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


== Individual letters ==
== Individual letters ==
===1890s===
*[[Letter to Arthur Tolkien|14 February 1896, to Arthur Tolkien]]


#[[Father Francis Morgan 8 August 1904|August 8th, 1904 to Father Francis Morgan]]
===1900s===
#[[Kenneth Sisam 16 March 1933|March 16th, 1933 to Kenneth Sisam]]
*[[Letter to Father Francis Morgan|8 August 1904, to Father Francis Morgan]]
#[[Kenneth Sisam 28 May 1938|May 28th, 1938 to Kenneth Sisam]]
#[[Pauline Baynes 4 June 1949|June 4th, 1949 to Pauline Baynes]]
#[[Miss How 12 November 1949|November 12th, 1949 to Miss How]]
#[[Milton Waldman 1951|1951 to Milton Waldman]]
#[[Liège University 29 January 1954|January 29th, 1954 to the Liège University]]
#[[Liège University 9 September 1954|September 9th, 1954 to the Liège University]]
#[[Liège University 18 October 1954|October 18th, 1954 to the Liège University]]
#[[Derrick Parnum 2 March 1955|March 2nd, 1955 to Mr Derrick Parnum]]
#[[W.N. Beard 19 May 1955|May 19th, 1955 to W.N. Beard]]
#[[Miss Turnbull 19 May 1955|May 19th, 1955 to Miss Turnbull]]
#[[Mr(s?) Souch September 1955|September 1955 to Mr(s?) Souch]]
#[[Mr Polet 1 January 1956|January 1st, 1956 to Mr Polet]]
#[[Peter Alford 1956-58|1956-58, to Peter Alford]]
#[[Herbert Schiro 17 November 1957|November 17th, 1957 to Dr. Herbert Schiro]]
#[[Nancy Smith 27 May 1958|May 27th, 1958 to Nancy Smith]]
#[[Rhona Beare 14 October 1958|October 14th, 1958 to Rhona Beare]]
#[[L.M. Cutts 26 October 1958|October 26th, 1958 to Mrs L.M. Cutts]]
#[[Jan Broberg 1 June 1961|June 1, 1961 to Jan Broberg]]
#[[Rhona Beare 8 June 1961|June 8, 1961 to Rhona Beare]]
#[[Mrs. Munby 21 October 1963|October 21, 1963 to Mrs Munby]]
#[[Baronne A. Baeyens 16 December 1963|c. December 16, 1963 to Baronne A. Baeyens]]
#[[Nancy Smith Christmas 1963|Christmas 1963 to Nancy Smith]]
#[[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski 20–26 January 1964|January 20-26, 1964 to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
#[[Jane T. Sibley 30 May 1964|May 30th, 1964 to J. Sibley]]
#[[Ingeborg Korff 31 December 1964|December 31st, 1964 to Miss Ingeborg Korff]]
#[[Timothy J. Wheeler 20 October 1965|October 20th, 1965 to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
#[[Timothy J. Wheeler 10 January 1966|January 10th, 1966 to Timothy J. Wheeler]]
#[[Donald A. Wollheim 20 February 1966|February 20th, 1966 to Donald A. Wollheim]]
#[[George Sayer 21 March 1966|March 21st, 1966 to George Sayer]]
#[[Martin M. Snapp 6 May 1966|May 6th, 1966 to Martin M. Snapp, Jr.]]
#[[Nancy Smith 30 May 1966|May 30th, 1966 to Nancy Smith]]
#[[Gene Wolfe 7 November 1966|November 7, 1966 to Gene Wolfe]]
#[[Dick Plotz 1966-67|c. 1966-67 to Dick Plotz]]
#[[Evelyn B. Byrne 1967-70|c. 1967-70 to Evelyn B. Byrne]]
#[[Elise Honeybourne 18 September 1967|September 18, 1967 to Elise Honeybourne]]
#[[Humphrey Carpenter 29 January 1968|January 29, 1968 to Humphrey Carpenter]]
#[[Ken Jackson 29 January 1968|January 29, 1968 to Ken Jackson]]
#[[Anthony D. Howlett 28 May 1969|1969, May 28 to Anthony D. Howlett]]
#[[Mr Paul Bibire 20 June 1969|June 30, 1969 to Mr Paul Bibire]]
#[[Hilary Tolkien 1971|1971 to Hilary Tolkien]]
#[[Clyde Kilby 19??|19?? to Clyde Kilby]]


