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REV. PERRY C. BRAMLETT COLLECTION PP0149

Descriptive Summary Creator Bramlett, Rev. Perry C.

Title Rev. Perry C. Bramlett Collection

Accession Number PP0149

Physical Description 5 archival boxes of personal papers, 2 boxes of audio cassettes

Inclusive Dates 1930s-2010s

Language Note English

Administrative Information Repository Mercer University Library Archives and Digital Initiatives 1501 Mercer University Dr. Macon, Georgia 31207 478-301-2968 [email protected]

Citation [after identification of item(s)], Rev. Perry C. Bramlett Collection. Archives and Digital Initiatives, Mercer University Library, Macon, GA.

Acquisition Gift of Joan Fine Bramlett, 2016.

Processing note Inventory prepared by Laura Botts, Grace McGibney, Abigail Standard, Daniel Williams, and Kathryn Wright.

Restrictions on access Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Restrictions on use To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders

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for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Collection Description Biographical Note A graduate of Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky; a noted author; and a dedicated and respected scholar, Rev. Perry C. Bramlett’s life work was taking C. S. Lewis to the local church. His widow, Joan Fine Bramlett of Fairhope, Alabama, selected Mercer University to house this collection to honor Bramlett’s work, to share the significance of Bramlett’s life, and to mark his contributions to the scholarship of C. S. Lewis and his friends and their influences.

Scope and Content Note The collection includes Bramlett’s notes on more than 2,500 hours of talks, tours, and retreats presented to groups in 25 states. Materials Bramlett used in his research and writing on C.S. Lewis and others, emphasizing the , the writer, and his influence are featured in this collection. Also present are materials on the circle of friends who came to be known as , notably J. R. R. Tolkien; Lewis’s brother, Warnie Lewis; his wife, Joy Gresham Davidman; and his illustrator, , among others.

Subjects Anglicists -- Great Britain -- Biography Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Spiritual life -- -- History -- 20th century Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

Separated Material Perry C. Bramlett book collection on second floor of Jack Tarver Library, Macon. Additional books in Archives, third floor. See library catalog for details.

Series Description

Series 1: Perry C. Bramlett

Series 2: New York C. S. Lewis

Series 3: C. S. Lewis

Series 4:

Series 5:

Series 6: J. R. R. Tolkien

Series 7: Inklings

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Series 8: Books, Magazines, Photos, Posters, Etc.

Series 9: Audio Tapes

Series 10: Hobbit and Narnia Board Games

Container List

SERIES 1: Perry C. Bramlett

Folder 1/1: Bodleian - C. S. Lewis - Sister Penelope Letters - Kilns Blueprints - Atlantic C. S. Lewis Article

Folder 1/2: Perry C. Bramlett - C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/3: Carolyn Keefe (Letters)

Folder 1/4: C. S. Lewis: Abolition of Man

Folder 1/5: C. S. Lewis &

Folder 1/6: C. S. Lewis Conversion

Folder 1/7: C. S. Lewis on Books and Reading

Folder 1/8: C. S. Lewis and Christmas

Folder 1/9: C. S. Lewis and Education (Arts, Sciences, Politics)

Folder 1/10: C. S. Lewis Displays

Folder 1/11: C. S. Lewis and , Freud

Folder 1/12: C. S. Lewis:

Folder 1/13: C. S. Lewis and Heaven (also , Death, Destiny)

Folder 1/14: C. S. Lewis on Pain and

Folder 1/15: C. S. Lewis and Plato (Plato in The Great Divorce)

Folder 1/16: C. S. Lewis: Prayer

Folder 1/17: C. S. Lewis: Special Friends, Relatives, Letters, Etc.

