- "A.J." and the Introduction of the Baha'i Faith into Poland, by Jan T. Jasion (1978-12). On the earliest mentions of the Bábí Faith in Polish, and the writings of Aleksander Walerian Jablonowski, a well-known historian and linguist who met Babis in Baghdad in 1870.
- 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).
- Across Coveted Lands, by Henry Savage-Landor (1903). Brief mention of the Bahá'ís of Yazd.
- Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher, by Leonard Harris, Charles Molesworth (2008). Three paragraphs mentioning the Bahá'í Faith.
- Anatolica, by Harry Charles Lukach (1924). One-page discussion of Mirza Yahya, Subh-i-Azal.
- Báb, The: Newspaper Articles and Other Publications 1845-1859, Jan T. Jasion, comp. (2019-12-26). List of 1490 articles from newspapers, books, and journals referencing The Báb and the Bábís, from Europe, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.
- Babi and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts, Moojan Momen, ed. (1981). A lengthy collection of first-hand reports and mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í religions in contemporaneous accounts and newspapers.
- Babism: Its Doctrines and Relations to Mission Work, by John H. Shedd (1894). Early overview of Bábí history and teachings, and its relation to Islam and Christianity.
- Babs of Persia, The, by Thomas Chaplin (1871-10-05). Eight versions/excerpts of an article originally published in The Times of London Oct. 5, 1871, and then reprinted elsewhere.
- Baha'i Faith Will Advertise: Editorial, by Author unknown (1946-09-25). One-paragraph report of a 1946 outreach effort.
- Bahá'í Temple Moves Toward Completion, by Author unknown (1941-10-22). One-paragraph blurb from 1941.
- Bahaism, by Author unknown (1913-03). Early Western report on the Bahá'í Faith, notable because it's one of the first references to Bahá'u'lláh being "the tenth avatar of Vishnu," prior to the Guardian's indication of the "tenth avatar... of Krishna" in God Passes By.
- Bushires' British Residency Records (1837-50): The Appearance of Babism in Persia, by Syed Shakeel Ahmed (1995-10). Records from Mirza 'Ali Akbar, a British agent in Shiraz, from 1837, 1839, and 1850, with possible early mentions of the Báb.
- Cairo to Persia and Back, by Owen Tweedy (1933). Mention of Tabriz, and the execution of the Báb.
- Chapters from the Mature Story of a Politician, by Jon Baldvin, Will C. van den Hoonaard, trans. (2002). Brief extract from a memoir by Iceland's former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jon Baldvin (Hannibalsson) mentioning some of the Bahá'ís he has met: Will van den Hoonaard, Halldor Thorgeirsson, and John Walbridge
- Christ the Seed, by Francis J. Mott (1939). Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of discussing the evolution of scripture; brief overview of early Bábí history from a Christian missionary's perspective and comparison of the Nuqtat al-Kaf vs. the Tarikh-i-Jadid.
- City of Dancing Dervishes, The: And other sketches and studies from the Near East, by Harry Charles Lukach (1914). One-half page summary of the Mahdi and Bahá'í history.
- Comparative Religion, by Geoffrey Parrinder (1962). Three passing mentions.
- Constitution of Iran, The: Politics and the State in the Islamic Republic, by Asghar Schirazi (1997). Passing mention of the Bahá'ís, in the context of persecutions under Khomeini and human rights violations.
- Crossroads of Civilization: 3000 Years of Persian History, by Clive Irving (1979). Passing mentions of Bábí history and the word "Bábí" being used as a label to tarnish political dissidents.
- Days of a Man, The, by David Starr Jordan (1922). One-paragraph mention of meeting Abdu'l-Bahá in 1912.
- Declaration of the Bab (May 1844): A Survey of Sources for Researchers, David Merrick, comp. (2017-12). English Sources for the Declaration of the Bab placed in chronological/thematic order for comparison, with notes.
- Der Islam (Sekten), by Rudolf Strothmann (1948). Passing mentions in the context of Islamic modernism, the Qajars in the 1840s, and the Nusayris.
- Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Theory, by Duncan H. MacDonald (1903). Two-page excerpt with a one-sentence mention of Babism.
- Dynamics of the Iranian Revolution, The: The Pahlavis' Triumph and Tragedy, by Jahangir Amuzegar (1991). One-paragraph discussion of a one-time Iranian conspiracy theory that the Bahá'ís and Freemasons were running the country.
