The letters were donated to Princeton by Emily Hale with the condition that they remain sealed for 50 years after her death or Eliot's, whichever is later. Hale

The letters were donated to Princeton by Emily Hale with the condition that they remain sealed for 50 years after her death or Eliot's, whichever is later. Hale died in 1969, so they were made public in 2020. * Hale's statement when donating the letters and Eliot's own statement when he heard about the donation: https://tseliot.com/the-eliot-hale-letters/the-statements https://tseliot.com/the-eliot-hale-letters/the-statements * New Yorker article on their relationship: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-secret-history-of-t-s-eliots-muse https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-secret-histo... When one reads Eliot's statement, it's hard not to agree with the reddit commentator who says: "I enjoy his works but he was seriously like a wet bunched up grey flannel shirt of a person."