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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 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]] | ||
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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 (11 October 1947)|11 October 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 Doris Elizabeth Sykes (July 1956)|?Early July 1956, to Doris Elizabeth Sykes]] | *[[Letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes (July 1956)|?Early July 1956, to Doris Elizabeth Sykes]] | ||
*[[Letter to Terence Tiller|19 September 1956, to Terence Tiller]] | *[[Letter to Terence Tiller|19 September 1956, to Terence Tiller]] | ||
*[[Letter to Mr Britten (5 November 1956)|5 November 1956, to Mr. Britten]] | |||
*[[Letter to Mr Britten (11 November 1956)|11 November 1956, to Mr. Britten]] | |||
*[[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (22 November 1956)|22 November 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith]] | *[[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (22 November 1956)|22 November 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith]] | ||
*[[Letter to Anthony Roberts|8 December 1956, to Anthony Roberts]] | |||
*[[Letter to Mr Britten (16 December 1956)|16 December 1956, to Mr. Britten]] | |||
*[[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (19 December 1956)|19 December 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith]] | *[[Letter to Miss Stanley-Smith (19 December 1956)|19 December 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith]] | ||
*[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (20 December 1956)|20 December 1956, to Deirdre Levinson]] | *[[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (20 December 1956)|20 December 1956, to Deirdre Levinson]] | ||
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*[[Letter to George Lewis Hersch|30 August 1960, to George Lewis Hersch]] | *[[Letter to George Lewis Hersch|30 August 1960, to George Lewis Hersch]] | ||
*[[Letter to Christopher Fettes|1961, to Christopher Fettes]] | |||
*[[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]] | ||
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*[[Letter to Jan Broberg|1 June 1961, to Jan Broberg]] | *[[Letter to Jan Broberg|1 June 1961, to Jan Broberg]] | ||
*[[Letter to Rhona Beare (8 June 1961)|8 June 1961, to Rhona Beare]] | *[[Letter to Rhona Beare (8 June 1961)|8 June 1961, to Rhona Beare]] | ||
*[[Letter to Mr. Gilmore (3 July 1961)|3 July 1961, to Mr. Gilmore]] | |||
*[[Letter to Paul Barnetson|13 November 1961, to Paul Barnetson]] | *[[Letter to Paul Barnetson|13 November 1961, to Paul Barnetson]] | ||
*[[Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)|15 November 1961, to Jane Neave]] | *[[Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)|15 November 1961, to Jane Neave]] | ||
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*[[Letter to Madam Ossendrijver (6 December 1963)|6 December 1963, to Ossendrijver]] | *[[Letter to Madam Ossendrijver (6 December 1963)|6 December 1963, to Ossendrijver]] | ||
*[[Letter to Baronne A. Baeyens|c. 16 December 1963, to Baronne A. Baeyens]] | *[[Letter to Baronne A. Baeyens|c. 16 December 1963, to Baronne A. Baeyens]] | ||
*[[Letter to Jonathan Hepworth|18 December 1963, to Jonathan Hepworth and his father]] | |||
*[[Letter to Nancy Smith (Christmas 1963)|Christmas 1963, to Nancy Smith]] | *[[Letter to Nancy Smith (Christmas 1963)|Christmas 1963, to Nancy Smith]] | ||
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*[[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]] | ||
*[[Letter to Sue Parman|6 June 1964, to Sue Parman]] | |||
*[[Letter to W.R. Matthews|13-15 June 1964, to Mr. W.R. Matthews]] | *[[Letter to W.R. Matthews|13-15 June 1964, to Mr. W.R. Matthews]] | ||
*[[Letter to Alan White|10 July 1964, to Alan White]] | *[[Letter to Alan White|10 July 1964, to Alan White]] | ||
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*[[Letter to Joan O. Falconer|24 January 1965, to Joan O. Falconer]] | *[[Letter to Joan O. Falconer|24 January 1965, to Joan O. Falconer]] | ||
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (20 May 1965)|20 May 1965, to Nan C. Scott]] | *[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (20 May 1965)|20 May 1965, to Nan C. Scott]] | ||
