THE LORD OF THE RINGS ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPTS PRESENTED BY CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN First Installment (MSS-1) Acquired July 23, 1987
Note: Documents are arranged in the order in which they were received.
Note: 1/2 denotes 1 sheet / 2 pages; a sheet is the physical item itself;a page is a side of a sheet bearing written, printed, or illustrative material.
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Leaf of Original Draft of The Hobbit, including Thror's Map Holograph 1/2 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | LEP I, "A Long-expected Party" Holograph 5/9 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | LEP II Holograph 4/8 |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | LEP III Holograph 8/15 |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | LEP III (a) Typescript with Corrections 3/3 |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | LEP IV Typescript with Corrections 12/12 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 1
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Plot-Notes A Holograph 1/2 |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | TC I, "Three is Company" Holograph 12/23 |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | TC I (a) Holograph 2/3 |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | TC II Typescript with Corrections / Holograph 21/22 |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | TC II (Rejected Typescript) Typescript with Corrections 5/6 |
| 1 | 1 | 12 | AH I, "Ancient History" Holograph 6/12 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 1
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 1 | 13 | SCM I, "A Short Cut to Mushrooms" Holograph 9/18 |
| 1 | 1 | 14 | SCM II Typescript with Corrections / Holograph 16/18 |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | OF I, "The Old Forest" Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 1 | 16 | OF II Holograph 10/20 |
| 1 | 1 | 17 | HTB I, "In the House of Tom Bombadil" Holograph 5/10 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | HTB II Holograph 5/8 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 1
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 1 | 19 | HTB III Holograph 9/17 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | FBD I, "Fog on the Barrow-downs" Holograph 14/27 |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | SPP I, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" Holograph 12/23 |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | S I, "Strider" Holograph 15/28 |
| 1 | 1 | 23 | KD I, "A Knife in the Dark" Holograph 10/20 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 1 | 24 | FF I, "Flight to the Ford" Holograph 8/16 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | MM I (a-d), "Many Meetings" Holograph 13/25 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Plot-Notes B Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Plot-Notes C Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | LEP V, "A Long-expected Party" Holograph 20/37 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | LEP V (i) Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | AH II, "Ancient History" Holograph 17/33 |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | TC III, "Three is Company" Holograph 13/26 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | SCM III (a), "A Short Cut to Mushrooms" Holograph 7/14 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | SCM III (b) Holograph 18/36 |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | CU I, "A Conspiracy Unmasked" Holograph 8/16 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | OF III, "The Old Forest" Holograph 2/4 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 2 | 11 | LEP V (ii) Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 12 | LEP V (a) Holograph 20/36 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 13 | LEP V (a) - Parallel Opening, "A Long-Expected Party" Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 14 | AH III and AH III (a), "Ancient History" Holograph 20/40 |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | TC IV and TC IV (a), "Three is Company" Holograph 5/10 |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | CU II, "A Conspiracy Unmasked" Holograph 1/2 |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | SPP II (a), "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" Holograph 8/15 |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | SPP II (b) Holograph 9/18 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 19 | SPP II (c) Holograph 31/55 |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | WW (a), "Wild Ways to Weathertop" Holograph 4/8 |
| 1 | 2 | 21 | WW Holograph 4/8 |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | KD II, "A Knife in the Dark" Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 23 | Plot-Notes D Holograph 9/18 |
| 1 | 2 | 24 | MM II (a), "Many Meetings" Holograph 2/4 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 25 | MM II (b), "Many Meetings" Holograph 4/8 and additional photocopy |
| 1 | 2 | 26 | CE I (a), "Council of Elrond" Holograph 1/2 |
| 1 | 2 | 27 | CE I (b) Holograph 8/16 |
| 1 | 2 | 28 | RGS I, "The Ring Goes South" Holograph 12/24 |
| 1 | 2 | 29 | MOR I (a), "The Mines of Moria" Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 30 | MOR I (b) Holograph 12/24 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 31 | Plot-outlines and time-schemes, (Post-3rd phase revisions, 1 of 9) Holograph 8/15 |
| 1 | 2 | 32 | First revision of end of Chapter V, (Post-3rd phase revisions, 2 of 9) Holograph 1/2 |
| 1 | 2 | 33 | Drafts of Crickhollow, (Post-3rd phase revisions, 3 of 9) Holograph 2/4 |
| 1 | 2 | 34 | Story of Hamilcar Bolger, (Post-3rd phase revisions, 4 of 9) Holograph 3/3 |
| 1 | 2 | 35 | Frodo's 'Dream of the Tower,' (Post-3rd phase revisions, 5 of 9) Holograph 3/6 |
| 1 | 2 | 36 | Draft of new ending of Chapter 8, "Fog on the Barrow-Downs," (Post-3rd phase revisions, 6 of 9) Holograph 1/2 |
JRR Tolkien Collection
MSS-1
Box 2
| MSS | Box | Folder | Folder Contents |
| 1 | 2 | 37 | Drafts of revision of story (MU 3/1/20), "Strider," (Post-3rd phase revisions, 7 of 9) Holograph 11/22 |
| 1 | 2 | 38 | Draft material used in MU 3/1/23 (24), "A Knife in the Dark," (Post-3rd phase revisions, 8 of 9) Holograph 13/25 |
| 1 | 2 | 39 | Draft material used in MU 3/1/24, "Flight to the Ford," (Post-3rd phase revisions, 9 of 9) Holograph 7/12 |
