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*[[Letter to Joseph Wright|26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright]]
*[[Letter to Joseph Wright|26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright]]
*[[Letter to Mr Ashton|12 June 1925, to Mr. Ashton]]
*[[Letter to Mr Ashton|12 June 1925, to Mr. Ashton]]
*[[Letter to H.F.B. Brett-Smith|22 July 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith]]
*[[Letter to H.F.B. Brett-Smith (22 July 1925)|22 July 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith]]
*[[Letter to H.F.B. Brett-Smith|8 August 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith]]
*[[Letter to H.F.B. Brett-Smith (8 August 1925)|8 August 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith]]


*[[Letter to Willard G. Harding|25 June 1926, to Willard G. Harding]]
*[[Letter to Willard G. Harding|25 June 1926, to Willard G. Harding]]
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*[[Letter to Stanley Unwin|30 April 1954, to Stanley Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Stanley Unwin|30 April 1954, to Stanley Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Henry Willink|17 May 1954, to Henry Willink]]
*[[Letter to Henry Willink|17 May 1954, to Henry Willink]]
*[[Letter to W.N. Beard|26 May 1954, to W.N. Beard]]
*[[Letter to Nevill Coghill|21 August 1954, to Nevill Coghill]]
*[[Letter to Nevill Coghill|21 August 1954, to Nevill Coghill]]
*[[Letter to Liège University (9 September 1954)|9 September 1954, to the Liège University]]
*[[Letter to Liège University (9 September 1954)|9 September 1954, to the Liège University]]
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*[[Letter to Miss Turnbull (19 May 1955)|19 May 1955, to Miss Turnbull]]
*[[Letter to Miss Turnbull (19 May 1955)|19 May 1955, to Miss Turnbull]]
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (13 June 1955)|13 June 1955, to Deirdre Levinson]]
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (13 June 1955)|13 June 1955, to Deirdre Levinson]]
*[[Letter to W.N. Beard (5 July 1955)|5 July 1955, to W.N. Beard]]
*[[Letter to unknown recipient (26 July 1955)|26 July 1955, to unknown recipient]]
*[[Letter to unknown recipient (26 July 1955)|26 July 1955, to unknown recipient]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (27 July 1955)|27 July 1955, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (27 July 1955)|27 July 1955, to Rayner Unwin]]
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*[[Letter to David Masson (12 December 1955)|12 December 1955, to David Masson]]
*[[Letter to David Masson (12 December 1955)|12 December 1955, to David Masson]]
*[[Letter to Mr Capan|16 December 1955, to Mr. Capan]]
*[[Letter to Mr Capan|16 December 1955, to Mr. Capan]]
*[[Letter to Mrs. Rachael Feichtmeir| 21 December 1955, to Mrs. Rachael Feichtmeir]]


*[[Letter to unknown recipient (1956)|1956, to unknown fan]]
*[[Letter to unknown recipient (1956)|1956, to unknown fan]]
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*[[Letter to William Galbraith|8 March 1956, to William Galbraith]]
*[[Letter to William Galbraith|8 March 1956, to William Galbraith]]
*[[Letter to E. Rasdall|21 March 1956, to E. Rasdall]]
*[[Letter to E. Rasdall|21 March 1956, to E. Rasdall]]
*[[Letter to Patricia Kirke|28 March 1956, to Patricia Kirke]]
*[[Letter to Patricia Kirke (28 March 1956)|28 March 1956, to Patricia Kirke]]
*[[Letter to Mr Earle|12 April 1956, to Mr. Earle]]
*[[Letter to Mr Earle|12 April 1956, to Mr. Earle]]
*[[Letter to H. Cotton Minchin (16 April 1956)|16 April 1956, to H. Cotton Minchin ]] (see also [[Letter 187]])
*[[Letter to H. Cotton Minchin (16 April 1956)|16 April 1956, to H. Cotton Minchin ]] (see also [[Letter 187]])
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*[[Letter to Mr Hayward|9 April 1957, to Mr Hayward]]
*[[Letter to Mr Hayward|9 April 1957, to Mr Hayward]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (24 April 1957)|24 April 1957, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (24 April 1957)|24 April 1957, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to William Ready (9 June 1957)|9 June 1957, to William Ready]].
*[[Letter to Jerome W. Archer (9 June 1957)|9 June 1957, to
Jerome W. Archer]].
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (26 June 1957)|26 June 1957, to Deirdre Levinson]]
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (26 June 1957)|26 June 1957, to Deirdre Levinson]]
*[[Letters to Jerome W. Archer|5 August 1957, to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University]]
*[[Letters to Jerome W. Archer|5 August 1957, to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (9/10 November 1957)|9/10 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (9/10 November 1957)|9/10 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
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*[[Letter to L.M. Cutts|26 October 1958, to Mrs L.M. Cutts]]  
*[[Letter to L.M. Cutts|26 October 1958, to Mrs L.M. Cutts]]  


