Michigan State University Tolkien Fellowship

A Tolkien club (also known as the Zen Druids) at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. By 1979, it was primarily a social group. Fl. late 1960s–1979.

Members included Gary Phillips, Virginia Dabney, Gil Hilton, Sue Anderson, Mike Wood, Tracie Brown, Rita Berens, Steve Messamer, Celeste Milavec and Seth McEvoy.

Phillips published An Early Account of the Michigan State University Tolkien Fellowship in 2013.

Fanzines included:

• Dwimmerlaik -- clubzine
• Holbytla -- Summer newsletter
• Quendi -- Summer clubzine
• Yrch! -- a mostly 1-page newsletter

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