- Carpenter, Humphrey. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
- ---. The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends. London: HarperCollins, 1997.
- Edwards, Raymond. Tolkien. London: Robert Hale, 2014.
- Tolkien, John and Priscilla. The Tolkien Family Album. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
J.R.R. Tolkien Resources
Reading Tolkien: Where to Begin
Video: Tolkien's Great War
A half-hour documentary on J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences during World War I. Produced & Directed by Elliot Weaver & Zander Weaver.
- Drout, Michael D.C., ed. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship And Critical Assessment. New York: Routledge, 2007.
- Foster, Robert. The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: Tolkien's World From A to Z. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001.
- Hammond, Wayne G. & Christina Scull. J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1995. (see also by the same authors: The Art of The Hobbit, 2011; and The Art of The Lord of the Rings, 2015)
- Hammond, Wayne G. & Christina Scull. The Lord of the Rings:A Reader's Companion. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005. (annotated Lord of the Rings)
- McIlwaine, Catherine. Tolkien: Maker Of Middle-Earth. Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2018.
- Scull, Christina & Wayne G. Hammond. The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide. London: HarperCollins, 2006. (chronology of Tolkien's life and reader's guide to his works)
- Tyler, J.E.A. The Complete Tolkien Companion. New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Griffin, 2004.
- Special Collections, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
- See also:Tolkien Fandom Oral History Collection
- See also: digitized Tolkien Fanzines collection
- Bodleian Library, Oxford, England
[Note that for many of the Wade authors there are numerous smaller collections which hold primary materials in addition to those listed above. For more information, contact the Wade Center archival staff.]
- Tolkien’s Oxford: Where Tolkien lived and taught
- Tolkien in Birmingham: The area where Tolkien spent his childhood
- The Tolkien Triangle: Various Tolkien sites of interest in East Yorkshire
- Curtis Brown:Literary estate manager along with the Tolkien Estate.
- Guide to Tolkien's Letters: A resource that documents and indexes known letters to, from and about J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Tolkien Estate: Copyright management of Tolkien's works. Site includes additional content on Tolkien's writings, artwork, and languages.
- The Tolkien Society: A UK-based educational charity, literary society, and international fan club, devoted to promoting the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Tolkien Gateway: A J.R.R. Tolkien encyclopedia.
The Desk of J.R.R. Tolkien
See the desk where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The desk and other exhibits are waiting for you in the Wade Center's Museum.