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Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity Holdings & Finding Aids

Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity Holdings & Finding Aids
A list of the Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collection including letters, manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, books, periodicals, and other materials.

Selections from the Mary Baker Eddy Papers
The Mary Baker Eddy Papers project is a selection of Mary Baker Eddy’s sermons and related documents from The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. A first selection of Eddy’s papers, which included sermons and related documents, was published in January 2014. In 2015, the Library began to add all documents from the years 1872-1880. They are now publishing letters from 1881-1884.

Longyear Research Archive

Longyear Research Archive
Research articles and videos about Mary Baker Eddy’s history from Longyear Museum in Massachusetts.

JSH-Online and Computer Software

JSH-Online is available on selected computers in the library. Please see a library staff member for more information.

The library has multiple copies of the software: Ark :Christian Science Collection Version 2.0 available for check out. The Ark software includes the following titles:

King James Version Bible
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Mary Baker Eddy's Other Published Writings
Christian Science Periodicals
-  The Christian Science Journal (1883-1922)
-  Christian Science Sentinel (1898-1922)
-  The Christian Science Quarterly (1904-1922)

Reference Room Titles

The Reference Room houses many titles about Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy with the call numbers beginning with BX 6901-6997. Reference Room materials are for in-library building use only. Additional copies of some titles may be available in the stacks for check out.

Items about Mary Baker Eddy
Items about Mary Baker Eddy in the Reference Room Collection.
Items about Christian Science
Items about Christian Science in the Reference Room
Items from the Mary Baker Eddy Library
Facsimile items on loan from the collections of the Mary Baker Eddy Library kept in the Reference Room.
Items from the Mary Baker Eddy Library
Fascimile items on loan from the collections of The Mary Baker Eddy Library kept at the circulation desk.

Rare Book & Manuscript Collection Titles

Please make an appointment with a librarian to see items from the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. They may not leave the building and may be subject to further restrictions.

Items about Mary Baker Eddy
Items in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection about Mary Baker Eddy
Items by Mary Baker Eddy
Items in the Rare Book and Manuscript collection written by Mary Baker Eddy.
Items about Christian Science
Items in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection about Christian Science.
Science and Health Material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
A list of Science and Healths in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.
Christian Science Hymnal Material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
A list of Christian Science Hymnal materials in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.
Manual of the Mother Church Material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
A list of Manuals of the Mother Church in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.
Items Relating to Bliss Knapp
A list of items relating to Bliss Knapp in the Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.

Circulating Collection Titles

Items about Mary Baker Eddy
Items in the library collections about Mary Baker Eddy
Items written by Mary Baker Eddy
Items in the library collections written by Mary Baker Eddy
Items about Christian Science
Items in the library collections about Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Hymnal material
Items in the library collections with Christian Science Hymnal in the title