*[[The Antioch Review Winter 2015|20 May 1965, to Sue Parman]] | |||
*[[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]] | ||
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*[[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]] | ||
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (20 October 1965)|20 October 1965, to Clyde S. Kilby]] | *[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (20 October 1965)|20 October 1965, to Clyde S. Kilby]] | ||
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (25 Ocotber 1965)|25 October 1965, to Nan C. Scott]] | *[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (25 Ocotber 1965)|25 October 1965, to Nan C. Scott]] | ||
*[[Letter to Mr Cowan|28 October 1965, to Mr Cowan]] | |||
*[[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 Mr Lancashire|3 December 1965, to Mr Lancashire]] | ||
*[[Letter to G.S. Rigby Jr.|6 December 1965, G.S. Rigby Jr.]] | *[[Letter to G.S. Rigby Jr.|6 December 1965, to G.S. Rigby Jr.]] | ||
*[[Letter to William McCullam|9 December 1965, to William McCullam]] | *[[Letter to William McCullam|9 December 1965, to William McCullam]] | ||
*[[Letter to Jane Dixon|9 December 1965, to Jane Dixon]] | *[[Letter to Jane Dixon|9 December 1965, to Jane Dixon]] | ||
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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]] | ||
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*[[Letter to James Ridolfo|12 April 1966, to James Ridolfo]] | *[[Letter to James Ridolfo|12 April 1966, to James Ridolfo]] | ||
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (19 April 1966)|19 April 1966, to Nan C. Scott]] | *[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (19 April 1966)|19 April 1966, to Nan C. Scott]] | ||
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|25 April 1966, to Rayner Unwin]] | |||
*[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|3 May 1966, to Roger Verhulst]] | *[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|3 May 1966, to Roger Verhulst]] | ||
*[[Letter to Martin M. Snapp|6 May 1966, to Martin M. Snapp, Jr.]] | *[[Letter to Martin M. Snapp|6 May 1966, to Martin M. Snapp, Jr.]] | ||
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*[[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]] | ||
*[[Letter to George Burke Johnston | *[[Letter to George Burke Johnston|24 May 1968, to George Burke Johnston]] | ||
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (4 June 1968)|4 June 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby]] | *[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (4 June 1968)|4 June 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby]] | ||
*[[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|August 1968, to Ingrid Pridgeon]] | *[[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|August 1968, to Ingrid Pridgeon]] | ||
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*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|4 September 1968, to Mary Fairburn]] | *[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|4 September 1968, to Mary Fairburn]] | ||
*[[Letter to Billy Callahan|29 September 1968, to Billy Callahan]] | *[[Letter to Billy Callahan|29 September 1968, to Billy Callahan]] | ||
*[[Letter to Margaret Carroux|29 September 1968, to Margaret Carroux]] | |||
*[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|10 October 1968, to Mary Fairburn]] | *[[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|10 October 1968, to Mary Fairburn]] | ||
*[[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 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 Maria Mroczkowska|?1969, to Maria Mroczkowska]] | |||
*[[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 Niall, David and Catherine Mcall|3 January 1969, to Niall, David and Catherine Mcall]] | ||
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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 Mr. Wordsworth (26 September 1972)|26 September 1972, to Mr. Wordsworth]] | *[[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]] | ||
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*[[Letter to Bruce Charlton|14 June 1973, to Bruce Charlton]] (''per procurationem'') | *[[Letter to Bruce Charlton|14 June 1973, to Bruce Charlton]] (''per procurationem'') | ||
*[[Letter to Norman Power|8 July 1973, to Canon Norman Power]] | *[[Letter to Norman Power|8 July 1973, to Canon Norman Power]] | ||
