Hewitt's daughter told Livingston that Dylan called his former lover in the '60s and invited her to attend one of his shows, but she turned him down. She remained unmarried up until her death in 2020.

Hewitt married in the ‘70s but divorced after seven years. One of the last letters illustrates the end of the relationship, with Dylan asking Hewitt to return the photos he'd sent her. It shows that Dylan dreamed all this up, and it all came true – he foresaw it.' 'This archive is one of the most culturally important of the 20th century we have ever offered,” said RR Auctions vice president Bobby Livingston (via the Associated Press). He described the letters as as a 'first-person account of Dylan's formative years,' adding, 'They really give an insight into how he's going to present himself.

Barb's letters to Bob may or may not survive.' 'January of 1958 saw the beginning of an epistolary correspondence that went on into 1959, and perhaps beyond. 'On New Year's Eve, 1957, Barb and Bob had a date to a holiday-season party downstate, in the Twin Cities area, and they fell in love that night,' RR Auctions reported. The couple met in their high school history class. 'He prepares for the Hibbing High talent show invites Barbara to the Buddy Holly show in Duluth speaks of singing, songwriting, and recording comments on the cars and clothing of the late 1950s and writes on the records he's listening to.' 'Wide-ranging in scope and content, the young Dylan reveals his dreams of changing his name and selling a million records, offers bits and pieces of poetry, and professes his never-ending affection,' the lot description reads.

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