A Calendar of the Letters of Willa Cather

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Letter ID: 0289
Addressee: Cather, Frances (Franc) Smith
Date: 1914-11-17
Repository: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Archives and Special Collections; Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation

To Mrs. George P. Cather [Aunt Franc], Nov. 17, [1914], from Pittsburgh ; UNL-Ray copy at WCPM

Has been working well. Expects to be in Pittsburgh until Christmas. Jack doing well at school; sees him often. War occupies all conversation. A friend from Belgium, Mme Flahant, is in New York and says her family members in Brussels are starving. The Belgian Relief Committee in London says that only the U.S. can sustain Belgium through the winter. Germans allow no food in that comes through England or France. Will donate to the relief fund instead of sending Christmas presents. America will have to answer to history if it fails Belgium. Willie [Stout #289]

Letter ID: 0299
Addressee: Greenslet, Ferris
Date: 1915-04-22
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To Ferris Greenslet, Apr. 22, [1915] ; Harvard

Is enclosing two postcards of Breton's The Song of the Lark; prefers the one in brown tones. How does he like the later chapters of the book? Can't revise until she gets a short story done for McClure's and gets her brother sent back to Pittsburgh. W. S. C. [Stout #299]

Letter ID: 0303
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-05-10
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, May 10, [1915], from New York ; Harvard

When will she receive proofs? Doesn't want to stop work on some stories and articles until there are enough proofs that she can stick with them. Willa S. Cather [Stout #303]

Letter ID: 0304
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-05-12
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, May 12, [1915], from New York ; Harvard

Please have foreign words set in italics. Copyeditor didn't in O Pioneers!. Also names of operatic roles. Hopes he has a proofreader who is fluent in Spanish and someone who can check the German used in the music lessons. Willa S. Cather [Stout #304]

Letter ID: 0306
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-05-18
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, May 18, [1915], from New York ; Harvard

Sending about half the corrected proofs to the press today. Please remember to provide three pulls of the galleys. Willa S. Cather [Stout #306]

Letter ID: 0310
Addressee: Sergeant, Elizabeth Shepley
Date: 1915-06-27
Repository: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

To Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, June 27, [1915], from New York ; PM

Has just read her essay on Provence in Century. Is busy with proofs. Jack is off in Maine. A musical critic is reading galleys and is enthusiastic, especially about the singing lessons. Would have felt bad if those hadn't been right! Has she seen Henry James's article about Mrs. Fields in the June Atlantic? Isn't she disappointed in Owen Wister's novel? [Pentecost of Calamity, 1915] P.S.: Loves her khaki outfit for the cliff dwellings— reminds her of Kurt's outfit in Fidelio [ Beethoven ]. Willa [Stout #310]

Letter ID: 0318
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-08-03
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, Aug. 3, [1915], from Pittsburgh ; Harvard

New cover is fine. Leaves for Durango on Friday [August 6]. Uncertain where she'll be the next few weeks. Willa Cather [Stout #318]

Letter ID: 0322
Addressee: Greenslet, Ferris
Date: 1915-09-13
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To Ferris Greenslet, Sept. 13, [1915], from Red Cloud, Nebr. ; Harvard

Good work on the publicity booklet and poster. Thanks for the advance copy. Likes the cover, jacket, and type. Has excellent photos of Mesa Verde provided by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, also of Taos and the pueblos near Santa Fe. Would he still like to have a book about the Southwest? Might be able to travel for free on Santa Fe next summer to gather additional material. Unfortunately, has gained six pounds while climbing and riding. Edith lost weight. W. S. C. [Stout #322]

Letter ID: 0326
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-10-27
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, Oct. 27, [1915], from Pittsburgh ; Harvard

Stores in Lincoln say they are unable to get copies. One has never heard of the book or the poster either. W. S. Cather [Stout #326]

Letter ID: 0329
Addressee: Scaife, R. L.
Date: 1915-10-30
Repository: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.

To R. L. Scaife, Oct. 30, [1915], from Pittsburgh ; Harvard

Thinks the ad is unexciting. Why not quote some of the really live statements in reviews? Has redone the ad proposing some other quotations. [Encloses example.] Has sent her Nation to Will Owen Jones for reprint. Willa Cather [Stout #329]

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