- Earliest Published Mention of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in the West: Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung April 8, 1845, by Author unknown (1845-04-08). Clippings from the newspaper Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (1805 Freiburg – 1859 Leipzig), April 8 1845, the earliest known published mention of the Bábí Faith in the West.
- Early Mention of Bábís in Western Newspapers, Summer 1850, by Various (1850). Very brief newspaper mentions about the rise of the Bábí movement: Tioga Eagle (Wellsborough, Pennsylvania) 1850-08-21; Church and State Gazette (Middlesex, London) 1850-07-19; Nevada State Journal 1871-12-23.
- Early Published Mention of the Bábí-Bahá'í Faiths in the West: Morning Advertiser April 16, 1845, by Author unknown (1845-04-16). Clippings from the newspaper Morning Advertiser, April 16 1845, which one of the earliest known published mentions of the Bábí Faith in the West.
- Earth in the Balance, by Albert Gore (1993). One-paragraph mention in a book by Senator, then just-elected Vice-President, of the US.
- Easter in Palestine, 1921-1922, by Millicent Fawcett (1926). Background of Tiberias, Akka, and Haifa, with passing mentions of The Bab and Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Excerpt, by Annemarie Schimmel (1994). Three passing mentions.
- First Newspaper Stories of the Events of the Bábí Faith: November 1845, Steven Kolins, comp. (2013). Six versions of some the first public mentions in English of the Bábís, from November 1845. [Mentions from April 1845 have since been found.]
- Five Years in a Persian Town, by Napier Malcolm (1907). Many passing mentions, plus a detailed overview, in an account by a Christian missionary in Yazd, first published in 1905.
- Freya Stark: A Biography, by Molly Izzard (1993). Three passing mentions of the Faith in a book about a British explorer and travel writer. Includes excerpt from Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark by J. F. Geniesse.
- Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946, by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet (2000). Passing mentions of the Babis in the context of Mirza Askari bin Hidayat Allah al-Husayni, an imam jum`a in the 1850s, and of Bahá'ís not being welcome in Iran.
- Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia: With Notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia, by Lady Mary Sheil (1856). Considered first travel book on Persia by a woman. Of particular interest to Bahá'ís are her accounts on Babism (Babeeism) and the Bab.
- Glitter of Bahá'ísm, The, by Author unknown (1921-12-24). Half-page overview of Bahá'í history and teachings, written shortly after the passing of Abdu'l-Bahá. No author given.
- Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia, by A. R. Neligan (1914). 2-sentence mention of Babis/Bahá'ís.
- Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu (1859). 1-sentence mention.
- History of Islamic Societies, A, by Ira Lapidus (1988). Two passing references, in the context of the ulama vs. the state.
- Huffington Post articles about the Bahá'í Faith, by Various (n.d.). Link to thousands of items at huffingtonpost.com mentioning, or about, the Bahá'í Faithh.
- India: A Modern History, by Percival Spear (1961). 1-sentence excerpt from Chapter 8, "Islam in India."
- Iran, by Vincent Monteil (1957). Passing mention of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh.
- Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine, by Arthur E. Copping (1913-05-23). A visit to the Akka and its surroundings in 1913; no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Le Journal de Constantinople, by Various (1848-1851). Collection of 818 files, unsorted. They contain an unknown number of references to the Báb and his milieu. Four entries have been found so far, and searching this archive may yield more.
- Left in Contemporary Iran, The, by Sepehr Zabih (1986). Discussion of "urban guerilla warfare" pre-1979 with one passing mention of an unnamed Bahá'í businessman as owner of Export Bank.
- Mahdi in Persia and Syria, The, by Richard G. Badger (1918). Extract on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, in a book exploring the concept of the Mahdi, a messianic figure in Islamic tradition.
- Mention of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths in the New York Times 1852 - 1922, by Various (1852-1922). 45 articles and brief mentions, spanning 70 years.
- Mentions of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths in Encyclopedia Iranica: Sixty Excerpts, by Hamid Algar, Moojan Momen, Denis MacEoin, et al. (1985-2013). Excerpts of 60 articles in the Encyclopedia, with links to the offsite originals, which contain a reference to the Faith. These items are not long enough to warrant a separate entry in this Library, yet are included here for ease of discovery.
- Mentions of the Faith in the Journal of the American Foreign Services Association, by Various (1937-2024). All 14 issues containing keyword "Baha'i." With the exception of articles "Murder in Tehran" and "Lethal Encounter in Iran," the other 12 references to the Bahá'í Faith are just in passing, with few details.
