Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Charlie Munger–Shareholder letters 1957-1970 by Jeff Widman

May 10, 2008

Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Charlie Munger–Shareholder letters 1957-1970

Two years ago, Dan Grossman posted about the Warren Buffett shareholder letters on his (now defunct) blog.

Finally, I have copies of all of Buffett’s annual reports from 1957-1970. They’re spectacular; if you’d like a copy, let me know and I’ll send them to you. Unfortunately, I was asked not to post them publicly, though I’m told that emailing is OK.

He’d received the letters from Brad Feld.

I commented on the post and Dan graciously shared the letters. I also checked the box to receive e-mail notifications of new comments on the thread. Today, two years later, I continue to receive notifications and direct e-mails from people looking for the letters. (Perfect example of the Long Tail at work.)

The letters clearly say it’s not okay to post them, but, like Dan, my understanding is it’s okay to e-mail them. Leave a comment on this post if you want a copy and I’ll email them to you… and thank-you comments are always appreciated. (If I’m in error posting them, just let me know.)

(Note: You can find PDF’s of the more recent letters (post 1977) here: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html, and the text of the 1969-1976 letters here: http://stableboyselections.com/2008/08/25/the-missing-berkshire-hathaway-letters-1969-1976/.)

I also have a copy of Charlie Munger’s speech entitled Academic Economics: Strengths and Faults After Considering Interdisciplinary Needs presented to the University of California, Santa Barbara Economics Department on October 3, 2003.

Update: These are the Warren Buffett partnership letters–not the Berkshire Hathaway letters form 1970 to 1979, or the Bluechip Stamps letters. I don’t have the Bluechip Stamps letters, and I’m not sure where to get them.

Comments

vish dadireddy said on May 28, 2011 at 12:21 am:

Hello Jeff,

Appreciate you sharing the knowledge. I Would appreciate if you could share those letters with.

Thanks

vish
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katie said on July 4, 2011 at 8:45 am:

All set, sorry for the delay!
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Charly-D said on August 22, 2011 at 9:59 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Much appreciate your work. Could you please send me the letters from 69 to 76?

Thanks a lot,

CD
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Charly-D said on August 22, 2011 at 10:00 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Much appreciate your effort. Could you please send me the letter from 69 to 76 please?

Thanks a lot,

CD
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- katie said on August 29, 2011 at 1:07 am:
  
  The letters should be in your inbox, Chaley.
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Fredric Echols said on September 19, 2011 at 7:25 am:

Hello,

I would appreciate a copy of these letters as well.

Thanks!
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katie said on October 4, 2011 at 6:38 am:

You should have them in your inbox, Fredrick
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Matt Brice said on October 19, 2011 at 1:55 am:

Jeff,

I am not sure if you are still receiving comments on this posts, but if you do, I would love to receive the letters and speech you mentioned. I have reading all the post-1977 letters and have been looking for the older letters for a while now. Thanks, Matt
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- katie said on November 9, 2011 at 2:07 pm:
  
  The letters should be in your inbox, Matt.
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rjp said on November 14, 2011 at 8:59 am:

hello

i would greatly like a copy of the letters!

thanks
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CAR said on November 19, 2011 at 5:21 am:

Hi,

I'm still looking for the letter's from 57-59 and the 1970 letter. Could you send me please these letters ? That would be great !!!

Thx in advance !!!!
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Bruce G said on November 21, 2011 at 7:42 am:

Hi

Could you please send me the letters from 69 to 76 also?

Many thanks in advance
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Jared said on November 28, 2011 at 3:23 pm:

I would greatly appreciate the letters too at your earliest convenience. Thank you much.
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katie said on December 13, 2011 at 12:32 pm:

Your letters should be in your inboxes.
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Badari said on December 20, 2011 at 5:58 am:

Hi Jeff & Katie,

Could you be so kind as to send me THE letters and Munger's Speech please?

Many thanks and appreciate the great service you are doing!

Regards
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Ivan said on December 26, 2011 at 6:45 pm:

Hello Jeff

Thanks for your very generous service!

I would very much like a copy of the letters as well as Munger's speech. If it is possible, can you send me a copy?

Best Wishes,
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Ravi said on January 4, 2012 at 4:05 am:

Hi Jeff,

Could you please mail me the copy of letters to my inbox?

Thanks in advance

Ravi
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katie said on January 13, 2012 at 3:10 am:

You three should all have the letters in your inboxes, enjoy!
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RickG said on January 21, 2012 at 8:06 am:

Jeff,

Please e-mail a copy of to letters. Thanks in advance.
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Trey said on January 22, 2012 at 4:22 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Please e-mail a copy of to letters. Thanks
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steve said on February 3, 2012 at 2:19 pm:

I would like a copy of the Buffett Partnership letters too!.
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Brett said on February 26, 2012 at 1:46 pm:

Hi,

Could you email me a copy

Thanks!
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Kshitij Saxena said on March 4, 2012 at 4:46 pm:

Can you plz send me the mails

Thanks in advance
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katie said on March 7, 2012 at 9:21 am:

You should all have the letters in your inboxes.
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Pavlin Vassilev said on March 24, 2012 at 3:12 pm:

Hello,

I have been making my own collection of Warren Buffet's letters from 1977-2012 (those posted on his website) but would love to have the letters from before that! Thank you very much in advance,
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fisherguo said on April 19, 2012 at 8:40 pm:

I am a fans of Warren in China,please send these letters to my email,thanks very much.

email: fisherguo@gmail.com
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John Woods said on April 25, 2012 at 12:52 pm:

Hello Jeff & Katie:

Can you please send me a copy of any thing Buffett you have prior to 1977? I have printed out all of these letters and had them bound, and I'd love to have these for my collection. I am an avvid reader of Buffett.

