cather (copy) and note from Willa Cather to Willard CrowellRoscoe Cather1939/05/12
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0151 pg. handwritten letter to Cty. Treasurer, St. Paul, Neb. and enclosuresI.W. Crowell1939/05/16
FinancialTEX-278-016Tax receipt, 1939 Kit Carson County, deposit slip 1940/02/09
no file    
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0181 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1940/02/14
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0191 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresRoscoe Cather1940/02/24
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0202 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1940/03/02
no record    
no record    
FinancialTEX-278-023Webster County Bank receipts, tax receipts  
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0241 pg. handwritten letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1940/05/13
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0252 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1940/07/10
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0261 pg. letter to Willard CrowellSarah J. Bloom1940/09/03
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0271 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1940/09/20
FinancialTEX-278-028Tax receipt, Kit Carson County 1941/01/13
FinancialTEX-278-029Tax receipt, Smith County 1941/01/14
no record    
FinancialTEX-278-031Tax receipt, Webster County 1941/02/02
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0321 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1941/02/03
no record    
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0341 pg. letter to Willard CrowellSarah J. Bloom1941/03/03
FinancialTEX-278-0351940 tax receipts, Webster County and Howard County 1941/04/08
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0361 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1941/06/09
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0372 pg. letter to Willard CrowellRoscoe Cather1941/07/09
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0381941 USDA wheat allotment form with handwritten noteWilla Cather1941/08/19
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0391 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1941/10/17
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0401 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1941/12/06
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0412 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1941/12/16
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0421 pg. handwritten note to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1942/02/02
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0432 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/02/10
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0441 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/02/16
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0451 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/06/03
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0461 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1942/09/07
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0471 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/09/09
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0481 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1942/11/27
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0492 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/12/15
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0501 pg. carbon of letter to Chris Boilesen, Howard Cty. and enclosuresWilla Cather1942/12/21
FinancialTEX-278-0511942 tax receipt, Kit Carson Cty 1942/01/15
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0522 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1942/03/08
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0531 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresWilla Cather1943/05/29
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0541 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosuresSarah J. Bloom1943/07/20
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0551 pg. letter to Willard Crowell and enclosureWilla Cather1943/07/30
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0563 pg. handwritten letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1943/08/22
CorrespondenceTEX-278-057Christmas cardWilla Cather1943/12/19
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0581 pg. letter to Willard Crowell with enclosuresWilla Cather1944/04/11
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0591 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1944/05/15
CorrespondenceTEX-278-060Christmas cardWilla Cather1944/12/15
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0611 pg. letter to Willard CrowellSarah J. Bloom1944/12/30
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0621 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/01/24
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0631 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/03/21
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0641 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/04/11
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0651 pg. letter to Willard CrowellSarah J. Bloom1945/07/22
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0661 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/08/01
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0671 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/08/24
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0681 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/09/05
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0691 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1945/11/17
CorrespondenceTEX-278-070Christmas CardWilla Cather1945/12/12
CorrespondenceTEX-278-0711 pg. letter to Willard CrowellWilla Cather1946/02/12
CorrespondenceTEX-278-072Easter cardWilla Cather1946/04/16
CorrespondenceTEX-278-073Christmas cardWilla Cather1946/12/18

 

Southwick Rare Book Collection

Date range: 1831-1967

Bulk dates: 1900-1940

Finding Aid created by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2015
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: 4 trays

Abstract: The Southwick Rare Book Collection contains numerous association copies and gift books from Willa Cather to members of her family. Some pre-publication copies of books, limited editions, and books by other authors but selected by Cather for gifts are included in this collection.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection came to the WCF in 2007, deposited by James and Angela Southwick from Helen Cather Southwick's estate. Helen Cather Southwick was Jim's mother and the niece of Willa Cather.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Southwick Rare Book Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Willa Cather
  • Sarah Orne Jewett
  • Gertrude Hall
  • Alfred A. Knopf

Related Materials: 

  • John E. (Jack) and Irma Cather Family Collection
  • Cather Family Book Collection

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Cather Family Library Collection

Date range: 1793-1962

Bulk dates: 1870-1915

Finding Aid created by Jacqueline Lemmer, 2014; updated by Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2022. Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: 12 trays

Abstract: The Cather Family Library contains books and magazines owned by the Charles F. Cather family and used in their Red Cloud homes between 1884–1936. A number of books in the collection contain personalization that denotes books that belonged to Willa Cather personally, who sometimes used "Willie" or "William." Red Cloud did not have a public library until 1917, so the Cather's extensive library indicates their financial position as well as the value the family placed on reading and education. After the sale of the Cather family home in Red Cloud, these books and magazines were with Elsie Cather; some of the later items in this collection are labeled with Elsie Cather's name and address.

Language: The material is in English

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: Acquisition information is incomplete; the collection has been in Red Cloud for more than twenty years and was likely donated after Elsie Cather's death.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Cather Family Library Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • short stories
  • Cather genealogy
  • Willa Cather personal effects

Related Materials: 

