1. 2009. Chase, Thornton. Robert Stockman. — On the first person in the West to become a steadfast Baha’i, one of the founders of the Chicago B...
2. 1999/2001. Love's Odyssey: The Life of Thornton Chase. Robert Stockman. — Detailed overview of the first American Baha'i. Provided in draft form as "Love's Odyssey" as well a...
3. 1998. Chase, Thornton: The First Bahá'í from the Western Hemisphere. Richard Francis. — Biography of the life of Thornton Chase, a prominent early American Baha'i.
4. 1995. Chase, Thornton. Robert Stockman.
5. 1992. Chase, Thornton. Moojan Momen. — Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
6. 1992. Early Believers in the West, Some. Grace Shahrokh. — Stories of Thornton Chase, John David Bosch, Lua Moore Getsinger, May Ellis Bolles Maxwell, William ...
7. 1985. In Galilee and In Wonderland. Arthur S. Agnew, Thornton Chase. — Two essays of a pilgrimage to Akka in 1907.
8. 1985. Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers. Robert Stockman. — Unformatted notes, ordered chronologically, on early American Baha'i Thornton Chase.
9. 1976. Dawn over Mount Hira and Other Essays. Marzieh Gail. — A collection of essays on various topics of interest to Baha'i studies and history. Most of these we...
10. 1973-09. Greenleafs, The: An Eternal Reunion. Emeric Sala. — Brief bio of Elizabeth and Charles Greenleaf, who were members of the group of Midwest Baha'is which...
11. 1945. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl in America. Ali Kuli Khan, Marzieh Gail. — Khan's personal recollections of Gulpaygani, with mentions of other early American Baha'is.
12. 1933. Bahá'í Revelation, The. Thornton Chase. — Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, emphasizes the Baha’i teachings as a vehicle for personal spirit...
13. 1902-09-27. Before Abraham Was, I am. Thornton Chase. — Open letter to a new Baha'i summarizing the Baha'i revelation through a Christian perspective.
14. 1898-1958. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes. Various. — Adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either o...

1. 1847-02-22 — Birth of Thornton Chase, designated the first American Baha'i, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
2. 1883-06-21 — The name Thornton Chase appeared in newspaper coverage of a poem printed in The Grand Army Magazine,...
3. 1894-06-05 — Thornton Chase became a Baha'i in Chicago. [BBD53; BFA1:35–6] For some time before he heard of ...
4. 1899-00-02 — The Serpent by Thornton Chase, an 18-page pamphlet on the image of the serpent in the Bible, was pub...
5. 1911-07-26 — The First Universal Races Congress was held at the University of London. It was the first important...
6. 1912-09-30 — Thornton Chase, the first American Baha'i, Disciple of `Abdu'l-Baha, passed away in California befor...
7. 1912-10-19 — `Abdu'l-Baha visited the grave of Thornton Chase in Inglewood. [239D:169; AB309; MD337-339] The p...
8. 1946-08-11 — The passing of Orcella Rexford (b. Louise Cutts-Powell, 12 Jun 1887 in Tracey, Minnesota) in Los Ang...

1. 1903-00-00 — Thornton Chase, considered the 1st American Baha'i, visited Winnipeg, MB on a business trip. [OBCC34...
2. 1908-05-22 — Thornton Chase was the first Baha'i to visit Victoria, BC. [OBCC34]

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