Letters from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton

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MS. Misc. 4, fols. 52-59.

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Letters from J.R.R. Tolkien, 76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford to Christopher Bretherton:

(fols.52-53) manuscript letter, 10 Jul 1964
(fols.54-57) typescript letter, 16 Jul 1964 (published in a slightly abridged form as letter 257 in Humphrey Carpenter's Letters (2023), p.484-489)
(fol. 58) manuscript letter, 11 Dec 1967
(fol. 59) typescript letter, with manuscript addition, 8 Apr 1968.

Dates

Creation: 1964-1968

Extent

8 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark:

MS. Misc. 4, fols. 52-59.

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 24230

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist and university professor. Details are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

John Christopher Bretherton (1925-2015) studied English at Lincoln College, Oxford, October 1942-June 1943 and January 1947-June 1949 and was taught by Professor Tolkien. He published a couple of books for children.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the Bodleian Library in 2025 by the six surviving children of Christopher Bretherton: Lucy Williams, Miranda Ricks, Clarissa Kloska, Jacqueline Seymour, Kate Willis and Bridget Randall.