- Activities of `Abdu'l-Bahá in Illinois, 1912, Author unknown, comp. (1976) Two-page list of all the addresses of the places visited by Abdu'l-Bahá, April 29 - November 4, 1912. Includes link to Google map.
- Bagdádi Family, by Kamran Ekbal. (2014) Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bahá'í House of Worship, The: The Meaning of the Temple, by W. Kenneth Christian. (1953/1975) Text and scan of a flyer about the Chicago House of Worship, summarizing the history and facts of this Mashriqu'l-Adhkar.
- Bahá'í Temple Moves Toward Completion, by Author unknown. (1941-10-22) One-paragraph blurb from 1941.
- Bahá'í Temple of Universal Peace, The, by Albert Ross Vail. (1931-07) Short essay on the construction of the temple in Wilmette, and an overview of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Bahá'í Temple, House of Worship of a World Faith, Commemorating Completion of Exterior Ornamentation, The, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Author unknown, Allen B. McDaniel. (1942) Photographs and essays about the construction of the American temple in Chicago. Likely published as a progress report to distribute at the 1942 National Convention.
- Bahai Movement, The: A paper read by Shoghi Effendi at Oxford, by Shoghi Effendi. (1923-1924) Text of an address given to the Oxford University Asiatic Society, February 1921, before the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and before Shoghi Effendi was appointed the "Guardian."
- Baháʼí Houses of Worship: A Visual Overview, Anonymous, comp. (2020) A collection of collages, exterior and interior images of Baháʼí Houses of Worship constructed, under construction, or planned worldwide.
- Bourgeois, Jean-Baptiste Louis (1856-1930), by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. (1997) Short biography of the architect and designer of Mashriqu'l-Adhkar at Wilmette, Illinois.
- Eyewitness Impression of the Dedication, by Sophie Loeding. (1972-05) Brief recollections of Abdu'l-Bahá on the occasion of the dedication of the Wilmette temple, May 1, 1912.
- Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí, by Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. (1967-12-09) Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois.
- Holley, Horace Hotchkiss, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. (1995) Biography of a Hand of the Cause of God.
- Illustrated description of a design in the Persian-Indian style of architecture for the first Mashrak-el-Azkar (Bahá'í temple) to be erected in America, by Charles Mason Remey. (1920) Expanded version of a portion of Remey's earlier Mashrak-el-Azkar [Mashriqu'l-Adhkár]: Descriptive of the Bahai temple, with photographs of Temple models.
- Mashrak-el-Azkar: Descriptive of the Bahá'í temple, by Charles Mason Remey. (1917) Preliminary designs for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár to be built in America, showing nine varying treatments in different styles of architecture; includes discussions of the Ashkhabad temple and Bahá'í history, and a 1908 letter to Star of West.
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram. (1987) An in-depth examination of the development of music and hymns within American Bahá'í devotional life, some history of the Chicago community, and the architecture and construction of the Wilmette temple. Includes sheet music and design plans.
- Music, Devotions, and Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram: Review, by Robert Stockman. (1988)
- Photo brochure of the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1965) A booklet of color photographs, postcard-size and quality, with text and statistics about the Temple.
- Singular Room, A: An Exploration of Bahá'í Houses of Worship, by Sama Shodjai. (2023-12) Overview of the design principles followed in building the Bahá'í temples, and the intricacies and considerations involved in their design, using Canada as a case study. (Link to document, offsite).
- Third Bahá'í Intercontinental Conference, Chicago: Notes, by Emma Maxie Jones, Author unknown. (1958-05) Notes, with comments by Borah Kavelin, Rúhíyyih Khánum, Leroy Ioas, Horace Holley, John Robarts, Ugo Giachery, et al., on topics such as raising funds for Temples, pioneering, Native Americans, reflections on Shoghi Effendi, and Mt. Carmel.
- We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Talk about Religion, by Madeleine Kapsalis. (2022-05-13) Excerpt from a longer talk, describing a Christian's interfaith encounter with Bahá'ís and being invited to teach Sunday school at Wilmette.
- Who Was Archangel, the Potowatami Woman on Whose Land the Wilmette Temple Was Built?, by Ismael Velasco. (2011) Brief investigation into the surname "Ouilmette" (Wilmette), and the identity of a Native American girl named Archangel whose home was at one time on this point of land.
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