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Letters Discussion >> Discuss Carpenter #257: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton on 16 July 1964
By Druss
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Discuss Carpenter #257: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton on 16 July 1964

29 Aug, 2025
2025-8-29 12:42:17 PM UTC
Letter link: Carpenter #257: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton • 16 July 1964 (#631)

I don't know if this could be of some use for references:
https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/14766
https://marco.ox.ac.uk/ark:29072/x0hh63sw8250
Trotter
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29 Aug, 2025
2025-8-29 12:46:12 PM UTC

Druss wrote:

Letter link: Carpenter #257: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Bretherton • 16 July 1964 (#631)

I don't know if this could be of some use for references:
https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/14766
https://marco.ox.ac.uk/ark:29072/x0hh63sw8250

They can, thank you for posting them.
Druss
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29 Aug, 2025
2025-8-29 2:51:36 PM UTC
No problem, I'm glad to help :)
DMRoberts
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29 Aug, 2025
2025-8-29 10:41:42 PM UTC
I'm proud of the family for donating them to the Bodleian rather than auctioning them off, though of course the latter option might have lead to full photos being made public.
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