== Rumours and unexposed collections==
===1910s===
 
*[[Letter to Edith Bratt (3 January 1913)|3 January 1913, to Edith Bratt]]
*[[Letter to Edith Bratt (1 February 1913)|1 February 1913, to Edith Bratt]]
 
*[[Letter to the War Office|2 January 1917, to the War Office]]
 
===1920s===
*[[Letter to Joseph Wright|26 January 1925, to Joseph Wright]]
*[[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|8 August 1925, to H.F.B. Brett-Smith]]
 
*[[Letter to Willard G. Harding|25 June 1926, to Willard G. Harding]]
 
*[[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]]
 
===1930s===
*[[A Philologist on Esperanto|1932, ''A Philologist on Esperanto'']]
*[[Letter to A.F. Colborn (27 May 1932)|27 May 1932, to A.F. Colborn]]
 
*[[Letter to Kenneth Sisam (16 March 1933)|16 March 1933, to Kenneth Sisam]]
*[[Letter to R.W. Chambers|21 December 1933, to R.W. Chambers]]
 
*[[Letter to G.H. Cowling|23 December 1934, to G.H. Cowling]]
 
*[[Letter to Aurelius Pompen|27 September 1936, to Aurelius Pompen]]
 
*[[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|25 April 1937, to Charles Furth]]
*[[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 Jane Neave (22 September 1937)|22 September 1937, to Jane Neave]]
*[[Letter to G.E. Selby (14 December 1937)|14-15 December 1937, to G.E. Selby]]
*[[Letter to Arthur Ransome|15 December 1937, to Arthur Ransome]]
*[[Letter to Charles Furth (19 December 1937)|19 December 1937, to Charles Furth]] ([[Letter 20]])
 
*[[Letter to Kenneth Sisam (28 May 1938)|28 May 1938, to Kenneth Sisam]]
*[[Letter to A.F. Colborn (21 July 1938)|21 July 1938, to A.F. Colborn]]
*[[Letter to Ida Gordon (31 July 1938)|31 July 1938, to Ida Gordon]]
*[[Letter to Ida Gordon (11 August 1938)|11 August 1938, to Ida Gordon]]
*[[Letter to Ida Gordon (19 August 1938)|19 August 1938, to Ida Gordon]]
*[[Letter to Ida Gordon (26 September 1938)|26 September 1938, to Ida Gordon]]
*[[Letter to Miss Kilbride|24 December 1938, to Miss Kilbride]].
 
===1940s===
 
*[[Letter to John Kettle|15 March 1942, to John Kettle]]
 
*[[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (29 January 1943)|29 January 1943, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]
*[[Letter to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke|3 August 1943, to Leila Keene and Pat Kirke]]
*[[Letter to Charles Williams| November 1943, to Charles Williams]]
 
*[[Letter to G.E. Selby (19 September 1944)|19 September 1944, to G.E. Selby]]
 
*[[The Name Coventry|10-11 February 1945, to the ''Catholic Herald'' ("The Name Coventry")]]
*[[Letter to Maegraith|2 June 1945, to Maegraith]]
*[[Letter to Christopher Tolkien (9 October 1945)|9 October 1945, to Christopher Tolkien]]
 
*[[Letter to G.E. Selby (7 July 1946)|7 July 1946, to G.E. Selby]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (2 August 1946)|2 August 1946, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
 
*[[Letter to A.W. Riddle (10 January 1947)‎|10 January 1947, to A.W. Riddle]]
*[[Letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith (26 September 1947)|26 September 1947, to Jennifer Brookes-Smith]]
*[[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 Malcolm Knox| 17 December 1947, to Malcolm Knox]]
 
