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My Ántonia: New Readings for a Centennial Celebration

… St Winchester , VA 22601 United States Willa Cather’s  My Ántonia  solidified her growing esteem as a keen observer of … University, Professor of English, Emerita), editor of the Scholarly Edition of  Sapphira and the Slave Girl  (2000) …
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Serena's Album

… entitled Mental Portraits , probably as a 16th birthday gift. These books, also known as autograph albums or … was made by a precocious 14-year-old signing herself “Wm. Cather M.D.” This entry by Serena’s classmate Willa Cather … “Beethoven” is her favorite composer, yet “A Squalling Baby” is her favorite music (her brother James was then 2 …
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Finding Aids

… and archival collections, housed in Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, containing memorabilia, artifacts, … journals, and rare book collections, as well as items belonging to Willa Cather like letters, clothing, jewelry, … to explore individual objects in the collection! For a broad view of the collections, finding aids are available for …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… were all taken, so I looked and said, ‘Well, I did read My Ántonia a few years ago and liked it a lot,’” Harris … Willa Cather Review ,  Cather Studies , and editing the scholarly edition of  One of Ours.  “She was a first-rate …
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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 … of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska History Museum in Lincoln and at the National Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she … after she arrived there her contributions to the magazine—poems, fiction, nonfiction articles—increased. Even as she …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… of each issue of the Review since its first publication in 1957. Simply use the Control + F function to search the … Cather Week at Union College  AUTHOR: Deborah Leonard-Lethbridge p. 17  WLA Meets in Denver p. 18  TITLE: In Pursuit … Ántonia p. 45  Four Cather letters received from Alice Woodbridge p. 46  James Work calls for quotations from Death …
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Antonia's Accent

… over the first syllable in her memorable character's name — Ántonia — to indicate the greater stress that syllable would … the accent in our references to the character or to My Antonia. Some of these visitors will, with justification, … a debate we're quite willing to conduct. As readers of the Scholarly Edition of the novel will know: "In Czech the name …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"

… Image "Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing" July 23, 2009 The 2010 Willa Cather Spring Conference, to be held … Ours , wines in The Professor's House , alcoholism in The Song of the Lark , etc.. Food production: agriculture and the Great …
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