Photocopy of a letter from C.S. Lewis to the Swedish Academy, nominating J.R.R. Tolkien as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature
Photocopy of a letter from C.S. Lewis to the Swedish Academy, nominating J.R.R. Tolkien as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature, 16 Jan 1961, with a photocopy of an extract from an email to Walter Hooper and Michael Ward from Alister McGrath giving the provenance and other detail relating to the letter.
Dates
- Creation: 16 Jan 1961
Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 7556, fol. 90].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 7556, fols. 90-91
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9435
Abstract
Photocopy of a letter from C.S. Lewis to the Swedish Academy, nominating J.R.R. Tolkien as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature
Biographical / Historical
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a writer and scholar. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a writer and scholar. Details for both are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Walter Hooper, 20 Jan 2012
Subject
- Title
- Photocopy of a letter from C.S. Lewis to the Swedish Academy, nominating J.R.R. Tolkien as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Harriet Costelloe
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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