*[[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (18 January 1948)|18 January 1948, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]
*[[Letter to Rosemary (18 January 1948)|18 January 1948, to Rosemary]]
 
*[[Letter to J.L.N. O'Loughlin (7 January 1949)|7 January 1949, to J.L.N. O'Loughlin]]
*[[Cardinal Mindszenty|28 January 1949, to the editor of ''The Times'']]
*[[Letter to Miss Turnbull (11 March 1949)|11 March 1949, to Miss Turnbull]]
*[[Letter to Pauline Baynes|4 June 1949, to Pauline Baynes]]
*[[Letter to Miss How|12 November 1949, to Miss How]]
*[[Letter to Robert Havard (28 November 1949)|28 November 1949, to Robert Havard]]
*[[Letter to Pauline Baynes (20 December 1949)|20 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes]]
*[[Letter to Pauline Baynes (25 December 1949)|25 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes]]
*[[Letter to Pauline Baynes (31 December 1949)|31 December 1949, to Pauline Baynes]]
 
===1950s===
*[[Letter to Milton Waldman|1951, to Milton Waldman]]
*[[Letter to Iona and Peter Opie|25 November 1951, to Iona and Peter Opie]]
 
*[[Letter to George and Moira Sayer (7 August 1952)|7 August 1952, to George and Moira Sayer]]
*[[Letter to Moira Sayer (10 August 1952)|10 August 1952, Moira Sayer]]
 
*[[Letter to George Sayer (24 June 1953)|24 June 1953, to George Sayer]]
*[[Letter to Ronald Eames|15 August 1953, to Ronald Eames]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (28 December 1953)|28 December 1953, to Rayner Unwin]]
 
*[[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|29 January 1954, to the Liège University]]
*[[Letter to Stanley Unwin|30 April 1954, to Stanley Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Henry Willink|17 May 1954, to Henry Willink]]
*[[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 Mr. Cheesman|13 October 1954, to Mr. Cheesman]]
*[[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)|18 October 1954, to the Liège University]]
*[[Letter to Robert Burchfield (6 November 1954)|6 November 1954, to Robert Burchfield]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (17 November 1954)|17 November 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (1-2 December 1954)|1-2 December 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Heppenstall (13 December 1954)|13 December 1954, to Rayner Heppenstall]]
 
*[[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 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 Miss Turnbull (2 May 1955)|2 May 1955, to Miss Turnbull]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 May 1955)|12 May 1955, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[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 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 Richard L. Sturch (27 July 1955)|27 July 1955, to Richard L. Sturch]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Dixey|28 July 1955, to Mrs Dixey]]
*[[Letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith (28 July 1955)|28 July 1955, to Jennifer Brookes-Smith]]
*[[Letter to John Roberts|22 August 1955, to John Roberts]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Souch|September 1955, to Mr(s?) Souch]]
*[[Letter to Elizabeth Jennings|2 December 1955, to Elizabeth Jennings]]
*[[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 unknown recipient (1956)|1956, to unknown fan]]
*[[Letter to Mr Polet|1 January 1956, to Mr Polet]]
*[[Letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes (28 January 1956)|28 January 1956, to Doris Elizabeth Sykes]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)|14 January 1956, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)|?Mid-February 1956, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (1956-58)|1956-58, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to William Galbraith|8 March 1956, to William Galbraith]]
*[[Letter to E. Rasdall|21 March 1956, to E. Rasdall]]
*[[Letter to Patricia Kirke|28 March 1956, to Patricia Kirke]]
*[[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 Deirdre Levinson (28 April 1956)|28 April 1956, to Deirdre Levinson]]
*[[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 Miss Stanley-Smith (22 November 1956)|22 November 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 Patricia Kirke (24 December 1956)|24 December 1956, to Patricia Kirke]]
 
*[[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 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]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (9/10 November 1957)|9/10 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Herbert Schiro|17 November 1957, to Dr. Herbert Schiro]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (17 November 1957)|17 November 1957, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
 
