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[[File:Library_reading_room.jpg|420|thumb|right|Library reading room]] | |||
The Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library is the national library of the [[Theosophical Society in America]]. It is in the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] on the [[Olcott (campus)|Olcott]] campus, located in Wheaton,Illinois. | |||
[[File:Library_2.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Steps to balcony. Photo by Glenn Kujansuu.]] | |||
[[File:Library_3.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Balcony level. Photo by Glenn Kujansuu.]] | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Library 1928.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Library in 1928]] | |||
The basis for this library was established by [[L. W. Rogers]] while the organization, then called the [[American Theosophical Society]], had headquarters in Chicago. When the Society moved to the Wheaton site in 1927, the south end of the building was designed to be a library. The Society honored Mr. Rogers in 1932 by naming it the Rogers Library.<ref>"Addition to Headquarters Estate - Mr. Rogers Honored", ''The Theosophical Messenger'' 20.10 (October 1932), 227.</ref> The library went through several changes of name, and the building became the [[L. W. Rogers Building]]. | |||
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== Website and online resources == | == Website and online resources == | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 3 January 2014
The Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library is the national library of the Theosophical Society in America. It is in the L. W. Rogers Building on the Olcott campus, located in Wheaton,Illinois.
History
The basis for this library was established by L. W. Rogers while the organization, then called the American Theosophical Society, had headquarters in Chicago. When the Society moved to the Wheaton site in 1927, the south end of the building was designed to be a library. The Society honored Mr. Rogers in 1932 by naming it the Rogers Library.[1] The library went through several changes of name, and the building became the L. W. Rogers Building.
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Website and online resources
Many resources are available in the Website for the library.
Notes
- ↑ "Addition to Headquarters Estate - Mr. Rogers Honored", The Theosophical Messenger 20.10 (October 1932), 227.