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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.  
[[File:Library_1.jpg|200|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_1.jpg]]
[[File:Library_2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.]]
[[File:Library_2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.]]
[[File:Library_3.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.]]
[[File:Library_3.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.]]

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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, located in Wheaton,Illinois.

Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.
Photo by Glenn Kujansuu. Image from TSA Archives.


History

The basis for this library was established by L. W. Rogers before the organization, then called the American Theosophical Society, moved to the Wheaton site in 1927. The Society honored Mr. Rogers in 1932 by naming it the Rogers Library.[1]

Website and online resources

Many resources are available in the Website for the library.

Notes

  1. "Addition to Headquarters Estate - Mr. Rogers Honored", The Theosophical Messenger 20.10 (October 1932), 227.