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The letter contains a printed statement about The Lord of the Rings and a typed paragraph stating that he is "working on a new book which I hope will te...
Tolkien opens this letter by apologising for his delay in replying to a letter from September, and that his secretary had typed up a note but he felt a ...
Tolkien apologizes for not responding sooner, and declines to provide an article for a student newspaper. The typed letter is signed by his secretary, n...
An example of brief stock letters that would be sent with Tolkien's written signature to readers who had sent letters to Tolkien. It reads "Thank you ve...
From 'A Song For J.R.R. Tolkien' from The Antioch Review p. 42: "I received a reply dated 20 May 1965, addressed to St. Leonard’s Hall, Park Road, Edi...
Tolkien's secretary replies to fan letter thanking Mr. Eder for his letters and pictures of stained glass windows. He enjoyed seeing them. He also alert...
This is a stock reply letter but Tolkien adds that he is hindered in writing the Silmarillion because of having to revise The Lord of the Rings to fight...
Tolkien's secretary replies to a fan letter, and then Tolkien adds some details in pen. The reader had asked if another book would be published and mino...
A 1965 Stock Letter and an apology from Tolkien for not having time for a longer answer.
A 1965 Stock Letter and an apology from Tolkien for not having time for a longer answer.
Secretarial letter to Sergeant Ridolfo thanking him for his kind words about reading and enjoying Tolkien's books.
Secretarial letter to Mr Porthouse wirth mention that Tolkien's next book will be The Silmarillion.
Joy Hill writes to Pamela Chandler. She mentions that if Chandler should sell any photographs of Tolkien she should perhaps mention it to him. She then ...
Tolkien thanks Wheeler for sending a copy of Rally.
Secretarial letter to Mr Rasmussen. Tolkien mentions in a handwritten note that if the recipient is a modern steel bow "you be should developing a good ...
A printed secretarial letter.
Unsigned compliments slip on embossed Sandfield Road stationary.
Tolkien apologizes for a secretarial letter, and says he cannot help with the matter of books for children, as he doesn't really like children's books a...
Tolkien was asked about his memories of Miss Walker's grandfather.
Tolkien thanks Dr. Fraser Roberts for his letter.
Tolkien's secretary acknowledges receipt of Johnston's booklet The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien. This letter is held at the Wade.
On June 5th, Colin Smythe had replied to Tolkien, saying that he would be delighted to have a poem on Westernesse. This response sent back to Smythe was...
Smythe had written back to Tolkien on July 1 saying that he was sorry to hear about Tolkien's accident, and sending along a copy of his latest publicati...
On October 22, Smythe sent a note to Tolkien's secretary asking to remind Tolkien. In this response, Tolkien's secretary says that she has reminded Tolk...
A secretarial letter with a PS from Tolkien who explains that he is too busy writing The Silmarillion to answer questions.
Tolkien's secretary, Joy Hill, returns Brian Sibley's copy of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, which Tolkien has signed and hand-corrected one of the poems.
Joy Hill writes to Michael Bell on behalf of Tolkien. She thanks him for his letter. She says that Tolkien is currently very busy and asks Mr. Bell's fo...
Tolkien's secretary writes to Smythe that Tolkien has apologised for not being able to help at the moment, because he is engrossed in days before Middle...
On March 1st, Smythe wrote a full summary of the events so far to Joy Hill. In this response, Joy Hill says that Tolkien could not find any complete mat...
On September 30, Smythe wrote to Joy Hill one final time, sending one of his publications and regretting that the poem idea could not get off the ground...
Tolkien sends a typed reply to Paul apologising for not replying more personally. he has moved from Oxford to devote more time to completing The Silmari...
Secretarial Letter to Mr Huggett. Tolkien is said to be too far from a post office, and too busy writing another book (The Silmarillion) to autograph bo...
Tolkien sends a standard form reply to Mr. Trimmer, apologising for not being able to write anything personal as he is working on The Silmarillion. This...
Joy Hill tries to dissuade a student from writing his thesis about The Lord of the Rings due to the immense amount of unpublished material he doesn't ha...
Tolkien was sent a small gift but was smashed to bits during the delivery.
Letter from Tolkien's secretary to a fan.
Artist Ted Nasmith sent photographs of some of his Lord of the Rings artwork in the summer of 1972. Tolkien replied a few weeks later with positive feed...
