The Edwin W. Brown Collection

The Edwin W. Brown Collection includes first English and American editions of books authored, edited, or with prefaces by C. S. Lewis, published essays and lectures of C. S. Lewis, two Lewis manuscripts, and books about C. S. Lewis, as well as first and reprint editions of George MacDonald and first editions of Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Owen Barfield. It also contains several manuscripts, letters, contracts, and photographs.

The following documents are some of the key works in the collection:

• Clivi Hamiltonis Summae Metaphysics Contra Anthroposophos Libri II; C.S.L.
• Light; C.S.L.
• A collection of 36 other volumes of George MacDonald reprints
• Dymer, New York; C.S.L.
• Perelandra, London (uncorrected proof); C.S.L.
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, London; C.S.L.
• Out of the Silent Planet, London, 1938; C.S.L.
• Dymer, London; C.S.L.
• Alec Forbes of Howglen; G.M.
• Perelandra, London; C.S.L.
• The Pilgrim's Regress, London, 1938; C.S.L.
• The Gifts of the Child Christ and Other Tales (two volumes); G.M.
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, London; C.S.L.
• The Horse and His Boy, London; C.S.L.
• The Magician's Nephew, London; C.S.L.
• The Last Battle, London; C.S.L.
• Dealings with Fairies; G.M.
• The Socratic Digest (five issues)
• Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood; G.M.
• Hand-written letters from Charles Williams
• MacDonald book contracts

The collection is more valuable in its entirety than the individual parts alone. In addition, it provides enhanced educational opportunities for students and faculty at Taylor University.

The cultural, literary and religious aims of the collection can be expanded through the educational curriculum offerings of lectures and seminars. In fact, Taylor University will have the potential to reach beyond the literary collection and bring C. S. Lewis scholars to the campus.