  • Southwick Rare Book Collection
  • Southwick Family Collections

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

AuthorTitlePub. DateNotes
Abbott, JacobHistories of Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great1880Wm. Cather Jr. Private Library No. 71
Akins, ZoëInterpretations: A Book of First Poems1912n/a
Alcott, Louisa M.Jack and Jill: A Village Story1887Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 25
Alcott, Louisa M.Jo's Boys: And How They Turned Out1886Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 21
Alcott, Louisa M.Little Women1885Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 22
Alcott, Louisa M.Old-Fashioned Girl1887Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 24
Alcott, Louisa M.Rose in Bloom1886Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 23
Alcott, Louisa M.Under the Lilacs1887Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 19
Aldrich, Mrs. Thomas BaileyCrowding Memories1920Christmas greetings to my dearest father, Elsie Margaret
Alexander, Hartley BurrPoetry and the Individual: An Analysis of the Imaginative Life in Relation to the Creative Spirit in Man and Nature1906 ?
Alexander, Hartley BurrThe Mid Earth Life1907?
Allen, James LaneThe Bride of the Mistletoe1909n/a
Allen, James LaneThe Choir Invisible1905?
Allen, James LaneThe Reign of Law1913Mrs. C.F. Cather,
E.M. Cather
Andersen, Hans ChristianAndersen's Fairy Tales n/a
Andrews, Byron and Hugh CraigThe Biographies and Public Services of Gen. John A. Logan and Hon. James G. Blaine1884n/a
Atherton, GertrudeA Whirl Asunder1895Mamma from Willa
Atkins, ElizabethHoly Suburb1941?
Atkins, ElizabethThe Poet's Poet1922To Elsie with affectionate greetings from Elizabeth A.
Auerbach, BertholdOn the Heights Mrs. C.F. Cather
Babcock, Maltbie DavenportThoughts for Every-Day Living1901Mrs. S.E. Andrews
Ballantyne, R.M.Erling, the Bold Willa Cather, Private Library No. 37
Bancroft, CharlesThe Footprints of Time: And a Complete Analysis of our American System of Government1878n/a
Barclay, Florence L.The Mistress of Shenstone1910Mrs. C.F. Cather
Barclay, Florence L.The Rosary1909n/a
Barnes, A.S. and Co.Barnes' New National Fifth Reader1884initials repreated, YL, SJ, R.G.
Barretto, LarryWalls of Glass1926Includes postcard addressed to Mrs. C.F. Cather, 1926
Bartlett, JohnFamiliar Quotations1951n/a
Bates, Mrs. Lindon W.Bunch-Grass Stories1895Willa Cather
Baxter, Richard and Thomas ChalmersCall to the Unconverted1854James McCall and other names in front; Ladies Circulating Library; 3 handwritten pages  of names in the back
Beckford, WilliamVathek: An Arabian Tale1887Bess Seymour
Bernhard, MarieThe Household Idol1892n/a
Besant, Walter and Walter H. PollockThe Charm and Other Drawing-Room Plays1895Willa Cather
Bloom, Edward A. and Lillian D. BloomWilla Cather's Gift of Sympathy1962Uncancelled postcard pg. 65
Bloomfield, RobertThe Farmer's Boy Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 13
Boggs, Martha FryeA Romance of the New Virginia1896To Miss Cather with kind wishes from the author Martha Frye Boggs, Pittsburg, April 20, 1894
Booth, Edward C.The Doctor's Lass1910? Andrews, Bladen
Boss, Nelson R.The Prayer Book Reason Why n/a
Bowen, B.L.Introduction to Modern French Lyrics1894W. Cather, State University, Lincoln, Neb.
Brooks, E.S.Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times1896South Ward; Red Cloud Public Schools No. 11
Brown, AliceKing's End1901W.S. Cather
Bryan, William Jennings and Francis W. HalseyThe World's Famous Orations (In Ten Volumes)1906Possess all ten volumes
Bryant, William CullenPoems1884Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 36
Buchan, JohnA Lost Lady of Old Years1899Willa Cather, Pittsburg Pa. Includes clipping in front binding with review of book and author
Bunyan, JohnA Relation of the Holy War To GranMa Boak from Willa Dec. 25 1872
Bunyan, JohnPilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come Wm. Cather Jr., Private Library No. 14
Burke, Edmund, and Charles Lamb and Walter Savage LandorSelections from English Prose1903n/a
Burnet, MargarettaZoology: for High Schools and Academies1895Silah Adkisson, Dec. 13, 1903; property of Fullerton City Schools
Burnett, Frances HodgsonA Lady of Quality1896n/a
Burnett, Mrs. F.H.A Quiet Life1878Bess Seymour
Burns, RobertThe Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns1900n/a
Burns, RobertThe Complete Works of Robert burns Elsie Cather
Burton, John BloundelleAcross the Salt Seas: A Romance of the War of Succession1897Willa Cather
Butler, SamuelHudibras1869?
Byron, George GordonThe Poetical Works of Lord Byron1875Presented to C.F. Cather as a Christmas present from his wife, Dec. 25th, 1879
Caine, HallThe Woman Thou Gavest Me: Being the Story of Mary O'Neill1913Roscoe: A Merry Christmas, 1913, Mother
Campbell, KillisThe Seven Sages of Rome1907Elsie Margaret Cather
Campbell, ThomasThe Pleasures of Hope, Gertrude of Wyoming, and Other Poems  
Campbell, ThomasThe Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell1857n/a
Canfield, DorothyFour-Square1949Elsie Cather
Carleton, WillFarm Legends1875n/a
Carlyle, ThomasSartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröck bookmarks throughout; underlining throughout. "W. Cather Jr." with sticker "37"
Castle, EdgertonThe Light of Scarthey1899To Mother, March 21, 1900 W.S.C.
Cather, WillaMy Ántonia1918n/a
CatallusSelected Poems of Catallus1910Back: list of numbers and checkmarks
Chambers, Robert W.Ashes of Empire1901Merry Christmas to Mother from Willie
Chambers, Robert W.The Common Law1911To Mother from Jim, Xmas 1911
Chase, J. SmeatonCalifornia Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon1913With Christmas Greetings to father, Willa, New York 1913
Chaucer, GeoffreyThe Prioress Tale, Sire Thopas, The Monkes Tale, The Clerks Tale, The Squieres Tale from The Canterbury Tales1806n/a
Chaucer, GeoffreyThe Tale of the man of Lawe, ThePardoners Tale, The Second Nonnes Tale, The Chanouns Yemannes Tale from The Canterbury Tales1804n/a
Churchill, WinstonA Modern Chronicle1910Douglass, Christmas, Dec. 25, 1910
Cicero, Marcus TulliusCato Maior de Senectute1892Willa Cather State University, Lincoln, Neb.
Cicero, Marcus TulliusSelect Orations of Ciceron/dn/a
Clark, GlennThe Soul's Sincere Desire1953n/a
Collins, DaleOrdeal1924n/a
Comly, JohnComly's Spelling and Reading Book1880sWilla Cather ____ 1882
Conrad, JosephYouth and Two Other Stories1905A Merry Christmas to Elsie Cather, 1906, W.S.C.
Corelli, MarieBarabbas: A Dream of the World's Tragedy1894W. Cather
Corelli, MarieWormwood: A Drama of Paris1890Jennie B. Cather
Cox, MarianThe Crowds and the Veiled Woman1910For Mother, hoping that her grippe is gone for good. Willa
Craig-Knox, IsaEsther West n/a
Crane, StephenGeorge's Mother1896Social Service Committee of the Long Island College Hospital, "NY Slums"
Crane, Thomas FrederickLe Romantisme Francais: A Selection from Writers of the French Romantic School1886numerous notes
