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* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]].
* '''[[22 January|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 143]].
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (29 January 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''?''' - J.R.R. Tolkien is asked to provide suggestions for the dust-jacken designs for the soon-to-be-published ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}</ref>{{rp|p. li}}
* '''?''' - [[Allen & Unwin]] asks J.R.R. Tolkien to provide suggestions for the dust-jacken designs for the soon-to-be-published ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.<ref name=ai>{{HM|AI}}, #176-181</ref><ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}</ref>{{rp|p. li}}
==February==
==February==
*'''?''' - Tolkien writes that he has nor time nor inspiration to draw dust-jacket covers, but he does soon later anyway.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. li}}
*'''[[23 February|23]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter to W.N. Beard (23 February 1954)|a letter]] to W.N. Beard saying that he has nor time nor inspiration to draw dust-jacket covers, but he does soon later anyway.<ref name=ai/><ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. li}}
==March==
==March==
*'''[[23 March|23]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter to W.N. Beard (23 March 1954)|a letter]] to W.N. Beard discussing the "notions" of dust jackets he designed.<ref name=ai/>
*'''[[26 March|26]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (26 March 1954)|a letter]] to [[Rayner Unwin]] discussing the dust jackets.<ref name=ai/>
*'''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws a final version of ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map for publication.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. lv}}
*'''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws a final version of ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'' map for publication.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. lv}}
*'''?''' - J.R.R. Tolkien draws a cover design for ''[[The Return of the King]]''.<ref name=rc/>{{rp|p. li}}


==April==
==April==
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Comics writer [[Charles Dixon]] is born.
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Comics writer [[Charles Dixon]] is born.
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 144]].
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 144]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Stanley Unwin|a letter to Stanley Unwin]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[letter to Stanley Unwin]].
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - Programmer [[Don Woods]] is born.
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - Programmer [[Don Woods]] is born.
==May==
==May==
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* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Henry Willink|a letter to Henry Willink]].
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Henry Willink|a letter to Henry Willink]].
*'''[[22 May|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
*'''[[22 May|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
* '''[[26 May|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to W.N. Beard|a letter to W.N. Beard]].
* '''[[26 May|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to W.N. Beard (26 May 1954)|a letter to W.N. Beard]].


==June==
==June==
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* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Liège University (18 October 1954)|letter to the Rector of the University of Liège]].
* '''[[19 October|19]]''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born.
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - The American edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' is published by the [[Houghton Mifflin Company]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xxxv</ref>
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - The American edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' is published by the [[Houghton Mifflin Company]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xxxv</ref>
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' – "[[The Hero Is a Hobbit]]", a review by [[W.H. Auden]] of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is published.
* '''[[31 October|31]]''' – "[[The Hero Is a Hobbit]]", a review by [[W.H. Auden]] of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is published.

Revision as of 00:06, 2 February 2023

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1954.

January

February

  • 23 - Tolkien writes a letter to W.N. Beard saying that he has nor time nor inspiration to draw dust-jacket covers, but he does soon later anyway.[1][2]:p. li

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

References

Years
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