Incoming Correspondence of Mary Baker Eddy (Formerly Chestnut Hill File) Collection Description Correspondence, c. 1880–1910 This collection consists mainly of letters received by Mary Baker Eddy and members of her household from c. 1880–1910. A small quantity of correspondence also predates and postdates this time span. Comments, notations, and responses by Eddy or her staff also appear on some documents. Correspondents include family, students, employees, Christian Scientists, the general public, and a few notable figures such as journalist Arthur Brisbane and suffragist Susan B. Anthony. There are approximately 6,700 correspondent files, many consisting of one letter (see finding aid for complete list). It is likely that her personal secretary, Calvin A. Frye, organized this file with assistance from other secretaries in later years. The name Chestnut Hill File derives from Mary Baker Eddy’s last home in Chestnut Hill, MA, where the file was located until it was moved to The First Church of Christ, Scientist sometime after 1915. Because of confusion about the scope and content of the file–it is not correspondence only from the time Eddy lived at Chestnut Hill, nor is it material about Chestnut Hill or the home located there–the file has been renamed to reflect what the file does contain, Eddy’s incoming correspondence. Size of collection: 38.3 linear feet Date opened: large portions on September 29, 2002 and December 23, 2002 Access: Some material is open. Remaining material will be processed upon request. See finding aid for a complete list of files and their status. 200 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 888-222-3711 www.marybakereddylibrary.org Provenance The Chestnut Hill File was transferred to the archives of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, sometime after the conveyance of Eddy’s personal property from the Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy to the church. Since 1972, The Christian Science Board of Directors, under an assignment of rights by the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, owns Mary Baker Eddy’s intellectual property including her writings, both published and unpublished, as well as various historical collections relating to her. Withdrawn Items The Christian Science Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity are committed to making research material available to users on equal terms of access. Equal access does not mean that all material is open for research use. 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Direct your questions concerning copyright or to obtain permission to publish to the Publishing and Permissions Office, The Mary Baker Eddy Collection, 210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Tel: (617) 450-3400, Email: [email protected] 200 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 888-222-3711 www.marybakereddylibrary.org 2 Series Description The Incoming Correspondence of Mary Baker Eddy consists of 100 document cases organized by a numbering system where the correspondents with the largest amount of correspondence are filed at the beginning and the correspondents with the smallest amount are filed at the end. Although not a rule, the first half of the file’s correspondence consists mainly of letters from members of The Christian Science Board of Directors; prominent workers of The First Church of Christ, Scientist; leading workers of The Christian Science Publishing Society; and former students. Please consult the finding aid for a complete listing of correspondents. 