Crawford, Francis MarionSant' Ilario1895 
Crawford, Francis MarionStradella1909n/a
Crawford, Francis MarionThe Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water"1903n/a
Crawford, Francis MarionThe Ralstons1895 
Crockett, S.R. et alTales of Our Coast1901n/a
Cummins, Maria S.The Lamplighter: Or An Orphan Girl's Struggles and Triumphsn/dn/a
Cushing, Mary WatkinsThe Rainbow Bridge1954Elsie M. Cather, contains Fremstad clipping
Cushman, Herbert ErnestA Beginner's History of Philosophy, vol. I1910n/a
D'Annunzio, GabrieleThe Flame of Life1900Willa Sibert Cather, Washington, D.C.
Dalrymple, LeonaDiane of the Green Van1914Cather
Darton, N.H.Geology of the Bighorn Mountains1906n/a
Daudet, AlphonseJack1890n/a
Daudet, AlphonseThe Immortal: Or, One of the "Forty"1893Willa Cather
Day, ThomasThe History of Sandford and Merton1866A.A.C. Sticker from seller in Virginia
de Puy, HenryHistory of Napoleon Bonaparte1882Private Library No. 12, Wm Cather Jr (has been partially erased)
de Stael, MadameCorinne: Or Italyn/dBessie Seymour
Dell, FloydThe Briary-Bush1921Wishing Mother a merry Christmas! from Willie, Christmas 1921
Deland, MargaretOld Chester Tales1898Cather
Deland, MargaretThe Iron Woman1911C.D. Cather
Deland, MargaretThe Iron Woman1911Bessie Seymour from Willa Cather, Christmas 1912
Dickens, CharlesA Tale of Two Cities and Sketches by Bozn/dGrafton Knights of Labor Library No. 16
Dickens, CharlesBarnaby Rudge and Hard Timesn/dn/a
Dickens, CharlesBleak Housen/dn/a
Dickens, CharlesChristmas Storiesn/dn/a
Dickens, CharlesDombey and Sonn/dn/a
Dickens, CharlesGreat Expectationsn/dGrafton Knights of Labor Library No. 24
Dickens, CharlesThe Adventures of Oliver Twistn/dGrafton Knights of Labor Library No. 20
Dickens, CharlesThe Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewitn/dGrafton Knights of Labor Library No. 22
Dickens, CharlesThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nicklebyn/dGrafton Knights of Labor Library No. 23
Dickens, CharlesThe Old Curiosity Shopn/dn/a
Dickens, CharlesThe Personal History of David Copperfieldn/dWm Cather Jr. 22
Dickens, CharlesThe Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Clubn/dn/a
Diehl, CharlesByzantine Portraits1927Dear Sister -- Sorry I could not get this to you for Holy Week. W.
Dixon, Thomas, Jr.The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan1907Back page: "pg. 124, 125 Slavery"
Dixon, Thomas, Jr.The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln1913n/a
Dobie, J. FrankThe Voice of the Coyote1961n/a
Doyle, Arthur ConanThe Firm of Girdlestonen/dCather
Drake, Joseph RodmanThe Culprit Fay1889Elsie Margaret Cather, October 1903
Dromgoole, Will AllenThe Fortunes of the Fellow1898Elsie Cather from Willa, Christmas 1898
Dulles, AveryA Testimonial to Grace1947n/a
Ebers, GeorgHomo Sum1880n/a
Ebers, GeorgUarda: A Romance of Ancient Egyptn/dBessie Seymour '91
Eggleston, EdwardThe Circuit Rider: A Tale of the Heroic Age1910Bess Seymour
Tacked in, part of label "W.S. Cather, 1180 Murray Hill Ave, Pittsburgh Pa."
Eggleston, EdwardThe Hoosier School-Master1892Sincerely yours, Edwd. Eggleston
Eggleston, George CaryEvelyn Byrd1904n/a
Eggleston, George CaryTwo Gentlemen of Virginia1908n/a
Eliot, GeorgeThe Spanish Gypsy: the Legend of Jubal, and Other Poems Old and New Miss Willa Cather, Christmas 1888
 Ellen Smith1928n/a
Eucken, RudolfLife's Basis and Life's Ideal: The Fundamentals of a New Philosophy of Life1912Elsie Margaret Cather, Sept. 1914
Evans, LarryThen I'll Come Back to You1915A Valentine to Mother from Willa, New York, February 7th
Fergusson, HarveyThe Blood of the Conquerors1921n/a
Flügel, EwaldThomas Carlyle's Moral and Religious Development1891Willa Cather
Ford, Sallie RochesterMary Bunyan: The Dreamer's Blind Daughter1860CLW
Forman, Henry JamesSudden Wealth1924n/a
Fox, John, Jr.A Knight of the Cumbland and "Hell-fer-Sartain"1906C.F. Cather
Fox, John, Jr.The Heart of the Hills1913Cather
Mother from Douglass
E.M. Cather 14
Fox, John, Jr.The Trail of the Lonesome Pine1908Cather
Fraser, RobertThree Men and a Maid1907Mrs. C.F. Cather
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 11909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 21909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 31909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 41909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 51909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 61909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 71909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 81909n/a
Funk and Wagnalls Co.The Best of the World's Classics: Restricted to Prose, vol. 101909n/a
Gale, ZonaMiss Lulu Bett1920For Mother, with love from Willa, May 18, 1920
Gaskell, Elizabeth CleghornCranford, A Tale1908A Valentine for Auntie from Willa
GYPChiffon's Marriage1895W. Cather
Hales, George ElleryThe New Heavens1922n/a
Halévy, LudovicThe Abbé Constantinn/dn/a
Hall, Eliza CalvertAunt Jane of Kentucky1928Miss Bessie Seymour, Bladen, Nebr. 5-27 (tacked in)
Hall, Frank H.The Werner Arithmetic: Oral and Written, book 21896Lillie Huffer
No. 79
Date bo't 9/11 1900
Hardy, ThomasThe Trumpet-Majorn/dn/a
Harland, HenryThe Cardinal's Snuff Box1900W.S. Cather
Harrison, Henry SyndorV.V.'s Eyes1913Merry Christmas to Mother, Ethel and James, 1913
Hawthorne, NathanielMosses from an Old Mansen/d128
Hawthorne, NathanielTales of the White Hills and Sketches; The Old Manse and a Few Mosses1894Elsie M. Cather
Hawthorne, NathanielThe Scarlet Letter1887n/a
Hawthorne, NathanielTwice-Told Talesn/dn/a
Heath, MayIowa Hannah1961n/a
Heimburg, W.Misjudgedn/dn/a
Henty, G.A.With Clive in India: Beginnings of an Empiren/dn/a
Hentz, Caroline LeeLinda: The Young Pilot of the Belle Creole1850Jennie Boak
Hewlett, MauriceFond Adventures: Tales of the Youth of the World1905From Jim to Elsie Xmas 1905
Hewlett, MauriceThe Queen's Quair: The Six Years' Tragedy1904Elsie Margaret Cather
Hichens, RobertThe Fruitful Vine1911For Auntie With Christmas Wishes from Willa 1915
Holland, J.G.Bitter-Sweet: A Poemn/dn/a
Holmes, George F.First Readern/dWilla Cather, Jan. 1, 1881
HomerHomer1846Private Library No. 70 
Wm Cather Jr.
Red Cloud 1888
Willie Cather
HomerThe Iliadn/dWilla Cather
Wm Cather Jr. 1888
Willie Cather
Hooker, LeRoyEnoch the Philistine: A Traditional Romance of Philistia, Egypt1898n/a
Horan, KennethRemember the Day1937n/a
Howard, Blanche WillisThe Open Door1889Mrs. C.F. Cather
Howells, W.D.Evening Dress1893Elsie Margaret Cather
Hughes, T.Tom Brown at Oxfordn/dn/a
Hugo, VictorHernani1908Elsie Margaret Cather
Hugo, VictorLa Chute1907heavily annotated by Elsie Cather
Hugo, VictorLes Misérablesn/dElsie Margaret Cather
Hugo, VictorThe Man Who Laughs: By Order of the King1888William Cather
Hume, MartinThe Love Affairs of Mary Queen of Scots1906Elsie Margaret Cather, New York, Christmas 1910 W.S.C.
