1. 2024-12. Translating the Bahá'í Writings into Languages Other Than English. Craig Alan Volker, Mary Goebel Noguchi. — Challenges in translation, including questions about spelling, terminology, politeness strategies em... Articles.
2. 2023-10. National Spiritual Assembly, The. Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Compilation outlining the spiritual foundations, responsibilities, and evolving role of National Spi... Compilations.
3. 2018/2025. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks. Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — 216 selections, last updated 2025. Writings.
4. 2016-03-17. Demographics of the United States National Spiritual Assembly. Archives Office of the United States Bahá'í National Center. — Percentage of women, African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans serv... Statistics.
5. 2013. Indexes to Bahá'í World volumes: Obituaries, chronologies, contents, illustrations. Patricia Paccassi, comp, Frank Paccassi, comp. — Seven separate indexes for Baha'i World, in PDF, Word, and Excel versions, current through 2013. Bibliographies.
6. 2011-09-19. NSA staff members answering correspondence; prayers of Abdu'l-Baha. Universal House of Justice. — Two topics: the use by National Spiritual Assembly staff members to handle correspondence, and the a... UHJ-letters.
7. 2006. Learning to Respond to Emerging New Realities: Messages from the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters to the US NSA dealing with expansion and administration, and a document prepared by the ... UHJ-documents.
8. 2005-08-25. WIPO Domain Name Dispute: Case D2005-0214, "uhj.net". Author unknown. — A legal ruling finding, against the Baha'is, that covenant breakers are allowed to use the domain uh... Documents.
9. 2002-01-13. Indian Nations and National Spiritual Assemblies. Universal House of Justice. — American Indian nations are not fully sovereign and thus do not have their own National Spiritual As... UHJ-letters.
10. 2001. WIPO Domain Name Dispute: Case D2001-1302, "bahaiwomen.com". Author unknown. — A legal ruling finding, on behalf of the Baha'is, that unauthorized use of the domain bahaiwomen.com... Documents.
11. 2001. Cultural Reconciliation in Canada - questions. Universal House of Justice. — Reply from the House of Justice to a request for a reexamination of the assumptions on which its let... UHJ-letters.
12. 2000-01. National Spiritual Assemblies: Lists and years of formation. Graham Hassall. Resources.
13. 2000. Community Functioning, Issues Concerning: Fostering the Development of Bahá'í Communities. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Extensive guidance on community development. Includes extracts from letters written on behalf of Sho... UHJ-letters.
14. 2000. National Convention, The. Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
15. 1998/2008. National Spiritual Assembly members who are women, Percentage of, 1953-2007. Bahá'í World Centre. — Two letters from the House, with attached tables, showing the number of women serving on NSAs 1953-1... UHJ-letters.
16. 1998. Developing Distinctive Bahá'í Communities: Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. — A guide to community development, for historical purposes only, originally intended to be made "avai... NSA-documents.
17. 1997. Spiritual Assembly as Arbitrator, The. John B. Cornell. — The function of Spiritual Assemblies in arbitrating disputes among Baha'is, and some historical insi... Articles-unpublished.
18. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
19. 1995. Barbados. Patricia Paccassi. Encyclopedia.
20. 1994-08-07. Confidencialidad en los Asuntos de las Asambleas Locales y Nacionales. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
21. 1992-12. National Convention, The. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
22. 1991-12-09. Violation of Bahá'í and Civil Law. Universal House of Justice. — The role of spiritual assemblies in regulating behavior of Baha'is, the role of institutions in upho... UHJ-letters.
23. 1991. National Spiritual Assembly. Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
24. 1989. Bahá'í Conventions. Moojan Momen. — Brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use." Encyclopedia.
25. 1986. National Spiritual Assembly, The. Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley. — Includes Holley's brief overview of the nature of an NSA and the history of Baha`i Temple Unity, NSA... Compilations.
26. 1986. Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983). Various, Universal House of Justice, comp. . — Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith. Books.
27. 1982. Some Aspects of the Development of the Bahá'í Administrative Order in America, 1922-1936. Loni Bramson (published as Loni Bramson-Lerche). — On the development of the American and Canadian communities, from small informal networks of local g... Articles.