200 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 888-222-3711 www.marybakereddylibrary.org 3 Mary Baker Eddy Incoming Correspondence Index, alphabetical. FOLDER TITLE / NAME NOTES: SUB- Open Upon Review Review Request FOLDER FOLDER # 710 A. Shuman & Co. X 319 A.E. Little & Co. X 457 A.I. English & Co. X 691 a A.N. Marquis & Co. X 640 Abbey, A. S. X 640 Abbot, C. C. G. X 473 Abbott, Frances M. X 102 Abbott, Leon M. X 640 Abbott, Mather X 640 Abernathy, Fannie M. X 213 Abernethy, Arthur T. X 421 Abinger, Lady X 421 Abinger, Lord X 640 Achorn, C. J. X 146 Ackland, James X 640 Acton, Olivia X 640 Adae, Clara A. X 640 Adam, John, Mrs. X 640 Adams Building X 640 Adams, Abel X 640 Adams, B. F. X 640 Adams, Charles J. X 640 Adams, Charles M. X 640 Adams, E. J. X 480 Adams, E. P., Mrs. X 640 Adams, Eleanore R. X 518 Adams, George W. X 640 Adams, J.Q. X 216 Adams, Joseph A., Mrs. X 216 Adams, Joseph A., Rev. See also: Philbrick, Mary H., Mrs. X 640 Adams, Josephine G. X 640 Adams, Lucy M. X 96 Adams, Marie, Miss X 480 Adams, Martha A. X 356 a Adams, Mary W. See also: Twins, The; Webster, Elizabeth X 640 Adams, Narcissa F. X 640 Adams, S. C., Rev. X 640 Adams, Sarah R. X 640 Adams, Susie F., Mrs. X 640 Adams, William H. M. X 640 Adkins, M. L. X 640 Agbobi, Mojola X 3/29/2018 1 of 167 Mary Baker Eddy Incoming Correspondence Index, alphabetical. FOLDER TITLE / NAME NOTES: SUB- Open Upon Review Review Request FOLDER FOLDER # 480 Ager, J. C., Rev. X 640 Aickin, Edward E. X 640 Aiken, Emma J. X 249 Aiken, Mary D., Mrs. X 640 Aikin, Laura B. X 640 Aikin, Walter P. X 640 Ainsworth, Thomas A. X 640 Airlie, Blanche X 640 Aitchison, Agnes X 640 Akroyd, George X 641 Albrecht, Maurice X 641 Albright, A. J. X 641 Albright, Dexter X 641 Albright, Dexter, Mrs. X 641 Albright, L. L. X 641 Albright, M. E., Mrs. X 641 Alcock, Minnie B., Mrs. X Alcott, A. Bronson See also: Subject File 641 Alden, Caroline M. N. X 641 Alderson, Alex X 641 Alderson, F. Nellie X 480 Aldrich, Lou X 93 Aldrich, Warren R. X 641 Aldritt, John A. X 641 Alexander, A. A., Mrs. X 641 Alexander, Edith S. X 641 Alexander, James, Jr. X 641 Alexander, M. C., Miss X 641 Alexander, Mary X 641 Alexander, Mazie J. X 641 Alexander, Stella Hadden X 641 Aley, Robert J., Mrs. X 641 Alkire, V. F. X 641 Allan, Charles E. X 641 Allan, Emily Shanklin X 95 Allan, Lottie, Mrs. X 641 Allebone, J. O. X 641 Allebone, R. L. X 641 Allen Hall & Co. X 641 Allen, A. E., Mrs. X 518 Allen, Addie M. X 641 Allen, Alice Howland, Mrs. X 3/29/2018 2 of 167 Mary Baker Eddy Incoming Correspondence Index, alphabetical. FOLDER TITLE / NAME NOTES: SUB- Open Upon Review Review Request FOLDER FOLDER # 518 Allen, Edward E. X 641 Allen, Eunice H. X 641 Allen, F. C., Mrs. X 641 Allen, Francis R. X 641 Allen, George H. (Harrison) X 641 Allen, Grace E. X 641 Allen, H. V., Mrs. X 641 Allen, Harriet B., Mrs. X 641 Allen, J. D. X 641 Allen, Langhorne X 641 Allen, Laura C. X 641 Allen, Laura H. X 641 Allen, Libbie Evarts, Mrs. X 641 Allen, M. Frances, Miss X 641 Allen, Marie Switzer X 641 Alley, Nellie G. X 641 Allured, Mary J. X 641 Allyn, Su A., Mrs. X 641 Alspach, L. E., Miss X 641 Alston, Sarah F., Mrs. X 641 Althen, William X 642 Aman, E. W., Mrs. X 250 Ambrose, D. Russell X 642 Ambrose, Fred M. X 250 Ambrose, H. Lucina X 250 Ambrose, John L. X 642 Ament, S. E., Mrs. X 642 American Biographical X Publishing Co. 642 American Embossing Co. X 423 American Express Co. X 642 American Literary Society X 642 American Medical Association X 642 American Monthly Magazine X 642 American Publishers' X Association 642 Amerige, Mary L. X 518 Ames, Adelaide L. X 642 Ames, Lillie C. X 642 Ames, Susan Evelyn X 642 Amms, Arthur R. X 642 Amos, Helen E. X 3/29/2018 3 of 167 Mary Baker Eddy Incoming Correspondence Index, alphabetical. FOLDER TITLE / NAME NOTES: SUB- Open Upon Review Review Request FOLDER FOLDER # 642 Andersen, Nellie S. X 642 Anderson, Alice M. X 642 Anderson, Carl F. X 383 Anderson, David X 642 Anderson, E., Mrs. X 642 Anderson, George X 642 Anderson, J.