*[[Letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (1958)|1958, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (two letters)]]
*[[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 Peter Alford (2 April 1958)|2 April 1958, to Peter Alford]]
*[[Letter to Cees Ouboter|2 April 1958, to Cees Ouboter]]
*[[Letter to an unknown Dutchman|3 April 1958, to an unknown Dutchman]]
*[[Letter to Nancy Smith (27 May 1958)|27 May 1958, to Nancy Smith]]
*[[Letter to Rhona Beare (14 October 1958)|14 October 1958, to Rhona Beare]]
*[[Letter to Misses E. Jones and J. Taylor|20 October 1958, to Misses E. Taylor and J. Taylor]]
*[[Letter 213#Publication history|25 October 1958, to Deborah Webster]]
*[[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 Naomi Mitchison|8 November 1959, to Naomi Mitchison]]
*[[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (December 1959)|December 1959, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
 
===1960s===
 
*[[Letters to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (unknown date)|196?, to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]
*[[Letter to Dorothy|196?, to Dorothy]]
*[[Letters to Dorothy Wood|1960-1973, to Dorothy Wood]]
*[[Letter to Michael Blashka|Late 1960s, to Michael Blashka]]
 
*[[Letter to Elizabeth Jones|13 January 1960, to Elizabeth Jones]] (''per procurationem'')
*[[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 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 Lars Gustafsson|18 May 1961, to Lars Gustafsson]]
*[[Letter to Rayner Unwin (23 May 1961)|23 May 1961, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[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 Paul Barnetson|13 November 1961, to Paul Barnetson]]
*[[Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)|15 November 1961, to Jane Neave]]
*[[Letter to Mrs. Pauline Gasch (6 December 1961)|6 December 1961, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch]]
*[[Letter to Miss Perry|29 December 1961, to Miss Perry]]
 
*[[Letter to Cor Blok|1 February 1962, to Cor Blok]]
*[[Letter to Alina Dadlez (20 July 1962)|20 July 1962, to Alina Dadlez]]
*[[Letter to Mrs. Pauline Gasch (1 August 1962)|1 August 1962, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch]]
*[[Letter to Alina Dadlez (19 September 1962)|19 September 1962, to Alina Dadlez]]
*[[Letter to H. Cotton Minchin (14 November 1962)|14 November 1962, to Captain H. Cotton Minchin]]
 
*[[Letter to T.P. Dunning|1963, to T.P. Dunning]]
*[[Letter to Julie Cape|17 February 1963, to Miss Julie Cape]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Gill| 21 February 1963, to Mrs Gill]]
*[[Letter to "My Dear People"|6 April 1963, to People]]
*[[Letter to Mr and Mrs Kloos|18 April-6 May 1963, to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos]]
*[[Letter to Eileen Elgar (September 1963)|22 September-c. 3 October 1963, to Eileen Elgar]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Munby|21 October 1963, to Mrs Munby]]
*[[Letter to George Sayer (28 November 1963)|28 November 1963, to George Sayer]]
*[[Letter to Jared C. Lobdell|December 1963, to Jared C. Lobdell]]
*[[Letter to Miss Clark|4 December 1963, to Miss Clark]]
*[[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 Nancy Smith (Christmas 1963)|Christmas 1963, to Nancy Smith]]
 
*[[Letter to the Royal Society of Literature|10 January 1964, to the Royal Society of Literature]]
*[[Letter to Mrs A. Mountfield|17 January 1964, to Mrs. A. Mountfield]]
*[[Letter to Justin Arundale|18 January 1964, to Justin Arundale]]
*[[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 Colin Bailey|13 May 1964, to Colin Bailey]]
*[[Letter to Jane T. Sibley|30 May 1964, to J. Sibley]]
*[[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 Miss J.L. Curry|15 July 15 1964, to Miss J.L. Curry]]
*[[Letter to Carole Ward|10 August 1964, to Miss Carole Ward]]
*[[Letter to L. Sprague de Camp|30 August 1964, to L. Sprague de Camp]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (11 November 1964)|11 November 1964, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Ingeborg Korff|31 December 1964, to Miss Ingeborg Korff]]
 