28. 1981/1997. Continental Boards of Counselors, The: Letters, Extracts from Letters, and Cables from The Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. . — Compilation covering all aspects of this institution. Includes address by Edna True on the relations... Compilations-NSA.
29. 1978-03-27. Ranks and Functions in the Bahá'í Cause. Universal House of Justice. — Regarding the relationships between administrative institutions; Different ranks of and interactive ... UHJ-letters.
30. 1972/1999/2009. Trustees of the Merciful: An Introduction to Bahá'í Administration. Adib Taherzadeh. — The spirit that animates the Administrative Order of Baha’u’llah; spiritual attitudes that chara... Books.
31. 1971/1981/1997. Relationship of the Continental Boards of Counselors to National Spiritual Assemblies, The: An Address. Edna M. True. — On the true nature and theory of operation of Baha'u'llah's Administrative Order. Talks.
32. 1966. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States vs. New Mexico Covenant-Breakers. Author unknown. — Documents from the lawsuit by the NSA vs. the New Mexico covenant-breaker group "The National Spirit... Documents.
33. 1950/1973. Principles of Bahá'í Administration. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. . — A guide to procedure in the life and organic activity of the Baha'i community, prepared from three m... Compilations-NSA.
34. 1941. United States National Spiritual Assembly vs. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab. Author unknown. — In 1941 the National Spiritual Assembly unsuccessfully sued Covenant Breaker Mirza Ahmad Sohrab for ... Documents.
35. 1912/1947/1974. "Easy Familiarity," Explanations of. Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ann Boylan, John B. Cornell, Universal House of Justice. — Statements on displays of affection (hugging and kissing) between members of the opposite sex. Also ... Guardian.

1. 1909-03-22 — On the same day as the interment of the sacred remains of the Bab on Mount Carmel the first American...
2. 1922-03-05 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the American Baha'is calling for the establishment of local assemblies where...
3. 1922-04-00 — Shoghi Effendi sent verbal messages through Consul Schwarz to Germany and Ethel Rosenberg to Britain...
4. 1922-04-03 — To the United States and Canada Shoghi Effendi sent a message to transform the 'Executive Board' int...
5. 1923-02-23 — In a message to the Baha'is in America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan an...
6. 1923-03-00 — An article entitled `Bahai Organization: Its Basis in the Revealed Word' was published in Star of th...
7. 1923-03-12 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to Baha'is in America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japa...
8. 1925-04-10 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the American National Spiritual Assembly indicating that the word 'assembly'...
9. 1926-07-12 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada made representations ...
10. 1927-01-08 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada appointed seven people to a National...
11. 1927-04-29 — The British delegates, at their first National Convention, elected ten members because there were an...
12. 1927-05-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada drew up and published...
13. 1928-00-00 — The publication of Baha'i Administration, a collection of communications to the American Baha'i comm...
14. 1928-04-00 — In this year there were 579 localities in the world in which Baha'is lived, 102 local spiritual asse...
15. 1929-05-00 — The American National Spiritual Assembly incorporated as a voluntary Trust. [BBRSM122; GPB335] Th...
16. 1932-06-10 — The American National Spiritual Assembly addresseed a petition to the Shah of Iran requesting that t...
17. 1932-08-15 — Keith Ransom-Kehler met the Iranian Court Minister Taymur Tash. [BW5:392] She presented the Ameri...
18. 1936-00-04 — The National Assembly of Australia and New Zealand first issued its news organ, the Baha'i Quarterly...
19. 1936-07-00 — Following on the success of the initial Race Amity conferences in Washington, DC, the National Spiri...
20. 1937-04-20 — In the period from the inception of the Guardianship to 1937 Shoghi Effendi laid the foundation of t...
21. 1949-04-30 — An Act to incorporate the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada was passed. The act e...
22. 1954-04-00 — Baha'i women in Iran were accorded full rights to participate in membership of both national and loc...
23. 1957-12-02 — On the advice of their lawyer, Dr Abraham Weinshall, the Custodians ask each National and Regional A...
24. 1960-04-31 — Twenty–four national spiritual assemblies and five national conventions sent messages of support t...
