- 2001: Newspaper articles archive, by Various. (2001) Collection of newspaper articles from 2001.
- Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other", by Jan T. Jasion. (2021-02) On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Bahá's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xenophobia on digitized collections; some comments by Bahá'u'lláh on journalism. Text of a webinar presented to the Wilmette Institute (December, 2020).
- Archives, Bahá'í: Guidance Regarding, by Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Bahá'í International Archives, comp. (n.d.)
- Archives, Bahá'í: Preserving and Safeguarding the Sacred Texts, by Universal House of Justice. (1993 Fall) Includes estimated numbers of Tablets revealed, and numbers of Tablets archived at the Bahá'í World Center; prepared by the Archives Office on behalf of the House.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, by Moojan Momen. (1981) A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Bahá'í Classification Schemes, by William P. Collins. (2001) Explanation of the expanded filing scheme for Bahá'í topics used at the Bahá'í World Centre Library, and outlines of two other classification schemes which could be adopted by private Bahá'í archives.
- bahailib.com Website Archive, by Various. (2021) Archive of all PDF files from the expired website bahailib.com, including Excel table-of-contents. There are 1740 files named sequentially, 1.pdf ... 1742.pdf, totaling 13GB.
- Baron Rosen's Archive Collection of Bábí and Bahá'í Materials, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2007) Baron V. R. Rosen's unpublished materials relating to Bábí and Bahá'í studies, including his correspondence with A. G. Tumanski and E. G. Browne, and official reports of Russian diplomats.
- Barstow Collection: Contents, Index, and Compiler's Notes, by Thellie Lovejoy. (2000) Introduction to and contents list of the 478 translated tablets and other English documents from the library of American collector Dwight Barstow.
- Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts, by E. G. Browne. (1892-07) Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Subh-i-Azal.
- Catalogue and Description of 27 Bábí Manuscripts 2 (Continued from Page 499), by E. G. Browne. (1892-10) Categorization, descriptions, and excerpts of 27 manuscripts by the Bab, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Subh-i-Azal.
- Conservation and Restoration of Calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam, The, by Shingo Ishikawa, Patrick Ravines. (2004/2005/2007) Three versions of a paper explaining the procedure for preserving manuscripts at the Bahá'í World Centre, using the example of calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam. Includes high-resolution sample of Qalam's artwork.
- Development of the Babi/Bahá'í Communities, The: Exploring Baron Rosen's Archives, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2013) 19th-century private letters and diplomatic correspondence from a prominent Russian scholar, one of the first to study the rise of the Babis. Excerpt from book: contents and Introduction. (Offsite.)
- Digital Archiving at the Bahá'í World Centre Library, by Bahá'í International Archives. (1999-07) A paper written by staff at the Bahá'í World Centre Library (and approved for publication) about organization and methods of electronic-media archiving, as of 1999.
- Download Bahá'í Library Online: database only, by Jonah Winters. (2013/2020/2025) Download the Bahá'í Library database. Download direct from archive.org, or by faster BitTorrent. [version 2025-01 / 5.09]
- Dutch Library Holdings, Sen McGlinn, comp. (2000) Complete list of items relating to Bábí or Bahá'í studies in multiple languages, housed in the three principal and other libraries across the Netherlands.
- Dwight Barstow Collection, Thellie Lovejoy, comp. (2000) Partial scans of the 478 translated tablets and other English documents from the archive of American collector Dwight Barstow.
- Emma Maxwell (Maxie) Jones Collection, Emma Maxie Jones, comp, Ernie Jones, comp. (1907-1974/2021/2024) 64 documents collected by Maxie Jones covering a wide variety of topics and sources: pilgrims' notes, letters of Shoghi Effendi, convention reports, Tablets, hymns, compilations, talks of Ruhiyyih Khanum, personal letters of early Bahá'ís.
- Eshraghieh and Mahmoud Rabbani Collection, by Bosch Bahá'í School library. Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998) Arabic and Persian books, tablets, and manuscripts held at the Bosch Bahá'í School library.
- European Bahá'í Archives Workshop, Author unknown, comp. (2001-06-01) Essays and handouts from a workshop on preservation of source material. Includes forms for archivists, historians, local and national assemblies, archiving methods, oral history guidelines, organizational schemes, and compilations from the Writings.
- International Conference on Bahá'í Libraries and Archives, Graham Hassall, ed. (2003-01) Conference convened at Landegg International University for people to share experiences, learn about best practices, and begin developing a structure for world interaction among those who handle and organize Bahá’í library and archival materials.
- Iranian National Bahá'í Archives (INBA), by Various. (1976-1978) 105 volumes of Bahá'í writings and manuscripts, compiled before the Islamic revolution in Iran by the Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly and distributed as photocopies to Bahá'í scholars and archives, for preservation.
- Juan Cole manuscript and book collection: Shaykhi, Babi, and Baha'i texts, Juan Cole, comp. (1997) Manuscripts and books in Cole's library and selected Iranian National Bahá'í Archive contents.
