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Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.
From the Papers: “Our new field of work”
Read how two new students of Eddy began their careers as healers.
From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy’s interview with Arthur Brisbane
Read about a victory over false news reporting in 1907.
From the Papers: “Christmas offerings”
Read correspondence between Eddy and one of her students, on the subject of holiday gifts.
From the Papers: Social reform and Christian Science
Meet a New York State missionary who corresponded with Mary Baker Eddy.
From the Papers: Teaching on the frontier
Glimpse what it took to grow the early Christian Science movement in the young state of Nebraska.
From the Papers: Pastoral care
Learn how the clergy was looking at Christian Science in 1885.
From the Collections: Warren Portrait of Eddy
Learn how much a photo could mean to someone in the nineteenth century.
From the Papers: How our glossary of terms can help you
Check out these tips to get the most from Eddy’s annotated correspondence.
From the Papers: Printed form letters
See how Mary Baker Eddy efficiently answered hundreds of annual inquiries.
From the Collections: Young’s “Night Thoughts”
Read about Eddy’s lifelong love of this long form poem.
From the Papers: Mary Baker Eddy’s poetry
See how recently annotated documents provide new insights.
From the Collections: Adrienne Vinciguerra’s testimony in A Century of Christian Science Healing
Here’s our latest research on this well-known account from World War II.
From the Papers: Work and parenting in 1885
Read some of Eddy’s correspondence with mothers studying Christian Science.
From the Papers: A pioneer of Black history, bibliography, and biography
Meet Daniel A. P. Murray, one of the Library of Congress’ first Black American librarians.
From the Collections: The Monitor takes flight
Read how the newspaper that Eddy founded covered the young field of aviation.