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===1920s===
===1920s===
*[[Letter to Joseph Wright|26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright]]
*[[Letter to Joseph Wright|26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright]]
*[[Letter to Cyril Brett|2 February 1925, to Cyril Brett]]
*[[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)|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)|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)|25 June 1926, to Willard G. Harding]]
*[[Letter to Willard G. Harding (21 October 1926)|21 October 1926, to Willard G. Harding]]


*[[Letter to Ronald Ashton|12 March 1927, to Ronald Ashton]]
*[[Letter to Ronald Ashton|12 March 1927, to Ronald Ashton]]
*[[Letter to Willard G. Harding|21 October 1927, to Willard G. Harding]]


*[[Letter to E.V. Gordon|2 January 1929, to E.V. Gordon]]
*[[Letter to E.V. Gordon (2 January 1929)|2 January 1929, to E.V. Gordon]]


===1930s===
===1930s===
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*[[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|25 April 1937, to Charles Furth]]
*[[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|25 April 1937, to Charles Furth]]
*[[Letter to Lionel Salt| 31 May 1937, to Lionel Salt]]
*[[Letter to George Allen and Unwin|7 September 1937, to George Allen & Unwin]]
*[[Letter to George Allen and Unwin|7 September 1937, to George Allen & Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Simonne d'Ardenne (21 September 1937)|21 September 1937, to Simonne d'Ardenne]]
*[[Letter to Simonne d'Ardenne (21 September 1937)|21 September 1937, to Simonne d'Ardenne]]
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*[[Letter to Rosemary (30 September 1947)|30 September 1947, to Rosemary]]
*[[Letter to Rosemary (30 September 1947)|30 September 1947, to Rosemary]]
*[[Letter to A.W. Riddle (2 October 1947)|‎2 October 1947, to A.W. Riddle]]
*[[Letter to A.W. Riddle (2 October 1947)|‎2 October 1947, to A.W. Riddle]]
*[[Letter to Claude Jenkins (November 1947)|November 1947 to Claude Jenkins]]
*[[Letter to Claude Jenkins (December 1947)|December 1947 to Claude Jenkins]]
*[[Letter to Malcolm Knox| 17 December 1947, to Malcolm Knox]]
*[[Letter to Malcolm Knox| 17 December 1947, to Malcolm Knox]]


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===1950s===
===1950s===
*[[Letter to Milton Waldman|1951, to Milton Waldman]]
*[[Letter to Milton Waldman|1951, to Milton Waldman]] (see also [[Letter 131]])
*[[Letter to Iona and Peter Opie|25 November 1951, to Iona and Peter Opie]]
*[[Letter to Iona and Peter Opie|25 November 1951, to Iona and Peter Opie]]