- Letters to and from US Presidential Archives, David Piff, comp. (1984) A collection of correspondence circa 1984 from and to archivist David Piff concerning Bahá'í-related holdings. Also included is some correspondence between offices of the presidents and the US National Spiritual Assembly and the BIC.
- Library and Archival Resources at the Bahá'í World Centre, by William P. Collins. (1985:12) Overview of the nature of the Bahá'í World Centre; historical resources at the BWC; Centre for the Study of the Holy Texts; access to BWC resources; classification schemes.
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988) The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Number of tablets revealed by Bahá'u'lláh, by Robert Stockman, Juan Cole. (1999) Informal accounting of the number of writings of Bahá'u'lláh.
- Pause to Reflect on Dustbins, A: Records of [A.L.M. Nicolas] Found amongst a Pile of Thrown-Away Writings, by Mahmoud Rouh-ol-Amini. (2001) Brief discussion in Persian of papers of Nicolas found in the trash in Paris, with reflections on things discarded, written by Mahmoud Rouholamini. Includes background by Yves Monteil, who discovered the papers (1998) and scanned the later article (2001).
- Persian Manuscript of Nabíl's History (Táríkh-i-Nabíl), The, by Universal House of Justice. (2009-03-08) Answers to various questions, including: have any publications made use of the original manuscript used by Shoghi Effendi for The Dawn-Breakers; can scholars inspect the one surviving copy; does a corrected version or a "second manuscript" exist?
- Persian/Arabic Bahá'í Books in the Library of Ahang Rabbani, Ahang Rabbani, comp. (1999) Private library of Persian and Arabic sacred writings and other Bahá'í-related material.
- "Phoenix Schedule" for the Dewey '200s', Suggested in particular for Bahá'í Libraries, A, by Paul Gerard. (2000) On the structure and limitations of the Dewey Decimal Scheme, with a detailed expanded subset for Bahá'í material.
- Primary Source Texts, Access to, by Universal House of Justice, Susan Maneck. (1998-12-30) One scholar's query why the Bahá'í World Centre's copies of primary sources in Bábí and Bahá'í history are not available for study, followed by the House's response.
- Publishing, Bahá'í, Memorandum on: Materials to be Deposited with the Bahá'í World Centre Library, by Bahá'í International Archives, Universal House of Justice. (1998/2000) Overview of Literature Review, publishing, translations, and details of the requirement of sending copies of all materials to the World Center archives.
- Recollections of Pilgrimage: Nine Days with the Guardian in 1957, by Bill Washington. (2014) Lengthy account of 9 days in the Holy Land. Appendixes include list of items in the Archives, stories told by other pilgrims, and discussion of the Ten-Year Plan.
- Reference Desk, The: Projects that Support Bahá'í Scholarship in the Digital Age, Graham Hassall, ed. (2022) 13 presentations on how digital technologies are supporting Bahá’í scholarship. Webmasters, bibliographers, genealogists, and archivists speak about their journey in reference projects: origins, progress, and insights into how their projects are used.
- Scriptum, William P. Collins, ed. (1995-2001) All 8 issues of a journal for Bahá'í librarians and archivists.
- Searchable online catalogues for US National Bahá'í Library and Louhelen Library, by Roger M. Dahl, Lewis Walker. (2014-12) Overview of and links to online catalogues for two American Bahá'í archives.
- soc.religion.bahai: Complete Archives, Bahá'í Computer and Communications Association, comp. (1992-2010) Link to an 18-year archive of the first moderated Bahá'í newsgroup.
- Sources for Early Babi Doctrine and History, by Denis MacEoin: Some Notes, by Grover Gonzales. (2022)
- St. Petersburg 19th Century Orientalist Collection of Materials on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, The: Primary and Other Sources, by Youli A. Ioannesyan. (2006) The important work of Russian scholars up to 1917 in collecting Bábí and Bahá’í materials; a detailed listing of available materials.
- Text and Context in the Bahá'í Heroic Age, by Nader Saiedi. Alison Marshall, ed. (2024-08) Partial transcript of a 2014 talk, exploring the Bahá'í writings, their vast unexplored corpus, and the need for scholars to study, index, and translate these texts for a deeper understanding.
- Texts, Sacred, Numbers and Classifications of, by Universal House of Justice. (2002/2010/2013) Three letters, from 2002, 2010, and 2013, about numbers of Sacred Texts catalogued by the Bahá'í World Center and their classification into "authenticated," "revised," and "transcribed."
- Walter and Emma Jones Bahá'í Archive Photo Album, by Walter Jones, Emma Maxie Jones. Ernie Jones, comp. (2008/2022) Album of 475 annotated images of Bahá'í friends and associates of the Walter (1888-1990) and Emma Maxie (1904-1984) Jones family, from 1925 to 1994.
- Writings, Bahá'í: Importance of collecting and safeguarding, by Bahá'u'lláh, Shoghi Effendi. Bahá'í International Archives, comp. (2003)
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