1935

Autumn 1935

A.H. Smith (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1802

During the autumn of 1935, the Early English Text Society invited Tolkien to prepare an edition of the Ancrene Riwle (MS CCCC402). Tolkien will reply th...

Autumn 1935

J.R.R. Tolkien to Early English Text Society

#1803

Tolkien will reply to A.H. Smith's letter on behalf of the Early English Text Society's invitation to prepare an edition of the Ancrene Riwle. He is kee...

Late December 1935

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1804

Mabel Day, Secretary of the Early English Text Society, writes Tolkien a letter asking that he confirm his interest in the Ancrene Riwle in writing as r...

1936

5 January 1936

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mabel Day (Early English Text Society)

#1807

Tolkien writes to Mabel Day of the EETS, firstly apologising for his delayed reply which had been requested by the end of 1935. He explains that his ass...

14 January 1936

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mabel Day (Early English Text Society)

#1810

Tolkien writes to Mabel Day, of the EETS. He has not been able to type the specimen pages that he had promised so includes manuscript transcriptions wit...

15 January 1936

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1811

Mabel Day replies to Tolkien's two letters from January, . She notes that she has sent the first to A.W. Pollard, and explains some of the policies of t...

15 January 1936

A.W. Pollard (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1812

A.W. Pollard replies to Tolkien's letter, which Mabel Day had forwarded to him. Hhe explains to Tolkien that while he sees advantages to reproducing the...

16 January 1936

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mabel Day (Early English Text Society)

#1813

Replying to Mabel Day of the EETS, Tolkien thanks her for answering his questions about the EETS' policies on texts and arguing for his view that they s...

?16 January 1936

J.R.R. Tolkien to A.W. Pollard (Early English Text Society)

#1814

Tolkien writes to A.W. Pollard of the EETS on or shortly after this date. Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull note that two versions of this letter exist,...

27 January 1936

A.W. Pollard (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1815

A.W. Pollard writes to Tolkien to inform him that Robin Flower has been asked to head up the Ancrene Riwle editions at the EETS and that Tolkien's speci...

1 March 1936

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1816

Mabel Day sends Tolkien some possible corrections and ammendations for his A Middle English Vocabulary. She notes that she believes that Tolkien and Rob...

1937

2 June 1937

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1921

On 2 June, Mabel Day had reported to the Early English Text Society that their edition of the Ancrene Riwle had met on 27 May. They recommended that the...

6 August 1937

Mabel Day to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1922

Having not heard from Tolkien since her last letter, Mabel Day writes again. She notes that most members agree with him, but that senior member A. W. Po...

28 August 1937

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mabel Day (Early English Text Society)

#1923

Tolkien replies to Mabel Day's letter of 6 August. He says that he hoped to have completed work on her request by now but notes that the death of the li...

30 August 1937

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#1969

Mabel Day replies to Tolkien's letter. She will ask Cambridge for permission to use their manuscript. She notes that A. W. Pollard claims to have not re...

1938

26 February 1938

Mabel Day (Early English Text Society) to J.R.R. Tolkien

#2136

Mabel Day writes to Tolkien, reminding him that 6 months have past since he was asked to provide specimens for the Ancrene Riwle.

12 August 1938

John Johnson to J.R.R. Tolkien

#2160

As requested by Mabel Day, John Johnson sends Tolkien specimen pages of the Early English Text Societies edition of the Corpus Christi College MS of Anc...

1945

11 October 1945

J.R.R. Tolkien to The Director, Students Department, British Council

#1035

In a follow-up to Tolkien's letter, #TCGLetter1034, Tolkien mentions that "it would be of great satisfaction" if Professor d'Ardenne could be granted a ...