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NewsletterSpring 2012
contents 3 Library NewS You’reinvited!LibraryOpenHouse NewExhibitOpens NewTrusteeonTheMaryBakerEddyLibraryBoard Behind the Scenes:CuratorsinAction
7 CurreNt ProgramS FirstSaturdayEvents:Spring2012
8 PaSt ProgramS AprilSchoolVacationWeekProgram BelievingYoungVoices CaringforChristmas&CharityDrive FirstNight2012 PathsofPeaceinCrisis FebruarySchoolVacationWeekProgram AuthorTalk:KeithCollins
13 CoLLeCtioNS From the Archives:SpotlightonWalterWatson From the Collection: ObjectoftheMonth
16 Noteworthy
17 DiD you kNow?
18 what’S New
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Onthecover:PrintingplatesfromthefirsteditionofScience and Health.Thisimageisfromthenewexhibit,Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writer
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You’re invited!
Library Open HouseJoinusonSunday,June3,from11:30a.m.to1:45p.m.,tohelpkickoffour10yearanniversarycelebrationwithaLibraryOpenHouse.Stafffromalldepart-mentswillbestationedthroughoutthebuildingtointroduceyoutotheirworkandsharemoreabouttheLibrary’scollections,andthroughthem,thehistoryofMaryBakerEddyandtheChristianSciencemovement.Onthethirdfloor,don’tmissaspecialopportunitytoheartheCuratorialstaffhighlightkeytreasuresfromourcollections.Visitorswillbeencouragedtoaskquestionsabouttheserarely-seenobjects.Onthefourthfloor,Research&ReferenceServiceswillhaveitemsrelatedtothe“BusyBees”onviewaswellasfascinatinghistoricaldocumentstoreadandponder.Inthelobby,amemberoftheexhibitteamwillgiveabehindthescenestalkabouttheLibrary’snewestexhibit,Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writer.
Reservationsarenotrequired.ThiseventisbeingheldinhonorofallLibrarydonorsandisavailableonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.Ifyou’venotcontributedtotheLibraryinthelasttwoyears,wewillhavestaffonhandtoansweryourquestionsandhelpyoudonateonthespot.
A sampling of items displayed during last year’s event.
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New Exhibit Opens
NewEnglandinthenineteenthcenturywasaturningpointforbothwomenandwriters,shapedbynewvoicesfromsuffragettestoTran-scendentalists.MaryBakerEddy’sownstoryiscloselywovenintothislargernarrative,fromherbeginningsasayounggirlwhosefatherbelievedthatherbrainwas“toolarge”forherbody,tohertriumphasacelebratedauthorandpublisherattheturnofthetwentiethcentury.
Through this recreated space, and the historic photographs reproduced behind it, visitors will see that Eddy’s study was a flurry of activity...
Thisyear’sexhibit,Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writer,bringsEddy’sstorytolife.BycarefullyconsultinghistoricphotographsandminingtheLibrary’sextensivecollections,ourstaffhaspulledtogetherobjectsfromEddy’sPleasantViewstudyinordertocreatean
extraordinaryexperienceforourvisitor.Mov-ingbeyondobjectsinacaseorphotographsonapanel,visitorsareinvitedtoviewEddy’splatformrocker,completewithdrapedshawl,aswellasthedeskwhereshespenthourseverydaywritingletters,arrangingtheaffairsoftheChristianSciencemovement,andworkingonherbook,Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Throughboththisrecreatedspace,andthehistoricphotographsreproducedbehindit,visitorswillseethatEddy’sstudywasaflurryofactivity,filledwithpilesofbooksandpaper,meaningfuldecorations,andafewnotablepiecesoflatenineteenthcenturytechnology.
Yettheexhibitgoesbeyondthearrangementofobjects.ThroughEddy’sownwordsandthewordsofthosewhoknewher,Impressions on PapercarriesthevisitorthroughEddy’sdevel-opmentasawriter.Panelsoftextenclosethestudy,complementedbyaninteractivekiosk,enablingthevisitortoexplorewhytheseobjectsaresignificant.Evenforthosefamiliarwithherwritings,thisexhibithighlightsnewconnectionsandinsightsintothecomplexitiesofnineteenth
Mary Baker Eddy in her Pleasant View study.