*[[Letter to William Ready|5 March 1959, to William Ready]]
*[[Letter to William Ready (February 1959)|February 1959, to William Ready]]
*[[Letter to William Ready (5 March 1959)|5 March 1959, to William Ready]]
*[[Letter to Miss Robinson|26 May 1959, to Miss Robinson]]
*[[Letter to Naomi Mitchison|8 November 1959, to Naomi Mitchison]]
*[[Letter to Naomi Mitchison|8 November 1959, to Naomi Mitchison]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959)|December 1959, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959)|December 1959, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
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*[[Letter to the editor of Triode|?April 1960, to the editor of ''Triode'']]
*[[Letter to the editor of Triode|?April 1960, to the editor of ''Triode'']]
*[[Letter to H.W. Donner|7 July 1960, to H.W. Donner]]
*[[Letter to H.W. Donner|7 July 1960, to H.W. Donner]]
*[[Letter to George Lewis Hersch|30 August 1960, to George Lewis Hersch]]
*[[Letter to Madam Ossendrijver (5 January 1961)|5 January 1961, to Ossendrijver]] (see also [[Letter 227]])
*[[Letter to Madam Ossendrijver (5 January 1961)|5 January 1961, to Ossendrijver]] (see also [[Letter 227]])
*[[Letter to Mr Hart|9 May 1961, to Mr. Hart]]
*[[Letter to Mr Hart|9 May 1961, to Mr. Hart]]
*[[Letter to Lars Gustafsson|18 May 1961, to Lars Gustafsson]]  
*[[Letter to Lars Gustafsson|18 May 1961, to Lars Gustafsson]]  
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*[[Letter to unknown recipient (28 May 1965)|28 May 1965, to unknown reader]]
*[[Letter to unknown recipient (28 May 1965)|28 May 1965, to unknown reader]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (7 June 1965)|7 June 1965, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (7 June 1965)|7 June 1965, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to The Librarian at Marquette|3 August 1965, to The Librarian at Marquette]]
*[[Letter to Paula Coston (26 August 1965)|26 August 1965, to Paula Coston]]
*[[Letter to Paula Coston (26 August 1965)|26 August 1965, to Paula Coston]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (14 September 1965)|14 September 1965, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (14 September 1965)|14 September 1965, to Donald Swann]]
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*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 October 1965)|30 October 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 October 1965)|30 October 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (30 October 1965)|30 October 1965, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]
*[[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (30 October 1965)|30 October 1965, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]
*[[Letter to Mr Lancashire|3 December 1965, Mr Lancashire]]
*[[Letter to G.S. Rigby Jr.|6 December 1965, G.S. Rigby Jr.]]
*[[Letter to G.S. Rigby Jr.|6 December 1965, G.S. Rigby Jr.]]
*[[Letter to William McCullam|9 December 1965, to William McCullam]]
*[[Letter to William McCullam|9 December 1965, to William McCullam]]
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*[[Letter to Joy Hill (5 January 1967)|5 January 1967, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (5 January 1967)|5 January 1967, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to C.N. Manlove|8 February 1967, to C.N. Manlove]]
*[[Letter to C.N. Manlove|8 February 1967, to C.N. Manlove]]
*[[Letter to David L. Sands|8 February 1967, to David L. Sands]]
*[[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (1 March 1967)|1 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]
*[[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (1 March 1967)|1 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]
*[[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (16 March 1967)|16 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]
*[[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (16 March 1967)|16 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (20 March 1967)|20 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (20 March 1967)|20 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (21 March 1967)|21 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (21 March 1967)|21 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Humphrey Carpenter|21 March 1967, to Humphrey Carpenter]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (22 March 1967)|22 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (22 March 1967)|22 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Humphrey Carpenter|21 March 1967, to Humphrey Carpenter]]
*[[Letter to Miss M. Felver (29 March 1967)|29 March 1967, to Miss M. Felver]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (12 April 1967)|12 April 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (12 April 1967)|12 April 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to J.D. Gilbert|17 April 1967, to J.D. Gilbert]]
*[[Letter to J.D. Gilbert|17 April 1967, to J.D. Gilbert]]
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*[[Letter to Leslie Megahey|1968 to Leslie Megahey]]
*[[Letter to Leslie Megahey|1968 to Leslie Megahey]]
*[[Letter to Miss E. Byrne (1 March 1968)|1 March 1968, to Miss E. Byrne]]
*[[Letter to Miss E. Byrne (1 March 1968)|1 March 1968, to Miss E. Byrne]]
*[[Letter to Dick Plotz (8 April 1968)|8 April 1968 to Dick Plotz]]
*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|May 1968, to Mary Fairburn]]
*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|May 1968, to Mary Fairburn]]
*[[Letter to George Burke Johnston (24 May 1968| 24 May 1968, to George Burke Johnston]]
*[[Letter to George Burke Johnston (24 May 1968| 24 May 1968, to George Burke Johnston]]
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*[[Letter to Hilary Tolkien|1971, to Hilary Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Hilary Tolkien|1971, to Hilary Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Randy Trimmer|7 April 1971, to Randy Trimmer]]
*[[Letter to Randy Trimmer|7 April 1971, to Randy Trimmer]]
*[[Letter to Dorothy Wood (26 May 1971)|26 May 1971, to Dorothy Wood]]
*[[Letter to "My dear Ladies"|10 June 1971, to "My dear Ladies"]]
*[[Letter to "My dear Ladies"|10 June 1971, to "My dear Ladies"]]
*[[Letter to Brian Miller|21 June 1971, to Brian Miller]]
*[[Letter to Brian Miller|21 June 1971, to Brian Miller]]
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*[[Letter to N.J. Kyle|17 January 1973, to N.J. Kyle]] (''per procurationem'')
*[[Letter to N.J. Kyle|17 January 1973, to N.J. Kyle]] (''per procurationem'')
*[[Letter to Patrick Hunt|25 January 1973, to Patrick Hunt]]
*[[Letter to Patrick Hunt|25 January 1973, to Patrick Hunt]]
*[[Letter to Stefan Petterson|26 February 1973, to Stefan Petterson]](''per procurationem'')
*[[Letter to Stefan Petterson|26 February 1973, to Stefan Petterson]] (''per procurationem'')
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (8 March 1973)|8 March 1973, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (8 March 1973)|8 March 1973, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Dr. Denis Tolhurst|20 April 1973, to Dr. Denis Tolhurst]]
*[[Letter to Dr. Denis Tolhurst|20 April 1973, to Dr. Denis Tolhurst]]
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*[[:Category:Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien|Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
*[[:Category:Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien|Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
*[[Locus 1]]


