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* '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[Marquette University]] acquires many of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s manuscripts for 1,500 pounds. | * '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[Marquette University]] acquires many of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s manuscripts for 1,500 pounds. | ||
* '''[[9 June|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to William Ready (9 June 1957)|a letter to William Ready]]. | |||
* '''[[24 June|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 199]]. | * '''[[24 June|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 199]]. | ||
* '''[[25 June|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200]]. | * '''[[25 June|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200]]. | ||
* '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (26 June 1957)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | * '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (26 June 1957)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[5 August|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters to Jerome W. Archer|two letters to Jerome W. Archer]], Director of Libraries at [[Marquette University]]. | * '''[[5 August|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters to Jerome W. Archer|two letters to Jerome W. Archer]], Director of Libraries at [[Marquette University]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 26 May 2015
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1957.
January
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by Ruth Harshaw for the NBC radio program "Carnival of Books".
March
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 196.
April
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr Hayward.
- 23 - Poet Roy Campbell dies.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien.
May
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 197.
June
- 7 - Marquette University acquires many of Tolkien's manuscripts for 1,500 pounds.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to William Ready.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 199.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 200.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
August
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes two letters to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University.
- 21 - Artist John Howe is born.
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry is born.
- 25 - Author Ian Brodie is born.
September
- 2 - Professor William Craigie, Tolkien's predecessor as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, dies.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 201.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien wins the International Fantasy Award.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 202.
- 11 - The Oxford Mail reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
- 14 - The Bookseller reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
October
- ? - Scholar Christopher Mitchell is born.
November
- 6 - Actor Cam Clarke is born.
- 9/10 - At midnight, J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 203.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
December
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204.
?
- ? - The Lord of the Rings is awarded the International Fantasy Award.
- ? - Anders Stenström, scholar of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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