Michael: Greetings! I work at Wheaton College in Illinois. On campus we display a museum/library called the Wade Center which houses the primary writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Owen Barfield and George MacDonald. In addition to manuscripts, we also possess Lewis's wardrobe and Tolkien's desk, on which he wrote The Hobbit - a great draw for students and researchers. If ever you visit the Chicago area, please visit. (We are the alma mater of Billy Graham, also.) Behold the Man or not, you'd be most welcome.
Over the years, we've attempted to round out as complete a correspondence concerning these writers as possible, with emphasis on Tolkien and Lewis. One of my tasks is to collect this material (I recently received permission from the ever-gracious Sebastian Peake for copies of two fan letters that Lewis wrote to Mervyn in the late 1950s - at one time, it was Wheaton's plan to collect the Peake papers). I know that you are not the world's most ardent Tolkien fan, but I was wondering if you'd relate the particulars of your brief meeting with him. What were your impressions and such - and did you meet Lewis in the course of things?
Thank you so much for your availability on this forum. It's great fun and most enlightening reading.
Over the years, we've attempted to round out as complete a correspondence concerning these writers as possible, with emphasis on Tolkien and Lewis. One of my tasks is to collect this material (I recently received permission from the ever-gracious Sebastian Peake for copies of two fan letters that Lewis wrote to Mervyn in the late 1950s - at one time, it was Wheaton's plan to collect the Peake papers). I know that you are not the world's most ardent Tolkien fan, but I was wondering if you'd relate the particulars of your brief meeting with him. What were your impressions and such - and did you meet Lewis in the course of things?
Thank you so much for your availability on this forum. It's great fun and most enlightening reading.
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