Wade Center Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm; (Reading Room closed noon-1 pm)
Saturday, 9 am - 12 pm
(Reading Room open on Saturday only during academic year.)
The Marion E. Wade Center
Fall Reading Group
Saturdays, September 23 to December
16, 2006
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
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Closing Dates: Monday, November 6 November 23-26 Monday, December 4 Extended Hours: Saturday, October 7 Saturday, October 28
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The Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College, Illinois, houses a major research collection of the books and papers of seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. These writers are well known for their impact on contemporary literature and Christian thought. Together they produced over four hundred books including novels, drama, poetry, fantasy, children's books, and Christian treatises. Overall, the Wade Center has more than 11,000 volumes including first editions and critical works. Other holdings on the seven authors include letters, manuscripts, audio and video tapes, artwork, dissertations, periodicals, photographs, and related materials. Any of these resources may be studied in the quiet surroundings of the Kilby Reading Room.
In addition, the Wade Center has a museum where such pieces as C.S. Lewis's family wardrobe and writing desk, Charles Williams's bookcases, J.R.R. Tolkien's desk, Pauline Baynes's original map of Narnia, and a tapestry from Dorothy L. Sayers's home can be viewed. Photographs, rare books and manuscripts, and other small items of memorabilia round off the displays. The newest exhibit, entitled "George MacDonald - Faith and Imagination" includes photographs and quotations from this influential Scottish author.
SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review has been published by the Wade Center since 1980. As a forum for both the general and the specialized reader, SEVEN contains articles and reviews relating to all of the Wade Center authors.
An international study and research center, the Wade Center was established in 1965 by Dr. Clyde S. Kilby, and later named after Marion E. Wade, founder of the ServiceMaster Company, L.P. In September 2001, the Wade Center staff, along with hundreds of guests, dedicated a new facility on the campus of Wheaton College. The project was made possible by a generous donation from Mary Wade, daughter of Marion E. Wade. The Wade Center is open to the public; there is no charge to browse or do research. Group tours can be arranged with advance notice. Researchers are also asked to contact the Wade Center in advance of a visit.
For further information, please contact the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187 USA.
* phone: (630) 752-5908
* fax: (630) 752-5459
* e-mail: wade@wheaton.edu