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New Trustee on The Mary Baker Eddy Library Board
InDecember2011,theBoardofTrusteesannouncedtwochangesinitsleadership.BrianPennix,whoservedfromSeptember22,2004toDecember31,2011,steppeddownasaTrustee.TheLibrarythanksBrianforhisunwaveringdedica-tionasbothaTrusteeandSecretaryoftheLibrary,andforhisgreateffortsinmovingtheLibrary’smis-sionforwardoverthepastsevenyears.
TheBoardisalsohappytoannouncetheelectionofLisaStepanskiasanewTrustee,asofJanuary2012.LisaisafullprofessoratEmmanuelCollegeinBoston,andteachescoursesinAmericanlitera-tureandwriting.Sherecentlypublishedherfirstbook,The Home Schooling of Louisa May Alcott.LisacomestotheLibrarybywayoftwosummerre-searchfellowships,in2009and2010,duringwhichsheresearchedboththefriendshipbetweenMaryBakerEddyandBronsonAlcott,andtheChurch’suseofmoderntechnologies.In2010,shewasafeaturedspeakerintheLibrary’sprogram“RadicalMinds,RadicalTimes:EddyandtheAlcotts,”avail-ableatmbelibrary.org/videosonourwebsite.LisacontinuesherresearchandwilldeliverapaperonMaryBakerEddyattheAmericanLiteratureAssociationAnnualConferenceinMay.
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centurypublishing,thededicationofherhouse-holdstaff,andtheintersectionsbetweenEddy’slifeandtimesandherwritings.
Visitmbelibrary.org/impressions-on-paperfortheLibrary’sonlineexhibitexperience.
JoinusattheLibraryforfreeexhibittalkstohearin-depthandbehindthescenesinformationfrommembersoftheLibrary’sexhibitteamdailyat12noonfromFriday,June1toTuesday,June5.
Irving Tomlinson in Eddy’s study.
Eddy’s edits in a copy of the 50th edition of Science and Health.
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Artifactsmustbeproperlystoredwithinsafematerials,suchasacidfreeboxesandpaper.Curatorsensurethisandcarefullymonitortheenvironmentinwhichobjectsarestoredorexhibitedtomaintaintheleastdamaginglightlevel,temperature,andrelativehumidity.
Witheachnewexhibit,curatorslooktofindobjectsthatwillilluminateEddy’slifeandtimes,butareinsoundenoughconditiontostanduptotherigorsofexhibition—exposuretolightforextendedperiodsoftime,variationsintempera-tureandrelativehumidity,andeventhevibra-tionsthatmayoccurwhensomeoneacciden-tallybumpsanexhibitcase.
Thecuratorspainstakinglyexamineeachartifactchosenforexhibitsandcarefullyplanhowtobestkeepthemsafewhileondisplay.Attimes,conservationofanartifactisneededtomakeitsafeforexhibit.TheLibraryisfortunatetohaveadedicatedconservationlabwheresmallerarti-factsarepreparedforexhibitandwhereroutinetreatments,suchassurfacecleaning,uncompli-catedmending,andspecializedmount-making,aredone.
TheLibrary’snewestexhibit,Impressions on Paper,isrichwithartifactsfromMaryBakerEddy’sPleasantViewhome,allowingvisitors“apeepintomystudio”,touseEddy’sownwords(The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscel-lany,258).Formostofthe30artifactsexhibited,lightvacuumingandsurfacecleaningwereallthatwasneeded.Amoreinvolvedconservationtreatmentwascarriedoutforthreesmalltextilepiecesthatrequiredwetcleaning.
Notallconservationcanbedoneonsite.Forexample,thewickerrockingchair,onviewinFinding PeacefromApril2010toMarch2011,requiredtreatmentbeforeitcouldbeexhibited.Astheworkrequiredwasextensive,thechairwassenttoexpertswhospecializeintheconser-vationofthistypeofmaterial.
Visitmbelibrary.org/blogtoreadmoreabouttheextensiveworkthatgoesintoprofessionallypre-servingTheMaryBakerEddyLibrarycollections.
Behind the Scenes:Curators in Action
CuratorsPamWinsteadandAlanLestermayworkoutofviewatTheMaryBakerEddyLibrary,buttheyplayanactiveroleinmanyoftheactivitiesthatthepublicenjoyeveryday.Inadditiontoansweringapproximately300researchquerieseachyear,theymanageandcareforboththeLibrary’shistoricphotographcollectionanditsartifactcollection.
