MU Staff and Faculty ONLY: Showing of the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection

Schedule

Thu Jul 23 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Raynor Memorial Library 301 | Milwaukee, WI

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Attendees will learn about this amazing collection at Raynor Library and view some of the original documents.
About this Event

Like all GROW with Marquette Sessions, this is for Marquette Staff and Faculty ONLY.

Did you know Marquette owns the manuscripts for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings? Attendees will learn about this amazing collection at Raynor Library and view some of the original documents.

Presented by William Fliss, Manuscripts Archivist, Raynor Library

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Raynor Memorial Library 301, 1355 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, United States

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