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Revision as of 07:35, 27 May 2015

The name Letters refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Letters (disambiguation).

The The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien is a large collection of letters of Tolkien, but it is far from complete. Below are some letters that did not make it into the collection, or only partially.

Individual letters

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Unexposed collections and rumours

Correspondence between Tolkien and R.W. Burchfield

During the years 1953-72, Tolkien corresponded with R.W. Burchfield. The collection of letters is kept at the Bodleian Library:[4]

Correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien and R.W. Burchfield, 1953-72. / Shelfmark: MS. Eng. c. 7284, fols. 1-16. / Extent: 16 leaves. / Comprises ten manuscript, and typescript letters, and one copy letter from Tolkien to Burchfield, relating to Burchfield's attendance at tutorials, his search for housing in Oxford, his application for funding for his research, his search for an academic post, his congratulations on the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring, an extension for his work on 'Ormulum', and Tolkien's edition of Ancrene Wisse: The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle, and one letter from Burchfield to Tolkien relating to the printing of Ancrene Wisse. Also a description of the letters by Elizabeth Burchfield, widow of R.W. Burchfield. / Acquisition: Bequest of R.W. Burchfield, per Elizabeth Burchfield, Dec. 2004.

Correspondence between Tolkien and Pablo Martínez del Río

José Manuel Ferrández Bru has noted that a collection of Tolkien's letters to Pablo Martínez del Río, whose younger cousins Tolkien took to vacation in Paris in 1913, has been donated to the Centro de Estudios de Historia de México of Condumex. As of 2011, Ferrández Bru wrote that Tolkien's letters unfortunately "are mixed with huge numbers of other documents" and that it will take years before they have been catalogued and available for research.[5]

Correspondence between Tolkien and Sterling E. Lanier

In an article in Locus #149 (1973), the science fiction author Sterling E. Lanier mentions his correspondence with Tolkien, consisting of a "dozen or so" letters. John D. Rateliff has provided the following quote from Lanier's article:[6]

His last great legacy to the world, the Silmarillion, has been saved. He wrote me years ago, that it was done in verse! He seemed puzzled in a mild way, that at the time, no publisher seemed interested in it. I recall asking what he was doing for a comic or light element, since no Hobbits existed this early. He agreed this was a problem, but felt it could be solved. I can't wait."

Letters to The Society

A collection of Tolkien's letters to The Society is kept at the Bodleian Library.[7]

Letters to Simonne d'Ardenne

John and Priscilla Tolkien mention briefly in The Tolkien Family Album that Simonne d'Ardenne: "was especially close to Priscilla, up until her death in 1986. She entrusted to Priscilla a great bundle of letters she had received from J.R.R.T. over a period of forty years." (p.68). This large collection of letters seems never to have reached a publication.

