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'''Martin M. Snapp 6 May 1966''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Martin M. Snapp, Jr., of [[Wikipedia:Yale University|Yale University]], written on [[6 May]] [[1966]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Christina Scull]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]]|articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=|website=HS|accessed=17 April 2012}}</ref>
On [[6 May]] [[1966]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Martin M. Snapp''' of [[Wikipedia:Yale University|Yale University]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Christina Scull]] and [[Wayne G. Hammond]]|articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=|website=HS|accessed=17 April 2012}}</ref>


* '''Description:''' Autographed, one-page typewritten letter.
* '''Description:''' Autographed, one-page typewritten letter.

Revision as of 21:31, 17 June 2014

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On 6 May 1966, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Martin M. Snapp of Yale University.[1]

  • Description: Autographed, one-page typewritten letter.
  • Publication: None.

Excerpt

Dear Mr. Snapp, Thank you very much for your letter. It gave me great pleasure to learn of the interest of undergraduates at Yale in my in my work.

With regard to your proposition: I do not deal with matters of that kind myself. They are in the hands of my publishers: Messrs. Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 40 Museum Street, London, W.C.1. I am forwarding a copy of your letter to them, and I expect you will hear from them in due course. With best wishes, Yours Sincerely, J.R.R. Tolkien

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