*[[Letter to Campbell|28 July 1973, to Campbell]] | |||
*[[Letter to Glyn Daniel|25 August 1973, to Glyn Daniel]] | *[[Letter to Glyn Daniel|25 August 1973, to Glyn Daniel]] | ||
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==Unexposed collections and rumours== | ==Unexposed collections and rumours== | ||
=== Correspondence between Tolkien and Sigurður Nordal === | |||
A couple of letters from Tolkien to [[wikipedia:WP:Sigurður Nordal|Sigurður Nordal]], writer and Professor of Icelandic Language and Literature, are kept at the National and University Library of Iceland.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Beregond, Anders Stenström]]|articleurl=http://tolkienseminariet.wordpress.com/2020/11/19/5-december-2019/|articlename=5 december 2019|dated=19 November 2020|website=[http://tolkienseminariet.wordpress.com Tolkienseminariet.wordpress.com]|accessed=19 November 2020}}</ref> | |||
=== Correspondence between Tolkien and R.W. Burchfield === | === Correspondence between Tolkien and R.W. Burchfield === | ||
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{{blockquote|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."}} | {{blockquote|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."}} | ||
=== Correspondence between Tolkien and Joni Mitchell === | |||
In the mid-sixties, singer-songwriter [[Wikipedia:Joni Mitchell|Joni Mitchell]] became a "[[Tolkien fandom|fan]]" of Tolkien,<ref>Anne Karppinen, ''The Songs of Joni Mitchell: Gender, Performance and Agency'', pp. 52-3</ref> after being introduced to his works by her husband Chuck. The couple set up a publishing and recording business for their material related to Middle-earth, and they wrote Tolkien "letters and got his permission to use names from his books for our bits of business". The correspdondence between Tolkien and Joni and Chuck Mitchell apparently took place no sooner than [[1965]] and not later than [[1969]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Chuck Mitchell|articleurl=http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=1892|articlename=History of Gandalf Publishing|dated=9 June 2008|website=[http://jonimitchell.com/ jonimitchell.com]|accessed=14 March 2017}}</ref> It is unknown if Tolkien answered their letters in person or if the replies were written by a representative. A letter of admiration from Joni Mitchell to Tolkien will be published in ''[[Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth]]'' ([[2018]]).<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Tivnan|articleurl=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/bodleian-library-unearths-new-tolkien-507701|articlename=Bodleian Library unearths new Tolkien|dated=14 March 2017|website=[http://www.thebookseller.com/ www.thebookseller.com]|accessed=14 March 2017}}</ref> | |||
===Letters to The Society=== | ===Letters to The Society=== |
Revision as of 10:01, 10 October 2021
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
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
- 26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright
- 2 February 1925, to Cyril Brett
- 12 June 1925, to Mr. Ashton
- 22 July 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith
- 8 August 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith
1930s
- 25 April 1937, to Charles Furth
- 31 May 1937, to Lionel Salt
- 7 September 1937, to George Allen & Unwin
- 21 September 1937, to Simonne d'Ardenne
- 22 September 1937, to Jane Neave
- 14-15 December 1937, to G.E. Selby
- 15 December 1937, to Arthur Ransome
- 19 December 1937, to Charles Furth (Letter 20)
- 28 May 1938, to Kenneth Sisam
- 21 July 1938, to A.F. Colborn
- 31 July 1938, to Ida Gordon
- 11 August 1938, to Ida Gordon
- 19 August 1938, to Ida Gordon
- 26 September 1938, to Ida Gordon
- 24 December 1938, to Miss Kilbride.
1940s
- 29 January 1943, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin
- 3 August 1943, to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke
- November 1943, to Charles Williams
- 10-11 February 1945, to the Catholic Herald ("The Name Coventry")
- 2 June 1945, to Maegraith
- 9 October 1945, to Christopher Tolkien
- 10 January 1947, to A.W. Riddle
- 26 September 1947, to Jennifer Brookes-Smith
- 30 September 1947, to Rosemary
- 2 October 1947, to A.W. Riddle
- 11 October 1947 to Claude Jenkins
