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Wade. Marion E. Wade Center

 Record Group
Identifier: Wade

Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:

Lindskoog Christianity and Literature Article Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-45
Abstract

This archive contains correspondence pertaining to the publication of the article "Some Problems in C.S. Lewis Scholarship" by Kathryn Lindskoog in the journal Christianity and Literature (27:4, Summer 1978). Also included are copies of the article and response letters that were published. Gift of J.H. Timmerman.

Dates: Created: 1978-1980

Location File Archive

 Collection — File_cabinet Stacks: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 4; Series Series 5; Series Series 6; Series Series 7; Series Series 8; Series Series 3
Identifier: Wade-Stored in Stacks File Cabinet
Abstract

This archive contains printed material (maps, guides, pamphlets, brochures, postcards, photographs, articles and tourism materials) pertaining to UK and European locations related to the Wade Center authors.

Dates: Created: 1881-2022; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s-2000s

Lois Lang-Sims Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-43
Abstract

This archive contains drafts of the book Letters to LaLage: The Letters of Charles Williams to Lois Lang-Sims (Kent: OH: The Kent State University Press, 1989).

Dates: Created: ca. 1987

Lord Peter Wimsey Biography Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-37
Abstract

This archive is a collection of materials from Christopher Dean, relating to his biography on Lord Peter Wimsey. They include biographical material on Lord Peter Wimsey and additional papers.

Dates: Created: 1985

Love All and Busman’s Honeymoon Archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-32a-b
Abstract

This archive is a collection of materials relating to the book containing: Love All by Dorothy L. Sayers and Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers and Muriel St. Clare Byrne. Edited by Alzina Stone Dale. (Kent, OH: The Kent State University Press, 1984). The items in this archive represent some of the resources used by Mrs. Dale as she prepared the two plays for publication.

Dates: Created: 1935-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1983-1985

Mary McDermott Shideler Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-8
Abstract This archive contains seven unsorted folders of written notes and typescripts relating to the research, writing and publication of The Theology of Romantic Love: A Study in the Writings of Charles Williams (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1962). It also contains notes and typescripts relating to the booklet Charles Williams: A Critical Essay (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1966) and to an unpublished book on developing personal...
Dates: Created: 1955-1965

Mary McDermott Shideler Special Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-3
Abstract

This archive contains a typescript of The Theology of Romantic Love: A Study in the Writings of Charles Williams (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1962), with penciled notes by C.S. Lewis. It also contains a typescript of an index to the works of Charles Williams sent to Lewis, and a photocopy of a letter by Lewis.

Dates: Created: 1958

Mr. Chesterton Comes to Tea Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-10
Abstract

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

Dates: Created: 1974-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1977-1979

Muriel St. Clare Byrne Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-69
Abstract

This archive contains notes, photographs, books, manuscripts, play programs, and other materials collected by Muriel St. Clare Byrne relating to Dorothy L. Sayers.

Dates: Created: ca. 1913-1978; Other: Majority of material found in 1937-1958

Raymond Hunt Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-72 through 74
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1926-1978; Other: Majority of material found in 1932-1947

Religious Illustrated Cards and Booklets Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-67
Abstract

This archive contains correspondence and drafts relating to religious-themed booklets and cards containing text by Dorothy L. Sayers, including: "The Days of Christ's Coming,"  "The Story of Easter," "The Tale of Adam and Christ,"  "The Story of Noah's Ark," and  "The Enchanted Garden." Commonly known as the "Advent cards," the works were mainly intended as Christmas and Easter cards.

Dates: Created: 1953-1958; Other: Majority of material found in 1953-1955

Robert Havard Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4; Series Series 5
Identifier: Wade-B-8
Abstract

The Robert Havard Papers is 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.

Dates: Created: 1923-1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1923-1956; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/1975

Roger Lancelyn Green Manuscripts Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3
Identifier: Wade-B-20
Abstract

This collection contains photocopied manuscripts of several works by Roger Lancelyn Green.

Dates: Created: 1949-1958; Other: Date acquired: 05/02/2018

Rolland Hein Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2
Identifier: Wade-A-122
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1900-2004

Rosamond Sprague Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-23
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1969-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1973-1976

Ruth Spalding Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4; Series Series 5; Series Series 6
Identifier: Wade-A-46
Abstract

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.”