Hume, MartinThe Courtships of Queen Elizabeth: A History of the Various Negotiations for Her Marriage1906Elsie Margaret Cather, New York, Christmas 1910 W.S.C.
Irvine, AlexanderFrom the Bottom Up: The Life of Alexander Irvine1910For Auntie Sister from Willa
Irving, WashingtonThe Kaaterskill Edition of Washington Irving, 4 vols1884Jessie Cather
Jackson, J. HampdenA Short History of the World Series 19181939n/a
Jameson, StormThree Kingdoms1926n/a
Jerome, Jerome K.Tommy and Co.1904Mrs. C.F. Cather
Jewett, Sarah OrneDeephaven1905A very merry Christmas to my dearest Bess, Elsie Marget, Christmas 1921 (clippings)
Jewett, Sarah OrneLetters of Sarah Orne Jewett1905To Elsie Cather at Christmas-Time from Willa Cather 1924
Johnson, MerlePyle's Book of Pirates1921n/a
Johnston, MaryCease Firing1912Cather
Jones, E. StanleyThe Christ of the Indian Road1925n/a
Jowett, B.The New National Edition of the Dialogues of Plato: The Republic1914n/a
Keays, H.A. MitchellThe Work of Our Hands1905Mrs. C.F. Cather
Kellogg, BrainerdEnglish Literature1882Willie Cather
Wm Cather Jr. 10
Kelly, MyraLittle Citizens: The Humors of School Lief1904n/a
Kelsey, FrancisT. Lucreti Cari: de Rerum Natura Libri Sex1884notations on back fly and throughout
Kelsey, FrancisSelections from Ovid1890n/a
Kildare, OwenMy Name is Rose: The Story of my Regeneration1903Mrs. C.F. Cather
Kingsley, CharlesThe Roman and the Teuton: A Series of Lectures1891Several markings including Pittsburg Central High School Library (embossed)
Laing, C.H.B.Child's History of Rome: Conquests of the Seven Hills1875n/a
Laird & LeeLaird & Lee's Vest-Pocket Standard English/Spanish Spanish/English Dictionary Spelling and Pronunciationn/dC. F. Cather, Red Cloud Neb
Bought in City of Mexico
Feb. 1908
Lane, Rose WilderHill-Billy1926n/a
Lawrence, D.H.St. Mawr1925illegible
Lea, HomerThe Vemilion Pencil1908Bessie Seymour with Wishes for a Happy __ from Willa November 25, 1908
Lewis, Alfred HenryPeggy O'Neal1903Dickenson Duel
Lillie, Lucy C.The Household of Glen Holly1900To Elsie Cather from Willa Christmas 1900
Lindsay, Thomas B.The Satires of Juvenal1890n/a
LivyThe History of Rome, Books XXI and XXII1905Elsie Margaret Cather
Logan, John A.The Great Conspiracy1886n/a
Longfellow, Henry WadsworthPoems, vol. 11856Jennie B. Cather, 1875
Longfellow, Henry WadsworthPoems, vol. 21856Jennie B. Cather, 1875
Longfellow, Henry WadsworthThe Golden Legend1851 
Lounsbury, T.R.History of the English Language1894notes throughout
Lovelace, Maud HartThe Black Angels1926With love from Willa at __
Lubbock, Sir JohnThe Pleasures of Life1894W. Cather
Lutes, Della T.The Country Kitchen1945Cherry Pudding 115
Lytton, Robert Bulwer, Lord LyttonThe Last Days of Pompeii1834 
Lytton, Robert Bulwer, Lord LyttonThe Last Days of Pompeii1834Elsie Margaret Cather 75
Maxson, Harold R.The Practical Up-to-Date Guide to Mexico City and Vicinity1907C.F. Cather, Red Cloud Neb. Bought in the City of Mexico, Feb. 1908
Monroe, Will S.Bohemia and the Chechs1910n/a
Montague, Gilbert HollandThe Rise and Progress of the Standard Oil Company1902n/a
Morehouse, W.R.Bankers Guide Book1921n/a
Morgan, William DeAlice-For-Short1907illegible
Morris, ClaraLittle "Jim Crow"1899For my dear Elsie from Willa Christmas 1899
Moss, GeoffreySweet Pepper1923Wishing Bessie a Merry Christmas, Willa Cather
Mulock, MissJohn Halifax, Gentleman1890W.Cather
Murray, GilbertReligio Gramatici: The Religion of a Man of Letters1918For Elsie from Elizabeth in memory of a year of comradeship, June 1925
Murray, HughThe Encyclopedia of Geography, vol. 11845n/a
Murray, HughThe Encyclopedia of Geography, vol. 21845n/a
Murray, HughThe Encyclopedia of Geography, vol. 31845n/a
Nordau, MaxDegeneration1895Willa Cather
OuidaSigna1884n/a
OuidaWanda: Countess von Szalras1883bookmarks
Overton, Grand M., ed.The Women Who Make Our Novels1919bookmark reads "mat on Cather"
Page, Thomas NelsonGordon Keith1903Bess Seymour Bladen Neb
Page, Thomas NelsonIn Ole Virginia1906C.F. Cather
bookmark
Page, Thomas NelsonUnder the Crust1911n/a
Pancoast, Henry S.Standard English Prose: Bacon to Stevenson1907Elsie Margaret Cather
Parker, Sir GilbertThe Translation of a Savagen/dCather _illegible_
Parrish, RandallMy Lady of the North: The Love Story of a Gray Jacketn/dC.F. Cather, Red Cloud Nebr
Parrish, RandallThe Red Mist: A Tale of Civil Strife1914Doug Cather
Pater, WalterThe Renaissance1919n/a
Paxson, Frederic L.History of the American Frontier 1763-18931924n/a
Philips, AustinRed Tape1910C.F. Cather,
Aug. 23, 1910
from Willa
Phillpotts, EdenLying Prophets1896Bessie Seymour, Christmas 1897
Poe, Edgar AllenThe Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales1889n/a
Pollard, JosephineHistory of the New Testament in Words of One Syllable1888Douglas Cather
Porter, JaneThaddeus of Warsawn/dn/a
Pound, Louise, ed.American Ballads and Songs1922H773-4. 100
Poushkin, AlexanderThe Prose Tales of Alexander Poushkin1914n/a
Prescott, William H.History of the Conquest of Peru, vol. 11890n/a
Prescott, William H.History of the Conquest of Peru, vol. 21890n/a
Prichard, Constantine E., ed.Selected Letters of Pliny1899small notes throughout
Reed, MyrtleA Weaver of Dreams1911Mrs. C.F. Cather
Reed, MyrtleMaster of the Vineyard1910For Mother on her Birthday from Willa
Reed, MyrtleOld Rose & Silver1910Srx 150
Reid, James S.M. Tulli Ciceronis: Cato Maior de Senectute1892Willa Cather
State University, April 1892
Ridpath, John ClarkCyclopedia of Universal History, vol. 21885n/a
Riley, James WhitcombAn Old Sweetheart of Mine1902To Jennie B. Cather from her husband Chas. F. Cather, Feby. 14-1904
Rinehart, Mary RobertsThe Circular Staircase1908Wishing Mother a Happy New Year, Willa 1911
Rising, LawrenceShe Who Was Helena Cass1920To Miss Willa Cather with the admiration of Lawrence Rising
Robinson, William J.Psycho Analysis or Freudian Philosophy1930n/a
Robinson, WilliamOur Mysterious Life Glands1934n/a
Rodgers, Campbell, et alThe Poetic Works of Rogers, Campbell, Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White1878To C.F. Cather as a Christmas present from his wife. Dec. 25th, 1881
Roe, E.P.Barriers Burned Away1892Henry Cook, Druggist and Book Seller Red Cloud, NE
Roe, E.T., et alYouth's Own Book1894To James Cather, my dear little friend, From granma Munsell, Feb. 25th, 1898
Ruskin, JohnSesame and LIliesn/dW. Cather
Ryan, Marah EllisThe Bond-Woman1899Mrs. C.F. Cather
Sandoz, MariThe Buffalo Hunters1954For Elsie Cather because she has the _____, most unspoiled sense of humor in all the world. Sincerely, Mari Sandoz
Sandoz, MariThe Story Cathcer1963For Elsie Cather because she has the creative eye to make all her friends nobler, Mari Sandoz
Sawyer, Walter LeonA Local Habitation1899To Mother November 21 1909, Willa
Scott, Sir WalterThe Lady of the Laken/dElsie M. Cather
Scott, Sir WalterIvanhoen/dElsie Margaret Cather. November 18, 1903
Scott, Sir WalterIvanhoen/dW.Cather Jr.
Scott, Sir WalterMarmion1808Elsie Margaret Cather
Scott, Sir WalterRob Royn/dWishing Elsie a Merry Christmas-from-Isabelle McClung
