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: Eddy’s “Questions and Answers” column
See how she responded to requests for clarification of her teaching.
From the Papers: Mary Baker Eddy’s poetry
See how recently annotated documents provide new insights.
From the Papers: Work and parenting in 1885
Read some of Eddy’s correspondence with mothers studying Christian Science.
From the Papers: A pioneer of Black history, bibliography, and biography
Meet Daniel A. P. Murray, one of the Library of Congress’ first Black American librarians.
From the Papers: “Our new field of work”
Read how two new students of Eddy began their careers as healers.
From the Papers: “Christmas offerings”
Read correspondence between Eddy and one of her students, on the subject of holiday gifts.
From the Papers: Social reform and Christian Science
Meet a New York State missionary who corresponded with Mary Baker Eddy.
From the Papers: Teaching on the frontier
Glimpse what it took to grow the early Christian Science movement in the young state of Nebraska.
From the Papers: Pastoral care
Learn how the clergy was looking at Christian Science in 1885.
From the Papers: How our glossary of terms can help you
Check out these tips to get the most from Eddy’s annotated correspondence.
From the Papers: Printed form letters
See how Mary Baker Eddy efficiently answered hundreds of annual inquiries.
From the Papers: “To prove the ‘Truth’ you had taught us”
Read the first letters to Mary Baker Eddy from Laura Sargent.
From The Papers: “Maj Anderson and Our Country”
See how Eddy supported Union efforts leading up to the Civil War, through this 1861 poem.
From The Papers: Early letters and long careers
See how some of the strongest roots in Christian Science grew out of small beginnings.
From The Papers: A copyist for Mary Baker Eddy
Learn about an important role in the creation of early “teaching manuscripts.”
From the Papers: How we do our work
Learn about the steps we take in transcribing and annotating Mary Baker Eddy’s correspondence.
From the Papers: Early Christian Science—a family affair
Read how three members of one frontier family contributed to the expanding church movement.
From the Papers: Letters from the western frontier
Read how the growth of Christian Science was interwoven with America’s westward expansion.
From the Papers: Lynn on the Fourth of July
Learn about Eddy’s connection to a nationally popular musical group of her time.
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