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Folder 1/18: C. S. Lewis: Why He Is Trusted

Folder 1/19: Education of C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/20: The Great Divorce

Folder 1/21:

Folder 1/22: Jack and Joy Lewis Talk

Folder 1/23:

Folder 1/24: Letters between Kathryn Lindskoog and Bramlett

Folder 1/25:

Folder 1/26: “Lewis Not an Evangelical” Talk

Folder 1/27: Magazines featuring Perry C. Bramlett

Folder 1/28:

Folder 1/29: Mere Christianity: Study Guide – Overview

Folder 1/30: Perry C. Bramlett Mixed Notes

Folder 1/31: Perry C. Bramlett Programs and Sermons

Folder 1/32: Screwtape Letters, Study Guide (excerpts from books)

Folder 1/33: St. Mark’s Church - Dundela, Letter, Email

Folder 1/34: Talk: Author and Book of the Century - J. R. R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings

Folder 1/35: Talk: Bright Shoots of Everlastingness - C. S. Lewis & Joy

Folder 1/36: Talk: C. S. Lewis Did Have a Wife

Folder 1/37: Talks: C. S. Lewis on God, Trinity, Women, Theology, Politics

Folder 1/38: Talk: C. S. Lewis & Life at the Center-Prayer, Devotion, Friendship

Folder 1/39: Talk: C. S. Lewis, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter

Folder 1/40: Talk: C. S. Lewis as Preacher

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Folder 1/41: Talk: C. S. Lewis through

Folder 1/42: Talk: C. S. Lewis Was Most Converted Person

Folder 1/43: Talk: Conversion and Discipleship in C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/44: Talk: Genius of C. S. Lewis - Mere Christianity for Today’s Christianity

Folder 1/45: Talk: Imagination and Other Worlds in C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/46: Talk: Introduction to Life, Works, and Influence of C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/47: Talk: C. S. Lewis and Science

Folder 1/48: Talk: - God’s Search for C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/49: Talk: The Weight of Glory

Folder 1/50: Talk: Was C. S. Lewis a Baptist Missionary?

Folder 1/51: Talk: What C. S. Lewis Still Teaches and Why He Was Effective

Folder 1/52: Talk: What C. S. Lewis Still Teaches Us Today

Folder 1/53: Talk: Why C. S. Lewis is Most Trusted and Read Author

Folder 1/54:

Folder 1/55: 6 Page Resources List - Front and Back

SERIES 2: New York C. S. Lewis

Folder 1/56: C. S. Lewis Centenary Celebration Bulletins

Folder 1/57: C. S. Lewis Centenary Group

Folder 1/58: Chronicle Portland CSL

Folder 1/59: Mythlove,

Folder 1/60: New York C. S. Lewis, 12/1969-11/1979

Folder 1/61: New York C. S. Lewis, 1/1980-10/1984

Folder 1/62: New York C. S. Lewis 11/1984-12/1991

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Folder 2/1: New York C. S. Lewis 1/1992-12/1996

Folder 2/2: New York C. S. Lewis 1/1997-4/2002

Folder 2/3: New York C. S. Lewis 5/2002-4/2004

Folder 2/4: New York C. S. Lewis 5/2004-Present (Folder #1)

Folder 2/5: New York C. S. Lewis 5/2004-Present (Folder #2)

Folder 2/6: Older Lamp Post January 1977-October 1981

Folder 2/7: Older Canadian C. S. Lewis January 1979-Spring 1993

SERIES 3: C. S. Lewis

Folder 2/8: (Comments from James O’Fee)

Folder 2/9: C. S. Lewis Articles

Folder 2/10: C. S. Lewis Article by Brian Barbour

Folder 2/11: C. S. Lewis Article - Trent University

Folder 2/12: C. S. Lewis – Bibliography

Folder 2/13: C. S. Lewis Centenary Ireland

Folder 2/14: C. S. Lewis and the Ceremonies of University (1917-25)

Folder 2/15: C. S. Lewis Family Photos

Folder 2/16: C. S. Lewis Festival

Folder 2/17: C. S. Lewis Institute Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Syllabus on Works of C. S. Lewis

Folder 2/18: C. S. Lewis Letters to Malcolm

Folder 2/19: C. S. Lewis Letters 1916-52 (April?)