25. 1960-05-05 — Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi was sent by the Custodians to France to meet with the National S...
26. 1960-05-12 — Six national spiritual assemblies sent messages of support to the Custodians, repudiating the claim ...
27. 1963-01-01 — The Custodians ask all national and local spiritual assemblies to cable the King of Morocco appealin...
28. 1963-04-04 — The Custodians issued a statement of information to the national spiritual assemblies of the United ...
29. 1965-03-23 — The case filed by the followers of Charles Mason Remey against the National Spiritual Assembly of th...
30. 1966-03-08 — The second suit brought against the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States by the follower...
31. 1966-06-01 — The counter-claim of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States against the followers of C...
32. 1975-06-21 — Following the revolution in Portugal in April, the National Spiritual Assembly was officially recogn...
33. 1979-02-15 — The National Haziratu'l-Quds of Iran was seized by the Revolutionary Guards. [BW18:250] All the r...
34. 1980-02-00 — The persecution of the Baha'is in Iran entered a new, more dangerous phase. [BW18:255] Prominent ...
35. 1980-10-26 — Publication by the Universal House of Justice of the compilation on Attendance at National Spiritual...
36. 1984-11-09 — The Universal House of Justice met with representatives of the Baha'i International Community and va...
37. 1987-09-30 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Brazil submitted proposals based on Baha'i principles such as hum...
38. 1988-12-09 — The passing of Edna M. True, (b. July 29, 1888, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) She was a daughter of the...
39. 1990-00-13 — The National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa made a submission for the drafting of a new constitu...
40. 1990-04-21 — Maureen Nakekea and Marao Teem were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Kiribati, the firs...
41. 1991-02-05 — The highest legal authority in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court, overturned the decisions o...
42. 1993-03-21 — The presentation of the first Race Unity Award by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of ...
43. 1996-04-21 — In a letter dated 12 March 1923 addressed to the believers living in America, Great Britain, Germany...
44. 1997-05-30 — In its message of 30 May 1997 the Universal House of Justice announced t
45. 1999-01-19 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Russia formally received its re-registration docum...
46. 2005-07-00 — The publication of Impact of Growth on Administration Processes by the International Teaching Centre...

1. 1925-07-04 — The Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada was held at Green A...
2. 1925-12-00 — "A Plan of Unified Action to Spread the Baha'i Cause Throughout the United States and Canada Januar...
3. 1927-05-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada drew up and published...
4. 1948-04-24 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Dominion of Canada was established. [BBRSM:186; BW13:856; MBW...
5. 1951-04-27 — Canada's fourth National Convention was held in the Vancouver Hotel. Those elected were; John Robar...
6. 1953-04-29 — The sixth National Convention took place in the Unitarian Church of Forest Hill Village and was atte...
7. 1953-12-19 — Rosemary and Emeric Sala resigned from the National Spiritual Assembly and their to go pioneering. T...
8. 1957-08-00 — In response to a recommendation made at the National Convention, the functions and the staffing of t...
9. 1957-10-00 — Acting on a recommendation from the National Convention, the National Spiritual Assembly published ...
10. 1978-04-21 — The National Convention was held in Fredericton. Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly w...
11. 1988-05-19 — The 40th National Convention was held May 19-22nd in the Maxwell International Baha'i School. Those...
12. 1993-03-21 — The presentation of the first Race Unity Award by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of ...
13. 1998-04-08 — The passing of Florence Virginia Wilson Mayberry (b. 18 September 1906 in Sleeper, Missouri) in Mars...
14. 2000-01-24 — The passing of Margaret (Peggy) MacGregor Ross (b. 9 January 1909 in Dundee, Scotland). She served o...
15. 2008-05-24 — The following individuals were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly by the delegates at the Na...
16. 2009-04-24 — Canadian Baha'i National Convention was held in Toronto from the 24th to the 29th of April. The Co...
17. 2014-03-20 — The passing of Dr Ross Woodman, (b. 28 November 1922 Port William, Nova Scotia), at his home in Lond...
18. 2022-01-00 — It was announced that the property, formally known as "Providence Point", located near Lanark on the...

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