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    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…

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    Books That Shaped America: My Ántonia

    In 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…

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    Willa Cather Papers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    Andrew 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.

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    Willa Cather and Red Cloud, Nebraska

    National 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…

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    The Selected Letters of Willa Cather

    Andrew 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…

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    Women of the West

    In 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…

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    Writings of Willa Cather

    Guests 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…

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    Willa Cather and the University of Nebraska

    Ms. Ronning described Willa Cather’s experiences as a student at the University of Nebraska.

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    Celebration of Willa Cather

    The participants celebrated the life and writings of Willa Cather.

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    Willa Cather Scholarly Edition

    Ms. 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.

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    Willa Cather Letters

    Ms. 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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