- December 1947 to Claude Jenkins
- 17 December 1947, to Malcolm Knox
- 7 January 1949, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin
- 28 January 1949, to the editor of The Times
- 11 March 1949, to Miss Turnbull
- 4 June 1949, to Pauline Baynes
- 12 November 1949, to Miss How
- 28 November 1949, to Robert Havard
- 20 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes
- 25 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes
- 31 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes
1950s
- 29 January 1954, to the Liège University
- 30 April 1954, to Stanley Unwin
- 17 May 1954, to Henry Willink
- 26 May 1954, to W.N. Beard
- 21 August 1954, to Nevill Coghill
- 9 September 1954, to the Liège University
- 13 October 1954, to Mr. Cheesman
- 18 October 1954, to the Liège University
- 6 November 1954, to Robert Burchfield
- 17 November 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall
- 1-2 December 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall
- 13 December 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall
- 1955, to David Masson
- 1955, to August Closs (two letters)[1]
- c. 1955/6, to G.E. Selby
- 2 March 1955, to Mr Derrick Parnum
- 2 May 1955, to Miss Turnbull
- 12 May 1955, to Rayner Unwin
- 19 May 1955, to Miss Turnbull
- 13 June 1955, to Deirdre Levinson
- 5 July 1955, to W.N. Beard
- 26 July 1955, to unknown recipient
- 27 July 1955, to Rayner Unwin
- 27 July 1955, to Richard L. Sturch
- 28 July 1955, to Mrs Dixey
- 28 July 1955, to Jennifer Brookes-Smith
- 22 August 1955, to John Roberts
- September 1955, to Mr(s?) Souch
- 2 December 1955, to Elizabeth Jennings
- 8 December 1955, to Naomi Mitchison (see also Letter 176)
- 12 December 1955, to David Masson
- 16 December 1955, to Mr. Capan
- 21 December 1955, to Mrs. Rachael Feichtmeir
- 1956, to unknown fan
- 1 January 1956, to Mr Polet
- 28 January 1956, to Doris Elizabeth Sykes
- 14 January 1956, to Peter Alford
- ?Mid-February 1956, to Peter Alford
- 1956-58, to Peter Alford
- 8 March 1956, to William Galbraith
- 21 March 1956, to E. Rasdall
- 28 March 1956, to Patricia Kirke
- 12 April 1956, to Mr. Earle
- 16 April 1956, to H. Cotton Minchin (see also Letter 187)
- 28 April 1956, to Deirdre Levinson
- ?Early July 1956, to Doris Elizabeth Sykes
- 19 September 1956, to Terence Tiller
- 5 November 1956, to Mr. Britten
- 11 November 1956, to Mr. Britten
- 22 November 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith
- 8 December 1956, to Anthony Roberts
- 16 December 1956, to Mr. Britten
- 19 December 1956, to Miss Stanley-Smith
- 20 December 1956, to Deirdre Levinson
- 24 December 1956, to Patricia Kirke
- 9 April 1957, to Mr Hayward
- 24 April 1957, to Michael George Tolkien
- 9 June 1957, to William Ready.
- 9 June 1957, to Jerome W. Archer.
- 26 June 1957, to Deirdre Levinson
- 5 August 1957, to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University
- 9/10 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
- 17 November 1957, to Dr. Herbert Schiro
- 17 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
- 1958, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (two letters)
- 10 January 1958, to Michael George Tolkien
- 17 February 1958, to Wordsworth
- 18 March 1958, to Voorhoeve & Dietrich
- 2 April 1958, to Peter Alford
- 2 April 1958, to Cees Ouboter
- 3 April 1958, to an unknown Dutchman
- 27 May 1958, to Nancy Smith
- 14 October 1958, to Rhona Beare
- 20 October 1958, to Misses E. Taylor and J. Taylor
- 25 October 1958, to Deborah Webster
- 26 October 1958, to Mrs L.M. Cutts
- February 1959, to William Ready
- 5 March 1959, to William Ready
- 26 May 1959, to Miss Robinson
- 8 November 1959, to Naomi Mitchison
- December 1959, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
1960s
- 196?, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
- 196?, to Dorothy
- 1960-1973, to Dorothy Wood
- Late 1960s, to Michael Blashka
- 13 January 1960, to Elizabeth Jones (per procurationem)
- ?April 1960, to the editor of Triode
- 7 July 1960, to H.W. Donner
- 30 August 1960, to George Lewis Hersch
- 1961, to Christopher Fettes
- 5 January 1961, to Ossendrijver (see also Letter 227)
- 9 May 1961, to Mr. Hart
- 18 May 1961, to Lars Gustafsson
- 23 May 1961, to Rayner Unwin
- 1 June 1961, to Jan Broberg
- 8 June 1961, to Rhona Beare
- 3 July 1961, to Mr. Gilmore
- 13 November 1961, to Paul Barnetson