Managingthesecollectionsnotonlyentailsknowingwhatartifactsareinourholdingsbutalsotheirlocationsatanygiventime,andwhenandhowtheyhavebeenusedinthepast.UsingtheLibrary’sarchive,photographcollection,andoutsideresources,curatorsresearchanddocu-menttherelationshipofeachobjecttothehis-toryofMaryBakerEddyandherlifeandideas.
ThisknowledgebasefuelstheLibrary’sexhibits,programs,onlinearticles,andpublicationslikethisnewsletter.Italsoassiststheworkofoutsidescholars,researchers,anddepartmentsofTheFirstChurchofChrist,Scientist.
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Curator Pam Winstead cleans a nineteenth century paper clip for display in the Impressions on Paper exhibit.
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ExhibitTalkSaturday,June2
DelvedeeperintoImpressions on Paper at1p.m.asmembersoftheLibrarystaffhighlightthestoriesfeaturedinthisrecreationofEddy’sPleasantViewstudy.ByexploringEddyasawriter,thisexhibittalkwillshednewlightonherearlylife,discovery,andleadershipoftheChristianSciencemovement.
Pleasevisitmbelibrary.org/first-saturdayforfurtherinformationandupdatesregardingprogramming.ContactResearch&ReferenceServicesat617-450-7218toRSVP.
ExhibitTalkSaturday,April7
Beamongthefirsttovisitournewspecialexhibit,Impressions on Paper.ForthoseinBoston,at1p.m.,amemberoftheexhibitteamwillintroducethedisplay,objects,andrecre-atedspaceandansweryourquestionsaboutthemanystoriesitcontains.Forremotevisitors,at2p.m.,aconferencecalldiscussionwillofferbe-hindthescenesstoriesintohowsuchanexhibitiscreated.
TheChangingFaceoftheChristianSciencePlazaSaturday,May5
JoinamemberofResearch&ReferenceServicesstaffat1p.m.forawalkingtouroftheChristianSciencePlaza.StaffwilldiscusstheeverchangingfaceofthePlazaandshow-casearchivalmaterialsthatchartthehistoryofthePlaza’sdevelopment.Aremoteversionwillbeheldat2p.m.
First Saturday Events: Spring 2012
SinceFirstSaturdaylaunchedinJanuary2011,ithasofferedarangeoffreeandinformalinstructionalandeducationalprogramsthathighlightthevastandvariedresourcesoftheLibrarycollections.PasteventshavedelvedintothelifeofMaryBakerEddy,highlightedresourcesforresearchingthehistoryoftheChristianSciencemovement,andincludedlivelybookdiscussions.
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April School Vacation Week Program: For the Love of WritingTuesday,April17–Friday,April20
Believing Young Voices: Youth Interfaith ProgramSunday,October30,2011
AnunusuallyearlywinterstormonthedayofthiseventonlyaddedvigortotheLibrary’sventureintoteenageinterfaithdiscussion.TheLibrarycollabo-ratedwithYouthLEADofSharon,Massachusettsforthisprogram.YouthLEADdemonstratedhowfunandjoycanguideinterfaithdiscussionbyfacilitat-ingworkshopactivities.TheeventbeganwithateenagepaneldiscussionintheLibrary’sHallofIdeas.ModeratedbyayoungwomanfromYouthLEAD,thepanelconsistedoftwoChristianScienceyouth,oneHinduyouth,andoneMuslimyouth.Attendeesweretheninvitedtothethird-floorconferenceroomwherenovelice-breakingexercisesledtoroundtablediscussionsoncommunicatingaboutreligiousidentity.Attendeesnumberedaround30,andwereequallydividedbetweenadultsandteenagers.Visitourstreamingvideoarchiveatmbelibrary.org/videostowatchthisprogram.
Caring for Christmas & Charity DriveSunday,December11,2011
Itwasstandingroomonlyforthisyear’sthird-annualperformanceof“CaringforChristmas:A19th-CenturyAmericanStory.”Thisoriginalscriptwaswrittenwithayouthchorusinmind,sowewerehappytopartneragainwiththeNewEnglandConservatoryChildren’sChorusunderthedirectionofSarahHoughton.Ournarrators,ArthurHigginsandAmandaCoffin,VisitorServicesAssociatesattheLibrary,andareveryactiveinBoston’stheatrecommunity.Theirtalentsaddedzestandspirittotheshow.
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A member of Youth LEAD.
Programs Director Jonathon Eder gets things going.
