Letter from Mary Willis Shelburne to Walter Hooper
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 48-51
Held at the Weston Library
Includes:
- (fols. 48-50) letter from Mary Willis Shelburne (C. S. Lewis's correspondent in Letters to an American Lady, 1967) to Walter Hooper, concerning Lewis's last illness.
- (fol. 51) a modern transcript of Hooper's original letter to Mrs Shelburne made by Walter Hooper.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-2006
Extent
4 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 48-51.
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6859, fols. 48-51
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6110-1
Abstract
Letter from Mary Willis Shelburne to Walter Hooper, concerning Lewis's last illness, with transcript of Hooper's original letter.
Biographical / Historical
Walter Hooper (b.1931) is a literary advisor of the C.S. Lewis estate. Mary Willis Shelburne (1895-1975) was an American poet and widow, who was C. S. Lewis's correspondent in Letters to an American Lady, 1967.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Walter Hooper, 29 May 2006.
- Title
- Letter from Mary Willis Shelburne to Walter Hooper concerning Lewis's last illness, with transcript of Hooper's original letter
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Rachael Gardner
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk