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: 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: The author’s voice
See how different documents contain similar word choices.
From the Papers: Lynn on the Fourth of July
Learn about Eddy’s connection to a nationally popular musical group of her time.
From the Papers: Paths into the Mary Baker Eddy Papers
Check out two important visual aids in exploring Eddy’s correspondence.
From the Papers: A college for teaching Christian Science
Read about the Massachusetts Metaphysical College and its curriculum.
From the Papers: A major revision of Science and Health
Find out what makes the book’s 16th edition particularly noteworthy.
From the Papers: Women doctors write to Mary Baker Eddy
Find out what we’ve learned from our archives.
From the Papers: Mary Baker Eddy’s support for emancipation
Find out what we’ve learned from her correspondence during the Civil War.
From the Papers: Reports of healing
Read examples of how the early church was accomplishing its mission.