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TCG Letter #661 / Carpenter Letter #288


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Professor Norman Davis
Date
10 May 1966
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes about a bust being made of him. His daughter-in-Law is the sculpter and he has decided to have it cast in bronze at his own expense. It wil be presented to the Oxford faculty. Tolkien remarks that he used to hang his hat on the "Tsar of Russia’s bust, which he graciously presented to Merton".

The English Faculty of Oxford University wished to acquire a bust of Tolkien by his daughter-in-law Faith. The bust was duly presented to them, and now stands in the English Faculty Library.
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