| Scope and Content Note | |
| Series 1 | The Hobbit |
| Series 2 | Farmer Giles of Ham |
| Series 3 | The Lord of the Rings |
| Additions to The Lord of the Rings | |
| Series 4 | Mr. Bliss |
| Series 5 | Printed Literature, Audio Visual, and other Secondary Material Relating to Tolkien, 1938- |
| Series 6 | Periodical Literature on Tolkien and Related Fantasy Writers, 1960- |
| Series 7 | Other Tolkien Writings, 1911-1974 |
| Series 8 | Screen Treatment, Scripts, and Screenplays, 1957-1978 |
| Related Collections | Dr. Richard E. Blackwelder Collection Preliminary Inventory Available |
| Grace E. Funk Tolkien Collection, 1925-2003 | |
| S. Gary Hunnewell Collection, 1960- | |
| Taum J.R. Santoski Collection | |
| The microfilm version of the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection may only be used within the Department of Special Collections and Archives. The arrangement of the microfilm matches the order of the originals. | |