From the Collections
Stories and behind-the-scenes information on the rich holdings of our Library archives.
“The Right Princess,” Chapter XXIX: “Whither thou goest”
In an interview given to the Portland [Maine] Evening Express and Advertiser in 1912, American author Clara Louise Burnham…
“Knocking:” An Illustration from “Christ and Christmas”
Among the items in our collection that belonged to Mary Baker Eddy is a framed original illustration by James F. Gilman.
Dewey Perfect Self-Filling Fountain Pen
On January 10th, a Christian Scientist named Edson Dewey wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in the hopes that she would accept an unsolicited gift…
Madame Luella A. Varney Serrao Bust of Mary Baker Eddy
One of the most intriguing likenesses of Mary Baker Eddy is this marble bust by Luella A. Varney (later Serrao: 1865-post 1935). It is the only sculpture for which Eddy posed.
The White Steam Automobiles
In mid-1908, the Boston representatives of the White Motor Company, whose offices were on 320 Newbury Street, came into contact with Adolph Stevenson, Eddy’s carriage driver and handyman.
Tokens of Recognition and Love: Gifts for Mary Baker Eddy and Calvin Frye
On July 10, 1903, Calvin Frye, Mary Baker Eddy’s longtime assistant, sent a note to William B. Johnson, Clerk of The Mother Church and a member of the Christian Science Board of Directors…
“Slight Inventions”: The Fiction of Clara Louise Burnham
The American author Clara Louise Burnham wrote 26 novels between the years 1881 and 1925.
“I was a verse-maker”: Mary Baker Eddy’s poems
Mary Baker Eddy’s love for poetry began when she was a young girl, and she continued writing and editing her poems throughout her life…
The History of Weddings and Funerals in Christian Science Churches
We have found no comments by Mary Baker Eddy in her writings regarding branch churches holding weddings or funerals in their edifices. There has never been a wedding held in The Mother Church; on rare occasions, there have been memorial services. For example, as...
The History of the Cross and Crown Emblem
Here’s some fascinating background on a familiar design
Baker Family Vignettes
Check out the story behind colorized photos of Eddy’s cousin and his wife.
Mary Baker Eddy’s Grandfather Clock
Read the history of a beautiful clock that struck the hours in Mary Baker Eddy’s home.
Abigail Baker Tilton Daguerreotype
Go behind the scenes of an image taken over 150 years ago.
“Diana or Christ?”
Explore the messages of an engraving that hung in Mary Baker Eddy’s home.
An especially memorable Communion Season
See what our collections reveal about Mary Baker Eddy’s address to a crowd of 12,000.
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