Folder 2/20: C. S. Lewis Letters May 1952-March 1960

Folder 2/21: C. S. Lewis Letters 1962-64 to Hooper and Kay/to Sister Penelope/contents index (old)/loose pages

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Folder 2/22: C. S. Lewis:

Folder 2/23: C. S. Lewis Trail

Folder 2/24: C. S. Lewis and the Weight of Glory

Folder 2/25: Dark Tower

Folder 2/26: Events and Programs in Honor of C. S. Lewis

Folder 2/27: Letters C. S. Lewis to E. Vinaver (Richard West)

Folder 2/28: Letters to Kathryn Stillwell Lindskoog from C. S. Lewis and (1956- 57)

Folder 2/29: C. S. Lewis Centenaries

Folder 2/30: C. S. Lewis: Christian History

Folder 3/1: C. S. Lewis: Christianity Today

Folder 3/2: C. S. Lewis: College Graduation

Folder 3/3: C. S. Lewis: The Living Church

Folder 3/4: C. S. Lewis Magazines

Folder 3/5: C. S. Lewis: Photos of Homes, Churches, Etc.

Folder 3/6: C. S. Lewis Postcards

Folder 3/7: C. S. Lewis Schools and Institutes

Folder 3/8: C. S. Lewis Subject Research Notes

Folder 3/9: C. S. Lewis Touchstone Magazine

Folder 3/10: C. S. Lewis: U. S. News

Folder 3/11: The Listener

Folder 3/12: Mere Christianity (BBC Study Guide)

Folder 3/13: Miscellaneous

Folder 3/14: Punch 1947-51

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Folder 3/15: Screwtape Letters

Folder 3/16: Shadowlands

Folder 3/17: Shadowlands Photos

Folder 3/18: Shadowlands Reviews: Glaize Interview with Hooper; C. S. Lewis Oxford Ceremonies Bremer

Folder 3/19: Questions Asked C. S. Lewis

Folder 3/20: Warren Lewis

SERIES 4: Narnia

Folder 3/21: Narnia Article, D. King

Folder 3/22: Narnia (Articles, Movie)

Folder 3/23: Narnia Events

Folder 3/24: Narnia: Intros for Teaching

Folder 3/25: Narnia: Kids’ Stories, Sermons, Articles, Anecdotes

Folder 3/26: Narnia Magazines: Total Film

Folder 3/27: Narnia Marketing

Folder 3/28: Narnia Sermons (Paynter)

Folder 3/29: Narnia and Space Novels (Change in Books)

Folder 3/30: Narnia: Voyage to Narnia - Articles by Kay Lindskoog

Folder 3/31: Miscellaneous Narnia Magazines

SERIES 5: Hobbit

Folder 3/32: Hobbit: Empire Magazine (Folder #1)

Folder 3/33: Hobbit: Empire Magazine (Folder #2)

Folder 3/34: Hobbit: Lord of the Rings Magazines

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Folder 3/35: Hobbit Magazines

Folder 3/36: Hobbit: Pipes and Tobaccos Magazine

Folder 3/37: Hobbit: SFX Magazine

SERIES 6: J.R.R. Tolkien

Folder 4/1: The Great Copyright Controversy

Folder 4/2: Houghton Mifflin Co. Advertisement on 50th Anniversary of Lord of the Rings

Folder 4/3: J. R. R. Tolkien Archives – Marquette

Folder 4/4: J. R. R. Tolkien Biblio

Folder 4/5: J. R. R. Tolkien Loose Articles, Reviews

Folder 4/6: List of Tolkienalia

Folder 4/7: Parma Nole Journals on LOR

Folder 4/8: Talk: Christian Images in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

Folder 4/9: Talk: J. R. R. Tolkien, Author of the Century

Folder 4/10: J. R. R. Tolkien (Articles by Shippey, Casteel, Music, Reviews, Etc.)

