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Dr John Cooper Theosophy Collection : a collection of books, serials and archival material
Bib ID 3663230
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Online Versions Bibliography of collection
Description [ca. 1834-ca. 1997] 
3876 monographs, approximately 240 serial titles + 31 boxes archival material. 
Summary

The collection belonged to the late Dr John Cooper, a notable Australian historian of the Theosophical Movement. The collection consists of nearly 4,000 books and pamphlets, more than 240 serial titles and 31 large boxes of archival material. The book component has been kept together as a formed collection. The serials have been integrated into the Library's Serials Collection and the archival component is housed in the Manuscripts Stack.

Monographs cover many fields including theosophy, comparative religion, Buddhism, Eastern philosophies, esoterica, Indian religions, the Liberal Catholic Church, Spiritualism, Tibet, Yoga and Zen. The serials have a heavier emphasis on theosophy, many being newsletters and journals from theosophical groups around the world. The archival material is heavily concerned with Dr Cooper's work for his Master of Arts in Religious Studies and his PhD on the correspondence of H.P. Blavatsky.

Notes

All monograph and serial titles from the collection are individually catalogued.

All catalogue records for monographs and serials in this collection have a note field "Dr John Cooper Theosophy Collection". Searching on this phrase will retrieve all items.

Bibliography of collection available in print or online at http://www.nla.gov.au/collect/cooper.html

Subjects Theosophy.
Other Authors Cooper, Alfred John, 1930-1998

Collect from: Main Reading Room (O/S Serials) - Most pre 1990 held offsite
Call Number: Serials are integrated in the Library's Serials Collection. Search under individual titles.
Status: Available
Collect from: Petherick Reading Room - (Dr John Cooper Theosophy Coll.)
Call Number: COOP 1 - COOP 3778; COOPq 1 - COOPq 81; COOPf 1 - COOPf 14; COOPef 1 - COOPef 3
Status: Available
Collect from: Please contact Library 4 weeks in advance to discuss access
Call Number: MS Acc02/113
Status: Copy1 In Process 04-04-2006
Note: Unprocessed collection
Details Collect From
Serials are integrated in the Library's Serials Collection. Search under individual titles. Main Reading Room (O/S Serials) - Most pre 1990 held offsite
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COOP 1 - COOP 3778; COOPq 1 - COOPq 81; COOPf 1 - COOPf 14; COOPef 1 - COOPef 3 Petherick Reading Room - (Dr John Cooper Theosophy Coll.)
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MS Acc02/113 Please contact Library 4 weeks in advance to discuss access
Unprocessed collection
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