Scott, Sir WalterThe Abbotn/dElsie Margaret Cather. December 25, 1903
Scott, Sir WalterThe Black Dwarf1830Elsie Margaret Cather
Scott, Sir WalterThe Lady of the Lake1904Elsie Margaret Cather
Scott, Sir WalterThe Monasteryn/dElsie Margaret Cather
Scott, Sir WalterThe Piraten/dElsie Margaret Cather
Scott, Sir WalterThe Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott1875028 ANU To Chas. F. Cather by Jennie B. Cather, Dec. 25th, 1880
Scott, Sir WalterWaverly or 'Tis Sixety Years Sincen/dn/a
Scott, Sir WalterWoodstockn/dElsie Margaret Cather
Seignobos, CharlesThe Evolution of the French People1932n/a
Seymour, Thomas D.The First Six Books of Homer's Iliad1891April 1892, 148 liner
Willa Cather State University, Lincoln Neb.
Shakespeare, WilliamAntony and Cleopatra1887William Cather, Willie Cather, Willie Cather, Willie Cather
Shakespeare, WilliamAs You Like It1916n/a
Shakespeare, WilliamAs You Like It1883W. Cather
Shakespeare, WililamRomeo and Juliet1881n/a
Shakespeare, WilliamRomeo and Juliet1887Willie Cather, Willie Cather, Willie Cather
Shakespeare, WilliamShakespeare's Complete Works1871From Jennie B. Cather to her husband Charles F. Cather, Dec. 25th, 1878
Sheldon, M. FrenchSalammbo of Flaubert1886illegible
Shelley, Henry C. Literary By-Paths in Old England1907illegible
Shelley, Percy BysshePrometheus Unboundn/dWilla Cather
Sickels, DanielThe General Ahiman Rezon and Freemason's Guide: Containing Monitorial Instructions...1882n/a
Singmaster, ElsieBasil Everman1920Wishing Bessie _____
Smith, Arthur CosslettThe Turquoise Cup and Desert1903Elsie Margaret Cather
Smith, G. HerbertSon of the Stars1939n/a
Spurgeon, Rev. C.H.The Saint and His Savior; or the Progress of the Soul in the Knowledge of Jesus1858n/a
Stacpoole, H. DeVereThe Ship of Coral1911For Bessie from Willa
Stanley, Sir Henry MortonThe Autobiography of Henry M. Stanley1909To the __________ friend on her birthday, Dec. 7, 1909 S.S.M.
Stephens, Robert NeilsonPhilip Winwood1900To Mother from Jessica Xmas 1901
Stern, G.B.The Room1922n/a
Stevenson, AugustaChildren's Classics in Dramatic Form: Book Five1912n/a
Stevenson, Robert LouisComplete Poems1911Elsie Cather, June 1912
Stevenson, Robert LouisDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyden/dn/a
Stevenson, Robert LouisTreasure Islandn/dn/a
Stimson, F.J. King Noanett: A Story of Old Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay1901To Mother at Christmas Time, 1901 Willie
Stockton, Frank R.The Lady or the Tiger and other stories1899To Bessie from Roscoe Cather and Jessie Cather
Stratton-Porter, GeneLaddie, a True Blue story1913Wishing Mother a Merry Christmas, Douglass - 1913
Synge, J.M.Riders to the Sea1951n/a
Tarbell, Ida M.He Knew Lincoln1907Charles F. Cather, from Willa
Tarkington, BoothThe Conquest of Canaan1905n/a
Tarkington, BoothThe Guest of Quesnay1908A merry Christmas and a Happy New year to mother from Willa Christmas 1908
Tarkington, BoothThe Plutocrat1927For my dear Mother With Christmas Wishes from Willa 1924
Taylor, Benjamin F.Between the Gates1880Private Library No. 11 Wm Cather
Taylor, H.C. ChatfieldThe Crimson Wing1902n/a
Taylor, J.E.Geological Stories1874J.M. Bates
Tennyson, AlfredTennyson's Poemsn/dn/a
Tennyson, AlfredThe Complete Works of Alfred Tennyson188001-2 C4T Jennie B. Cather 1881
Tennyson, AfredThe Works of Alfred Tennysonn/dNotes on back cover
Thackeray, William MakepeaceThe Memoirs of Barry Lyndon1891n/a
Thackeray, William MakepeaceHenry Esmond Catherine Denis Duval and Lovel the Widowern/dW. Cather
Thackeray, William MakepeaceThe Adventures of Phillip on his way through the Worldn/dn/a
Thackeray, William MakepeaceThe Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarshn/dW. Cather
Thackeray, William MakepeaceThe Virginiansn/dS.V. Taylor
Thomas, DorothyMa Jeeter's Girls1933illegible
Thompson, SylviaThe Battle of the Horizons1928Christmas 1929, C.M.C.
Thurston, Katherine CecilThe Gambler1905I Wish Mother a Merry Christmas, Willa Christmas 1910
Town, Mr. The Connoisseur, vol. 11793n/a
Town, Mr.The Connoisseur, vol. 21793n/a
Town, Mr.The Connoisseur, vol. 31793n/a
Town, Mr.The Connoisseur, vol. 41793n/a
Treverlyan, G.M.History of England, vol. 11953n/a
Tupper, Martin Farquhar 1851 
Tyndale, Troilus HilgardDon Cosme: A Romance of the South Chas. Cather
Upham, Thomas C.Abridgement of Mental Philosophy1873Private Library Willie Cather Number 5 (sticker); No. 98 Willie Cather Willa Cather
Valdes, A. PalacioThe Joy of Captain Ribot1900Willa Sibert Cather
Van Dyke, Henry"Even Unto Bethlehem": The Story of Christmas1928Wishing Bessie A Merry Christmas, Willa
Venable, EmersonThe Hamlet Problem and Its Solution1912n/a
Verne, JulesFive Weeks in a Balloonn/dn/a
Verne, JulesMichael Strogoff the Courier of the Czarn/dGrandma from Willa Xmas 88
Voynich, E.L.The Gadfly1897Merry Christmas to Mother, Willa
Wallace, LewThe Fair God1887Cather; Mrs. C.F. Cather
Walters, L.D.O.The Year's at the Spring: An Anthology of Recent Poetry1920To Elaine with much love for Christmas 1925, from Elizabeth A.
Ward, Mrs. HumphreyMarcella, vol. 11894n/a
Ward, Mrs. HumphreyRobert Elsmeren/dn/a
Ward, Mrs. HumphreyThe History of David Grieve1892Willa Cather
Warman, CySnow on the Headlight1899n/a
Weihofen, HenryThe Urge to Punish1956n/a
Wetherell, ElizabethThe Wide, Wide World1892n/a
Weyman, Stanley J.The Man in Blackn/dn/a
Wheeler, EllaMaurine and Other Poems1888n/a
White, William AllenIn Our Town1906Sticker, Apr. 10, 1906:
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS BOOK FROM MR. S.S. McCLURE'S ROOM
Wickham, AnnaThe Contemplative Quarry1921To Willa Cather with the open admiration of _____________ August 1921
Wiggin, Kate DouglasRose O' the River1905To Mother from Roscoe
Wiggin, Kate DouglasSusanna and Sue1909With a heart-full of love to _____ at Christmas Time. Willa 1917
Williams, Charles RichardSelections from Lucian1892W. Cather State University, Lincoln Neb. April 1893
Williamson, C.N. and A.M.The Guests of Hercules1912Wishing Bessie a Happy Christmas. Willa December 1915
Williamson, C.N. and A.M.Lady Betty Across the Water1907Cather
Williamson, C.N. and A.M.Set in Silver1909Cather
Wilson, Augusta EvansInfelice: A Novel1876n/a
Wilson, MargaretThe Able McLaughlins1923Mrs. C.F. Cather, Red Cloud Nebr.
Winchell, AlexanderSketches of Creation1874Sticker: J.F. Curran Private Library Number 44.
Second sticker reads: W. Cather Jr.
Winter, WilliamGray Days and Gold1894n/a
Wister, OwenLady Baltimore1906Wishing Mother a very Merry Christmas. Willa 1907
Wister, OwenThe Virginian1904To Auntie Sister from Willa Cather Christmas 1912
Wooley, EdwinHandbook of Compositions1907________
Worster, W.W.Guest the One-Eyed1922Try to find time to read this, Bobby, you'll like it. Willa Xmas 1923; Elsie M. Cather
Young, Francis BrettCold Harbour1925For Bessie Seymour 40 William Anderson Bladen Nebraska
Young, Francis BrettPilgrim's Rest1923n/a
Zangwill, IsraelThe Melting Pot1911_______________
_______________

