Archives

The Wade Center archives contain materials by, about, and related to the seven authors. Archives are collections of various materials grouped by topic or common origin. Finding aids are descriptive listings of the contents of each archive, and are listed below by title of the archive. Requests to use archives should be submitted 24-hours in advance.

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Finding Aids by Title

C.S. Lewis: Images of His World Archive: This archive contains research notes, Lewis quotations, corrected typescripts, photographs, and other material related to the writing and publishing of the book C.S. Lewis: Images of His World by Douglas Gilbert and Clyde S. Kilby, published in 1973 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Supplementary Material: Photographs Listing.

C.S. Lewis in America: Noll Research Collection: Contains records of American reviews, etc. concerning C.S. Lewis from 1935 through the mid-1950s (it is less thorough after 1947). Compiled by Mark and Maggie Noll.

C.S. Lewis Testimonies Archive: This archive contains letters and emails responding to two separate surveys done in 1986 and 1996 regarding the influence of C.S. Lewis.

Calabria, Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni Calabria Collection: A selection of various materials relating to Don Giovanni Calabria of Verona, Italy (1873-1954), who corresponded with C.S. Lewis in Latin from 1947 to 1954.

Change Ringing Archive: Change ringing serves as the backdrop for Dorothy L. Sayers's novel The Nine Tailors. This archive contains miscellaneous materials related to the practice of change ringing, among them pamphlets, brochures, and periodicals.

Mr. Chesterton Comes to Tea Archive by Aidan Mackey: This archive contains manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, related correspondence, and other materials concerned with Mr. Mackey's book, Mr. Chesterton Comes to Tea.

Christopher, Joe R. Joe R. Christopher Publications Archive: Publications containing bibliographies and other materials relating to the Wade authors by Joe R. Christopher.

The Chronicles of Narnia Movies Archive: This archive contains materials relating to the live action movies based on The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. To date, three movies have been made: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Disney / Walden Media, December 2005), Prince Caspian (Disney / Walden Media, May 2008), and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox / Walden Media, December 2010).

Coomes, David. David Coomes Papers: David Coomes's accomplishments include serving as Editor of The Church of England Newspaper and as Senior Producer in BBC's Religious Department. He was a recipient of the Clyde S. Kilby research grant for his research for the book Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life (Oxford: Lion, 1992). This archive includes a typescript of the book, and is a gift of David Coomes.

Dale, Alzina Stone. Alzina Stone Dale Collection: The Alzina Stone Dale Collection includes materials relating to her work on Dorothy L. Sayers, including the 1993 Sayers Centenary celebration, the Thrones, Dominations book publishing project, the writing of Maker and Craftsman: The Story of Dorothy L. Sayers (a Sayers biography), and a diverse range of correspondence.

Davidman, Joy. Joy Davidman Papers: This collection contains correspondence, personal papers, and poetry and prose written by Joy Davidman. A few documents also relate to her first husband Bill Gresham, her sons David and Douglas Gresham, and her second husband C.S. Lewis.

The Detection Club Archive: Contained within this archive are Dorothy L. Sayers’s own materials relating to her membership and secretarial duties to The Detection Club. These materials include stationery, list of members, and club constitution. G.K. Chesterton was also a member of the Club.

Detection Notes Collection by Dorothy L. Sayers: This collection features various documents relating to Sayers’s research in the areas of crime and detection, including notes from real criminal trials and detection techniques.

The Devil to Pay Archive: This archive contains materials for the play The Devil to Pay by Dorothy L. Sayers, including copies of the play, correspondence, production notes, and financial returns.

Dorothy L. Collection: This archive contains materials relating to the Oxford and Wheaton, IL productions of Dorothy L., a biographical one-woman play written by Catherine Kenney about Dorothy L. Sayers.

Dorothy L. Sayers Centenary Archive: This archive contains materials relating to the centenary of the birth of Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) in 1993. Items included are schedules and programs from related events as well as newspaper clippings regarding the centenary.

The Dorothy L. Sayers Diary Collection: This collection contains a series of diaries (personal day planners) belonging to Dorothy L. Sayers.

The Dorothy L. Sayers Library Inserts Archive: The items contained within this archive were found between the pages of the books in Dorothy L. Sayers’s personal library.