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (6 January 1965)|6 January 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[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 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 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 Michael George Tolkien (16 September 1965)|16 September 1965, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[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 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 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 G.S. Rigby Jr.|6 December 1965, G.S. Rigby Jr.]]
*[[Letter to William McCullam|9 December 1965, to William McCullam]]
*[[Letter to Jane Dixon|9 December 1965, to Jane Dixon]]
*[[Letter to Miss Jaworski|9 December 1965, to Miss Jaworski]]
*[[Letter to Christine Jones|9 December 1965, to Christine Jones]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (18 December 1965)|18 December 1965, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
 
*[[Letter to Charles Calleja|1966, to Charles Calleja]]
*[[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 David Hicks|12 January 1966, to David Hicks]]
*[[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|10 February 1966, to Donald A. Wollheim]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (23 February 1966)|23 February 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Rod Jellema|1966, to Rod Jellema]]
*[[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 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 George Sayer (21 March 1966)|21 March 1966, to George Sayer]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (28 March 1966)|28 March 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (8 April 1966)|8 April 1966, to Roger Verhulst]]
*[[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|12 April 1966, to Mother Mary Anthony]]
*[[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 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 Nan C. Scott (9 May 1966)|9 May 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]
*[[Letter to Mr Walker|11 May 1966, to Mr. Walker]]
*[[Letter to Nancy Smith (30 May 1966)|30 May 1966, to Nancy Smith]]
*[[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 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 Max Rouslin|29 July 1966, to Max Rouslin]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (1 August 1966)|1 August 1966, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Rose MacNamara|12 September 1966, to Rose MacNamara]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (October 1966)|October 1966, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (11 October 1966)|11 October 1966, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[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 Harry C. Bauer|November 1966, to Harry C. Bauer]]
*[[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 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 Nan C. Scott (15 December 1966)|15 December 1966, to Nan C. Scott]]
*[[Letter to Dick Plotz|c. 1966-67, to Dick Plotz]]
 
*[[Letter to Evelyn B. Byrne|c. 1967-70, to Evelyn B. Byrne]]
*[[Letter to Otto B. Lindhardt|2 January 1967, to Otto B. Lindhardt]]
*[[Letter to Peyton Moss|2 January 1967, to Peyton Moss]]
*[[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 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 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 (22 March 1967)|22 March 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Humphrey Carpenter|21 March 1967, to Humphrey Carpenter]]
*[[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 John Leyerle|28 April 1967, to John Leyerle]]
*[[Letter to Oscar Morland|9 May 1967, to Oscar Morland]]
*[[Letter to Sister M. Anne|14 June 1967, to Sister M. Anne]]
*[[Letter to Donald Swann (19 June 1967)|19 June 1967, to Donald Swann]]
*[[Letter to Mr Joukes|28 August 1967, to Mr Joukes]]
*[[Letter to Elsie Honeybourne (18 September 1967)|18 September 1967, to Elsie Honeybourne]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (3 December 1967)|3 December 1967, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Roger Verhulst (4 December 1967)|4 December 1967, to Roger Verhulst]]
*[[Letter to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr (7 December 1967)|7 December 1967, to Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]
*[[Letter to Rosfrith Murray|14 December 1967, to Rosfrith Murray]]
*[[Letter to Elsie Honeybourne (21 December 1967)|21 December 1967, to Elsie Honeybourne]]
*[[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 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 Ken Jackson (29 January 1968)|29 January 1968, to Ken Jackson]]
*[[Letter to Nan C. Scott (29 January March 1968)|29 January 1968, to Nan C. Scott]]
*[[Letter to Miss E. Byrne (1 March 1968)|1 March 1968, to Miss E. Byrne]]
*[[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 Clyde S. Kilby (4 June 1968)|4 June 1968, to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|August 1968, to Ingrid Pridgeon]]
*[[Letter to Robert Havard|2 August 1968, to Robert Havard]]
*[[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 Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|10 October 1968, to Mary Fairburn]]
*[[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  Mrs Parke (December 1968)|December 1968,to  Mrs Parke]]
 
