From the Papers: All in a day’s work—December 27, 1886
See what handling a day’s worth of correspondence entailed for the busy founder of Christian Science.
From the Papers: Leo Tolstoy and Mary Baker Eddy
Find out what these two notable figures knew about each other.
From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy’s carriage rides
Read about a longtime practice that served several useful purposes for the leader of the Christian Science movement.
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.
The early years of Christian Science Reading Rooms, 1887–1910
The early years of Christian Science Reading Rooms, 1887–1910 Hotel Boylston, Boston, undated. P04159. Herbert L. Dunbar. (Updated January 2019) The beginnings of Christian Science Reading Rooms can be dated to January 1887. According to a later article in The...Explore archived episodes of our podcast
