From the Collections
Stories and behind-the-scenes information on the rich holdings of our Library archives.

From the Collections: Clues from a photo album
Explore some paths we traveled in researching images from the turn of the nineteenth century.

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.

“Adventures were inevitable”—the “Monitor” covers a war
Read about the challenges and triumphs of a WWII reporter on the ground in the Pacific Theater.

Newspaper making: printing “The Christian Science Monitor”
Check out the story behind some printing plates from the paper’s first edition.

The building of the Christian Science Center
See how this project helped revitalize The Mother Church and the City of Boston.

Arthur Buswell and The Associated Charities of Cincinnati
Read about three documents from our archive that shed light on the social history of Mary Baker Eddy’s time.

The Mother Church Park
Read the history of a treasured green space in the shadow of The Mother Church.

From the Collections: A remarkable story of persistence
Find out what our research has uncovered about Christian Science services that took place in the captivity of a World War II internment camp.

From the Collections: A forensic analysis of Calvin Frye’s diaries
Read about efforts to confirm the authenticity of controversial documents in our collection.

From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy and the Wentworths
Mary Baker Eddy sought lodging in many locations—especially during the late 1860s and 1870s, following her discovery of Christian Science.

From the Collections: Images of the Mother Church Extension
View this inspiring photo essay marking a significant accomplishment in the history of the Christian Science movement.

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.