From the Collections
Stories and behind-the-scenes information on the rich holdings of our Library archives.
“Two Mules and Saddles”: a Monitor reporter’s journey to Ethiopia
A business expense report points to rich stories.
Evelyn Tilton Glover photo
Learn about Eddy’s touching relationship with her youngest granddaughter.
Glover family locket
This gold ornament opens a window on Mary Baker Eddy’s brother- and sister-in-law.
The “record of dreams”: documenting George Glover’s guardians
An insight into Mary Baker Eddy’s life as a young mother.
The city of Lynn in 1849
Explore a map of the mill city that nurtured the early Christian Science movement.
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.
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.
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