From the Mary Baker Eddy Papers
Articles highlighting our ongoing effort to annotate and digitally publish Eddy’s correspondence, sermons, and other manuscript materials.
From the Papers: Letterpress correspondence
Read some of the letters that Eddy especially wanted to keep copies of.
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 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: Sermon at Chickering Hall
Read about the first time Eddy preached in a noted Boston location.
From the Papers: Praise for the new Journal
Read this annotated letter from a student of Mary Baker Eddy.
From the Papers: Growing demand for Science and Health
Read an 1884 letter to Eddy describing sales of her book in the Midwest.
From the Papers: Requests for treatment
Read an 1884 exchange between Mary Baker Eddy and a woman in search of healing.
From the Papers: The author’s voice
See how different documents contain similar word choices.
From the Papers: A letter from a healer
Read the first communication to Eddy from a devoted early worker in Christian Science.
From the Papers: Easter season
Read how Mary Baker Eddy preached on the subject in 1885.
From the Papers: Encouragement in healing
Read an exchange in which Eddy mentors one of her students.
From the Papers: North Bennet Street School letter
Learn about this institution’s early interest in Science and Health.
From the Papers: “For unto us a child is born …”
Read annotated documents related to an 1888 Christmas sermon.
From the Papers: Correspondence with Ira and Flavia Knapp
Glimpse how two accomplished early Christian Scientists began to practice healing.