Folder 4/11: J. R. R. Tolkien Info –

Folder 4/12: J. R. R. Tolkien Journal

Folder 4/13: J. R. R. Tolkien: Letters from Shippey, Hammond

Folder 4/14: J. R. R. Tolkien (Music Based on His Works)

Folder 4/15: J. R. R. Tolkien Photos

SERIES 7: Inklings

Folder 4/16: Stella Aldwinkle

Folder 4/17: Barfield

Folder 4/18: Bookmarks: C. S. Lewis, Tolkien, Harry Potter

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Folder 4/19: Butterbur’s Woodshed Periodicals

Folder 4/20: Cambridge

Folder 4/21: G. K. Chesterton

Folder 4/22: G. K. Chesteron Pamphlets

Folder 4/23: G. K. Chesterton Photos

Folder 4/24: Facts, Anecdotes, and Observations: the Harry Potter Stories

Folder 4/25: Golden Chains of Coincidence: a C. S. Lewis Puzzle Solved and Mystery to Ponder by Kathryn Lindskoog

Folder 4/26: (Lexington Papers)

Folder 4/27: Walter McGhee Hooper Papers

Folder 4/28: Inklings

Folder 4/29: Inklings Photos

Folder 4/30: Kay, DT, Articles, Letters

Folder 4/31: Kay Letters and Articles

Folder 4/32: Lindskoog vs. Hooper-Joe Christopher

Folder 4/33: George MacDonald (Prints), Society, Johansen, etc.

Folder 4/34: Linette Martin (emails), Impressions of Hooper

Folder 4/35: Alister McGrath, New Biography of C. S. Lewis

Folder 4/36: Oxford Photos

Folder 4/37: Oxford Places

Folder 4/38: Oxford Postcards

Folder 4/39: Oxford Socratic Club

Folder 4/40: Robin Phillips (Letter to Kay)

Folder 4/41: Ruth Pitter (Don King) Poetry

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Folder 4/42: Dorothy L. Sayers Bibliography

Folder 4/43: Dorothy L. Sayers Miscellaneous

Folder 4/44: Dorothy L. Sayers Photos

Folder 4/45: Dorothy L. Sayers Society and Miscellaneous

Folder 4/46: Dorothy L. Sayers Society, 1982-97

Folder 5/1: Stamps and Postcards

Folder 5/2: Study of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams

Folder 5/3: Sheldon Vanauken Papers and Articles

Folder 5/4: Charles Williams

SERIES 8: Books, Magazines, Photos, Posters, Etc.

Folder 5/5: Calendars: Inklings calendars, 1982, 1992; The C. S. Lewis Commemoration Calendar, 1994

Folder 5/6: Magazines and Newspapers: Radio Times 7-13 March 1981; Inklings Volume 1, Issue 4 (Spring 1995); Inklings Volume 2, Issue 1 (Fall 1995); Donald Barr, New York Times Book Review: Notes on the American Novel

Folder 5/7: Children and Theater: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Lyric Theatre, Belfast, November 1997-January 1998); The Ribald Music Comedy Canterbury Tales; Covent Garden Books 7; Christin Ditchfield. A Christian Teacher’s Guide: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Literature Notes: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Folder 5/8: Magdalen College: Magdalen College Magazine and Record 1990-91, 1997-98, 1998-99; Magdalen College, Oxford

Folder 5/9: Spiral-Bound Books: Allen Whitman, “Binding and Loosing in the Tales of Narnia”; Advance Uncorrected Proofs—Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer; Narnia Conference Proceedings (November 29, 1969); Mother Mary Joseph, The Centaur’s Cavern; Richard Wunder, “”

Folder 5/10: Academic articles/journals: Austin Farrer, Arguing about God; The Record Volume IX, No. 6 (January 1978); Mark Neilsen, A Clean Heart Create in Me: Daily Lenten Reflections from C. S. Lewis; D. E. Myers, The Compleat Anglican: Spiritual Style in ; The English

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Association Bulletin No. 75 (December 1932); Essays in Criticism Volume IV, No. 4 (October 1954); Nine: A Magazine of Literature and Criticism Number 8 (Spring 1952); Oxford: The Journal of the Oxford Society Volume L, No. 2 (November 1998); Programme 12 (December 1935); Pulpit Digest (March 1956); Alphabetical List of the Resident Members of the (1953); Sewanee Review Volume LXIII, No. 4 (Autumn 1955); SFHorizons (Spring 1964); Nellus Tulchin What Happened to Joy Davidman’s English Journal?; Waterfield’s Parts One and Two