 

Southwick Paper Collection

Date range: 1894-1998

Bulk dates: 1905-1945

Finding Aid created by Nolan Bennet, 2023
Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: One box plus oversized items

Abstract: The Southwick Paper Collection contains original and facsimile Willa Cather letters and correspondence, typescripts, manuscripts, and serial publication clippings.

Language: The material is in English and French

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: This collection was donated by the Southwick family, who inherited the material through Cather's niece, Helen Cather Southwick.

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research.

Cite as: [item #], Southwick Paper Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Manuscripts
  • Cather Correspondence
  • Willa Cather personal effects
  • Short Stories
  • Poetry
  • Magazine Publications

Related Materials: 

  • Southwick Rare Book Collection
  • Betty Kort Collection
  • Southwick Family Collections

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers; publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance.

Object TypeInventory No.TitleAuthorObj. Date
Magazine and CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F011931 Time Magazine Original Publication and Letter to Mary Virginia (Copy)Time Magazine and Willa CatherAugust 1931
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F02Miscellaneous Letters to Cather (Copies) 1913-1941
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F03Rose Rosicky Letter to Willa Cather (Original and Copies)Rose Rosicky1926
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F04Shadows on the Rock Typescript (Copy pp. 47-72 199-200)  
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F05Lucy Gayheart Typescript (Copy pp. 22-118)  
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F06"Enchanted Bluff" Original PublicationWilla Cather in Harper's Monthly Magazine1909
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F07The Professor's House Typescript (Copy pp. 1-22)  
StationeryTx-50-4000-F08Willa Cather 1973 Commemorative Stamps and Postcards 1973
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F09"The Willing Muse" Original PublicationWilla Cather in The Century Illustrated Monthly MagazineAugust 1907
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F10"Her Boss" Original PublicationWilla Cather in Smart SetOctober 1919
PublicationTx-50-4000-F11"My First Novels [there were two]" PublicationWilla Cather for The Colophon 
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F12"Three American Singers" Original Publication (Incomplete pp. 41-48)Willa Cather in McClure's MagazineDecember 1913
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F13"Plays of Real Life" Original PublicationWilla Cather in McClure's MagazineMarch 1913
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F14"Joseph and His Brothers" Typescript (Copy)  
Publication and CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F15"Willa Cather" in Sewanee Review and letter to Willa CatherGeorge L. White Jr.January 1942
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F16Letters to Willa Cather from Knopf Publishing (Copies) 1926-1947
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F17"El Dorado: A Kansas Recessional" Original PublicationWilla Cather in New England MagazineJune 1901
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F18"A Death in the Desert" Original PublicationWilla Cather in Scribner's MagazineJanuary 1903
ClippingTx-50-4000-F19Article on Willa CatherThe Chicago Daily NewsMarch1919
StationeryTx-50-4000-F20Willa Cather's Stationery  
Magazine Publication and DocumentTx-50-4000-F21"Jack-a-Boy" Original publication and PayslipWilla Cather in The Saturday Evening PostMarch 1901
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F22"Two Friends" Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F23"The Pilgrim" Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F24148 Charles Street Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ClippingTx-50-4000-F25"The Novel Démeublé" Clipping with Edits (Copy)Willa Cather 
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F26"Behind the Singer Tower" Original PublicationWilla Cather in Collier'sMay 1912
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F27"The Sweated Drama" Original PublicationWilla Cather in McClure's MagazineJanuary 1915
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F28Correspondence about Cather Letters (Copy)Helen Cather SherwoodDecember 1983
ClippingTx-50-4000-F29G. P. Cather Obituary 1918
DocumentTx-50-4000-F30"Letters of the Class of '70 Mt. Holyoke Seminary" (Copy)Franc Cather1874
ArticleTx-50-4000-F31Introduction to One of Ours Toho UniversityGoichi Fukui1979
ArticleTx-50-4000-F32"Remembering Willa Cather" in Woman's PressLorna R. R. BirtwellNovember 1948
DocumentTx-50-4000-F33Checks for Anna Sadilek Pavelka from Willa Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1943-1946
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F34Letter to James (Jim) Cather (Copy)Willa Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F35Letter to Roscoe Cather (Copy)Willa CatherJune 1935
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F36Letter to Charles F. Cather (Copy)S. S. McClureDecember 1906
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F37Letters to Charles F. Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1906-1918
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F38Letters to Elsie (Bobbie) Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1907-1941
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F39Letters to Douglass Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1916
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F40Letters to Mary Virginia Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1914-1930
NewspaperTx-50-4000-F41"An Old River Metropolis" Original Publication in Nebraska State JournalWilla CatherAugust 1894
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F42Letter to Helen Cather SouthwickSusan A. HallgarthDecember 1991
Newspapers and ClippingsTx-50-4000-F43Various Newspaper Articles Mentioning Willa Cather After 1947 1947-1998
Newspapers and ClippingsTx-50-4000-F44Various Newspaper Articles Mentioning Willa Cather Before 1947 1921-1944
ClippingsTx-50-4000-F45Various Clippings Not Related to Willa Cather  
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F46Letters to Helen Cather SouthwickSue Rosowski 
Newspapers and ClippingsTx-50-4000-F47Various Newspaper Articles About Alfred A. Knopf 1948-1983
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F48Alfred A. Knopf on Willa Cather Typescript (Copy)Alfred A. Knopf 
DocumentTx-50-4000-F49Memo for Editorial Department at Knopf Publishing on Willa Cather March 1929
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F50Letters to Charles E. Cather from Knopf Publishing (Copies) 1995-1996
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F51"My Aunt Willie!" (Copy)Helen Cather Southwick 
DocumentTx-50-4000-F52The Song of the Lark Promotional Booklet  
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F53Letters Between Edward H. Dodd and Alfred A. Knopf (Copies)Alfred A. Knopf and Edward H. Dodd1956
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F54"Miss Jewett" Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F55"On Cyndus" Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F56"Before Breakfast" Typescript (Copy)Willa Cather 
ManuscriptTx-50-4000-F57"Willa Cather" Original Typescript Published in The Hudson ReviewWilliam Stafford1958
Medical DocumentTx-50-4000-F58Prescription SlipDr. Patterson 
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F59McClure's Magazine Includes Chapters IV-VII of Alexander's Masquerade by Willa CatherWilla CatherMarch 1912
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F60"The Bohemian Girl" Original Publication in McClures MagazineWilla CatherAugust 1912
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F61"Wireless Boys Who Went Down with Their Ships" Original Publication in Every Week (Incomplete Copy)Willa CatherAugust 1915
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F62Original Publications of Poems that Appear in April TwilightsWilla Cather 
Magazine PublicationTx-50-4000-F63Original Publications of Various PoemsWilla Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F64Letter to Mary Virginia Cather (Copy)Jessica Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F65Letters to Helen Louse (Copies)Willa Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F66Letters to Anna Sadilek Pavelka (Copies)Willa Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F67Letters from Edith Lewis (Copies)Edith Lewis 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F68Letters to Edith Lewis (Copies)  
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F69Letters to Willa Cather (Copies)Charles F. Cather1918-1923
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F70Letters to Willa Cather (Copies)Leon Bakst1923
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F71Letters to Glendinning Keeble (Copies)Willa Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F72Letters to Harrison Blaine (Copies)Willa Cather 
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F73Letters to George and Eleanor Austermann (Copies)Willa Cather1933-1947
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F74Miscellaneous Letters from Willa Cather (Copies)Willa Cather1989-1943
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F75Original Telegram to Douglas CatherWilla CatherJanuary 1932
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F76Miscellaneous Original Letters to Willa Cather  
CorrespondenceTx-50-4000-F77Partial Letters Unknown Recipients (Copies)Willa Cather 
DocumentsTx-50-4000-F78Miscellaneous Documents Related to Willa Cather  
StationeryTx-50-4000-F79Envelopes to and From Willa Cather  
ManuscriptsTx-50-4000-F80Typescripts of Unknown Publication Poems (Originals and Copies)Willa Cather 

