From the Collections
Stories and behind-the-scenes information on the rich holdings of our Library archives.
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 Collections: Mary Baker Eddy portrait plate
Learn the story behind a heartfelt gift to Mary Baker Eddy that featured her likeness.
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 Collections: Mind Cure by Cyrus Bartol
Read about an early advocate of Christian Science among Boston’s religious establishment.
From the Collections: Clues from a photo album
Explore some paths we traveled in researching images from the turn of the nineteenth century.
Christian Science and African Americans: A new discovery of early healing
See what impact the early Christian Science movement made within the African American community.
From the Papers—Part One: Learning from Letterhead
Meet the people who wrote to Mary Baker Eddy—by taking a look at their stationery.
On the front lines: the Vest Pocket Edition of “Science and Health”
Read about a miniature edition of the Christian Science textbook, designed for soldiers.
Picturing “Uplands at Bow”
Learn the story behind this celebrated painting of Mary Baker Eddy’s birthplace.
Mary Baker Eddy’s Attleborough lecture
Read how she looked for a receptive audience in a new setting.
From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy’s interview with Arthur Brisbane
Read about a victory over false news reporting in 1907.
From the Collections: Warren Portrait of Eddy
Learn how much a photo could mean to someone in the nineteenth century.
From the Collections: Young’s “Night Thoughts”
Read about Eddy’s lifelong love of this long form poem.
From the Collections: A small book notes a big story
Read about early efforts to organize the Christian Science movement.
From the Collections: Mandela visits the Monitor
See archival photographs sparking memories from 1990.