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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

William Rose Benét Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1100
Scope and Contents:

The William Rose Benét papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, and personal and family papers documenting the life and work of American author and editor William Rose Benét. The collection spans the years 1847 to 1957, with the bulk of the collection dating from roughly 1900 to 1950.

Collection material is chiefly in English; with some material in French, Italiana, Russian, and Hebrew.

Dates: 1847-1957, bulk 1920-1950

Edward Killoran Brown collection of Willa Cather

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 490
Abstract:

The collection documents Edward Killoran Brown's research and writing of Willa Cather, Willa Cather: A Critical Biography. The collection contains correspondence, writings, and research notes.

Dates: 1874-1953, bulk 1944-1953

Henry Seidel Canby papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 64
Abstract: The Henry Seidel Canby Papers document many aspects of Canby's personal life and professional activities as a writer, editor, and educator. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes and other course materials. Canby corresponded with educators, literary critics,publishers, writers and other public figures. Correspondents include Sherwood Anderson, Mary Hunter Austin, Stephen Vincent Benét, Robert Seymour Bridges, Willa Cather, Jerome Davis, Walter De La Mare,...
Dates: 1825-1960

CATHER, WILLA, 1873-1947

 Sub-Series
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC

Albert Gabriel Feuillerat papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 208
Abstract: Personal papers, research materials, and autographs collected by Feuillerat in connection with his literary studies. A major portion of the papers consists of material on Paul Bourget, novelist and critic, as well as the brother-in-law of Feuillerat. Included are manuscripts by Bourget and correspondence by and about him. Among the writers of the holograph letters collected by Feuillerat are Jean François Victor Aicard, Paul Claudel, Alfred Stanislaus Langlois Des Essarts, Octave Feuillet,...
Dates: 1823-1949

Letter : from George T. Keating, 29 Broadway, New York City, 1922 September 21

 Part of Collection — Box 105: [Barcode: 39002140920316], Folder: 23
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Typescript letter, signed, regarding Cather inscribing copies of her books for his collection.

Dates: 1922 September 21

Letters : to George T. Keating, circa 1923-1927

 Part of Collection — Box 105: [Barcode: 39002140920316], Folder: 22
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Autograph letter and autograph notecard, signed, regarding a possible visit by Keating, thanking him for a gift, and informing him she is about to leave for France.

Dates: circa 1923-1927

Sinclair Lewis papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 268
Abstract:

The Sinclair Lewis Papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and personal papers documenting the life and work of novelist and author Sinclair Lewis.

Dates: 1866-1964, bulk 1910-1950

Photostat of letter to Frank H. Woods, undated

 Part of Collection — Box 105: [Barcode: 39002140920316], Folder: 21
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Photostat copy of typescript letter by Cather, relating to the history of her book My Antonia. The letter is dated June 14, 1944.

Dates: undated

Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 3
Abstract:

The papers contain correspondence, writings, subject files and personal papers documenting the personal life and writing career of Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant and such subjects as the Taos writers colony, the Indian rights movement, popular psychology, and life in Paris during World War I. Major correspondents include Randolph Bourne, John Collier, Alyse Gregory, Sidney Howard, Haniel Long, Amy Lowell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, and Thornton Wilder.

Dates: 1903-1965