1. 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 complexities of religious pluralism, cultural belonging, and national affiliation in modern history; inventory of his archive at National Library of Israel. Articles.
2. 2022. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the World Stage. Iraj Ghanooni, Naeem Nabiliakbar, trans, Adib Masumian, trans. . A contrast of the spiritual purpose of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Paris with the secular aims of some famous Iranian contemporaries who went there around the same time; includes philosophical discussions and an analysis of two talks by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. Articles.
3. 2021. `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás. Necati Alkan. Abdu’l-Bahá’s life story, from his childhood in Iran and as an exile for 60 years in the Ottoman Empire; his unique station, unequalled in religious history; travels in the West; achievements and contributions to the expansion of His Father’s religion. Introductory.
4. 2019-11. Quelques Rencontres Importantes entre les Communautés Protestante et Bahá'íe en France. Jan T. Jasion. History of the relationship between the Faith in France and the Protestant community, 1870-1913 (with photographs). Articles.
5. 2019. Journey of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's "Tablet to the Hague", The: A Photo Chronology. Jelle de Vries, ed. Link (offsite) to a visual tour of the history, people, and events relevant to Abdu'l-Bahá's "Letter to the Central Organisation for a Durable Peace." Chronologies.
6. 2018. Laura Barney's Discipleship to 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Tracing a Theological Flow from the Middle East to the United States, 1900-1916. Layli Maria Miron. How Laura Barney employed ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s teachings to influence social discourse as she taught the Bahá'í Faith in Europe and the United States. Articles.
7. 2012. 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Encounter with Modernity during His Western Travels. Wendi Momen. Abdu'l-Bahá's responses to the West's technology and innovations on the one hand, vs. its archaic racist and sexual philosophies on the other. Articles.
8. 2007/2013. Eight Years Near `Abdu'l-Bahá: The Diary of Dr. Habíb Mú'ayyad. Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. Memoirs of an occasional pilgrim to the house of Abdu'l-Baha from 1907, and later member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran. Books.
9. 2005. Life and Times of August Forel, The. Sheila Banani. A review of Forel's scientific accomplishments, philosophical/religious perplexities, and social concerns which led him to embrace the Bahá'i teachings as he understood them during the last decade of his life. Articles.
10. 2005. `Abdu'l-Baha in Abu-Sinan: September 1914. Ahang Rabbani. The story of Abdu'l-Bahá's relocating the Haifa/Akka Bahá'í community of some 140 people to a nearby Druze village to keep them safe during World War I. Articles.
11. 2004. Ottoman Reform Movements and the Bahá'í Faith, 1860s-1920s. Necati Alkan. The relationship between the Young Ottoman and Young Turk reform movements and the Bahá'ís from the 1860s onwards; the nature of these contacts and the impressions of the Young Ottomans and Young Turks of the Babis and Bahá'ís; the convergence of ideas. Articles.
12. 2002. 'Abdu'l-Baha Writes to Kansas City. Duane L. Herrmann. Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, from 1896 to 1919 and beyond. Includes three new provisional translations. Articles-unpublished.
13. 2000. Süleyman Nazif's Nasiruddin Shah ve Babiler: an Ottoman Source on Babi-Baha'i History. Necati Alkan. On the author of the 1919 Persian history "Nasiru’d-Din Shah and the Babis," including a translation of passages on Tahirih. Histories.
14. 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. Articles.
15. 1994. Memories of Shoghi Effendi. Alí M. Yazdí. Brief recollections of time with Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, adapted from an oral account. Pilgrims.
16. 1992. Development and Decline of an Early Bahá'í Community: Saint John, N.B., 1910-1925. Will C. van den Hoonaard. The brief early history of the Saint John Bahá'ís. Established in 1910, the Bahá'í community struggled in the hostile environment of New Brunswick. In 1925 the community disappeared, to be reestablished only in recent times. Articles.
17. 1986. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Alí M. Yazdí. Recollections by a prominent Iranian-American Bahá'í. Pilgrims.
18. 1986. Notes from the National Bahá'í Archives on the Chicago House of Spirituality. Robert Stockman. Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Bahá'í history. Prepared as background research for The Bahá'í Faith in American vol. 1: Origins, 1892-1900. Resources.
19. 1982. Kenosha, 1893-1912: History of an Early Bahá'í Community in the United States. William P. Collins. First visited by Kheiralla in 1895, Kenosha was the second city in America to have resident Bahá'ís; it had one of the earliest elected assemblies, and until the 1920s had the third largest community in the States. It is a case study in US Bahá'í history. Articles.
