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TCG Letter #803
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Dick Plotz
Date
8 April 1968
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien wrote to the President of the Tolkien Society (of America - Dick Plotz) to express his displeasure at the forthcoming publication The Tolkien Relation. He was not consulted and it contains various errors.
A summary of the letter is reproduced in Tolkien Journal vol 3, no 3, and some quotes in Tolkien Journal vol 3 no 4.
The entire letter is reproduced in Tolkien in aller Welt: Eine Ausstellung der Inklings-Gesellschaft anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von J. R. R. Tolkien und des Internationalen Tolkien-Symposions in Aachen
The original letter in the form of Tolkien's carbon copy, a photcopy of the sent letter and a complete transcript can be seen at the Marquette archives while the original letter is held at the Wade Center.
A summary of the letter is reproduced in Tolkien Journal vol 3, no 3, and some quotes in Tolkien Journal vol 3 no 4.
The entire letter is reproduced in Tolkien in aller Welt: Eine Ausstellung der Inklings-Gesellschaft anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags von J. R. R. Tolkien und des Internationalen Tolkien-Symposions in Aachen
The original letter in the form of Tolkien's carbon copy, a photcopy of the sent letter and a complete transcript can be seen at the Marquette archives while the original letter is held at the Wade Center.
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