Letters to the Hogans

In the article "Tolkien's time in 'Erin'" (in anticipation of the publication of the Irish translation of The Hobbit), published in The Irish Times on 17 March 2012, Dr. Tom Hogan mentions that Tolkien:

stayed many times in our house on visits to Ireland. These visits started in the 1950s. He came to Ireland for a couple of weeks each year acting as an external examiner of English in UCD. He worked alongside my late father Jeremiah who was professor of English there at the time. A number of letters from Tolkien to us are in my possession.

No dates of individual letters are provided, but Hogan quotes from several letters in the article.[8]

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (expanded edition)

On February 2nd, 2004, TheOneRing.net featured an article on the Tolkien Convention in Brussels. An expanded edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien was promised:

"...on the occasion of TFY's presentation on January 19, Marco Respinti and Oronzo Cilli, in the presence of Elisabetta Sgarbi (Editorial Director of Bompiani), spoke of the possibility of a revision of the Italian edition of Tolkien's letters, gathered by his son Christopher and his official biographer, Humprey Carpenter. Bompiani decided to publish a new edition, revised and enlarged, and the Italian Tolkien Society is in contant with an english publisher to have an international version of the book. The volume will be introduced by an essay of Priscilla Tolkien and it will boast contributions by Tolkien experts as Mike Foster, Christopher Garbowski, Brian Rosebury, Andrew McMurry, Paolo Paron, Gianfranco de Turris, Adolfo Morganti, Marco Respinti, Oronzo Cilli, Stefano Giuliano, Jimmy Chavez, Jeroen Van Den Berg, David Beatene and many others. In fact Cilli has managed to obtain from the British Public Record Office the rights to the publication of some documents regarding Tolkien's experience in the First World War. The new edition might include these new documents (never published before in any book) and a short essay on Tolkien and the war."

The Tea Towel Letter

The web site Tolkien Collector's Guide has an article (on a rare tea towel) with a reference from a supposedly unpublished letter. The background is that George Allen and Unwin in 1971 commissioned the towel, featuring a map by Pauline Baynes, on the occasion of a celebration. The author of the article says: "[...] it is clear Tolkien was there, since I read in an (unpublished) letter he himself had received such a teatowel at the 'party' or 'meeting' and was very happy with it."[9]

Wheelbarrows at Dawn

Similarly to what was done in the Black & White Ogre Country: The Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien, glimpses of the correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien and his brother Hilary were supposed to be published in late 2010 in Wheelbarrows at Dawn: Memories of Hilary Tolkien. However, the publication of the latter book was cancelled, and the letters remain unpublished (as of November 2010).

In early 2015, Hilary Tolkien's "archive of family letters, family photographs & ephemera" was put up for sale, "including 15 unseen long letters by JRR Tolkien himself".[10]

Hoaxes

The Letters, Part II

Throughout the early issues of Vinyar Tengwar, there was reference to "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien part II", but it was revealed to be a joke.[source?]

Dr. Higgins and possible eBay frauds

The forum of the website Tolkien Collector's Guide contains discussions (in which Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have taken part) on a circulation on eBay of possible fraud Tolkien letters. Among these are said to be letters adressed to a "Dr. Higgins". Many of these contested letters are typewritten, with a signature by J.R.R. Tolkien in blue ink.[11]

See also

External links

References

  1. "London University: Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies: Closs/Priebsch Family Papers", Archives in London and the M25 area (accessed 19 July 2012)
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 40
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 127
  4. "Guard-book of miscellaneous items, 19th-20th cent.", Bodleian.ox.ac.uk (accessed 19 March 2012)
  5. José Manuel Ferrández Bru, "'Wingless fluttering'": Some Personal Connections in Tolkien's Formative Years", in ’Tolkien Studies, Vol. VIII (eds. Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger), pp. 63-4 (note 21)
  6. John D. Rateliff, "The New Arrivals (2nd of 2)" dated 8 July 2012, Sacnoth's Scriptorium (accessed 9 July 2012)
  7. "Catalogue of papers of The Society, University of Oxford", Bodleian Library (accessed 16 January 2012)
  8. Tom Hogan, "Tolkien's time in 'Erin'" dated 17 March 2012, IrishTimes.com (accessed 19 March 2012)
  9. "Tea Towel" dated 17 September 2008, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 14 June 2013)
  10. "The Wonders of..." dated 27 January 2015, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 30 January 2015)
  11. Another Tolkien eBay Letter at TolkienGuide.com (accessed 29 November 2011)