Dates: Created: 1938-1997

Sayers Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-104 and A-106
Abstract

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

Dates: Created: 1879-1941

Schofield Correspondence Archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-6 through 7
Abstract 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. Some photographs are included...
Dates: Created: 1942-1992; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1986

Seeking the Secret Place Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-52
Abstract

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).

Dates: Created: 1898-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-2004

Shadowlands Films Archive

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Wade-A-3a
Abstract

Materials relating to the 1993 Shadowlands film by Richard Attenborough, and a few photos from the 1985 film by Norman Stone.

Dates: Created: 1985-1994; Other: Majority of material found in 1992-1994

Sheldon Vanauken Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-34a-b and B-6 through B-7
Abstract The Sheldon Vanauken Collection contains typescripts and proofs of Vanauken’s books: A Severe Mercy, Gateway to Heaven, and Under the Mercy; along with photographs of awards, photocopies of articles, reviews, and Vanauken's review briefs and letter logs regarding his work. Also included are biographical research materials on Vanauken from Will Vaus, author of Sheldon...
Dates: Created: 1831-2011; Other: Majority of material found in 1947-1996

Shirley Sugerman Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4
Identifier: B-34
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1922-1991; Other: Majority of material found within 1972-1976; Other: Date acquired: June 23, 2020

Society of St. John the Evangelist Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Wade-Stored in the article file and book collections
Abstract

The ministry of Oxford's Society of Saint John the Evangelist had a profound impact on Lewis's spiritual formation. The following resources provide information on the SSJE, Father Walter Adams, Richard Meux Benson, and their impact on C.S. Lewis.

Dates: Created: 1896-2006

St. Anne's House Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4
Identifier: Wade-A-70
Abstract

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. At  her death in December 1957, Sayers's ashes were placed under the tower of St. Anne's in Soho.

Dates: Created: 1941-1958; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1957

Stella Aldwinckle Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-75 through A-84
Abstract

This archive contains personal and professional papers relating to Stella Aldwinckle, the founder of the SocraticClub (which included C.S. Lewis) and member of the Oxford Pastorate staff at Oxford University.

Dates: Created: 1922-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1970

The Chronicles of Narnia Movies Archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-97 through 98 and A-40 (oversize materials)
Abstract

This archive contains materials relating to the live action movies based on The Chronicles of  Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

Dates: Created: 2003-2009

The Devil to Pay Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-58
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1938-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1939

The Emperor Constantine Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-61
Abstract

The Emperor Constantine archive contains materials relating to the religious play of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers including: various copies and scripts of the play, some production notes, and related correspondence primarily regarding the Colchester Festival  where the play was first performed in 1951.

Dates: Created: 1949-1952; Other: Majority of material found in 1951-1952

The Just Vengeance Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-60
Abstract

The Just Vengeance archive contains materials relating to the religious play of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers including: a script of the play, press cuttings of reviews, and materials relating to the Lichfield Cathedral festival, where the play was first performed in June 1946.

Dates: Created: 1946-1948; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-1947

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (CTW/ER-TV) Animated Film Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-35c
Scope and Contents

This archive contains the press release folder used to promote the television special, the published script, and a teaching kit. There are more identical press release folders in the Wade Center’s Merchandise collection.

Dates: Created: 1979

The Man Born to be King Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4; Series Series 5; Series Series 6
Identifier: Wade-A-59
Abstract

The Man Born to be King archive contains materials relating to the religious play cycle of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers including: drafts and scripts of the 12 dramas, production notes, correspondence and fan mail, press cuttings, and correspondence between Sayers and Heinz Geck, who translated the play into German.

Dates: Created: 1940-1953, 2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1944

The Mind of the Maker Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-62
Abstract

The Mind of the Maker archive contains materials relating to the non-fiction book of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers, including: early drafts of the book, related correspondence, and a copy of the published work with annotations by Sayers.

Dates: Created: 1938-1955; Other: Majority of material found in 1941

The New Cosmology Correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-63
Abstract

This archive contains a single folder of correspondence, mainly fan mail, relating to  Dorothy L. Sayers's BBC radio talk, "The New Cosmology."