A photocopy/form letter on Ballantine Books letterhead sent in response to a fan letter. The letter thanks David for writing and for his enthusiasm, and...
Tolkien's secretary writing on behalf of Tolkien, sats that he is very busy and cannot write letters currently.
Tolkien's secretary writes that Tolkien is sadly too busy to send letters and autographs.
A secretarial letter sent from Ballantine Books, with an unknown person having written Tolkien's name at the signature line. Tolkien did not condone thi...
This letter to Bruce Charlton, a well-known Tolkien researcher was in reply to questions asked by him. Tolkien did not answer any of his questions excep...
A secretarial letter sent from Ballantine Books, with an unknown person having written Tolkien's name at the signature line. Tolkien did not condone thi...
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Secretarial Letter
(43 letters match)1960
13 January 1960
Tolkien's Secretary to Elizabeth Jones
#453
The letter contains a printed statement about The Lord of the Rings and a typed paragraph stating that he is "working on a new book which I hope will te...
1963
16 December 1963
J.R.R. Tolkien to Baronne A. Baeyens
#516
Tolkien opens this letter by apologising for his delay in replying to a letter from September, and that his secretary had typed up a note but he felt a ...
1964
July 1964
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#357
Tolkien apologizes for not responding sooner, and declines to provide an article for a student newspaper. The typed letter is signed by his secretary, n...
1965
19 January 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Unknown
#573
An example of brief stock letters that would be sent with Tolkien's written signature to readers who had sent letters to Tolkien. It reads "Thank you ve...
20 May 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Sue Parman
#549
From 'A Song For J.R.R. Tolkien' from The Antioch Review p. 42: "I received a reply dated 20 May 1965, addressed to St. Leonard’s Hall, Park Road, Edi...
20 May 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Mr Eder
#914
Tolkien's secretary replies to fan letter thanking Mr. Eder for his letters and pictures of stained glass windows. He enjoyed seeing them. He also alert...
20 May 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Nan C. Scott
#943
This is a stock reply letter but Tolkien adds that he is hindered in writing the Silmarillion because of having to revise The Lord of the Rings to fight...
28 May 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Unknown young lady from New Zealand
#688
Tolkien's secretary replies to a fan letter, and then Tolkien adds some details in pen. The reader had asked if another book would be published and mino...
3 December 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Ian Lancashire
#705
A 1965 Stock Letter and an apology from Tolkien for not having time for a longer answer.
3 December 1965
Tolkien's Secretary to Joan Snelling
#2268
A 1965 Stock Letter and an apology from Tolkien for not having time for a longer answer.
1966
12 April 1966
Tolkien's Secretary to Sergeant [James] Ridolfo
#763
Secretarial letter to Sergeant Ridolfo thanking him for his kind words about reading and enjoying Tolkien's books.
1 June 1966
Tolkien's Secretary to Mr [Royston F.] Porthouse
#766
Secretarial letter to Mr Porthouse wirth mention that Tolkien's next book will be The Silmarillion.
2 June 1966
Joy Hill to Pamela Chandler
#848
Joy Hill writes to Pamela Chandler. She mentions that if Chandler should sell any photographs of Tolkien she should perhaps mention it to him. She then ...
1 August 1966
Tolkien's Secretary to Timothy J. Wheeler
#789
Tolkien thanks Wheeler for sending a copy of Rally.
12 October 1966
Tolkien's Secretary to Mr Rasmussen
#769
Secretarial letter to Mr Rasmussen. Tolkien mentions in a handwritten note that if the recipient is a modern steel bow "you be should developing a good ...
1967
19 April 1967
Tolkien's Secretary to Miss Gonzalez
#752
A printed secretarial letter.
7 June 1967
Tolkien's Secretary to Unknown
#2261
Unsigned compliments slip on embossed Sandfield Road stationary.
7 December 1967
J.R.R. Tolkien to Hans Jörg Modlmayr
#759
Tolkien apologizes for a secretarial letter, and says he cannot help with the matter of books for children, as he doesn't really like children's books a...
1968
29 February 1968
Phyllis M. Jenkinson (secretary) to Miss Walker
#734
Tolkien was asked about his memories of Miss Walker's grandfather.
6 March 1968
J.R.R. Tolkien to Dr. Fraser Roberts
#735
Tolkien thanks Dr. Fraser Roberts for his letter.
