- 2026-02-10. "Man of Africa", A: Emotions and Political Kinship in Forming Transnational Connections. Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué. On the travels and politics of Enoch Olinga, who worked with global minorities across national boundaries; the Black international experience as seen through the lens of emotions; dynamics of racial identities and diasporic connections in the 1950s–1970s. Articles.
- 2025-03. Framework for Action and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, The. Derik Smith. Explores parallels between the Bahá’í framework for action and the civil rights movement, emphasizing systematic organization, collective action, and sustainable social transformation over individual heroism. Articles.
- 2025. After Shoghi Effendi: Guardianship, Lineage, and the Limits of Claim. Iman Motlagh Arani. Theological-legal analysis of the Bahá’í Covenant as it pertains to the institution of the Guardianship, and the claims advanced by Mason Remey and the "Orthodox Bahá’ís"; the nature of the Covenant, the Guardianship, and the Aghsan. Essays.
- 2019. Baha'is in Post-revolution Iran: Perspectives of the Ulema. Ankita Sanyal. Historical background of the ulema/monarchy equation; the Ayatollahs’ take on the Baha’is after 1979, and dissident views of the Bahá'ís. Articles.
- 2017. Servants of the Glory: A Chronicle of Forty Years of Pioneering. Adrienne Morgan, Dempsey Morgan. Memoirs of a black couple from the United States who lived and spread the Bahá’í Faith in across parts of east Asia and Africa in the 1950s-1980s. Text by Dempsey Morgan, poems by Adrienne Morgan. Link to document offsite. Biographies.
- 2013. Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran, The: Ideology and Practice from the 1950s to the Present. Ronen A. Cohen. History of the group that started in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement but found itself leading an anti-Khomeini agenda; spiritual background to Imamite Shi'ism and the historical context; a counter-revolutionary movement that echoes today. Books.
- 2011-05. Brutal Slashing to Death of Dr Berjis, The. Nasser Mohajer, Ahang Rabbani, ed. and trans. . English translation of an article in Persian about persecutions during the Pahlavi regime, and the death of a Bahá'í doctor in 1950. Articles.
- 2011. Bahá'í Faith in Africa, The: Establishing a New Religious Movement, 1952-1962. Anthony Lee. African presence in early Bábí and Bahá'í history; Bahá'í response to crises in Middle East and West Africa; histories of British Camaroons, Calabar. Studies of Religion in Africa series, vol. 39. Books.
- 2010. Maps and charts in Baha'i World volumes. John Conkling, comp, Jonah Winters, ed. List of all inserts and maps included in volumes of the Bahá'í World books. Maps.
- 2007. Identity Politics and Public Disputation: A Baha'i Missionary as a Muslim Modernist in South Africa. Shamil Jeppie. On the "Arabic Study Circle" of South Africa (ca. 1950) and the role of its most influential member, Joseph Perdu; the question of public performances of identity and their relations to private pursuits of identity. Articles.
- 2006. Origins of the Bahá'í Faith in the Pacific Islands: The Case of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Graham Hassall. The introduction of the Bahá’í Teachings to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the 1950s and the consequent disturbance of the delicate church-state relationship operating at that time. Similar interactions may have occurred in other colonial environments. Articles.
- 2004/2013. Jack Boyd memoirs. Jack Boyd, Gary Fuhrman, ed, Jonah Winters, ed. . Memoirs of Jack and Eileen Boyd, pioneers in Canada, covering the years 1953-2012. Includes recollections of travel, biographies of other Bahá'ís, and historical observations. Biographies.
- 2001-02. Religion and Proto-Nationalism: Apelis Mazakmat and 'traces of mild sectarian strife' in New Ireland. Graham Hassall. The career of Apelis Mazakmat, the first native Bahá'í in Papua New Guinea, set against the complex period of rapid social change in New Ireland after World War II. Biographies.
- 1999. Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999. Biographies.
- 1996-01-15. Falsafi, Kashani, and the Bahá'ís. A. W. Samii. Essay posted to the Usenet group soc.culture.iranian in January 1996 provides a brief but well-researched history of the treatment of Bahá'ís in Iran in the 1950s and the roles of Abol-Ghasem Kashani and Mohammad Taghi Falsafi. Essays.
- 1996. Bahá'í Faith in the Asia Pacific: Issues and Prospects. Graham Hassall. The development of the diverse Bahá'í Communities in the Pacific Islands since the launching of the World Crusade (1953-63); patterns of expansion; the changing role of the pioneer. Articles.
- 1996. Bahá'í Faith in Australia 1947-1963. Graham Hassall. Major episodes in the evolution of the Australian Bahá'í community during the years 1947-1963, noting the way in which religious communities can transform over time; the temple in Sydney; the 10-year world crusade; aboriginal Bahá'ís. Articles.
- 1996. Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics. Bahman Baktiari. Brief discussion of anti-Bábí and anti-Bahá'í persecutions in 1896, 1907, and the 1950s. Excerpts.
- 1995. Bahá'í History in the Formative Age: The World Crusade 1953-1963. Graham Hassall. The major features of the Bahá'í 'World Crusade' 1953-1963; thoughts about the contemporary practice of historical Bahá'í scholarship; the guardianship and evolution of the Universal House of Justice; United Nations and the Bahá'í International Community. Articles.
- 1992. Pacific Bahá'í Communities 1950-1964. Graham Hassall. Detailed overview of the history of Bahá'ís in Pacific island states. Articles.
- 1989. Mark Tobey's City Paintings: Meditations on an Age of Transition. Julie Badiee. On the evolutionary character of Tobey's "City Paintings" during the decades of the 1930s-50s: they may be understood as modern reinterpretations of the traditional themes of the Apocalypse, Hell, the Day of Judgment, and New Jerusalem — the Bahá'í age. Articles.
- 1989. Bábí Executions and Uprisings. Denis MacEoin. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- 1985. Spirit of Allah, The: Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution. Amir Taheri. Anti-Bahá'í sentiment in the 1930s; Mahmoud Halabi's and Falsafi's anti-Bahá'í campaigns 1955-1957; Mohammad Reza Shah's ties to Bahá'ís; Khomeini's anti-Bahá'í activities. Includes diagram of social structure of political power in Iran (at end). Excerpts.
- 1981-02. Terah: Personal reminiscences of teaching, traveling, loving. Terah Cowart-Smith. Brief recollections of teaching in North America. Includes short letter from the Guardian. Biographies.
- 1980. Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution. Michael M. J. Fischer. Brief discussion of Shaykh Mohammad Taghi (Muhammad Taqi) Falsafi's anti-Bahá'í activities in the 1950s, attacks against Bahá'ís in 1978, and anti-establishment appeal of Bábí and Bahá'í teachings. Excerpts.
- 1964/1979. Nationalism in Iran. Richard W. Cottam. 3-page discussion of treatment of Bahá'ís as a minority religion in Iran in the 1950s, and passing mention of the late 1970s. Excerpts.
- 1957-1963(?). Stories of 'Abdul-Baha and the Guardian. Curtis Kelsey. Kelsey was serving in Haifa when 'Abdu'l-Bahá passed away. These are his recollections and stories of his time with Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. Audio.
- 1956. Prison City of Akká, The. William Sears. A pilgrim’s reflection on ‘Akká, where Bahá’u’lláh revealed the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and endured imprisonment. Essays.
- 1953-06. Quote from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J. E. Bolles. Rúhíyyih Khánum. One short note about the "urgency of this particular time in history," from Ruhiyyih Khanum to Mrs. J.E. Bolles, contained in a letter from Agnes Alexander to "Lucy," June, 1953. Pilgrims.
- 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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