New England Conservatory Children’s Chorus director Sarah Houghton.
DuringAprilschoolvacation,theLibraryhostedengagingchildren’sactivitiesthatsupportedthethemeoftheexhibit,Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writer.Visitorsweregivenanintro-ductiontothehistoryofEddyasaprolificwriteraswellasthevariouswritingstylesandformssheusedinherlife.
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TheshowcoincidedwiththeendofacharitydrivethattheLibraryhostseachyearatChristmastime.ThisyearweprovidedavenuefordonationstoFriendsofBoston’sHomeless,TheHomeforLittleWanderers,andOntheRise.Aftertheshow,audi-encemembersmetwiththecharities,whileayouthcelloensemble,Cellos352,providedbackgroundmusic.Visitourstreamingvideoarchiveonlineatmbelibrary.org/videostosingalongwiththisprogram.
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Narrators, Arthur Higgins and Amanda Coffin. Performers from Cellos 352.
The New England Conservatory Children’s Chorus.
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First Night 2012Saturday,December31,2011
TheMaryBakerEddyLibraryonceagainjoinedBoston’sFirstNightcelebrationonDecember31,2011.Thiscitywideeventaimstorevealandcelebratediversitybyusingartasacatalystandtounifythecommunitythroughcreativity,imaginationandparticipation.
WeenjoyedperformancesfromtheBostonArtSchoolforChineseMusic,ayouthdulcimergroup;theBackBayRingers,anadvanced,auditionedcommunityhandbellensemblebasedinBoston;andZiliMisik,anallfemaleHaitian,BrazilianandWestAfricanrhythmsgroup.TheLibrarywasopenfrom10:00a.m.to5:00p.m.forthisevent.Otheractivitiesincludedanexhibitbasedscavengerhunt,winter-themedcrafts,facepaintingandstorytelling.Hotciderandcocoawereprovidedinthecaféarea,alongwithsugarcookies.Ourstaffdidawonderfuljobonthisdayofcommunityactivity,aswewelcomed1,024visitorsthroughourdoors.
Boston Art School for Chinese Music. Zili Misik.
Back Bay Ringers.
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Paths of Peace in Crisis: A three-part speaker and conversation seriesTuesday,January10thThursday,February16thThursday,March15th
OurwinterprogrammingincludedthePaths of Peace in CrisisseriesthatdelvedintoconceptsandcontentfoundintheLibrary’sexhibit,Finding Peace.Finding Peacefocusedonwaysinwhichwecanallactivelycreatepeacethroughkind-ness,forgiveness,understanding,andreflection.
Drawingupontheexhibit’sfeatureonmilitarychaplains,BostonUniversityprofessorsDr.Shel-leyRamboandReverendMichelleWalshbe-gantheseriesinJanuarywithapresentationontheologicalresponsestotheafter-effectsofwarandotherlikeexperiences,oftenreferredtoaspost-traumaticstressdisorder.
TheseriescontinuedinFebruarywithReverendDr.CarlScovel,MinisterEmeritusofBoston’sKing’sChapel,andJudyHuenneke,theLibrary’sSeniorResearchArchivist.
Theydiscussed“SpiritualWritinginResponsetoCrisis”andexploredthespiritualautobiog-raphiesoftwotrailblazingwomentheologians:JulianofNorwich,afourteenthcenturyanchor-ess,andMaryBakerEddy,anineteenthcenturyreligiousandscientificthinker.Althoughseparat-edbycenturies,thesewomenwereexceptionalinarticulatingoriginalspiritualthoughtduringtimesofmaledominationintheologicalmatters.
Forthelastprogramintheseries,theLibraryhosted“WomeninMilitaryMinistry.”Thekey-notespeakersinMarchwereChaplain(Lt.Col.)(Ret.)DianaJames,Chaplain(Col.)(Ret.)JanetHorton,andChaplainCandidate(2ndLt.,USAF)SamanthaLarason.JamesandHortondiscussedtheirexperiencesasfemalepioneersinmili-tarychaplaincy;theywerethethirdandfourthwomenrespectivelytoeverserveaschaplainsintheUnitedStatesArmy.
Dr. Shelley Rambo.
Reverend Michelle Walsh.
Panel disscussion monitored by Jonathan Eder.
Judy Huenneke, Reverend Dr. Carl Scovel.