The Dorothy L. Sayers Notebook Collection: This archive contains 11 notebooks with notes in several languages by Dorothy L. Sayers. A wide variety of topics are covered, but most of the material relates to Dante Alighieri and his works.

Dorothy L. Sayers Press Cuttings Archive: This archive contains articles and ephemera which were in the possession of Dorothy L. Sayers, relating to her and her work (mainly Dante-related reviews).

Duriez, Colin. Colin Duriez Papers: Colin Duriez is an authority on C.S. Lewis and has written The C.S. Lewis Handbook (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1990). This archive contains a typescript sampling of the contents of the book, given by Colin Duriez.

Havard, Robert. Robert Havard Papers: A collection of personal and professional papers by and about Dr. Robert Emlyn Havard, personal physician of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and a member of the Inklings.

He That Should Come Archive: The He That Should Come archive contains materials relating to the religious play of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers, including printed copies of the play and correspondence.

Heck, Joel. Joel D. Heck Collection: Correspondence between Joel Heck and students or colleagues of C.S. Lewis in preparation for his book: Irrigating Deserts: C.S. Lewis on Education. Included in the correspondence are the Magdalen tutorial lists from 1926 to 1954, students’ lecture notes, an essay, a diary, newspaper clippings concerning Lewis and a brochure about the play Shadowlands.

Hein, Rolland. Rolland Hein Papers: This collection contains documents relating to the teaching and personal research of Dr. Rolland Hein, Professor Emeritus of English at Wheaton College. The majority of the materials consist of research on George MacDonald, and teaching notes from the class Modern Mythology LIT: 431.

Hooper, Walter. Walter Hooper Papers: This archive includes professional and personal documents relating to the life and work of Walter Hooper, particularly his extensive correspondence. Hooper served as the personal secretary of C.S. Lewis near the end of Lewis's life, and later became an executor of Lewis's estate and the editor of many of his posthumously published works.

Hunt, Raymond. Raymond Hunt Papers: The Raymond Hunt Papers archive contains materials relating to the life and work of Charles Williams, including notebooks of Williams’s transcribed lectures, Hunt’s personal notes, and a small selection of published materials and correspondence.

Hunter, Jeanne Clayton. Jeanne Clayton Hunter Collection: A collection of Barfield correspondence, poems, manuscripts, publications, and other related materials from Professor Jeanne Clayton Hunter.

Lang-Sims, Lois. Lois Lang-Sims Papers: Lois Lang-Sims corresponded with Charles Williams from 1943 to 1945. Williams's letters were published with her annotations as the book Letters to LaLage: The Letters of Charles Williams to Lois Lang-Sims (Kent: OH: The Kent State University Press, 1989). This archive contains drafts of the book.

Letters to Children Archive: These papers represent Dorsett and Mead's working papers for the book Letters to Children, published in 1985. The book is a collection of some of Lewis's many letters to children over the years.

Lewis Library Inserts Archive: The items contained within this archive were found between the pages of the books in C.S. Lewis’s personal library. A list and photocopies of some of the handwritten annotations in the books are also included.

Lewis, Warren H. Warren H. Lewis Diaries Collection: This archive contains a copy of the diary of Warren H. Lewis (1895-1973), the elder brother of C.S. (Jack) Lewis. The complete diary covers a span of fifty years and fills twenty-three hand-written “volumes.” This archive includes entries from January 1, 1912-July 12, 1972, and seven "Travel Journals" from various vacations.

Lewis, Warren H. Warren H. Lewis Diary Inserts Archive: This archive contains inserts from the diary volumes of Warren H. Lewis (1895-1973), the elder brother of C.S. (Jack) Lewis. The complete diary covers a span of fifty years, and fills twenty-three hand-written "volumes."

Lewis, Warren H. Warren H. Lewis Letter Collection: This archive contains personal letters between Warren H. Lewis (elder brother of C.S. Lewis) and various correspondents. Supplementary Material: Listing of Warren Lewis Letters in Other Collections.