I am so very greatful!

Thanks,

John Woods
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bezos said on April 26, 2012 at 11:43 am:

Hi.

Could you please send me the letters?

Thank you!
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paul said on April 26, 2012 at 12:45 pm:

even better.

BPL and BRK letters from 1957 – 2010.

http://www.scribd.com/ValueWalk/d/51061233-FULL-C…
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Gene said on May 6, 2012 at 3:07 am:

Could I obtain a copy of the letters? Thank you.

Regards,

Gene
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kevin said on June 12, 2012 at 3:05 am:

Can I please request a copy of the letters / meeting notes / etc. for the period before 1977?

Many thanks
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Shen said on June 22, 2012 at 10:58 am:

Hi Jeff & Katie,

Can you send me the 1956 BPL letter? I think it's the first letter to the Buffett Partnerships.

Thanks!!

email: 13391178622@189.cn

Shen—–from CHINA
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Edward mallan said on July 2, 2012 at 11:13 am:

Hello I would love to read all the letters you have! Really appreciate it thanks a lot.
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Jeff said on August 1, 2012 at 6:02 am:

I'd love to get a copy of these letters. email: 'hthere535@yahoo.com'
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Nicholas said on August 7, 2012 at 3:30 pm:

Hi Jeff & Katie,

I would greatly appreciate the Buffet Partnership letters from 1957 & 1958, as well as the lost Birkshire letters from 1970 to 1977 (if available).

Thanks

Nicholas
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Joof said on August 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm:

Hello Jeff & Katie:

I would be so gracious if you could please send me a copy of any thing Buffett you have prior to 1977? I have printed out all of these letters (post 1977) and put them in a 3 rung binder, and I’d love to have these for my collection. I am a Buffet follower.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Joof
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Ambros said on December 24, 2012 at 7:12 am:

Hi, could you send me the Letters from 1955 and 1956 i can't find them in the internet. This would be great!

Tanks a lot!

Ambros
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Jay said on January 29, 2013 at 3:30 pm:

Hi! Can you please send me the 1956 letter? Thank you – I really appreciate what you're doing!

Jay
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Adam Lee said on January 29, 2013 at 6:21 pm:

Hi Jeff:

Could you please send me the letters?

Thank you very much!

Adam
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Mark Weidmann said on February 28, 2013 at 6:59 am:

I would like a copy of the letters as well. Thank you very much.
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Adam said on April 4, 2013 at 10:59 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Is it still possible to receive a copy of the letters? If so, thanks!

Adam
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Gary said on May 20, 2013 at 12:36 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Could please send me a copy of the Warren Buffett partnership letters 1957-1970.. I have tried so hard to find them, reallly appreciate it if you can take some time to send it to me. Thanks!

Best Regards,

Gary
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Ken said on May 21, 2013 at 5:16 am:

Hi Jeff and Katie,

I'm not sure if you still check this, really appreciate what you're doing. Would you mind sharing the letters with me? Thank you.

Best,

Ken
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Dave said on July 22, 2013 at 11:25 am:

Hi Jeff:

Could you please send me the letters?

Thank you very much!
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Nick said on August 15, 2013 at 9:43 pm:

Hi Jeff/Katie,

Would you please send me copies of the annual letters? Thanks so much!

Nick
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Cedric said on August 21, 2013 at 12:12 am:

Hi,

If you still give out the letters, I would appreciate it if you can e-mail to me a copy as well.

Thank you.
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Ray said on August 30, 2013 at 7:05 pm:

Hi Jeff/Katie,

Would you please send me copies of the annual letters?

Thank you very much

Ray
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Sun said on September 29, 2013 at 2:09 am:

Hi Jeff,

Would you please send me copies of the Warren Buffett …………letters ?

Thank you very much!

Sun
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Josh said on February 27, 2014 at 10:19 pm:

Hello!

Nice article!

If you could send me the letters it would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Lewis said on January 2, 2015 at 8:42 pm:

Jeff,
Are you still sending the reports?
Can you send me a copy of everything?

Thanks!
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James said on January 3, 2015 at 9:25 pm:

Hi Jeff,

Could you please send me the partnership letters as well as the Charlie Munger’s speech. It would be appreciated very much.

I have been reading the letters about Mr. Buffett for many years except the partnership letters. I am so interested in what he thought about investment when he was young and had small capital. It could be very helpful for my personal investment in such a hard time today.
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Deric said on February 15, 2015 at 10:56 pm:

Hi Jeff,

I too am very interested in the partnership letters as well as the Charlie Speech. Thanks in advance!

Deric
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