Dates: Created: 1950-1951

The Pantheon Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-66
Abstract

This archive contains correspondence and drafts relating to The Pantheon Papers by Dorothy L. Sayers, a series of satirical sketches on invented saints and celebrations of secular society.

Dates: Created: 1953-1954

The Quest of the Ring Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-38
Abstract

This archive contains memorabilia from a production of an adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for theatre, performed in Cheltenham.

Dates: Created: 1966-1976

The Religious Book Club Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-64
Abstract

The Religious Book Club archive contains various materials relating to the club and Sayers's position on the Advisory Committee,  including: meeting minutes, agendas, book  lists, RBC advertisements, Bulletins, and related correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1941-1948

The Religious Drama Society Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-65
Abstract

The Religious Drama Society archive contains various materials relating to the society, including meeting minutes and related correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1940-1951; Other: Majority of material found in 1947-1948

The Silver Trumpet Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-18
Abstract

Materials relating to the publication of the Bookmakers Guild 1986 edition. The Silver Trumpet, a fairy tale by Owen Barfield, was first published in 1925. This new edition was designed with new illustrations and an afterword by the Associate Director of the Wade Center, Marjorie Lamp Mead.

Dates: Created: ca. 1986

The Zeal of Thy House Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-55
Abstract

The Zeal of Thy House archive contains materials relating to the religious play of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers, including printed copies of the play, correspondence, music, and financial records from when the play was touring in 1938-1939.

Dates: Created: 1930-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1937-1939

Thomas Kranidas Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-47
Abstract

A selection of materials primarily relating to the publication of A Barfield Sampler, eds. Thomas Kranidas and Jeanne Clayton Hunter. SUNY Press, 1993. Includes: correspondence, notes, typescripts, photographs and proofs of the book with annotations by Barfield.

Dates: Created: 1917-1994

Tolkien Centenary Conference Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3; Series Series 4
Identifier: Wade-A-42
Abstract

This archive contains items related to the 1992 Tolkien Centenary, including promotional materials, stamps, and conference tickets, programs, and schedules.

Dates: Created: 1990-1993; Other: Majority of material found in 1992

Undergraduate Notes and Essays Archive by Dorothy L. Sayers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3
Identifier: Wade-A-102
Abstract

This archive contains extensive notes by Dorothy L. Sayers during her undergraduate years at Somerville College, Oxford University (1912-1915), or in the immediate period afterwards with a few pieces from other stages of her life.

Dates: Created: 1909-1957; Other: Majority of material found in 1912-1916

War in Heaven Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-9
Abstract

This archive is a collection  of materials relating to the Wheaton College production of an original, musical adaptation of Charles Williams' War in Heaven.

Dates: Created: 1984-1985

Warren H. Lewis Diaries Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-117 through 121
Abstract

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." Also included at the end of the archive are the seven "Travel Journals" that Warren kept while vacationing in England and Ireland.

Dates: Created: 1912-1972

Warren H. Lewis Diary Inserts Archive

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-96
Abstract

This archive contains article clippings, correspondence, and other inserts which have become detached from the Warren H. Lewis Diaries.

Dates: Created: 1908-1971

Warren H. Lewis Letter Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-107 through 108 and 111
Abstract

This archive contains personal letters between  Warren H. Lewis (elder brother of C.S. Lewis) and various correspondents.

Dates: Created: 1908-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1973

Warren H. Lewis Papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-110
Abstract

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.

Dates: Created: 1850-1973

Warren H. Lewis Walking Tour Maps Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-53
Abstract

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. The original maps are stored separately from the research copies of this archive.

Dates: Created: 1907-1968

Wheaton College Tolkien Society Archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Wade-A-113, B-9 and B-37
Abstract

This archive records the history and the events of the Wheaton College Tolkien Society, a Wheaton College Special Interest Club established in the Spring of 2011.

Dates: Created: 2008-2024

William Griffin Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Wade-A-4
Abstract

This archive includes the typescript of Clive Staples Lewis: A Dramatic Life, here tentatively titled Rum Thing: A Biography of C.S. Lewis.

Dates: Created: ca. 1985