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MCPP/CSL/1/1/13
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Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink, 26 May 1954
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- 26 May 1954 (Creation)
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(29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963)
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Letter from C.S. Lewis to Sir Henry Willink about the offer to take the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.
Writes to Sir Henry in his capacity as Master of Magdalene College [he was also Vice-Chancellor of the University].
Thanks him for his inexhaustive kindness. Unless the second candidate was as trickily placed as himself he couldn't see him turning down the appointment but he would still come and visit Magdalene and make his acquaintance.
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After C.S. Lewis had initially turned down the offer of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English it was offered to Helen Gardner. She too turned it down. It was then offered to Lewis again and he accepted.
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F/CSL/1