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BothJamesandHortoncharteda“pathofpeace”forthemenandwomentheywereserv-ingthroughtryingcircumstancesandextraordi-naryexperiences.LarasonroundedoutthepanelwithacontemporaryperspectiveasshepreparestojointheOfficerTrainingCorp.atMontgomeryAirForceBaseinAlabamathisMay.
February School Vacation Week Program: Mapping My WorldTuesday,February21–Friday,February24
DuringFebruarypublicschoolvacationweektheLibraryhostedaweekoffreeprogrammingwhichencouragedchildrentolookatmaps,in-cludingtheMapparium,inanewway.Therewerethreeactivitystationsinvitingyouthstoexploreourexhibits,andtobecomefamiliarwiththeconceptsoflatitudeandlongitude,cardinaldirec-tions,andhowmapsareusedtorecordinforma-tionaboutourworldinmanydifferentways.
Variousactivitiestoucheduponkeyskillsofmak-ingandreadingmaps,highlightingthehistoryofmapmaking,andsharingmoreaboutMaryBakerEddy’slife,timeperiod,andpersonaltravels.
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Chaplain (Lt. Col.) (Ret.) Diana James, Chaplain Candidate (2nd Lt., USAF) Samantha Larason.
Chaplain (Col.) (Ret.) Janet Horton, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) (Ret.) Diana James.
Panel disscussion monitored by Jonathan Eder.
Library visitors look at historic photos and a New England map of Eddy’s homes.
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Author Talk with Keith CollinsTuesday,March27
TheLibrarywaspleasedtohostKeithCollinsforhistalkabouthisjust-publishedbook The Chris-tian Science Monitor: Its History, Mission, and People,thefirstcomprehensivehistoryofthisacclaimedinternationalnewsorganizationsincethepublicationin1958ofCommitment to Free-dom: The Story of the Christian Science MonitorbyErwinD.Canham.Andmuchhaschangedinover50years.
Collins,anexperiencedjournalistandMonitorcontributorformorethan20years,examinedtheoriginsofthisinternationalnewsorganiza-tioninthelifeandvisionofitsfounder,MaryBakerEddy.Healsochronicledhowithasad-vancedandfaredinitscallingtoprovideahighstandardofjournalismthatis,asEddymandat-ed,solutionoriented,injuresnoman,butbless-esallmankind.Inrecentyears,thishasincludedthetransitiontoaWeb-firstformatandsettinganewinstitutionalrecordofover40millionpageviewsinJanuary2012alone.
MonitorEditor,JohnYemma,gavetheopeningremarksforthistalk.Hedescribedthebookasgivinga“usefulhistory”ofthenewssource,andacknowledgedthedeepvaluethatCollinsplacesontheMonitor’sguidingjournalisticprincipleswhileassessingtheMonitor’ssuccessesandtrialsoveritsnowmorethan100yearhistory.
From the Archives: Spotlight on Walter Watson
TherecentreleaseofVolume1oftheexpand-ededitionofWe Knew Mary Baker Eddyhasbroughtrenewedattentiontothemanyremi-niscencesinthecollectionsofTheMaryBakerEddyLibrary.Whileanumberofindividualswereincludedinthebook,therearemanyoth-erswhoseaccountsremainunpublished.WalterWatsonisonesuchindividual,andthoughhispersonalinteractionswithEddywerefew,arecountingofhisexperienceswithChristianSci-encegivesthereaderaviewintohisburgeoningfaith.
A highlight of Watson’s reminiscence is his telling of bringing the first issue of TheChristianScienceMonitor to Eddy at her home at Chestnut Hill on Wednesday, November 25, 1908.
WalterW.Watsonwasbornin1853intheNewHampshiretownofSalisbury,oneofninechildren.HegrewupinLittleton,NewHamp-shire,andmethisfuturewife,AdaHatch,therewhenshecametoboardathisparents’house.Theymarriedin1876.ThecouplefirstheardofChristianSciencewhilelivinginLittleton.Attherequestofsometownspeople,JuliaBartlettvis-itedthecommunitytodiscussthisnewsystemofhealingin1884.(WhiletheWatsonsarenotmentionedspecifically,pages72-74intheneweditionofWe Knew Mary Baker EddydiscussBartlett’striptoNewHampshire.)
Inafewweeks,AdaWatsonwashealedoflongyearsoffrailhealth,andthecoupleembracedChristianScience.AdawouldlaterbecomeamemberofTheMotherChurchin1892(Walterjoinedin1894),andaChristianSciencehealerwhooccasionallyhelpedoutatEddy’shomeinConcord,NewHampshire,asacook.