Drawer D/1: Narnia Posters (includes caricature of Bramlett by Belinda Banks)

Drawer D/2: C. S. Lewis Posters The Times Literary Supplement article The Listener article

Drawer D/3: J. R. R. Tolkien Posters Book Review article

Drawer D/4: George MacDonald Posters Lindskoog, Kathryn, ed. The Lewis Legacy: Newsletter of the C. S. Lewis Foundation for Truth in Publishing. (Three spiral-bound volumes of issues dating from February 1989 to Spring 2003.)

Drawer D/5: Games (see list on pg. 13)

Drawer D/6: Mounted Items for Display Holloway Lease

Drawer D/7: J. R. R. Tolkien Books Media (VHS and DVD), Lewis and Tolkien

SERIES 9: Audio Tapes

Box 6: Clifford Morris on C. S. Lewis; , Service in Honor of C. S. Lewis; Head on C. S. Lewis; Kay-Millers Oxford; Kay on C. S. Lewis Reason and Imagination; Kilby on C. S. Lewis (#1); Kilby on C. S. Lewis (#2); Linette Martin “The Man Who Knew Jack Lewis Best”; C. S. Lewis in Person (#1); C. S. Lewis in Person (#2); C. S. Lewis in Person (#3); WG-York (#1); WG-York (#2); WG-York (#3); WG-York (#4); J. R. R. Tolkien; G.K. Chesterton Broadcasts and Poems; Tadie on GKC; MacDonald Pierson; S. Prickett on MacDonald; Tisckler on DLS; Reynolds and Brabazon on DLS; : The Just Vengeance

Box 7: Lloyd; MC Lloyd; GD Lloyd; Faces Lloyd; Doug Jackson, C. S. Lewis (#1); Doug Jackson, C. S. Lewis (#2); Doug Jackson, C. S. Lewis (#3); Doug Jackson, C. S. Lewis (#4); NPR 98, C. S. Lewis; WBCL Radio, C. S. Lewis; Houston on C. S. Lewis (#1); Houston on C. S. Lewis (#2); Barfield on C. S. Lewis

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Sayer on C. S. Lewis; Wade Lecture; Douglas Gresham, KBRT Hollywood; Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis and Contemporary Culture; Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis; Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis Man or Myth; Douglas Gresham, Shadowlands; Hooper on C. S. Lewis; Hooper/Hooper and Marchington Hooper, C. S. Lewis as Xu, Scholar; T. Howard, Faces; T. Howard, C. S. Lewis: Heaven, Hell; T. Howard, C. S. Lewis and Modern World; T. Howard, C. S. Lewis the Man; Kreaft “How to Save…”; Peter Kreaft, “The Achievement of C. S. Lewis” (C.S. Lewis Centennial Celebration, Seattle, WA); Dorsett, C. S. Lewis Keys Effective; Dorsett on C. S. Lewis; McGrath on C. S. Lewis, Belfast; “Joy’s Surprise,” Carole Glaize; Angelee Sailer Anderson, “The Sunrise Path”

SERIES 10: Hobbit and Narnia Board Games

“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Game Based on the Spellbinding BBC Dramatisation of the novels of C.S. Lewis.” The Games Team. 1988.

“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The Epic Battle between Good and Evil.” National Entertainment Collectables Association (NECA).

“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Game.” Milton Bradley. 2005.

“ Adventure Board Game: Middle Earth.” Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE). 1995.

“The Hobbit: A Two-Sided Jigsaw Puzzle.” International Polygonics, LTD. 1966.

“J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Trivia Game.” Sophisticated Games and Fantasy Flight Games. 2003.

“: . Battle Games in the World of Middle-Earth.” Games Workshop. 2001.

“Voyage to Narnia: Chronicles of the Christian Faith from C.S. Lewis.” Lifestyle: David C. Cook Publishing Co. 1978.

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