JRR Tolkien letters to Brian Woledge
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: JRR Tolkien letters to Brian Woledge
Classmark: MS 2244
Creator(s): Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
Date(s): 1920s
Size and medium: 3 letters and associated material; VHS
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/681904
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Three letters, dated 21 Nov 1925, 15 Jun 1926 and 17 Jun 1926, addressed to Brian Woledge from JRR Tolkien, along with associated material.
Woledge had studied for a BA Honours degree in French and English at the University of Leeds during the 1920s. He was the only student to choose a Medieval Welsh course offered in 1925, which was taught by JRR Tolkien, with EV Gordon sitting in. Tolkien left the University before Woledge completed the course. The letters, dated between November 1925 and June 1926, concern Woledge's academic work, and include a reference Tolkien wrote for Woledge (presumably unused).
The letters are accompanied by transcriptions, interpretative notes and notes on Woledge's reminiscences of Tolkien collected by Julia Woledge, his niece. The file also includes copies of articles about Tolkien and Woledge, and a VHS copy of 'An Awfully Big Adventure', a documentary on Tolkien, broadcast in 1998.
Provenance
The collection was donated to Special Collections in October 2019 by Julia Woledge, Brian Woledge's niece.
Access and usage
Access
Material in this collection is in copyright. No photocopies, digital images or other reproductions of any Tolkien-authored items in the collection may be made in any circumstances without the permission in writing of the Tolkien Estate as copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.
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