Keith Collins in the Hall of Ideas.
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In1885thecouplemovedtoBoston,whereMaryBakerEddywasleadingafledglinggroupofChristianScientistsfromherhome,whichalsoservedastheMassachusettsMetaphysicalCollege.
Walter’sreminiscencetellsofthegrowthofChristianScienceinBoston,describingSundayservicesatHawthorneHallwithanattendanceoftwohundredgrowingtothousandsbythetimeTheMotherChurchExtensionwascom-pletedin1906.
WatsonwasoneofthefirstushersatChristianScienceservicesandservedinthispositionforovertwentyyears.HedescribesthedutiesoftheushersintheearlydaysbeforetheOriginalEdificewasbuiltasseeing“thateverythinginthehallwasinorder,bringinginextraseatsifneededandpassingouttheprogramsbeforetheservice.Wealsohadtoputthehymnalsout—wehadnoChristianSciencehymnalthen,butusedacollectionoforthodoxhymns”(34).
Walter’slastdayasanusherwasthededica-tiondayoftheExtension:June10,1906.Duetothethousandsofpeopleattendingsixservices,thereweretwohundredushersonhand.Itwasafarcryfromhisfirstdaysinthisposition,whenWatsonwasoneoftwoushersforoneSundayservice!
In1900,WalterbecamethefirstregularjanitoratTheChristianSciencePublishingSociety.Thiswasapositionhefilledfor22years.Hisrespon-sibilitiesincluded
...firingtwofurnacesinthewinter,keep-ingthesidewalksclearofsnow,washingfloorsandwindows,sweepinganddust-ingandputtingthingsinorder.Ineverknewwhatitwastohaveregularhours,arrivingaboutfiveo’clockinthewintermorningstostartthefiresandoftentimestoshoveloffheavysnowssothatthewaywouldbeclearbeforeanyonecametowork,andusuallystayinguntilverylateatnight,sometimesthisbeingtheonlyopportunityIhadtogettheroomsstraightenedoutforthenextday.(70-71)
AhighlightofWatson’sreminiscenceishistellingofbringingthefirstissueofThe Christian Science MonitortoEddyatherhomeinChestnutHillonWednesday,November25,1908.“ItwasallsecurelywrappedandtiedwithpinkribbonandIcarrieditascarefullyasifIhadbeentransport-ingthecrownjewels”(96).
In1932,whenWatsonwrotehisreminiscence,hewasstillworkingforthePublishingSociety,butasawatchman.Hespeaksoftheapprecia-tionandgratitudeforhavinghad“evenasmallpartinthisgrandorganization”(103).WatsondiedinJanuaryof1934.
FormoreinformationonWalterWatson’sremi-niscenceoranyofthemanyotherreminiscenc-eswehaveinourcollections,pleasecontactResearch&ReferenceServices.Youcanalsoseealistofallthereminiscencesinourcollectionbyvisitingmbelibrary.org/researchandclickingonFindingAids.
Photograph taken in the garden at Pleasant View about 1904. Left to right: Laura Sargent, Jenny Goudy, Ada Hatch Watson, George Kinter, Walter Watson.
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From the Collection: Object of the Month
Everymonth,theLibrary’sArchivistselectsapiecefromourhistoricalcollectionstoshare,specificallyhighlightingtheideasthatthepiecerepresentedtoMaryBakerEddy,aswellasthesignificanceitmayhavehadtoothers.
March 2012 A Tale from Cañon City
ThislargephotographicprintoftheRoyalGorge,Colorado,wasagifttoMaryBakerEddyin1902byChalmersW.Talbot
ofCañonCity,Colorado.ThispiecewasdisplayedinEddy’sPleasantViewstudyinConcord,NewHampshire.
January 2012An Ivory Pigeon for Eddy’s “bright bearer of messages”
MaryBakerEddy’sgifttoLauraSargent wasathank-youforherhelpwiththe
bookMiscellaneous Writings.
February 2012Little Mementos of the PastTheLibrary’scollectionsincludeobjectsMaryBakerEddygavetoothers,aswellasmanygiftsshereceivedherself.OnefascinatingexampleisasmallcollectionofkeepsakesgiventoEddybyhersister-in-law,MaryAnnBaker.
