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Originally Posted by Mithalwen
Why should I need to go to Oxonmoot to learn about the contents of a published book?
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Um, the Hilary biography wasn't published, which is sort of the point here.
Libraries:
At Marquette, which purchased the Hobbit, LR, Farmer Giles and Mr Bliss papers from JRRT, anyone can go there and view the microfiche copies to their heart's content; to handle the originals requires giving the staff a Very Good Reason (and usually being an "Accredited Scholar") but this naturally has to do with minimizing wear and damage to the rather fragile old documents and is no different from the policy at most any other archive.
To have *photocopies* of the documents made, however, one has to get the Estate's prior specific permission.