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My Ántonia: New Readings for a Centennial Celebration

… a paradigmatic American narrative and continues to invite new and varied interpretations.  This program, to be held at … is scheduled for April 7, 2018, at 2 p.m.  “ My Ántonia : New Readings for a Centennial Celebration” opens new opportunities for understanding  My Ántonia  as a …
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Serena's Album

… 1872 in Nebraska, the eldest daughter of Alvin Marsh, a dry goods merchant, and his wife Mary. The family included twin … Stitts was the wife of Thomas Stitts, a Bostwick dry goods merchant who had been appointed postmaster in 1895. … of Robert and Cornelia Martin. Her father ran a dry goods store in Red Cloud in the late 1880s; her mother was …
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Finding Aids

… Finding Aids The National Willa Cather Center houses one of the nation’s largest collections … Roscoe Cather 1939/02/03 Correspondence TEX-278-011 Postcard to Willard Crowell A.P. Tone Wilson 1939/02/16 …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… Lady —Harris’ favorite Cather novel—Cather references Bible stories, Hamlet, a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a novel by … of Humanities at the Webb Institute on Long Island, New York. The selective school specializes in naval architecture …
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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 … Willa Cather, an author who explored both the meaning and place of gender roles, now represents Nebraska at our … —Watch a recording of the ceremony and scroll down for a gallery of images and more information— The Congressional …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … While the reading and understanding of Cather's twelve novels and various other works are the primary attraction, … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents Table of … 1961 p. 1  Notes on the Financial Report p. 1  Service by Volunteers p. 1  Restoration Attracts National Attention p. …
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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"

… with Cather scholars, historians, and cooks; kitchen tours at Cather historic sites, with samplings of … on Cather's Nebraska story, " The Bohemian Girl . " O Pioneers! and " The Bohemian Girl " will be the featured texts … minutes. The featured texts for this conference will be O Pioneers! and "The Bohemian Girl," but papers addressing food …
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