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FAMILY DONATES HUNDREDS OF WILLA CATHER LETTERS TO UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN LIBRARIES

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20070123
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln issued the following press release:

A new collection containing a large amount of Willa Cather's personal correspondence was donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The collection of more than 350 letters is the largest ever donated and triples the University Archives' collection of Cather letters. The correspondence also opens new doors to Cather's life.

"The letters and other materials donated are previously unknown resources for Cather scholars to study. I firmly believe that the Roscoe and Meta Cather Collection will change the face of Cather ...

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