*[[Letter to Bridget MacKenzie (3 January 1969)|3 January 1969, to Bridget MacKenzie]]
*[[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 (20 March 1969)|20 March 1969, to Amy Ronald]]
*[[Letter to Mrs Mroczkowska (10 April 1969)|10 April 1969, to Mrs Mroczkowska]]
*[[Letter to Anthony D. Howlett|28 May 1969, to Anthony D. Howlett]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (June 1969)|June 1969, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to Paul Bibire|30 June 1969, to Paul Bibire]]
*[[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 (1 October 1969)|1 October 1969, to Mrs. Pauline Gasch]]
*[[Letter to Leslie Holloway|?Early November 1969, to Leslie Holloway]]
 
===1970s===
*[[Letter to Mr Wood|?Late summer or autumn 1970, to a Mr. Wood]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (7 January 1970)|7 January 1970, to Michael George Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Tom Shippey|?12 April 1970, to Tom Shippey]]
*[[Letter 316|11 September 1970, to Robert Burchfield]], (largest part published as [[Letter 316]])
*[[Letter to W.A.R. Hadley|14 December 1970 to W.A.R. Hadley]]
 
*[[Letter to Hilary Tolkien|1971, to Hilary Tolkien]]
*[[Letter to Randy Trimmer|7 April 1971, to Randy Trimmer]]
*[[Letter to "My dear Ladies"|10 June 1971, to "My dear Ladies"]]
*[[Letter to Brian Miller|21 June 1971, to Brian Miller]]
*[[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 George and Moira Sayer (11 December 1971)|11 December 1971, to George and Moira Sayer]]
*[[Letter to Eileen Elgar (24 December 1971)|24 December 1971, to Eileen Elgar]]
*[[Letter to Joy Hill (26 December 1971)|26 December 1971, to Joy Hill]]
*[[Letter to W.B. Crouch|28 December 1971, to W.B. Crouch]]
 
*[[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 Edmund R. Meskys (2  February 1972)|2 February 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys]]
*[[Letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society|6 February 1972, to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society]]
*[[Letter to  Fay Darrington (16 February 1972)|16 February 1972, to Fay Darrington]]
*[[Letter to Eva Heilborn|19 April 1972, to Eva Heilborn]] (''per procurationem'')
*[[Letter to Mrs Robertson|28 April 1972, to Mrs Robertson]]
*[[Letter to Donna Sadlier|1 May 1972, to Donna Sadlier]]
*[[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 Rayner Unwin (12 October 1972)|12 October 1972, to Rayner Unwin]]
*[[Letter to Edmund R. Meskys (23 November 1972)|23 November 1972, to Edmund R. Meskys]]
 
*[[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 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 John Higgins|20 April 1973, to John Higgins]]
*[[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 Elena Jeronimides|14 June 1973, to Elena Jeronimides]]
*[[Letter to Mr Tolkin|14 June 1973, to Mr Tolkin]]
*[[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 Glyn Daniel|25 August 1973, to Glyn Daniel]]
 
===Unknown year===
*[[Letter to Simonne d'Ardenne (unknown date)|19?? to Simonne d'Ardenne]]
*[[Letter to Clyde S. Kilby (unknown date)|19?? to Clyde S. Kilby]]
*[[Letter to Richard Lupoff|19?? to Richard Lupoff]]
*[[Letter to Bruce Mitchell|19?? to Bruce Mitchell]]
*[[Letter to Christopher Tolkien|19?? to Christopher Tolkien]]
*19?? to an unknown reader (draft; topic: [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]])<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 127</ref>
 
==Unexposed collections and rumours==
 
=== Correspondence between Tolkien and R.W. Burchfield ===
 
During the years [[1953]]-[[1972|72]], Tolkien corresponded with [[R.W. Burchfield]]. The collection of letters is kept at the [[Bodleian Library]]:<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/single-items/guardbooks/engc7284.html|articlename=Guard-book of miscellaneous items, 19th-20th cent.|dated=|website=[http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley Bodleian.ox.ac.uk]|accessed=19 March 2012}}</ref>
 