Lewis, Warren H. Warren H. Lewis Papers: This archive contains personal papers from Warren H. Lewis, brother of C.S. Lewis, as well as inserts removed from the Boxen manuscripts and the Lewis Family Papers or Memoirs of the Lewis Family (1850-1930). A draft of C.S. Lewis: A Biography edited by Warren Lewis is also included. Supplementary Material: Contents Listing of the Lewis Family Papers.

Lewis, Warren H. Warren H. Lewis Walking Tour Maps Collection: The maps and books contained within this archive belonged to Warren H. Lewis. These items contain information about areas in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland where Warren Lewis and his brother C.S. Lewis went on walking tours. There are handwritten markings on several of these items.

Sadler, Glenn. Glenn Sadler Collection: The materials in this archive include publications, correspondence, illustrations, and other items relating to Glenn Sadler’s research on the artist, Arthur Hughes (1832-1915), who served as the illustrator for many of George MacDonald’s published works. Also included: a set of corrected proofs for Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald.

Sayer, George. George Sayer Manuscripts Collection: George Sayer was a student and close personal friend of C.S. Lewis. This archive includes the manuscript and its typescript of an unpublished essay by Sayer called, "On C.S. Lewis." Also included is the typescript of The Celestial Search: C.S. Lewis, His Life and Work by Sayer (later titled Jack: C.S. Lewis and his Times - 1988 ed., and Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis - 1994 ed.).

Sayers Family Papers: This archive contains correspondence, certificates, and other documents and records relating to the family of Dorothy L. Sayers.

Schofield, Stephen. Schofield Correspondence Archive: This archive is a collection of correspondence from the files of Stephen Schofield, C.S. Lewis scholar and editor of the Canadian C.S. Lewis Journal. It contains correspondence between Stephen Schofield, Walter Hooper, Clyde S. Kilby, Kathryn Lindskoog, Ruth Pitter, George Sayer, and Sheldon Vanauken. Photocopies of letters by C.S. Lewis to various correspondents are also included, as well as various related materials.

Seeking the Secret Place Archive: This archive contains the materials related to the book Seeking the Secret Place: The Spiritual Formation of C.S. Lewis by Lyle W. Dorsett (Brazos Press, 2004).

Sewell, Brocard. Brocard Sewell Collection: This archive contains poems by Cecil Edward Chesterton (the younger brother of G.K. Chesterton), letters to Father Brocard Sewell, and the typescript of Sewell’s biography of Cecil titled Cecil Chesterton (Saint Albert's Press, 1975).

Spalding, Ruth. Ruth Spalding Collection: This archive contains materials from the Spalding family relating to Charles Williams, particularly in the areas of drama, secondary materials about Williams, and the 1961 BBC radio broadcast of “A Portrait of Charles Williams.”

Sprague, Rosamond. Rosamond Sprague Collection: This archive contains materials related to Dorothy L. Sayers, donated by Rosamond Sprague. Contents include materials relating to A Matter of Eternity (a book of selections from Sayers’s works, edited by Sprague), general correspondence, and personal papers.

St. Anne's House Archive: This archive contains materials relating to St. Anne’s House, an Anglican organization formed with the goal of bringing the Christian faith into dialogue with aspects of modern culture — with particular emphasis on reaching out to the artistic and intellectual communities of London. Dorothy L. Sayers was an active member of St. Anne’s House and a strong supporter of its mission.

Sugerman, Shirley. Shirley Sugerman Papers. This archive contains correspondence, notes, and drafts relating to the publication of Evolution of Consciousness: Studies in Polarity (Wesleyan University Press, 1976) edited by Shirley Sugerman with contributions from a number of scholars in honor of the 75th birthday of Owen Barfield.

Sullivan, John. J ohn Sullivan Collection: This archive contains materials from the Chesterton collection of John J. Sullivan, and other personal interests of his. Included is a large variety of newspaper clippings, correspondence, book catalogs, Chesterton-related events materials, and secondary critical work on Chesterton by Sullivan and others, both published and unpublished.

Swann, Donald. Donald Swann Collection: Donald Swann set to music some of Tolkien and Lewis's works, such as Perelandra: An Opera; Poems and Songs of Middle Earth; and Tolkien and His World. The Donald Swann archive includes articles, reviews, publicity items and other materials related to Swann and his works.

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