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*[[Letter to David Masson (1955)|1955, to David Masson]]
*[[Letter to David Masson (1955)|1955, to David Masson]]
*1955, to August Closs (two letters)<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cats/31/5731.htm|articlename=London University: Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies: Closs/Priebsch Family Papers|dated=|website=[http://www.aim25.ac.uk/index.stm Archives in London and the M25 area]|accessed=19 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Letter to August Closs|1955, to August Closs]] (two letters)<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cats/31/5731.htm|articlename=London University: Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies: Closs/Priebsch Family Papers|dated=|website=[http://www.aim25.ac.uk/index.stm Archives in London and the M25 area]|accessed=19 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Letter to G.E. Selby (1955/6)|c. 1955/6, to G.E. Selby]]
*[[Letter to G.E. Selby (1955/6)|c. 1955/6, to G.E. Selby]]
*[[Letter to Derrick Parnum|2 March 1955, to Mr Derrick Parnum]]
*[[Letter to Derrick Parnum|2 March 1955, to Mr Derrick Parnum]]
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*[[Letter to Mrs Souch|September 1955, to Mr(s?) Souch]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Souch|September 1955, to Mr(s?) Souch]]
*[[Letter to Elizabeth Jennings|2 December 1955, to Elizabeth Jennings]]
*[[Letter to Elizabeth Jennings|2 December 1955, to Elizabeth Jennings]]
*[[Letter to Naomi Mitchison (8 December 1955)|8 December 1955, to Naomi Mitchison]] (see also [[Letter 176]])
*[[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]]
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*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (10 January 1958)|10 January 1958, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (10 January 1958)|10 January 1958, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Wordsworth (17 February 1958)| 17 February 1958, to Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to Wordsworth (17 February 1958)| 17 February 1958, to Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to Voorhoeve & Dietrich (18 March 1958)|18 March 1958, to  Voorhoeve & Dietrich]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)|2 April 1958, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)|2 April 1958, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to Cees Ouboter|2 April 1958, to Cees Ouboter]]
*[[Letter to Cees Ouboter|2 April 1958, to Cees Ouboter]]
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*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (20–26 January 1964)|20-26 January 1964, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (20–26 January 1964)|20-26 January 1964, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Eileen Elgar (5 March 1964)|5 March 1964, to Eileen Elgar]]
*[[Letter to Eileen Elgar (5 March 1964)|5 March 1964, to Eileen Elgar]]
*[[Letter to R.W. Reynolds’ daughter (6 March 1964)|6 March 1964, to R.W. Reynolds’ daughter]]
*[[Letter to Colin Bailey|13 May 1964, to Colin Bailey]]
*[[Letter to Colin Bailey|13 May 1964, to Colin Bailey]]
*[[Letter to Jane T. Sibley|30 May 1964, to J. Sibley]]
*[[Letter to Jane T. Sibley|30 May 1964, to J. Sibley]]
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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 Austin Olney|7 June 1965, to Austin Olney]]
*[[Letter to The Librarian at Marquette|3 August 1965, to The Librarian at Marquette]]
*[[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]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (16 September 1965)|16 September 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (16 September 1965)|16 September 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Sterling E. Lanier (29 September 1965)|29 September 1965. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[Letter to Agatha Carew Hunt|4 October 1965, to Agatha Carew Hunt]]
*[[Letter to Agatha Carew Hunt|4 October 1965, to Agatha Carew Hunt]]
*[[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (20 October 1965)|20 October 1965, to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
*[[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (20 October 1965)|20 October 1965, to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
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*[[Letter to Roger Shaw|7 January 1966, to Roger Shaw]]
*[[Letter to Roger Shaw|7 January 1966, to Roger Shaw]]
*[[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (10 January 1966)|10 January 1966, to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
*[[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (10 January 1966)|10 January 1966, to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
*[[Letter to Sterling E. Lanier (10 January 1966)|10 January 1966. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[Letter to David Hicks|12 January 1966, to David Hicks]]
*[[Letter to David Hicks|12 January 1966, to David Hicks]]
*[[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|10 February 1966, to Donald A. Wollheim]]
*[[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|10 February 1966, to Donald A. Wollheim]]
*[[Letter to Sterling E. Lanier (14 February 1966)|14 February 1966. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (23 February 1966)|23 February 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (23 February 1966)|23 February 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Rod Jellema|1966, to Rod Jellema]]
*[[Letter to Rod Jellema|1966, to Rod Jellema]]
*[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|9 March 1966, to Roger Verhulst]]
*[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|9 March 1966, to Roger Verhulst]]
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (11 March 1966)|11 March 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (11 March 1966)|11 March 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to John Bush (12 March 1966)|12 March 1966, to John Bush]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (17 March 1966)|17 March 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (17 March 1966)|17 March 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (21 March 1966)|21 March 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (21 March 1966)|21 March 1966, to Donald Swann]]
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*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (30 May 1966)|30 May 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (30 May 1966)|30 May 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Royston F. Porthouse|1 June 1966, to Royston F. Porthouse]]
*[[Letter to Royston F. Porthouse|1 June 1966, to Royston F. Porthouse]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (6 June 1966)|6 June 1966, to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (18 July 1966)|18 July 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (18 July 1966)|18 July 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|29 July 1966, to Michael George Tolkien]] (see also [[Letter 289]])
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|29 July 1966, to Michael George Tolkien]] (see also [[Letter 289]])
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*[[Letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.|12 October 1966, to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.]]
*[[Letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.|12 October 1966, to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.]]
*[[Letter to a Primary School in Acocks Green|17 October 1966, to a Primary School in Acocks Green]]
*[[Letter to a Primary School in Acocks Green|17 October 1966, to a Primary School in Acocks Green]]
*[[Letter to Harry C. Bauer|November 1966, to Harry C. Bauer]]
*[[Letter to Gene Wolfe|7 November 1966, to Gene Wolfe]]
*[[Letter to Gene Wolfe|7 November 1966, to Gene Wolfe]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (18 November 1966)|18 November 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (18 November 1966)|18 November 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Harry C. Bauer|24 November 1966, to Harry C. Bauer]]
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (28 November 1966)|28 November 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (28 November 1966)|28 November 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Father Hugh Maycock|14 December 1966, to Father Hugh Maycock]]
*[[Letter to Father Hugh Maycock|14 December 1966, to Father Hugh Maycock]]
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*[[Letter to Donald Swann|30 December 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann|30 December 1967, to Donald Swann]]