- Missionaries Who Aided the Cause of God, by Duane L. Herrmann (1991 Spring). Brief account of the work of Dr. William Cormick and Rev. John H. Shedd and their interest in the Bábí Faith.
- Missionary Principles and Practice: A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon them, by Robert E. Speer (1902-08). Brief testimonial of a "converted Moslem" who turned to Babism, but then became a Christian.
- My Wanderings in Persia, by T. S. Anderson (1880). Lengthy account of 19th-century travels through Iran. Includes one mention of the "Bawbees." Also includes appendix of distances and terrain from Teheran to other cities, important to a traveller on horseback.
- Our Own Times: A Continuous History of the Twentieth Century, by Merwin Bannister (1904). Brief mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Peeps Into Persia, by Dorothy de Warzee (1913). Brief mention of the Bahá'í Faith in a travelogue about Persia.
- Persia, by Richard N. Frye (1968). Excerpt from a book on the history of Iran. Includes mention of Bahá'í schools in the early twentieth century.
- Persia: The Land of the Imams, by James Bassett (1886). Brief mention of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths.
- Persia and Its People, by Ella C. Sykes (1910). Brief reference to the Bahá'ís extracted from a popular description of Iran based on extensive travel in the country over a period of three years at the turn of the 19th century by the sister of a British diplomat.
- Persia Past and Present: A Book of Travel and Research, by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1906). A few passing mentions of the Babis.
- Polish Response to Soviet Anti-Bahá'í Polemics, The, by Jan T. Jasion (1999 Winter). Response of non-Bahá'í scholars to Marxist-Leninist polemics and attacks on the Bahá'í Faith, in particular the attitude of Polish scholars writing between 1945 and 1988, while Poland was still a 'satellite' of the Soviet Union.
- Religion and Atheism in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, Bohdan R. Bociurkiw, ed. (1975). Two passing mentions, in the context of Islamic "spiritual administrations" in the USSR.
- Religion in a Secular Age: The search for final meaning, by John Cogley (1968). 1-sentence mention from Part 3, "The Religious Response to Modernity."
- Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity, by Arthur J. Arberry (1969). Three mentions of the Babis and Bahá'ís.
- Religion in the Middle East: Three Religions in Concord and Conflict: Volume 2, Islam, by Arthur J. Arberry (1969). Five mentions of the Babis, Bahá'ís, and Ahmadiyya.
- Religions: A Preliminary Historical and Theological Study, by D. W. Gundry (1958). Brief 1-paragraph overview of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Religions of Modern Syria and Palestine, The, by Frederick Jones Bliss (1912).
- Religious Mission of the English-Speaking Nations, The, by Henry H. Jessup (1894). The report mentioned by Shoghi Effendi in God Passes By, and often (erroneously) referred to as being one of the first public mentions of the Faith. In World's Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago with the Columbian Expo of 1895.
- (Report to the) American Oriental Society / A New Prophet, by Austin Wright (1851-06-14). First paper on Bábí history, from a letter to the American Oriental Society, published in multiple newspapers, including translation into German. Includes preface by Steven Kolins.
- Six Months in Persia, by Edward Stack (1882). Passing mentions of the Babis. Date not given.
- Something New in Iran, by J. N. Hoare (1937). Brief (negative) reference to the Bahá'ís by a Christian missionary in Iran.
- SW. Persia: A Political Officer's Diary 1907-1914, by Arnold Wilson (published as Sir Arnold Wilson) (1941). Two passing mentions of Bahá'ís and Babis.
- The Fifth Dimension, by John Hick (1999). Two passing mentions of the Faith; included because of the author's relevance to Bahá'í Studies.
- Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundations of the Islamic Republic in Iran, by Hamid Dabashi (1993). Two passing mentions of the Bahá'í Faith in the context of Iranian nationalism.
- Turban for the Crown, The, by Said Amir Arjomand (1988). Passing mentions of Babis and Bahá'ís on six pages. Includes 2-page Chronology of Significant Events in Iranian History since 1500.
- Twentieth-Century Iran, Hossein Amirsadeghi, ed. (1977). Five passing mentions of the Faith.
- Zustände im Heutigen Persien wie sie das Reisebuch Ibrahim Begs Enthüllt (Conditions in present-day Persia as revealed in Ibrahim Beg's travel book), by Walter Schulz (1903). Passing mentions of the Babis and their persecutions in the context of the travels through Iran of the fictitious character Ibrahím Bayg.
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