Willa Cather 1873 Birth 150th Anniversary
Actors read from author Willa Cather’s fiction and letters to mark the 150th anniversary of her 1873 birth. The New York Society Library and the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Ne…
152 viewsActors read from author Willa Cather’s fiction and letters to mark the 150th anniversary of her 1873 birth. The New York Society Library and the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Ne…
152 viewsIn part seven of Books That Shaped America, University of Nebraska Professor Melissa Homestead discussed Willa Cather’s 1918 novel, My Antonia," which tells the story of the friendship betwe…
887 viewsAndrew Jewell from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln talked about some of the holdings in their Willa Cather Archive, including letters to her siblings and her personal copy of My Antonia.
36 viewsNational Willa Cather Center talked about some of the sites around Red Cloud, Nebraska, related to Willa Cather and her writing. Willa Cather moved to Red Cloud as a child, and the land, and…
95 viewsAndrew Jewell, co-editor of The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, talked about the author and her letters. The letters include humorous reports of life in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in the late 19…
375 viewsIn the third in a series of symposia on American authors, participants talked about women writers in the American West. They focused on the works of Willa Cather, Edna Ferber, and Laura Inga…
462 viewsGuests examined the history of westward expansion, life on the plains, and the Progressive Era through the writings of Willa Cather. Cather authored several novels featuring characters and t…
2,866 viewsMs. Ronning described Willa Cather’s experiences as a student at the University of Nebraska.
254 viewsThe participants celebrated the life and writings of Willa Cather.
312 viewsMs. Rosowski talked about the life and writings of Willa Cather. She explained about the scholarly edition, text plus supplementary material, and how it was compiled.
342 viewsMs. Hodson talked about the collection of Willa Cather’s letters and the restrictions placed on the material by Cather’s will.
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