*1968, to Mr David Masson<ref name=PEMasson>{{PE|17}}, p. 40</ref>
*[[Letter to Mr David Masson|1968 to Mr David Masson]]<ref name=PEMasson>{{PE|17}}, p. 40</ref>
*[[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|4 January 1968, to Ken Jackson]]
*[[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|4 January 1968, to Ken Jackson]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (7 January 1968)|7 January 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (7 January 1968)|7 January 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
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*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (29 January March 1968)|29 January 1968, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (29 January March 1968)|29 January 1968, to Nan C. Scott]]  
*[[Letter to Leslie Megahey|1968 to Leslie Megahey]]
*[[Letter to Leslie Megahey|1968 to Leslie Megahey]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (27 February 1968)|27 February 1968, to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[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 Alan F. Beck|6 March 1968, to Alan F. Beck]]
*[[Letter to Dick Plotz (8 April 1968)|8 April 1968 to Dick Plotz]]
*[[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]]
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*[[Letter to Niall Hoskin|16 October 1968, to Niall Hoskin]]
*[[Letter to Niall Hoskin|16 October 1968, to Niall Hoskin]]
*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 November 1968)|4 November 1968, to Mary Fairburn]]
*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 November 1968)|4 November 1968, to Mary Fairburn]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (16 November 1968)|16 November 1968 to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to  Mrs Parke (December 1968)|December 1968,to  Mrs Parke]]
*[[Letter to  Mrs Parke (December 1968)|December 1968,to  Mrs Parke]]


*[[Letter to Bridget MacKenzie (3 January 1969)|3 January 1969, to Bridget MacKenzie]]
*[[Letter to Bridget MacKenzie (3 January 1969)|3 January 1969, to Bridget MacKenzie]]
*[[Letter to Niall, David and Catherine Mcall|3 January 1969, to Niall, David and Catherine Mcall]]
*[[Letter to Paula Coston (6 January 1969)|6 January 1969, to Paula Coston]]
*[[Letter to Paula Coston (6 January 1969)|6 January 1969, to Paula Coston]]
*[[Letter to Amy Ronald (15 March 1969)|15 March 1969, to Amy Ronald]]
*[[Letter to Amy Ronald (15 March 1969)|15 March 1969, to Amy Ronald]]
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*[[Letter to Joy Hill (June 1969)|June 1969, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (June 1969)|June 1969, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to Paul Bibire|30 June 1969, to Paul Bibire]]
*[[Letter to Paul Bibire|30 June 1969, to Paul Bibire]]
*[[Letter to Christopher Tolkien (31 July 1969)|31 July 1969, to Christopher Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Mr Burrows|1 August 1969, to Mr Burrows]]
*[[Letter to Mr Burrows|1 August 1969, to Mr Burrows]]
*[[Letter to Mrs. Pauline Gasch (28 August 1969)|28 August 1969, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch]]
*[[Letter to Mrs. Pauline Gasch (28 August 1969)|28 August 1969, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch]]
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*[[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]]
*[[Letter to Talbot D'Alessandro|17 July 1971, to Talbot D'Alessandro]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (28 October 1971)|28 October 1971, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (28 October 1971)|28 October 1971, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to  Fay Darrington (16 November 1971)|16 November 1971, to Fay Darrington]]
*[[Letter to  Fay Darrington (16 November 1971)|16 November 1971, to Fay Darrington]]
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*[[Letter to W.B. Crouch|28 December 1971, to W.B. Crouch]]
*[[Letter to W.B. Crouch|28 December 1971, to W.B. Crouch]]


