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PAUL'S OFFICE TODAY
Welcome to the Paul Harris Office "Gallery" in RI Center in Evanston. In this room you will find a collection of souvenirs, gifts & other items acquired by Paul Harris over many years.

In Rotary Center in Evanston, the office which was used by Paul Harris as President Emeritus, has been re-created. It contains many souvenirs from  his journeys round the Rotary world, as well as gifts and awards presented to him and photographs of other distinguished Rotarians. The room is open to visitors. This part of our website shows you some of the items on show.  Visitors should note that there are occasions on which some items may be removed or be moved to a different position..

The Gallery contains a large number of photographs of people, events and scenes many of which we are unable to reproduce on this site as yet because we do not wish to infringe any photographer's copyright. This advice comes from the Legal Department of RI even though almost all are at least 60 years old, and most over 70. If any club does have photographs of events in the life of Paul Harris which are in their ownership and we can use, we should be pleased to hear from them. They will of course be given full credit.
 

PAUL'S OFFICE TODAY

 

Harris' Office at One Rotary Center, circa 2004

 

Paul's office in 1918

A photograph from the February 1942 issue of The Rotarian. Click to explore

Entire Room to Back Wall From Doorway Right Wall Paul's Desk
Paul's Office in 1918 Paul's Awards Gifts Souvenirs
Famous Rotarians Friendship Trees Mystery Corner  
 

Entire Room Toward Desk • From the door • Behind Paul's Desk • Paul's Awards • Right Wall • Paul's Desk • Famous Rotarians • Gifts • Souvenirs • Friendship Trees • Mystery Corner

This ongoing project is the work of RGHF senior historian Basil Lewis, first posted 7 April 2006. This section is maintained by RGHF webmaster Paul D. McLain. If you can help identify or supply more information about anything on this page, please contact us at www.historycomment.org

We acknowledge the assistance of David Templin of the Chicago RC with providing many of the pictures used in this section.

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Harris Letters This Rotarian Age Speech, 1928 "Friendship Trees" Wallingford, VT South Africa 1934
Tribute to Harris Peregrinations My Road To Rotary Founder of Rotary Europe 1932 European Tour 1928
RIP Letters PH in The Rotarian Harris Philosophy Radio Speech 1933 30th Anniversary Jean & Paul
Photo Gallery Distant Sense A Road Traveled Perry by Harris Paul's Bio of Jean Harris Timeline
Books All Harris Writing Rotarian Articles Convention Messages Meet Paul Harris  
Chair: Dr. Wolfgang Ziegler Committee What's New? Updates
 

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