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(1) Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink, 24 January 1957
He was one of two trustees of a fund for making gifts to individuals who need help such as undergraduates or disabled College servants or their widows. The fund was in a fairly flourishing condition and the suns of £25 to £100 could be given not too infrequently. If he felt there was anyone that needed funds the College could not give a private letter stating the case could be forwarded to the other trustee. This should not come before the Governing body and his name [Lewis} need not be mentioned at any stage

(2) Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis, 23 February 1962
Makes the case for a third year pupil of Dennis Babbage who was in need of help from the charitable trust

(3) Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink, 3 March 1962
Apologises for the dealy but he has been laid out with gastric flu. He had written to Barfield directing them to send a cheque for £100 to the undergraduate. He didn't want him to know who the donor was.

(4) Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis, 8 March 1962
Says that Dennis is very grateful. Was sorry he had been ill. Sends news from College - marriage of Dennis Babbage to Stephana Gaselee on 27 March 1962 and they had invited Simon Barrington-Ward to return to Magdalene and he was now making up his mind.

(5) Letter from Barfield & Barfield to Sir Henry Willink enclosing the cheque, 7 March 1962

(6) Letter from Sir Henry Willink to Barfield & Barfield acknowledging receipt of the cheque and confirming it was for a charitable cause and outlining the reasns the undergraduate needed financial assistance

Typed transcript of a letter from C.S. Lewis to Mr Pitman about sexual morality.

A handwritten note by Dr Hyam at the bottom of the transcript says that it is inaccurate.

Typed transcript of a letter from C.S. Lewis to Dick Ladborough expressing his opinion of D. Pepys Whitely who he refers to as 'a very great bore'.

Photocopy of a letter from C.S. Lewis to Adele Stoessel in which he describes himself.

Transcript

Dear Adele Stoessel,

The autograph comes below the letter. I am 64 - a year older than this century - and bald - and fat - with a Boxer dog and a Siamese cat - and I talk too much and I breathe too loud - and I don't like oysters or gin or a crowd - and the smell of the sea is my favourite smell. That's about all I can think of to tell,

Yours
C.S. Lewis

(1) Photocopy of a typed letter from C.S. Lewis to Jock Burnet, the Bursar and Dick, 12 August 1963.

Says he has left the books he wants sold. Asks them to review the College furniture before his own is sold. Says they can have anything they want for a keepsake. He was ashamed to ask them to do all this but Walter had to return to America almost at once and his brother was still away so he was at his wits end to know what to do.

(2) Photocopy of a typed letter from C.S. Lewis to Jock Burnett, the Bursar 13 August 1963.
To a degree he was ashamed but would have to accept his help. His temporary secretary could only stay in Cambridge a few days and he dared nit send his brother because of his infirmity. His books would be sorted into those that should be returned to Oxford and those that should be sold. Jock or Dick could keep any they wanted. The furniture was to be sold except a bathroom chair and carpet which belonged to the College. The oil painting of an old gentleman had to be packed and sent to the parish hall, Dundeln, Belfast.
Please could he tell his colleagues he was fit enough to be visited and would welcome it.

Attached to these photocopies is a letter from Richard Luckett (Pepys Librarian) saying he could find no evidence that Lewis returned to Magdalene during the summer of 1963.

Typed circular sent to the Fellows containing the text of a letter from C.S. Lewis in which he accepts an Honorary Fellowship.

A handwritten note at the top of the letter in Dr Hyam's handwriting says:
'The original of this letter contained the explanation that he was now out of hospital, and writing 'ex catheter'. As the original is lost this circular was sent to the Fellows by the Master'.

(1) Newspaper cutting of a letter from C.S. Lewis setting out his ideas on standardised spelling, News Chronicle, 1959

(2) Handwritten letter from C.S. Lewis to Denis Glass, agreeing with his views that the need to reform spelling to make it standardised was unnecessary, 6 Jan 1960

Two copies of a black and white photograph of a young C.S. Lewis [undated].

Black and white photograph of C.S. Lewis writing at his desk in his rooms in First Court at Magdalene College [undated].

Black and white photograph of C.S. Lewis [undated].

Black and white photograph of C.S. Lewis - blown up from a group photograph.

Black and white photograph of two men talking in First Court. The location of C.S. Lewis's rooms can be seen (First floor to the left of the Chapel). For the original photograph (taken by Ramsey & Muspratt) see MCPH/1/3/69.

(1) Handwritten poem ‘Lords Coëval with creation’ (1958) by C.S. Lewis
(2) Explanatory letter to Francis Turner, 10 June 1958
(3) Printout of the music by Peter Relph (who sang bass in the choir), June 2016.

Order of Service for a memorial service held for C.S. Lewis in Magdalene College Chapel in Sunday 7 December 1963.

Five pages from a scrapbook:

Page 1 - nine carte de visite size portraits of the following undergraduates who were friends of Poyser:
A. E. Bellars; H.W. Emerson; W.A. Mandall; Arthur de Courcy Cranstoun Charles; D.S. Carey; J.S. Smith; R. Leach; H.A. MacMichael; N.M. Fergusson

Page 2 - two pages from a book pasted in showing a view of Magdalene College in c. 1688 and an aerial photo of the College from 1919

Page 3 - eight carte de visite size portraits of the following undergraduates:
C.R.I. Johnson; B.C. de W. Siffken; W.H. Charlesworth; H.L. Gwyer; W.R. Lucas; J.A. Mandall; H. Howe; G.K. Leach

Page 4 - Bumps crew by the bank of the Cam with oars raised and flag flying with crowd behind and photograph of a group of eight friends sitting in chairs and on cushions outside with trees and the river behind

Page 5 - carte de visite size portraits of G.K. Leach and C.S. Monson; a page cut from a book and pasted in showing a drawing of Mr F.C. Wallis and another page pasted in of a cartoon of F.C. Wallis and underneath is written 'Freddie Wallis, well known surgeon London'.

Documents that belonged to Sylvia Thompson, governess to the children of Rudyard Kipling.

Photograph containing images of Roland Surgis' time at Magdalene as an undergraduate including College buildings, rowing, family groups, dinners in hall, and a performance of 'She Stoops to Conquer'.

The collection is in two parts:

(1) CBE
(2) Order of service and eulogies at his memorial service