| Montagu C. Butler Library | |
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| 52°56′35″N2°09′48″W / 52.9429755797999°N 2.1633073482097824°W /52.9429755797999; -2.1633073482097824 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent,England |
TheMontagu Butler Library is one of the world's most comprehensive collections dedicated to theEsperanto language. Housing an extensive array of literary works, historical documents, and scholarly resources.
Located at theEsperanto Association of Britain.
It is named afterMontagu C. Butler, author of a number of works includingStep by Step in Esperanto and the comprehensiveEsperanto-English Dictionary.
The collections started with Butler's personal collection and the library of theEsperanto Association of Britain.[1]
It is housed in purpose-built premises at the offices of theEsperanto Association of Britain which are now located at theWedgwood Memorial College,Barlaston,Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire, having moved fromHolland Park,London in April 2001 due to financial pressures.
The library collectsEsperanto literature, writings aboutInterlinguistics, and archival materials related to thehistory of Esperanto.[1] There are approximately 13000 books in its collection; there are also other materials.[2]
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