20. 1982. Vignettes from the Life of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Annamarie Honnold, comp. Compilation of inspiring anecdotes pertaining to the Bahá'í way of life as demonstrated by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the perfect Exemplar of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings, whose words and deeds were in total harmony and whose life serves as an example for all. Books.
21. 1982. American Bahá'í Community, 1894-1917, The: A Preliminary Survey. Peter Smith. A comprehensive and detailed survey of the American community from 1894 to 1917. Includes bibliography as appendix, "Some Studies of Bahá'í Communities" (2015). Articles.
22. 1974-?. Pilgrim Notes. Hassan Safa Baghdadi. Memories of Abdu'l-Bahá during the war years, by the nephew of Zia Bagdadi; on Zia Baghdadi's then-unpublished volumes of Abdu'l-Bahá's statements. Pilgrims.
23. 1974. Forty Years of the Bahá'í Cause in Hawaii: 1902-1942. Agnes Baldwin Alexander. Four decades of history and travel, as told partly through personal letters, including many Tablets from `Abdu'l-Bahá to local believers and travel-teachers. Articles.
24. 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 of memoirs. Pilgrims.
25. 1971. 'Abdu'l-Baha - The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah. Hasan M. Balyuzi. Link to book (offsite). Books.
26. 1971. ‘Abdu'l-Bahá: Through the War Years. Hasan M. Balyuzi. Extract from Balyuzi's Abdu’l-Bahá: The Centre of the Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh covering the years 1915-1919. Articles.
27. 1962. Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Stanwood Cobb. Recollections by eminent American Bahá'í author Cobb (1881–1982). Pilgrims.
28. 1936. Reminiscences of an Early Believer. Georgie Ralston. Account of many travels and personages in the American Baha'i community of the 1910s-1930s, written by a recipient of sixteen Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Pilgrims.
29. 1936. Bahá'í Movement, The: The Greatness of Its Power. Martha L. Root. Tributes to the Bahá'í Faith from various notables and thinkers across Europe. Essays.
30. 1935 March. `Abdu'l-Bahá's Historic Meeting with Jane Addams. Ruth Moffett. On Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Hull House, the community "settlement house" in Chicago, and meeting with Addams, President of the Woman's International League for Peace and Freedom and future recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Essays.
31. 1931. Bahá'í Movement in Japan, The. Tokujiro Torii. Summary of Bahá'í visitors to, activities in, Tablets to, and publications in Japan, 1914-1930. Essays.
32. 1927-1928. Bahá'í Message, The. Walter Bryant Guy. A series of 16 newspaper articles summarizing Bahá'í history and teachings in "Florida's Oldest News Weekly Newspaper" by a writer who visited Abdu'l-Bahá several times between 1901-1921 and traveled extensively among the Bahá'ís in foreign lands. Newspapers.
33. 1925-1954. May Ellis Maxwell. Universal House of Justice, comp. Detailed biography, published in A Compendium of Volumes of the Bahá'í World I-XII, 1925-1954; includes photo. Biographies.
34. 1925-03. Bahá'í Dawn, The: Beginning of the Bahá'í Cause in Manchester, The. Edward T. Hall. A brief early history, starting from Sarah Ann Ridgeway, the first Bahá'í in the North of England circa 1906, and the author himself who converted in 1910. Histories.
35. 1924. Abdu'l-Bahá. Constance Elizabeth Maud. Chapter on Abdu'l-Bahá and Qurratu'l-Ayn, from a book of biographical studies. Biographies.
36. 1921. Excellency of Mt. Carmel, The. George Napier Whittingham. Chapter 10, "The Excellency of Mt. Carmel," describes the author's visit to Haifa and gives an overview of the Bahá'í Faith. Excerpts.
37. 1919. Pilgrim's Notes. Saichiro Fujita. Two versions of notes of a pilgrimage in November and December, 1919. Includes detailed accounts of days spent with 'Abdu'l-Baha and snippets of various Tablets; some content translated by Shoghi Effendi. Pilgrims.
38. 1917-03. Persian Reformer's View of Art, A. Juliet Thompson. Personal recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá's words on art and inspiration. Includes the portrait Thompson painted of Abdu'l-Bahá. Essays.
39. 1913-10. Account of the Main Events in Persia during October 1912 to October 1913, An. G. D. Turner. Overview of developments in Iran in 1913, with passing references to Abdu'l-Bahá and E.G. Browne. Histories.
40. 1898-1959. Pilgrims' Notes from U.S. Archives. Various. Pilgrim notes from the U.S. Bahá'í National Archives, organized by year, 1898-1959, unsorted, in 60 PDF and TIF files. Pilgrims.

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