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MCPP/CSL/1/1/8
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Letter from Professor Basil Willey to Sir Henry Willink about C.S. Lewis, 19 May 1954
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- 19 May 1954 (Creation)
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(29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963)
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Handwritten letter from Professor Basil Willey to Sir Henry Willink about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.
Encloses a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to H.S. Bennett which the latter had handed to him. He had tried phoning in the hope that the letter of the offer of the chair had not been sent to Miss Gardner yet. His secretary had confirmed the letter had already gone and he feared there was nothing to be done. It was all very tricky and tantalising.
Asks what should be done if Miss Gardner refused - would they offer it again to Lewis?
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F/CSL/1