*[[Letter to Sterling E. Lanier (24 January 1972)|24 January 1972. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 January 1972)|30 January 1972, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 January 1972)|30 January 1972, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Dorothy Wood (2  February 1972)|2 February 1972, to Dorothy Wood]]
*[[Letter to Dorothy Wood (2  February 1972)|2 February 1972, to Dorothy Wood]]
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*[[Letter to Mrs Robertson|28 April 1972, to Mrs Robertson]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Robertson|28 April 1972, to Mrs Robertson]]
*[[Letter to Donna Sadlier|1 May 1972, to Donna Sadlier]]
*[[Letter to Donna Sadlier|1 May 1972, to Donna Sadlier]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (14 May 1972)|14 May 1972, to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter 336|23 May 1972, to Sir Patrick Browne]] (letter 336)
*[[Letter 336|23 May 1972, to Sir Patrick Browne]] (letter 336)
*[[Letter to Robert Burchfield (11 June 1972)|11 June 1972, to Robert Burchfield]]
*[[Letter to Robert Burchfield (11 June 1972)|11 June 1972, to Robert Burchfield]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (26 September 1972)|26 September 1972, to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 October 1972)|12 October 1972, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 October 1972)|12 October 1972, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Sterling E. Lanier (21 November 1972)|21 November 1972. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[Letter to Edmund R. Meskys (23 November 1972)|23 November 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys]]
*[[Letter to Edmund R. Meskys (23 November 1972)|23 November 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys]]


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*[[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 Sterling E. Lanier (9 February 1973)|9 February 1973. to Sterling E. Lanier]]
*[[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]]
*[[Letter to John Higgins|20 April 1973, to John Higgins]]
*[[Letter to John Higgins|20 April 1973, to John Higgins]]
*[[Letter to Mr. Wordsworth (20 May 1973)|20 May 1973, to Mr. Wordsworth]]
*[[Letter to Philip Brown|30 May 1973, to Philip Brown]]
*[[Letter to Philip Brown|30 May 1973, to Philip Brown]]
*[[Letter to James A.H. Murray|5 June 1973, to James A.H. Murray]]
*[[Letter to James A.H. Murray|5 June 1973, to James A.H. Murray]]
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*[[Letter to Christopher Tolkien|19?? to Christopher Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Christopher Tolkien|19?? to Christopher Tolkien]]
*19?? to an unknown reader (draft; topic: [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]])<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 127</ref>
*19?? to an unknown reader (draft; topic: [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]])<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 127</ref>
*[[Letter to Leslie Underwood|19?? to Leslie Underwood]]


==Unexposed collections and rumours==
==Unexposed collections and rumours==
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=== Dr. Higgins and possible eBay frauds ===
=== 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.<ref>[http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1160&forum=18&post_id=5605#forumpost5605 Another Tolkien eBay Letter] at [http://www.tolkienguide.com/ TolkienGuide.com] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref>
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 fraudulent 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. The forger, Alan Formhals, was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court in 2012.<ref>[http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1160&forum=18&post_id=5605#forumpost5605 Another Tolkien eBay Letter] at [http://www.tolkienguide.com/ TolkienGuide.com] (accessed 29 November 2011)</ref><ref name="Alan Formhals">{{webcite|author=Stephanie Linning|articleurl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2749319/Fraudster-forged-signatures-Winston-Churchill-Elizabeth-I-Oliver-Cromwell-Pablo-Picasso-scam-33-000-collectors.html|articlename=Fraudster forged signatures of Winston Churchill, Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell and Pablo Picasso to scam more than £33,000 out of collectors|website=[http://www.dailymail.co.uk Mail Online]|dated=9 September 2014|accessed=25 June 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 13:39, 8 October 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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1950s

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1970s

Unknown year

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 fraudulent 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. The forger, Alan Formhals, was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court in 2012.[11][12]

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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)
  12. Stephanie Linning, "Fraudster forged signatures of Winston Churchill, Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell and Pablo Picasso to scam more than £33,000 out of collectors" dated 9 September 2014, Mail Online (accessed 25 June 2015)