Cather, Charles E.

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Charles E. Cather is the son of James D. Cather (1886-1966) and Ethel May Garber Cather (1889-1975), Willa Cather's brother and sister-in-law. He was born in Nebraska on Feb. 2, 1923 and died in Long Beach, California, on Mar. 14, 2011. Ethel Garber Cather, is the daughter of Edwin S. Garber, nephew of Silas Garber, who served as governor of Nebraska (1875-1879). Helen Louise Cather Southwick is Charles' sister.

Willa Cather is best known for her short stories, essays, and novels that focused on her Nebraska experience, her early years in Virginia, her life in New York and Pittsburgh, and her travels to New Mexico, Canada, and Europe. For more biographical information on Cather, please visit The Willa Cather Archive .

From the guide to the Charles E. Cather Collection, 1864-2001, 1924-1971

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