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Duringouryear-longcelebrationofthe400thanniversaryoftheKingJamesBible,theLibrarypartneredwithanumberoforganizationsforprogramminganddisplayedourownrare1611Biblethroughouttheyear.InordertoassesstheLibrary’scollectionofover600Bibles.SeniorCuratorAlanLesterinvitedrenownedbiblicalscholarDr.DonaldL.BraketoviewpiecesfromtheLibrary’sHistoricBibleandSacredTextsCollection.
Dr.BrakeisatheologyteacherandDeanEmeritusoftheMultnomahBiblicalSeminaryinPortland,OR.HeistheauthorofA Visual History of the English Bible: The Tumultuous Tale of the World’s Bestselling BookandA Visual History of the King James Bible: The Dramatic Story of the World’s Best-Known Transla-tion.BrakeisalsoanavidcollectorofrareBiblesandGreekNewTestamentsandhasoneofthemostimpressiveprivatecollectionsofthesebooksinNorthAmerica.
AmongthebookscollectedandpreservedbyTheMaryBakerEddyLibrary,Dr.Brakejudgedseveraltobequitehistoricallysignificant,includingfirsteditionsofthe1537Matthew’sBible,a1539GreatBible,anoctavoeditionofTyndale’s1550NewTestament,a1560GenevaBible,anda1568Bishops’Bible.Dr.Brake’srealsurprise,however,wasindiscoveringafirstedition1535CoverdaleBible.AccordingtoDr.Brake,“AfirsteditionCoverdaleBibleisarguably,themostimportantEnglishBibleforacollection.Whiletherearequiteafewcopiesworldwide,theyareprimarilyfoundinwellestablishedandfamouslibrariesandmuseums.”
FollowinghisvisittoBoston,Dr.Brakepublishedanarticleabouthisfindings,“ABiblecollector’sunexpecteddiscoveryinanunlikelyplace,”whichwasfea-turedonCommunitiesatWashingtonTimes.com.
A rare 1611 King James Bible from the Library’s Historic Bible and Sacred Texts Collection.
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DidyouknowthatTheMaryBakerEddyLibraryShopisnowonline?YoucanfinduniquemuseumlogoandMappariummerchandise,aswellasourfavoritebooksaboutthelifeofMaryBakerEddyincludingtheoriginalLibrarypublication,In My True Light and Life.
Shopournew“MakeaDifference”collectiontofindproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials,globesthatrunonsolarandmagneticenergy,andjournalsthatarepartofa“buy1,give1”initiative.There’ssomethingforeveryone!
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iMpressions on paper: Mary baker eddy, writer–LobbyDiscoverthelifeofawriterwhochallengedtheconstraintsofatimewhenwomenhadfewopportunities.ThisexhibitalsobringsEddy’sstudytolifewithoriginalfurnishings.
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7First saturday–1 p.m. on-site, 2 p.m. remoteInsightfulexhibittalksabout Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writerincludingbehind-the-scenesinsights.
17–20school vacation prograMMing–tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Joinusforfunprogrammingandfreeadmissiontoexhibits,includingtheworld-famousMapparium.Foryouth17andunder.
19exhibit talk–12 p.m.–LobbyJoinusforbehindthescenesexhibittalksabouttheLibrary’snewspecialexhibit,Impressions on Paper: Mary Baker Eddy, Writer.
May
5First saturday–11:00 a.m. on-site, 2 p.m. remote Joinusfora“ChangingFaceoftheChristianSciencePlaza”tourwithhistoricphotographsoftheareaincludingbuildings,streets,andmore!
June
ongoing on view–4th FloorSeethe“BusyBees,”originalitemsfromtheLibrary’sarchivalandobjectcollections.
1–5exhibit talks–Friday through tuesday, 12 p.m.–LobbyJoinusforbehindthescenesexhibittalksabouttheLibrary’snewspecialexhibit,Impressions on Paper.
2 First saturday–11 a.m. on-site, 2 p.m. remoteJoinusforaLibrarycollectionsorientationwithResearch&ReferenceServicesstaff.
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library open house–sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.AllareasoftheLibrarywillbeopenaswekickofftheLibrary’s10yearanniversarycelebration.Theday’shighlightfeaturesCuratorialstaffdisplayinganddiscussingkeyobjectsfromtheLibrary’scollections.Ifyou’renotaregularcontributoryet,we’llhavecomputersavailableforyoutodonateonthespot!
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