Overview of the Collection
Administrative History:
Access Terms
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Temple of the People Collection
Dates: 1903-2011
Identification: CFT00122
Creator:
Temple of the People
Blavatsky, H. P., 1831-1891.
Physical Description: 1.00
Repository:
David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
135 N. Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA, 91182-0002
URL: http://library.fuller.edu/archives/
Email: archives@fuller.edu
Phone: (626) 584-5311
Fax: (626) 584-5613
Administrative History:
The Temple of the People was founded in Syracuse, NY in 1898 by Francia A. La Due and William H. Dower. It is a continuation
of the Theosophical teachings of Madame H.P. Blavatsky, a work carried on by William Quan Judge. In 1903 the Temple of the
People moved to Halcyon, California. The Blue Star Memorial Temple was erected in 1923.
The Temple aims to formulate spiritual truths as fundamental to human evolution in order to promote the idea that an explanation
for the spiritual instinct inherent in all humans is the basis of every religion. The Temple aims to create a lifestyle that
is in harmony with natural and Divine law and to promote the study of the sciences in order to better understand the super-physical
aspects of human existence, as well as the study of art and social sciences for the welfare of all. The Temple holds that
humanity will become a mighty power for good when it is universally attuned to the ideal of unselfish service by a daily application
of the Golden Rule.
The Temple in Halcyon offers services in the Blue Star Memorial Temple every Sunday and a short Meditation for World Healing
every day. Study classes are offered two days a week in the University Center where the William Quan Judge Library provides
study resources.
The Temple of the People is the last remaining spiritualist community. In the earliest days of the 20th century, Pentecostal
meetings and communities in the Arroyo Seco, near Los Angeles, California, were often confused with spiritualist communities
in the same area by secular media, making these communities an important contextual reference for study of Pentecostalism.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Topical Term:
spiritualism
theosophy
Scope and Contents
The Temple of the People was founded in Syracuse, NY in 1898 by Francia A. La Due and William H. Dower. It is a continuation
of the Theosophical teachings of Madame H.P. Blavatsky, a work carried on by William Quan Judge. In 1903 the Temple of the
People moved to Halcyon, California. The Blue Star Memorial Temple was erected in 1923. It is the last remaining spiritualist
community. In the earliest days of the 20th century, Pentecostal meetings and communities in the Arroyo Seco, near Los Angeles,
California, were often confused with spiritualist communities in the same area by secular media, making these communities
an important contextual reference for the study of Pentecostalism.
The collection includes five bound volumes,
Theogenesis, From the Mountaintop in three volumes,and
Temple Messages, all published by The Temple of the People, Halcyon, California, as well as post cards, six pamphlets on spiritual themes
and two brochures about the Temple of the People and the symbolism of the Blue Star Memorial Temple.