{{blockquote|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 [[Wikipedia:Martínez del Río|Pablo Martínez del Río]], whose younger cousins Tolkien took to vacation in Paris in [[1913]], has been donated to the [http://www.cehm.com.mx/BaseCatalogo/catalogo.htm 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.<ref>José Manuel Ferrández Bru, "'Wingless fluttering'": Some Personal Connections in Tolkien's Formative Years", in {{TS|8}}, pp. 63-4 (note 21)</ref>
 
===Correspondence between Tolkien and Sterling E. Lanier===
 
In an article in [[Locus 149|''Locus'' #149]] ([[1973]]), the science fiction author [[Wikipedia:Sterling E. Lanier|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:<ref>{{webcite|author=[[John D. Rateliff]]|articleurl=http://sacnoths.blogspot.se/2012/07/new-arrivals-2nd-of-2.html|articlename=The New Arrivals (2nd of 2)|dated=8 July 2012|website=[http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/ Sacnoth's Scriptorium]|accessed=9 July 2012}}</ref>
 
{{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."}}
 
===Letters to The Society===
 
A collection of Tolkien's letters to [[The Society]] is kept at the [[Bodleian Library]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/modern/society/society.html|articlename=Catalogue of papers of The Society, University of Oxford|dated=|website=[http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley Bodleian Library]|accessed=16 January 2012}}</ref>


=== Letters to Simonne d'Ardenne ===
=== Letters to Simonne d'Ardenne ===


[[John Tolkien|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.
[[John Tolkien|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:
{{blockquote|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.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Hogan|articleurl=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2012/0317/1224313474042.html|articlename=Tolkien's time in 'Erin'|dated=17 March 2012|website=[http://www.irishtimes.com/ IrishTimes.com]|accessed=19 March 2012}}</ref>


=== The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (expanded edition) ===
=== The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (expanded edition) ===
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=== The Tea Towel Letter ===
=== 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."
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."<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Tea+Towel|articlename=Tea Towel|dated=17 September 2008|website=Guide|accessed=14 June 2013}}</ref>
 
===Wheelbarrows at Dawn===
 
Similarly to what was done in the ''[[Black & White Ogre Country|Black & White Ogre Country: The Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien]]'', glimpses of the correspondence between J.R.R. Tolkien and his brother [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary]] were supposed to be published in late 2010 in ''[[Wheelbarrows at Dawn|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).


*'''External link:''' [http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Tea+Towel ''Tea Towel'']
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".<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?forum=15&post_id=14661|articlename=The Wonders of...|dated=27 January 2015|website=Guide|accessed=30 January 2015}}</ref>


== Hoaxes ==
== Hoaxes ==
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=== The Letters, Part II ===
=== 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 hoax.
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.{{fact}}


=== Dr. Higgins and possible eBay frauds ===
=== Dr. Higgins and possible eBay frauds ===


The forum of the renowned 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.  
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>
 
== See also ==


*[[Dr. Higgins 19??|19?? to Dr. Higgins]]
*[[:Category:Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien|Images of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


*[http://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/Mss/JRRT/mss-jrrt-s-7.html ''Marquette University collection of Tolkien letters'']
*[http://www.marquette.edu/library/collections/archives/Mss/JRRT/mss-jrrt-s-7.html Marquette University collection of Tolkien letters]
*[http://www.tolkienguide.com/index.php ''Tolkien Collector's Guide'']
*[http://www.wheaton.edu/~/media/Files/Centers-and-Institutes/Wade-Center/RR-Docs/Letter-Collections/JRRT_Papers.pdf Marion E. Wade Center collection of Tolkien letters]
*[http://www.tolkienguide.com/index.php Tolkien Collector's Guide]
*[http://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/376715v Tolkien-Gordon Collection]


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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

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

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 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)