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Edmonton TS Library & Archives

Mr. Emory P. Wood (1890 - 1991) was President of Edmonton Theosophical Society for over fifty years. Thanks to his tireless efforts to collect books and periodicals, the core of a very solid Library was formed. When Ernest Pelletier became President in the early 1980s it was determined at that time that an effort would be made to fill the gaps in the various collections and continue the work initiated by Mr. Wood. It soon became evident that very few Libraries had complete collections. Edmonton TS fortuitously received a bequest at about this time, The Lizzie Arthur Russell Theosophical Memorial Trust, which was established for the charitable objects of Edmonton TS. It was decided to start a republishing program, though financial assistance from the Trust, to fill the gaps in our collections and also assist others to do the same. A photocopier was purchased and innumerable hours of volunteer labor were subsequently invested into this program.

Efforts to complete collections through exchanges, purchases of available materials, donations, etc., resulted in Edmonton TS ending up with duplicates of various issues of periodicals. These have been further exchanged, sold, or donated to various individuals and libraries in need of them around the world.

The Edmonton Theosophical Society Library has been established as a theosophical research library. It currently holds approximately 7000 volumes, consisting of individual titles as well as collections of periodicals.

Edmonton Theosophical Society also has an excellent collection of rare documents maintained in a filing system. They have been collected through the cooperation of other Libraries. For example, Edmonton TS worked closely with The HPB Library (now housed in Toronto) to duplicate the majority of their documents in order to ensure this valuable information is stored in more than one Library.

Researchers from around the world have visited the Library. We have also obliged requests for information from individuals who cannot personally come to Edmonton by providing photocopies of the materials they require.




Introduction		Edmonton TS Library & Archives Mr. Emory P. Wood (1890 - 1991) was President of Edmonton Theosophical Society for over fifty years. Thanks to his tireless efforts to collect books and periodicals, the core of a very solid Library was formed. When Ernest Pelletier became President in the early 1980s it was determined at that time that an effort would be made to fill the gaps in the various collections and continue the work initiated by Mr. Wood. It soon became evident that very few Libraries had complete collections. Edmonton TS fortuitously received a bequest at about this time, The Lizzie Arthur Russell Theosophical Memorial Trust, which was established for the charitable objects of Edmonton TS. It was decided to start a republishing program, though financial assistance from the Trust, to fill the gaps in our collections and also assist others to do the same. A photocopier was purchased and innumerable hours of volunteer labor were subsequently invested into this program. Efforts to complete collections through exchanges, purchases of available materials, donations, etc., resulted in Edmonton TS ending up with duplicates of various issues of periodicals. These have been further exchanged, sold, or donated to various individuals and libraries in need of them around the world. The Edmonton Theosophical Society Library has been established as a theosophical research library. It currently holds approximately 7000 volumes, consisting of individual titles as well as collections of periodicals. Edmonton Theosophical Society also has an excellent collection of rare documents maintained in a filing system. They have been collected through the cooperation of other Libraries. For example, Edmonton TS worked closely with The HPB Library (now housed in Toronto) to duplicate the majority of their documents in order to ensure this valuable information is stored in more than one Library. Researchers from around the world have visited the Library. We have also obliged requests for information from individuals who cannot personally come to Edmonton by providing photocopies of the materials they require.
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