 

Beverly O'Neill Collection

Date Range: 1907-2004

Bulk Dates: 1940-1980

Finding Aid created by Sophie Ryan and Tracy Sanford Tucker, 2024. Copyright: National Willa Cather Center

Extent: 5 boxes

Abstract: The Beverly O'Neill Collection was donated by the family friend of Jack and Irma Cather and their daughters, Catherine Cather Lowell and Ella Cather Lewis. The collection contains WCPM ephemera, photos, and personal items and effects of Cather family members. 

Language: The material is in English.

Access and Use: No restrictions on access; users should acquaint themselves with copyright restrictions for later publications.

Acquisition Information: Forthcoming

Access Restrictions: The record group is open to research. 

Cite as [item #], Beverly O'Neill Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. 

Subjects:

  • Jack and Irma Cather
  • Ella Cather Lewis
  • Catherine Cather Lowell
  • First Edition Cather novels
  • WCPM materials

Related Materials:

  • Jack E. and Irma Cather Family Collection
  • Beverly Cooper Collection

Copyright: Copyright remains with the National Willa Cather Center unless it has been retained by the original creators or publishers: publication may be restricted in those cases, and those seeking publication of copyrighted materials should consult a copyright database or consult their institution or publisher for assistance. 

Storage UnitTypeInventory No.TitleAuthorDateNotes
Box 1: Cather Family BooksBookBK-207-001Literature Primer: English LiteratureRev. Stopford Brooke, M.A.1900 
 BookBK-207-002Famous Operas: CarmenGeorges Bizet1911 
 BookBK-207-003Famous Operas: MeistersingerRichard Wagner1912 
 BookBK-207-004Famous Operas: Tristan and IsoldeRichard Wagner1912 
 BookBK-207-005Famous Operas: AidaGiuseppe Verdi1911 
 BookBK-207-006Soldiers Three: The Story of Gadsbys in Black and WhiteRudyard Kipling1909"To Jack Cather on his Commencement Day -E.M.C."
 BookBK-207-007His Own PeopleBooth Tarkington1907 
 BookBK-207-008The World of Willa CatherMildred R. Bennett1951"For Mrs. Robert Lowell- Mildred R. Bennett" "In honor of Jack a boy whom I loved dearly- Carrie Miner Sherwood"
 BookBK-207-009The World of Willa CatherMildred R. Bennett1951"For John E. Cather- Mildred R. Bennett" "My love to Jack- Carrie Miner Sherwood"
 BookBK-207-010The Old Beauty and OthersWilla Cather1948 
 BookBK-207-011Every WomanWalter Browne1908 
 Book BK-207-012Writings from Willa Cather's Campus YearsWilla Cather1950 
 BookBK-207-013Sapphira and the Slave GirlWilla Cather1940 
 BookBK-207-014Youth and the Bright MedusaWilla Cather1975 
 BookBK-207-015Lucy GayheartWilla Cather1976 
 BookBK-207-016A Lost LadyWilla Cather1972 
 BookBK-207-017Sapphira and the Slave GirlWilla Cather1975 
 BookBK-207-018The Professor's HouseWilla Cather1973 
 BookBK-207-019Willa Cather: A Critical BiographyE.K. Brown1953 
 BookBK-207-020The Lincoln Library of Essential Information 1934 
 BookBK-207-021Sapphira and the Slave GirlWilla Cather1975 
 BookBK-207-022Cheerful Philosopy PoemsBurr McIntosh1936 
 BookBK-207-023Cather: Death Comes for the Archbishop NotesCliff's Notes Incorporated1965 
 BookBK-207-024Youth and the Bright MedusaWilla Cather1920"With love from Mother" 
 BookBK-207-059April TwilightsWilla Cather1968"Best Wishes, Bernice Slote" 
Box 2: First Edition CatherBookBK-207-025A Lost LadyWilla Cather1923 
 BookBK-207-026O Pioneers!Willa Cather1913 
 BookBK-207-027The Song of the LarkWilla Cather1915 
 BookBK-207-028Lucy GayheartWilla Cather1935 
 Book BK-207-029Obscure DestiniesWilla Cather1932 
 BookBK-207-030Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla Cather1927 
 BookBK-207-031The Professor's HouseWilla Cather1925 
 Book BK-207-032Shadows on the RockWilla Cather1931 
 BookBK-207-033Willa Cather in Europe: Her Own Story of the First JourneyWilla Cather1956 
 BookBK-207-034Willa Cather on WritingWilla Cather1949 
 BookBK-207-035The Old Beauty and OthersWilla Cather1948 
 BookBK-207-036My Mortal EnemyWilla Cather1926 
 Book BK-207-037My Ántonia (Tauchnitz Edition)Willa Cather1935 
 BookBK-207-038Obscure Destinies (Tauchnitz Edition)Willa Cather1933 
 BookBK-207-039The World of Willa CatherMildred R. Bennett1951 
 BookBK-207-040Willa Cather: A Critical BiographyE.K. Brown1953 
 BookBK-207-041Early Stories of Willa CatherWilla Cather1957 
 BookBK-207-042Early Stories of Willa CatherWilla Cather1957 
 BookBK-207-043Willa Cather LivingEdith Lewis1953 
 BookBK-207-044A scene from Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla Cather2004 
 BookBK-207-045"Double Birthday" from A Modern GalaxyWilla Cather1930 
Box 3: Cather Family EffectsObjectOBJ-207-046Framed Nixon family photounknownundated"To Irma Cather with warm best wishes from our family- Pat Nixon" 
 ObjectOBJ-207-047Unidentified paintingunknownundated 
 ObjectOBJ-207-048Webster County Museum Boxunknown undated"Aunt Jessica's house Red Cloud, NE"
 PhotoPHO-207-049Unidentified black and white photo of house, front facing (3.5" x 3.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-050Unidentified black and white photo of house, side facing (3.5" x 3.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-051Unidentified black and white family photo (3.5" x 3.5") unknownJan. 3, 1953"Four generations taken at -"
 PhotoPHO-207-052Signed studio portrait of Cather wearing an embroidered jacket (6 7/8" x 9 3/8")Rinehart Marsden1921 
 PhotoPHO-207-053Original studio portrait print of Cather wearing necklace given to her by Sarah Orne Jewett (5" x 6.5")Aime Dupont1910 
 PhotoPHO-207-054Framed photo of Cather wearing an embroidered jacket (8" x 10")Reinhart Marsden1921 
 PhotoPHO-207-055The Old Mill House described in Sapphira and the Slave Girl (7" x 5")Ella CatherApril 1976Taken in Gore, VA
