<h1>A Visit To The Tolkien Archives</h1> <p> <p>The Tolkien Society was formed in 1969 as an attempt to bring the works of <span class="caps">JRR</span> Tolkien back to the academic halls from where his tales were written.</p> <p>As the joy of reading Lord of the Rings spreads so does a wave of artistic inspiration sweep out of the groups and societies that spring up in cities and towns of the loyal fans.</p> <p>These groups write articles, paint pictures and create art that is closely associated with the books.</p> <p>The archives of the Tolkien society are brimming with this memorabilia, collected from around the world.</p> <p>They also collect merchandise from publishers and the like and I am sure you can imagine how much more there is since Peter Jackson made his fabulous trilogy.</p> <p>Before the second film, Two Towers, came out I did a two hour special on 1350AM <span class="caps">GU2</span> about Lord of The Rings.</p> <p>We played music from the first film, listened to people&#8217;s opinions on the film and also heard from Pat Reynolds who is the archivist for the Tolkien Society.</p> </p>