The Willard Van De Bogart (WVDB) Private Collection is a multidisciplinary library containing books spanning India, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The collection enabled the understanding of four vast kingdoms - India, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos - as well as perspectives on humanity's place in the universe. The document requests that the WVDB collection remain together and only be studied on-site, as it took many years to assemble and has provided the basis for numerous research publications.

2. The Willard Van De Bogart
(WVDB) Private Collection
A collection of books spanning India
and SEAsia
and beyond:
A multidisciplinary library

3. The Willard Van De Bogart (WVDB) Private Collection
A collection of books spanning India and SE Asia and beyond: A multidisciplinary library
Introduction:
The significance of this small WVDB private collection of books is that they enabled me to construct a picture
of the development of four vast kingdoms i.e. India, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. But more importantly the
books offer understanding on the cosmos and how it affected the interpretation of who we are as a people
standing under the starry sky. One book alone does not avail that understanding, but the collection as a whole
gives a broad understanding of our place in the universe. It is therefore suggested that the WVDB private
collection is not separated in the standard classification of library organization, but instead act as a system of
knowledge that has provided me with an understanding of ancient cultures and how that understanding is
relevant today. To that end it is my request that the WVDB private collection stay together, and that books
from the private collection are not taken from the library, but are only to be studied on the premises. It took
many years to collect the books, and many research articles were published based on the knowledge they
contain. The WVDB private collection represents a love of knowledge on the people that populated SE Asia
and beyond. Although not a vast private collection I believe as a whole the WVDB private collection affords
many avenues to explore in order to take a journey into time.
Willard Van De Bogart, March 20, 2021
International Program Coordinator SSC

4. The Adoration
of a book

5. Carpets
Display stand
Paintings
Chairs
Tables
Lamps
Open book
cases

6. Light
Space
Access
Environment

7. Honoring
Knowledge

8. Encourage
Studying

10. The most difficult task in creating a
multidisciplinary library is segmentation
WVDB Collection
Categories
Books on Cambodia
Books on India
Books on Laos
Books and research on Thailand
Books on Myanmar (Burma)
Books from Indonesia
Books on independent study
Books on USA, South America and
Australia
China and Japan
Vietnam

11. WVDB Collection
Categories
Books on Cambodia
Books on India
Books on Laos
Books and research on
Thailand
Books on Myanmar (Burma)
Books from Indonesia
Books on independent study
Books on USA, South
America and Australia
China and Japan
Vietnam

12. Shared study stalls

13. Ample Lighting
Copy Machine
Identifiable collection

14. Collect artefacts

15. Develop
monograms

16. Photographic
Documentation to
Accompany
Research
Vat Phu
AngkorWat
Preah Vihear

17. Thank you for your attention