Box 1
Contains 47 Results:
Correspondence, 1940-1995
2 folders
Correspondence relating to Ruth Spalding and Charles Williams, 1940-1962
including a letter from Michal Williams. 9pp.
Works by Charles Williams, 1938-1942
5 folders
Portrait of Charles Williams, 1959-1979
9 folders
"Anne: John: Ruth" poem by Williams, August 1942
Handwritten in unknown hand, and typescript. 2pp. (See also: Williams manuscript #441, Williams Papers folders 74 and 227, and Ruth Spalding Collection folder 7.)
"The Church Looks Forward" article by Williams. , July 1940
St. Martin’s Review, No. 593 July 1940, 329-332. 5pp. (photocopies)
Correspondence relating to Ruth Spalding and Charles Williams, 1975-1995
11pp.
"Portrait of Charles Williams" script, compiled and narrated by Ruth Spalding, September 13, 1961 (9:20-10:20pm)
BBC Third Programme Feature. Produced by Terence Tiller. Remembrances by several individuals, including C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, and others. 34pp.
"Portrait of Charles Williams" script, compiled and narrated by Ruth Spalding, 1961
Rehearsal copy? Rehearsal scheduled for September 8, 1961. 23pp.
Works About Charles Williams, 1945-1991
10 folders
Eliot, T.S. "Introduction to All Hallows 'Eve", ca. 1948
Undated typescript. 10pp.
Gresham, William Lindsay. "untitled article on the novels of Williams", n.d.
3pp.
Drama & Theater Materials, 1939-1996
9 folders
The House by the Stable scripts, n.d.
2 typed versions: one copied from Seed of Adam, the other from the BBC (adaptation by Richard Martin). Includes a typed note. 55pp.
"The Order of the Co-inherence" list by Williams, n.d.
1p. (See also: Williams manuscript #7)
"Aims and Objects of the Rock Theatre Company" and "The Co-Operative Company", ca. 1943
Drawn up with the help of Charles Williams during "Man and Superman" ENSA tour, Autumn 1943. 5pp.
Miscellanea, 1959-1997
5 folders
"Portrait of Charles Williams" related materials, including: , ca. September 1961
broadcast announcement cards, cast list, newsclippings from the Radio Times, receipts from the BBC, and handwritten notes by Ruth Spalding. 37pp.
Correspondence lists relating to “Portrait of Charles Williams,” and interview questions, ca. 1960
The lists note which people received letters, summary of replies, and some address information. 20pp.
Charles Williams Society materials, 1995-1997
Including: pamphlets about the society, programs, conference materials, and a document relating to the creation of the society. 9pp.
Heath-Stubbs, John. "Charles Williams." Writers and their Work No. 63. London: The British Council and the National Book League, 1955
Includes a pamphlet on the "Writers and their Work" series. 2 pamphlets.
Spalding, Anne. "CW in Oxford", 1978
Written for Georgette V. [Versinger?]. Handwritten photocopy with annotations. 2 copies. 6pp.
Two book inscriptions by Williams: , 1938-1942
He Came Down From Heaven (signed May 1938), and The Forgiveness of Sins (Anne: John: Ruth poem, dated August 1942. See also: Williams manuscript #441, Williams Papers folders 74 and 227, and Ruth Spalding Collection folder 3.) 5pp.
The Death of Good Fortune fliers, presented by the Pilgrim Players, n.d.
3 copies. 3pp.
Frontiers of Hell notes and advertisement, Undated and February 10, 1996
See also Williams manuscript #440. 3pp.
Correspondence relating to “Portrait of Charles Williams,” filed alphabetically by last name, 1960-1961
Correspondents include: Margaret Douglas, T.S. Eliot, Austin Farrer, Christopher Fry, Victor Gollancz, Alice Mary Hadfield, Gerard Hopkins, Donald Houston, C.S. Lewis, Dick Milford, Phyllis Potter, Anne Ridler, Robert Speaight, J.R.R. Tolkien, Hugh? Ron Williamson, Olive Willis. 38pp.
Correspondence relating to "Portrait of Charles Williams," filed by date., 1959-1961
40pp.
Notes by Ruth Spalding on various topics relating to Charles Williams, n.d.
mostly handwritten. 27pp.
Scenes from Nativity Plays compiled by John Sherwood, November 17, 1959
European Productions, EBC European Division. 10pp.
Spalding, Ruth. "Charles Williams: Our Wartime Lodger", March 1, 1988
Handwritten, Oxford C.S. Lewis Society lecture notes. 19pp.
Spalding, Ruth. "The Lodgers: Some Recollections of Charles Williams" (alternate title: "Charles Williams as I Knew Him."), 1977-1981
Five copies in various draft stages, some revisions. 30pp.
The House by the Stable, The Death of Good Fortune, and Terror of Light , undated and ca. 1939
Aadvertisements, list of performance venues, and one page of notes by Ruth Spalding. 11pp.
Pilgrim Players informational pamphlets, 2 versions, 3 copies, 1941
Also includes notes on the Pilgrim Players, and an article titled "While Bombs Fall on England" by Fred Eastman (Motive, September 1941) 3 pamphlets, 7pp.
Correspondence with Terence Tiller and other members of the BBC staff relating to “Portrait of Charles Williams.”, 1959-1961
15pp.
Correspondence with Michal Williams and Edith Williams relating to "Portrait of Charles Williams", 1961
4pp.
Service of Thanksgiving program in celebration of the centenary of William's birth, September 20, 1986
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Oxford. 2pp.
St. Alban Christian Study Centre Programme Pamphlets. , 1994-1995
Chapter House, St. Alban's Abbey. 2 pamphlets.
Stancliffe, Canon Michael. "Charles Williams" (Westminster Abbey, London), March 24, 1965
(Westminster Abbey, London. 4pp.
Taliessin Through Logres articles: , 1946
book review by C.S. Lewis (The Oxford Magazine, March 14, 1946), "The Affirmation of Images" by Valerie Pitt (Mandrake 3, Oxford May 1946), "Charles Williams on Taliessin Through Logres" by Glen Cavaliero (n.d., includes 2 copies of notes by Williams intended for C.S. Lewis). 32pp.
Royalties of House by the Stable, Grab & Grace, Seed of Adam, and The Toree Temptations, December 12, 1961
1p.
Seed of Adam materials, ca. 1939
Including: transcript notes by Williams, advertisements, brochure from the Summer Conference of the S.C.M. (July 1939), and published version of play with notes by Raymond Hunt. See also: Williams manuscripts 390, 393. 46pp.
Correspondence and “fan mail” after the broadcast of “Portrait of Charles Williams,” filed by date., 1961-1979
24pp.
Various articles about Williams, 1945-1991
Versinger, Georgette. “Études Critiques: Charles Williams.”, 1965
Études Anglaises. Paris, France: Didier. 1 booklet, and includes a 1p. letter from the author, December 21, 1965.
The Three Temptations play program, Vanbrugh Theatre with R.A.D.A., Autumn 1962
Includes cast lists and performance schedule. 1 program.
Tobias and the Angel play program, The Pilgrim Players, n.d.
1 program.
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.”