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Hand written letter J.R.R. Tolkien to H.S. Bennett about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. It was enclosed in a letter from B. Willey to H.U. Willink.

Thinks Lewis will accept the position if the domestic arrangements for his move to Cambridge could be arranged satisfactorily.

Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to Professor Basil Willey about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Thanks him for his letter and he too had heard from Tolkien.

He had also received an embarrassed letter from C.S. Lewis.

He would tell him another invitation to accept the post had been sent out to their second choice and nothing could be done until it had been answered. Was making enquiries of the Registrary and Secretary General as to the extent to which Lewis's terms could be discussed in the event of Miss Gardner's refusal.