- 15 November 1961, to Jane Neave
- 6 December 1961, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch
- 29 December 1961, to Miss Perry
- 1 February 1962, to Cor Blok
- 12 March 1962, to Mr. Sutton
- 20 July 1962, to Alina Dadlez
- 1 August 1962, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch
- 19 September 1962, to Alina Dadlez
- 14 November 1962, to Captain H. Cotton Minchin
- 1963, to T.P. Dunning
- 17 February 1963, to Miss Julie Cape
- 21 February 1963, to Mrs Gill
- 6 April 1963, to People
- 18 April-6 May 1963, to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos
- 22 September-c. 3 October 1963, to Eileen Elgar
- 21 October 1963, to Mrs Munby
- 28 November 1963, to George Sayer
- December 1963, to Jared C. Lobdell
- 4 December 1963, to Miss Clark
- 6 December 1963, to Ossendrijver
- c. 16 December 1963, to Baronne A. Baeyens
- 18 December 1963, to Jonathan Hepworth and his father
- Christmas 1963, to Nancy Smith
- 10 January 1964, to the Royal Society of Literature
- 17 January 1964, to Mrs. A. Mountfield
- 18 January 1964, to Justin Arundale
- 20-26 January 1964, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
- 5 March 1964, to Eileen Elgar
- 6 March 1964, to R.W. Reynolds’ daughter
- 13 May 1964, to Colin Bailey
- 30 May 1964, to J. Sibley
- 6 June 1964, to Sue Parman
- 13-15 June 1964, to Mr. W.R. Matthews
- 10 July 1964, to Alan White
- 15 July 1964, to Miss J.L. Curry
- 31 July 1964, to Jared C. Lobdell
- 10 August 1964, to Miss Carole Ward
- 30 August 1964, to L. Sprague de Camp
- 11 November 1964, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 31 December 1964, to Miss Ingeborg Korff
- 6 January 1965, to Michael George Tolkien
- 24 January 1965, to Joan O. Falconer
- 20 May 1965, to Nan C. Scott
- 20 May 1965, to Sue Parman
- 28 May 1965, to unknown reader
- 7 June 1965, to Donald Swann
- 7 June 1965, to Austin Olney
- 3 August 1965, to The Librarian at Marquette
- 26 August 1965, to Paula Coston
- 14 September 1965, to Donald Swann
- 16 September 1965, to Michael George Tolkien
- 29 September 1965. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 4 October 1965, to Agatha Carew Hunt
- 20 October 1965, to Timothy J. Wheeler
- 20 October 1965, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 25 October 1965, to Nan C. Scott
- 28 October 1965, to Mr Cowan
- 30 October 1965, to Michael George Tolkien
- 30 October 1965, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin
- 3 December 1965, to Mr Lancashire
- 6 December 1965, to G.S. Rigby Jr.
- 9 December 1965, to William McCullam
- 9 December 1965, to Jane Dixon
- 9 December 1965, to Miss Jaworski
- 9 December 1965, to Christine Jones
- 18 December 1965, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 1966, to Charles Calleja
- 7 January 1966, to Roger Shaw
- 10 January 1966, to Timothy J. Wheeler
- 10 January 1966. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 12 January 1966, to David Hicks
- 10 February 1966, to Donald A. Wollheim
- 14 February 1966. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 23 February 1966, to Donald Swann
- 1966, to Rod Jellema
- 9 March 1966, to Roger Verhulst
- 11 March 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 12 March 1966, to John Bush
- 17 March 1966, to Donald Swann
- 21 March 1966, to Donald Swann
- 21 March 1966, to George Sayer
- 28 March 1966, to Donald Swann
- 8 April 1966, to Roger Verhulst
- 12 April 1966, to Mother Mary Anthony
- 12 April 1966, to James Ridolfo
- 19 April 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 25 April 1966, to Rayner Unwin
- 3 May 1966, to Roger Verhulst
- 6 May 1966, to Martin M. Snapp, Jr.
- 9 May 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 11 May 1966, to Mr. Walker
- 30 May 1966, to Nancy Smith
- 30 May 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 1 June 1966, to Royston F. Porthouse
- 6 June 1966, to Mr. Wordsworth
- 18 July 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 29 July 1966, to Michael George Tolkien (see also Letter 289)
- 29 July 1966, to Max Rouslin
- 1 August 1966, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 1 August 1966, to Timothy J. Wheeler
- 12 September 1966, to Rose MacNamara
- October 1966, to Donald Swann
- 11 October 1966, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 12 October 1966, to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.
