Collection, 1897-1975 1927-1950.

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Collection, 1897-1975 1927-1950.

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Correspondence to and about Willa Cather from, among others, Edith Lewis and John B. de Ville; photographs of Cather; postcards of New Mexico; partial drafts of manuscripts about Cather by George N. Kates, E.H. Brewster, and Gabriel Seymour; a copy of an article written by Cather; postcards; renewal lists; menus; poems. Included are letters to Cather from Anna Pavelka, after whom Cather modeled the protagonist of 'My Antonia.' The letters describe farm life in Nebraska. Also contains a partial rough draft of 'My Country and My People' by Lin Yutang.

1 box (2.5 linear ft.)

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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SNAC Resource ID: 7537280

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Lewis, Edith

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Kurth, Robert H.

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Robert Kurth grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his undergraduate degree in 1950 and his M.D. degree in 1953 from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He and his wife Doris became interested in the life and works of Willa Cather in 1975 and spent nearly twenty-five years acquiring Catheriana. From the guide to the Robert and Doris Kurth Cather Collection, 1897-1975, 1927-1950 Robert Kurth grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he received an undergraduate degr...

Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

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American novelist and short-story writer. From the description of Letters, 1926-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494991 Willa Cather was an American novelist and short story writer. From the guide to the Willa Cather literary manuscripts, 1926-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American novelist, journalist, and editor. From the description of Collection, 1908-1963. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research...

Kurth, Doris

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Robert Kurth grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his undergraduate degree in 1950 and his M.D. degree in 1953 from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He and his wife Doris became interested in the life and works of Willa Cather in 1975 and spent nearly twenty-five years acquiring Catheriana. From the guide to the Robert and Doris Kurth Cather Collection, 1897-1975, 1927-1950 ...

Yutang, Lin, 1895-1976

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Lin Yutang (Chinese: 林語堂 ; October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West....

Seymour, Gabriel, 1958-

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De Ville, John B.

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Kates, George N. (George Norbert), 1895-1990

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Art historian, curator of oriental art, author of CHINESE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE (1947), THE YEARS THAT WERE FAT (1952), and THE ART OF BEING OLD (1956). Lived in China, 1933-40, 1943-45. From the description of George N. Kates letters, 1946-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594244 ...

Brewster, Earl

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Pavelka, Anna Sadilek, 1869-1955

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