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Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.

From the Collections: Mandela visits the Monitor
See archival photographs sparking memories from 1990.

From the Papers: Encouragement in healing
Read an exchange in which Eddy mentors one of her students.

From the Papers: North Bennet Street School letter
Learn about this institution’s early interest in Science and Health.

From the Papers: “For unto us a child is born …”
Read annotated documents related to an 1888 Christmas sermon.

From the Collections: Charles Gratke reports
on the rise of Hitler
Read about a journalist’s struggles in covering pre-World War II Germany.

From the Papers: Correspondence with Ira and Flavia Knapp
Glimpse how two accomplished early Christian Scientists began to practice healing.

From the Papers: 1884 church business report
Read how the early church was adding members and paying expenses.

From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy portrait plate
Learn the story behind a heartfelt gift to Mary Baker Eddy that featured her likeness.

From the Papers: A thank-you letter
Read a letter showing the early influence of the Christian Science textbook.

From the Papers: A letter from A.C. Coates
Read an 1884 letter to Eddy that’s notable for several reasons.

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.