Abstract This archive contains the materials related to the book "And God Came In" by Lyle W. Dorsett (New York:MacMillan and Co. 1983.), republished as "A Love Observed" (Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers. 1998).  Dr. Dorsett donated his materials from the research and writing of the book to the Wade Center in 1990. The book is a biography of Joy Davidman Lewis. Joy was married twice, first to Bill Gresham, an American writer and magazine editor with whom she had two sons (Douglas and David...

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37 pp. Handwritten drafts of the introductory sections including the title page, contents, preface and acknowledgements. Handwritten notes about sources such as interviews with members of the Gresham family, discovery of letters with Renée Gresham, and scriptures related to Joy Davidman.

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58 pp. Letters, Newspaper articles, papers on Judaism, a copy of Joy's college yearbook, etc., with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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49 pp. Letters, Newspaper articles, papers on Judaism, Joy's writings in her college literary magazine, etc., with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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61 pp. Rough handwritten outline of the chapter, articles about Joy Davidman, articles about communism in America, some of her own work, many notes from her stint with New Masses etc., with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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21 pp. Copies of letters and oral histories by friends and family with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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25 pp. Articles by and about Joy Davidman, notes, and other miscellaneous items with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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36 pp. Articles by and about Joy Davidman, notes, and other miscellaneous items with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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85 pp. Letters from people who knew Joy Davidman, letters to and from Joy, interview notes with family, and other miscellaneous items with Dr. Dorsett's notes throughout the folder.

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60 pp. Correspondence between Joy and William Gresham (over the years 1953-1955), correspondence between Joy and Renée (1953).

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45 pp. Correspondence between Joy and William Gresham (over the years 1954-1955).

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44 pp. Correspondence between Joy and William Gresham (over the years 1955-56).

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64 pp. Correspondence between Joy and William Gresham (over the years 1957-58).

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40 pp. Correspondence between Joy and William Gresham (over the years 1959-1960).

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53 pp. Includes many of Dr. Dorsett's notes as well as letters and articles.

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34 pp. Includes many of Dr. Dorsett's notes as well as letters and articles.

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104 pp. Letters from David Gresham to Dr. Dorsett, interviews with George Sayer and Walter Hooper, and various other letters (about Joy), interview notes, misc. notes and other info.