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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: 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: Letterpress correspondence
Read some of the letters that Eddy especially wanted to keep copies of.
From the Collections: Phillips family photo album
Learn about a family that was close to Mary Baker Eddy around the time she discovered Christian Science.
From the Papers: “following the line of duty”
Read Mary Baker Eddy’s frank 1884 letter to a student in Washington, D.C.
From the Collections: Mind Cure by Cyrus Bartol
Read about an early advocate of Christian Science among Boston’s religious establishment.
From the Papers: “the book that is doing so much good”
Read one of Eddy’s letters to a student practicing Christian Science in Chicago.
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.