- 17 October 1966, to a Primary School in Acocks Green
- 7 November 1966, to Gene Wolfe
- 18 November 1966, to Donald Swann
- 24 November 1966, to Harry C. Bauer
- 28 November 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- 14 December 1966, to Father Hugh Maycock
- 15 December 1966, to Nan C. Scott
- c. 1966-67, to Dick Plotz
- c. 1967-70, to Evelyn B. Byrne
- 2 January 1967, to Otto B. Lindhardt
- 2 January 1967, to Peyton Moss
- 5 January 1967, to Joy Hill
- 8 February 1967, to C.N. Manlove
- 8 February 1967, to David L. Sands
- 1 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr
- 16 March 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr
- 20 March 1967, to Donald Swann
- 21 March 1967, to Donald Swann
- 21 March 1967, to Humphrey Carpenter
- 22 March 1967, to Donald Swann
- 29 March 1967, to Miss M. Felver
- 12 April 1967, to Donald Swann
- 17 April 1967, to J.D. Gilbert
- 28 April 1967, to John Leyerle
- 9 May 1967, to Oscar Morland
- 14 June 1967, to Sister M. Anne
- 19 June 1967, to Donald Swann
- 28 August 1967, to Mr Joukes
- 18 September 1967, to Elsie Honeybourne
- 3 December 1967, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 4 December 1967, to Roger Verhulst
- 7 December 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr
- 14 December 1967, to Rosfrith Murray
- 21 December 1967, to Elsie Honeybourne
- 30 December 1967, to Donald Swann
- 1968 to Mr David Masson[2]
- 4 January 1968, to Ken Jackson
- 7 January 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 29 January 1968, to Ken Jackson
- 29 January 1968, to Nan C. Scott
- 1968 to Leslie Megahey
- 27 February 1968, to Mr. Wordsworth
- 1 March 1968, to Miss E. Byrne
- 6 March 1968, to Alan F. Beck
- 8 April 1968 to Dick Plotz
- May 1968, to Mary Fairburn
- 24 May 1968, to George Burke Johnston
- 4 June 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby
- August 1968, to Ingrid Pridgeon
- 2 August 1968, to Robert Havard
- 4 September 1968, to Mary Fairburn
- 29 September 1968, to Billy Callahan
- 29 September 1968, to Margaret Carroux
- 10 October 1968, to Mary Fairburn
- 16 October 1968, to Niall Hoskin
- 4 November 1968, to Mary Fairburn
- 16 November 1968 to Mr. Wordsworth
- December 1968, to Mrs Parke
- ?1969, to Maria Mroczkowska
- 3 January 1969, to Bridget MacKenzie
- 3 January 1969, to Niall, David and Catherine Mcall
- 6 January 1969, to Paula Coston
- 15 March 1969, to Amy Ronald
- 20 March 1969, to Amy Ronald
- 10 April 1969, to Mrs Mroczkowska
- 28 May 1969, to Anthony D. Howlett
- June 1969, to Joy Hill
- 30 June 1969, to Paul Bibire
- 31 July 1969, to Christopher Tolkien
- 1 August 1969, to Mr Burrows
- 28 August 1969, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch
- 1 October 1969, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch
- ?Early November 1969, to Leslie Holloway
1970s
- ?Late summer or autumn 1970, to a Mr. Wood
- 7 January 1970, to Michael George Tolkien
- ?12 April 1970, to Tom Shippey
- 11 September 1970, to Robert Burchfield, (largest part published as Letter 316)
- 14 December 1970 to W.A.R. Hadley
- 1971, to Hilary Tolkien
- 7 April 1971, to Randy Trimmer
- 26 May 1971, to Dorothy Wood
- 10 June 1971, to "My dear Ladies"
- 21 June 1971, to Brian Miller
- 17 July 1971, to Talbot D'Alessandro
- 28 October 1971, to Joy Hill
- 16 November 1971, to Fay Darrington
- 11 December 1971, to George and Moira Sayer
- 24 December 1971, to Eileen Elgar
- 26 December 1971, to Joy Hill
- 28 December 1971, to W.B. Crouch
- 24 January 1972. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 30 January 1972, to Michael George Tolkien
- 2 February 1972, to Dorothy Wood
- 2 February 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys
- 6 February 1972, to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society
- 16 February 1972, to Fay Darrington
- 19 April 1972, to Eva Heilborn (per procurationem)
- 28 April 1972, to Mrs Robertson
- 1 May 1972, to Donna Sadlier
- 14 May 1972, to Mr. Wordsworth
- 23 May 1972, to Sir Patrick Browne (letter 336)
- 11 June 1972, to Robert Burchfield
- 26 September 1972, to Mr. Wordsworth
- 12 October 1972, to Rayner Unwin
- 21 November 1972. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 23 November 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys
