1. 2026-03. Samuel Luke Bramwell - First Jamaican Bahá'í. Robert Stauffer. — Brief biography of a Jamaican who moved to the Pacific Northwest and became a Baha'i in 1908.
2. 2026. حاجی شیخ زین العابدین ابراری: Ḥájí Shaykh Zaynu'l-'Ábidín Abrárí. Azizu'llah Sulaymani, Adel Shafipour, trans. . — English translation and Persian original, of a short biography of Shaykh Zayn-al-‘Abidin, a servan...
3. 2025-07. Convergent Identities: Mirza Yuhanna Dawud at a National, Religious, and Cultural Crossroads. Sivan Lerer. — Dawud’s life reflects converging Jewish, Baha’i, British, and Zionist identities, revealing the ...
4. 2023. Эволюция Женских Образов В Творчестве и.а. Гриневской 1890-1900 (Evolution of Female Images in the Works of I. A. Grinevskoy 1890-1900). K. V. Sarycheva. — Analysis of early works that represent lives and experiences of women in the early 20th century, wit...
5. 2014. `Abdu'l-Bahá and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Embracing Principles while Disapproving Methodologies. Mina Yazdani. — Abdu’l-Baha’s orientation toward the Constitutional Revolution of 1906–1911: he embraced the p...
6. 2013. Biography of Wilhelmina Sherriff Bain. Jonah Winters, comp. — Compilation of documents about an early feminist and peace advocate who received a Tablet from Abdu'...
7. 2008-02. Bahá'í Students and American University of Beirut in the Early 20th Century. Reed M. Breneman. — The influential activities of the campus Baha'i association in Beirut, 1900-1920 and during the firs...
8. 2008. Genesis of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in Shíráz and Fárs, The. Mirza Habibu'llah Afnan, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. . — Detailed account of the early years of the Bab, events of the 1880s and 1890s, the Constitutional Re...
9. 2008. Lifetime with 'Abdu'l-Bahá, A: Reminiscences of Khalíl Shahídí. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Extensive recollections of four decades with the Holy Family in the time of Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi E...
10. 2007. Mortensen, Fred. Justin Penoyer. — Three biographies of an American who met Abdu'l-Baha, by his great-grandson.
11. 2006. Portrait of Abdu'l-Bahá: Selections From Memories of Nine Years in Akká. Youness Khan Afroukhteh, Ismael Velasco, comp. . — Habits of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in His daily tasks and services, his concentration, the way he revealed v...
12. 2005. Bahá'í Faith and Globalization 1900-1912, The. Robert Stockman. — Abdu’l-Baha’s thinking inspired much of the practice of Baha’i proselytising; overview of the ...
13. 2005. Memories of the Báb, Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Memoirs of Mírzá Habíbu'lláh Afnán. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. — Autobiography of a close confidant of the holy family. Includes appendices on Baha'i historical plac...
14. 2004. "I Never Understood Any of This from 'Abbás Effendi": Muhammad 'Abduh's Knowledge of the Bahá'í Teachings and His Friendship with 'Abdu'l-Bahá. William F. McCants. — Muhammad Abduh (1849–1905) was a journalist, revolutionary, professor, and later Grand Mufti of Eg...
15. 1996/1997. Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The, by E. G. Browne: Reviews. Various. — Three reviews, published in CIRA Bulletin, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and Jour...
16. 1996 Spring. Bahá'í Faith in England and Germany, 1900-1913. Robert Stockman. — Historical overview of the early years of the Faith in the British Isles and Germany.
17. 1992. Constitutional Revolution [Iran]: Intellectual Background. Abbas Amanat. — Brief excerpts, with link to article offsite.
18. 1990. Browne, Edward Granville: Persian Constitutional movement. Kamran Ekbal. — Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
19. 1986. Notes from the National Bahá'í Archives on the Chicago House of Spirituality. Robert Stockman. — Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Baha'i history. Prepared as background...
20. 1985. Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers. Robert Stockman. — Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Baha'i Thornton Chase.
21. 1985. Letters and Essays, 1886-1913. Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání, Juan Cole, trans. . — Treatises of "the greatest and most learned of all Baha'i scholars" about Alexander Tumansky; on mee...
22. 1985. Iran since the Revolution. Nikki R. Keddie, Mangol Bayat, Farhad Kazemi, Barry M. Rosen, ed. . — Passing mentions in three articles: repression of Baha'is in 1982, Babi "heresy" in the early 1900s,...
23. 1982-02. 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Baltimore. Allison Vaccaro, Edward E. Bartlett. — History of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to Baltimore, Maryland.
24. 1982. Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Annamarie Honnold, comp. — Compilation of inspiring anecdotes pertaining to the Baha'i way of life as demonstrated by ‘Abdu�...
25. 1975. Navjote of a Converted Zoroastrian Bahai, The. Maneckji Nuserwanji Dhalla, Gool Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans, Behram Sohrab H. J. Rustomji, trans. . — Overview of the Faith, and the author's interactions with Baha'is in the early 1900s. (Navjote is th...
26. 1972. Glimpses of Early Bahá'í Pilgrimages. Annamarie Honnold. — Discussion of early pilgrimages based on the resulting pilgrim's notes. Includes text from a variety...
27. 1952/2003. Memories of Nine Years in Akka. Youness Khan Afroukhteh, Riaz Masrour, trans. . — Translation of Khatirat-i-Nuh-Saliy-i-‘Akka, the memoirs of Dr. Yúnis Afrukhtih, who served ‘Ab...
28. 1945. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America. Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. — Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Baha'is.
29. 1936. Bahá'í Movement, The: The Greatness of Its Power. Martha L. Root. — Tributes to the Baha'i Faith from various notables and thinkers across Europe.
30. 1915. Ayesha of the Bosphorus: A Romance of Constantinople. Stanwood Cobb. — A novella combining fiction with scenes from the lives of Abdu'l-Baha and the Baha'is in Haifa in th...
31. 1914. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The. Thomas Kelly Cheyne. — Early history of the Babi and Baha'i movements, life stories of their participants, and their contem...
32. 1912/1918/2007. Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha. — Pictures of Akka taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data. Scan...
33. 1911/1970. Mountain of God, The. E. S. Stevens. — Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Baha'i of Abdu'l-Baha and the small band of Baha’is ...
34. 1911-12-01. Light in the Lantern, The. E. S. Stevens. — Sympathetic outsider's overview of Baha'i history and its spread through the Western world. Includes...
35. 1910. Persia and Its People. Ella C. Sykes. — Brief reference to the Baha'is extracted from a popular description of Iran based on extensive trave...
36. 1908/1986. Year With the Bahá'ís of India and Burma, A. Sydney Sprague. — An early account of the author's personal experiences in India circa 1904 and 1907, relating his int...
37. 1898-1959. Pilgrims' Notes from U.S. Archives. Various. — Pilgrim notes from the U.S. Baha'i National Archives, organized by year, 1898-1959, unsorted, in 60 ...

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