Letters to Lawrence Whistler from C.S. Lewis and others
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 862
Concerning a proposal to found a Christian literary periodical, 'Portico'. The correspondents include (fol. 10) Ronald Knox, and (fol. 14) Ruth Pitter. At fol. 1 is a letter from Whistler concerning his gift of the 'Portico' file to the Library, 1985.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1962, 1985
Extent
17 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 862
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23525
Abstract
Letters to Lawrence Whistler from C.S. Lewis and others
Biographical / Historical
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to the library by Lawrence Whistler, through Walter Hooper, 1985.
Subject
- Title
- Letters to Lawrence Whistler from C.S. Lewis and others
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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