- 17 January 1973, to N.J. Kyle (per procurationem)
- 25 January 1973, to Patrick Hunt
- 26 February 1973, to Stefan Petterson (per procurationem)
- 9 February 1973. to Sterling E. Lanier
- 8 March 1973, to Clyde S. Kilby
- 20 April 1973, to Dr. Denis Tolhurst
- 20 April 1973, to John Higgins
- 20 May 1973, to Mr. Wordsworth
- 30 May 1973, to Philip Brown
- 5 June 1973, to James A.H. Murray
- 14 June 1973, to Elena Jeronimides
- 14 June 1973, to Mr Tolkin
- 14 June 1973, to Bruce Charlton (per procurationem)
- 8 July 1973, to Canon Norman Power
- 28 July 1973, to Campbell
- 25 August 1973, to Glyn Daniel
Unknown year
- 19?? to Simonne d'Ardenne
- 19?? to Clyde S. Kilby
- 19?? to Richard Lupoff
- 19?? to Bruce Mitchell
- 19?? to Christopher Tolkien
- 19?? to an unknown reader (draft; topic: Sindarin and Quenya)[3]
- 19?? to Leslie Underwood
Unexposed collections and rumours
Correspondence between Tolkien and Sigurður Nordal
A couple of letters from Tolkien to Sigurður Nordal, writer and Professor of Icelandic Language and Literature, are kept at the National and University Library of Iceland.[4]
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:[5]
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.[6]
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:[7]
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."
Correspondence between Tolkien and Joni Mitchell
In the mid-sixties, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell became a "fan" of Tolkien,[8] after being introduced to his works by her husband Chuck. The couple set up a publishing and recording business for their material related to Middle-earth, and they wrote Tolkien "letters and got his permission to use names from his books for our bits of business". The correspdondence between Tolkien and Joni and Chuck Mitchell apparently took place no sooner than 1965 and not later than 1969.[9] It is unknown if Tolkien answered their letters in person or if the replies were written by a representative. A letter of admiration from Joni Mitchell to Tolkien will be published in Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth (2018).[10]
Letters to The Society
A collection of Tolkien's letters to The Society is kept at the Bodleian Library.[11]
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.[12]
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."[13]
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".[14]
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.[15][16]
See also
External links
- Marquette University collection of Tolkien letters
- Marion E. Wade Center collection of Tolkien letters
- Tolkien Collector's Guide
- Tolkien-Gordon Collection
References
- ↑ "London University: Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies: Closs/Priebsch Family Papers", Archives in London and the M25 area (accessed 19 July 2012)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Beregond, Anders Stenström, "5 december 2019" dated 19 November 2020, Tolkienseminariet.wordpress.com (accessed 19 November 2020)
- ↑ "Guard-book of miscellaneous items, 19th-20th cent.", Bodleian.ox.ac.uk (accessed 19 March 2012)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ John D. Rateliff, "The New Arrivals (2nd of 2)" dated 8 July 2012, Sacnoth's Scriptorium (accessed 9 July 2012)
- ↑ Anne Karppinen, The Songs of Joni Mitchell: Gender, Performance and Agency, pp. 52-3
- ↑ Chuck Mitchell, "History of Gandalf Publishing" dated 9 June 2008, jonimitchell.com (accessed 14 March 2017)
- ↑ Tom Tivnan, "Bodleian Library unearths new Tolkien" dated 14 March 2017, www.thebookseller.com (accessed 14 March 2017)
- ↑ "Catalogue of papers of The Society, University of Oxford", Bodleian Library (accessed 16 January 2012)
- ↑ Tom Hogan, "Tolkien's time in 'Erin'" dated 17 March 2012, IrishTimes.com (accessed 19 March 2012)
- ↑ "Tea Towel" dated 17 September 2008, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 14 June 2013)
- ↑ "The Wonders of..." dated 27 January 2015, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 30 January 2015)
- ↑ Another Tolkien eBay Letter at TolkienGuide.com (accessed 29 November 2011)
- ↑ 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)