9 May 1968
Phyllis Jenkinson to George Burke Johnston
#940
Tolkien's secretary acknowledges receipt of Johnston's booklet The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien. This letter is held at the Wade.
June 26, 1968
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#362
On June 5th, Colin Smythe had replied to Tolkien, saying that he would be delighted to have a poem on Westernesse. This response sent back to Smythe was...
August 12, 1968
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#363
Smythe had written back to Tolkien on July 1 saying that he was sorry to hear about Tolkien's accident, and sending along a copy of his latest publicati...
October 25, 1968
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#364
On October 22, Smythe sent a note to Tolkien's secretary asking to remind Tolkien. In this response, Tolkien's secretary says that she has reminded Tolk...
8 November 1968
J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr. Brown
#808
A secretarial letter with a PS from Tolkien who explains that he is too busy writing The Silmarillion to answer questions.
1969
15 January 1969
Joy Hill to Brian Sibley
#727
Tolkien's secretary, Joy Hill, returns Brian Sibley's copy of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, which Tolkien has signed and hand-corrected one of the poems.
23 January 1969
Allen & Unwin (Joy Hill) to Michael Bell
#1175
Joy Hill writes to Michael Bell on behalf of Tolkien. She thanks him for his letter. She says that Tolkien is currently very busy and asks Mr. Bell's fo...
25 February 1969
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#365
Tolkien's secretary writes to Smythe that Tolkien has apologised for not being able to help at the moment, because he is engrossed in days before Middle...
6 March 1969
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#366
On March 1st, Smythe wrote a full summary of the events so far to Joy Hill. In this response, Joy Hill says that Tolkien could not find any complete mat...
October? 1969
Joy Hill to Colin Smythe
#368
On September 30, Smythe wrote to Joy Hill one final time, sending one of his publications and regretting that the poem idea could not get off the ground...
1970
7 April 1970
Tolkien's Secretary to Paul
#816
Tolkien sends a typed reply to Paul apologising for not replying more personally. he has moved from Oxford to devote more time to completing The Silmari...
1971
18 March 1971
Tolkien's Secretary to C. Huggett
#2044
Secretarial Letter to Mr Huggett. Tolkien is said to be too far from a post office, and too busy writing another book (The Silmarillion) to autograph bo...
7 April 1971
Tolkien's Secretary to Randy Trimmer
#822
Tolkien sends a standard form reply to Mr. Trimmer, apologising for not being able to write anything personal as he is working on The Silmarillion. This...
1st July 1971
Joy Hill to Jan Bosmans
#1051
Joy Hill tries to dissuade a student from writing his thesis about The Lord of the Rings due to the immense amount of unpublished material he doesn't ha...
1972
4 April 1972
Tolkien's secretary to Mr. Toth
#304
Tolkien was sent a small gift but was smashed to bits during the delivery.
19 April 1972
Tolkien's Secretary to Eva Heilborn
#1069
Letter from Tolkien's secretary to a fan.
Late 1972
J.R.R. Tolkien to Ted Nasmith
#2302
Artist Ted Nasmith sent photographs of some of his Lord of the Rings artwork in the summer of 1972. Tolkien replied a few weeks later with positive feed...
October 3, 1972
Ballantine Books to John David Cofield
#2028
A photocopy/form letter on Ballantine Books letterhead sent in response to a fan letter. The letter thanks David for writing and for his enthusiasm, and...
1973
17 January 1973
Tolkien's secretary to Mr. N.J. Kyle
#313
Tolkien's secretary writing on behalf of Tolkien, sats that he is very busy and cannot write letters currently.
26 February 1973
Tolkien's secretary to Stefan Pettersson
#319
Tolkien's secretary writes that Tolkien is sadly too busy to send letters and autographs.
June 1973?
Ballantine Books to Mr. Miatech
#1049
A secretarial letter sent from Ballantine Books, with an unknown person having written Tolkien's name at the signature line. Tolkien did not condone thi...
14 June 1973
Tolkien's Secretary to Bruce Charlton
#842
This letter to Bruce Charlton, a well-known Tolkien researcher was in reply to questions asked by him. Tolkien did not answer any of his questions excep...
1 August 1973
Ballantine Books to Ronna Schutltz
#2256
A secretarial letter sent from Ballantine Books, with an unknown person having written Tolkien's name at the signature line. Tolkien did not condone thi...
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