 PhotoPHO-207-056Willow Shade home of Willa Cather (7" x 5")Ella CatherApril 1976Taken in Gore, VA
 PhotoPHO-207-057The Old Mill described in Sapphira and the Slave Girl (7" x 5")Ella CatherApril 1976Taken in Gore, VA
 PhotoPHO-207-058The Old Mill House described in Sapphira and the Slave Girl (7" x 5")Ella CatherApril 1976Taken in Gore, VA
 PhotoPHO-207-060Unidentified black and white postcard of house (3.5" x 5.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-061Ella Cather Lewis, Irma Wells, Catherine Cather Lowell, and Robert Lowell (2.5" x 3.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-062Ella Cather Lewis, Catherine Lowell Cather, and Irma Wells Cather (3.75" x 6")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-063Ella Cather Lewis portrait (2.5" x 3.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-064Ella Cather Lewis portrait (2.25" x 3")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-065Ella Cather Lewis in graduation cap and gown (3.5" x 4.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-066Ella Cather Lewis and friends (3.5" x 5")unknownAug. 1960 
 PhotoPHO-207-067Ella Cather Lewis on the Long Beach Flyer (3.5" x 5.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-068Ella Cather Lewis portrait (3.25" x 4.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-069Ella Cather Lewis portrait (2.5" x 3.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-070Ella Cather Lewis and Harry Lewis in Hawaii (3.5" x 5")unknownSept. 1963 
 PhotoPHO-207-071Ella Cather Lewis, Harry Lewis, and Irma Wells Cather in Hawaii (3.5" x 5")unknown1960 
 PhotoPHO-207-072Ella Cather Lewis portrait (5" x 7")unknownMarch 1963 
 PhotoPHO-207-073Ella Cather Lewis graduation portrait (4" x 6")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-074Ella Cather Lewis and friends on the SS Constitution (4.5" x 6.5")unknown1958 
 PhotoPHO-207-075Ella Cather Lewis portrait  (8" x 10")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-076Ella Cather Lewis and Harry Lewis at the Hollywood Bar of Music (4.5" x 6.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-077Jack Cather and Irma Wells on a brick street (3.5" x 4.5")unknownundated 
 PhotoPHO-207-078Jack Cather and Irma Wells in a pool (3.5" x 5")unknown1953 
 PhotoPHO-207-079Irma Wells swimming in a pool (3.5" x 5")unknown1953 
 PhotoPHO-207-080Jack Cather and Irma Wells poolside with dog (3.5" x 5")unknown1953 
 PhotoPHO-207-081Irma Wells poolside with dog (3.5" x 5")unknown1953 
 PhotoPHO-207-082Jack Cather, Irma Wells and family dining at Earl Carroll Theater Restaurant in Hollywood (4.5" x 6.5")Hollywood Nite Club Photosunknown 
 PhotoPHO-207-083Group studio portrait with Irma Wells (3.5" x 4.75")unknownundated 
 ObjectOBJ-207-084Irma Wells Cather passport Issued Jan. 4, 1962 
 DocumentTEX-207-085The Savoy Hotel Christmas Card (London)The Savoy Hotel1962 
 DocumentTEX-207-086Letter describing postal service in Gore, VA and William Cather's involvementJennie ReiherMay 7, 1978 
 DocumentTEX-207-087Envelope addressed to Ella Cather Lewis and Harry LewisIrma Wells undated"For Ella and Harry, With all our love, and the fervent wish for a life of love and devotion that we have had. -Mother and Dad"
Storage UnitFolder NameObject Type
Box 4: WCPM MaterialsMy Ántonia Movie Adaptation (1995) ClippingsNewspaper advertisement clippings
 Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial EphemeraBumper stickers, stationery
 Centennial Willa Cather StampAmerican Commemoratives posters and handouts, first day issued Cather stamp (1973)
 Cather Coat of ArmsPlaque, Certificate
 WCPM/ Cather Bios Clippings (1953-91)Newspaper clippings
 WCPM trivet  
 WCPM plate 
 Willa Cather Childhood Home Plate (1977) 
 WCPM metal flower keychain 
 WCMP pencils 
 Lucy Gayheart stationery 
 Red Cloud town stationary 
 Willa Cather Childhood Home stationery  
 WCPM wooden plaque 
 WCPM paperweight 
 Cather Crest stationery 
Storage UnitTypeTitleAuthorDate
Box Five: Cather Related BooksBookWilla Cather: A Pictorial MemoirBernice Slot; photographs by Lucia Woods1973
 BookThe Landscape and the Looking Glass:Willa Cather's Search for ValueJohn H. Randall III1960
 BookThe Song of the LarkWilla Cather1978
 BookMy Mortal EnemyWilla Cather1954
 BookThree Stories of the West: Obscure DestiniesWilla Cather1974
 BookThe Song of the LarkWilla Cather 1988
 BookThe Troll GardenWilla Cather1961
 BookFriend of My SpringtimeWilla Cather1974
 BookFriend of My SpringtimeWilla Cather1974
 BookO Pioneers!Willa Cather1990
 BookApril Twilights Willa Cather 1968
 BookApril TwilightsWilla Cather1968
 MagazinePrairie Schooner: Emily Dickinson Edition (vol. 51 no. 4) 1977-78
 MagazineCobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People "Willa Cather: 1873-1947 America's Novelist, Nebraska's Pioneer" (vol. 1 no. 12) Dec. 1980
 MagazineNational Geographic: "Willa Cather: The Voice of the American Frontier" (vol. 162 no. 1982)William HowarthJuly 1982
 BookThe Privilege of his Company: Noel Coward RememberedWilliam Marchant1975
 BookThe Art of Willa CatherAlderman Library1980
 BookCather: Death Comes for the Archbishop NotesCliff's Notes Incorporated1965
 BookThese Too Were Here: Louise Homer and Willa CatherElizabeth Moorhead1950
 MagazineThe Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine: "Willa Cather's Early Career: Origins of a Legend" (vol. 65 no. 2)Helen C. SouthwickApril 1982
 BookA Lost LadyWilla Cather1923
 BookOne of OursWilla Cather1971
 Book April Twilights and Other PoemsWilla Cather1923
 BookA Lost LadyWilla Cather1923
 ObjectMy Ántonia VHS tapeunknownundated
 Object"Paul's Case" VHS tapeunknownundated
 ObjectO Pioneers! VHS tapeunknownundated