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1 folder

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9pp.

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letters. 46pp.

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letters. 52pp.

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27pp.

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23pp.

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with David Dodds, the Charles Williams Society, Anne (Ridler?), Roma King, Walter Hooper, and others. 36pp.

Scope and Contents Sale of St Thomas, by Lascelles Abercrombie, published by the author, Ryton, Dymock, Gloucestershire, 1911 (inscribed 'Charles Williams, from Lascelles Abercrombie.'); 'Ye Dirty Old Man' (Dirty Dick) A Legend of Bishopsgate, from Household Words…' (n.d.); Journal of William Dowsing AD 1643-4 with Introduction and Notes by J. Charles Wall. London, Church Printing Company (n.d.); Twentieth-century...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The original contents of this collection arrived in various different packages labeled “A” through “Y.” A 48pp. inventory, prepared by Grevel Lindop, described the materials in detail in their original ordering. The contents were re-ordered by the Wade Center according to the system described below, but the original contents listings have been retained and can be accessed upon request. The original containers the materials arrived in were discarded when deemed that they were unsuitable for...

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Includes: 4-page review of Judgment at Chelmsford (1945 publication) – original typescript stored in Wade Center parallel file, “Charles Williams: Man and Author” by C. Graham Cotter, “Arms and the Man: Charles Williams and Courtly Love” by Charles A. Huttar, “Meditation on Christ's Passion” - selected by Glenn Edward Sadler from CW's The Passion of Christ (OUP 1939), and sermon by Rev. W. T. Brown, St Albans Abbey, 3/14/1914. 41pp.

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9 duplicated pages, “A Visit to the Jane Furse Hospital in South Africa / February 1964” by Carina Robins, and 5-page typescript describing arrival at Port Elizabeth. Possibly from Sister Dorothea or one of Edith's other S. African nun correspondents. (see Edith Williams Correspondence in series 1). 16pp.

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Includes a note to Mrs. Williams, signature cut off, covering note for the play, and a typed list of CW's publications. 35pp.

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Multiple incomplete drafts of some passages. (Note from Grevel Lindop: Corrections in Michael's hand. Perhaps originally written as a possible Introduction to a published selection of CW's letters to Michal which never appeared.) 21pp.

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Note from Grevel Lindop: some handwritten corrections and chapter numberings in the hand of Michael. Michal’s letter to Glen Cavaliero, 19.10.1956, contains a reference to Michael’s having written an unpublished novel, so this is almost certainly it. 114pp.

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Inscribed “Edie with love from Vi. 8th November 1908.” Contains verses, drawings etc. from friends as late as 1974. The unmistakable purple violets drawn with a swirl of the brush are signed by one Daisy Allen in 1909. Most album entries are from 1908-1920. 1908-1974, 1 book. 65pp.

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Many are family photos. The originals are stored in the Williams Photographs Collection. Original photo album also stored in this archive. 44pp.

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49pp.

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5 folders

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Includes: memorial card for Queen Victoria, birthday postcard, Elizabeth II and John Watkins postcard, and St. Cross Holywell, Oxford, and an envelope addressed to “Mrs. Williams” containing 12 unused sepia postcards of London scenes.

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including: poem titled “Affectionate Hints” by Alfred Williams (1840), undated poem “Upon Death” by R.W.S. Williams, MS 'Copied from the Illustrated London News 3 July 1847': speech of Sir Harry Smith, pages from diary (possibly Alice Wall), song lyrics, a poem, and page of notes in the hand of Michael Williams. 1840-1945, 10pp.

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including: text to a hymn, list of songs, carbon copy of title page only of Zion and Gomorrah: A Study of Good and Evil in the Novels of Charles Williams by Ann Elizabeth Gould, and a sheet titled “Self Examination.” 4pp.

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2 bookmarks, pictorial card about Life of Christ and the Bible, pamphlet: Who Sings of Easter? (signed Easter 1932), flier advertising Dickens Inn, London, order of service from Memorial Service for Dorothy L Sayers, January 15, 1958, St Anne's House, Soho, program of guest nights, Summer 1955, includes 'After Ten Years: An Appreciation of the work of Charles Williams', Joy Davidman, chaired by Dorothy L. Sayers. 8pp.

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circular decorative pierced card for 9th birthday of Henry Stansby Williams, April 27, 1836, empty stamped photograph envelope, 2 small illustrations by Richard Williams, card apparently for postcard design of views of St Albans Abbey by J.C. Wall, a blank invoice form for J. Wall Chair and Couch Manufacturer, and a photograph of a pencil drawing of Charles Williams by E. Pierce (1936, in envelope – also listed in Artwork collection as A-355). 9pp.

Abstract

The Williams Family Papers contain a variety of personal documents, vital records, publications, correspondence, and other materials relating to Charles Williams and his family.