The Bahá’í Centenary 1844-1944/Acknowledgments

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE articles and data which have gone into the making of this Centenary book have been contributed by a number of Bahá’í workers, and the National Spiritual Assembly makes grateful acknowledgment. In addition, the book reprints selected passages from Bahá’í literature already published, and these selections are each identified in the text.

In Part Three, "The Bahá’í Faith Comes to America" is by Garreta Busey; " ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America” was written by Marzieh Gail for "The Bahá’í World” several years ago.

In Part Four, “Formation of an Organic Religious Community” is by Horace Holley; “Bahá’í Properties" by George 0. Latimer.

Part Five: The articles on the subject of the Temple are by Horace Holley, Corinne True, Carl Schefller and Allen B. McDaniel.

Part Six: Corinne True and Mariam Haney provided information for the list of believers who made pilgrimage to 'Akka and Haifa. “Persian Teachers Sent to America," by Fannie Lesch. Data for “The Development of Bahá’í Publications” was provided by Mary Lesch, Albert R. Windust, Horace Holley, and Clara R. Wood. "Bahá’í Teaching in North America”: “Early Years" by Thornton Chase; "1894-1911” and "1912192l” by Mariam Haney; "1922-1936" by George 0. Latimer; "1937-1944" by Leroy Ioas; "Eastern Canada" from information compiled by Anne Savage, Ernest Harrison, and Elizabeth Cowles; "Western Canada" by Rowland Estall; "Bahá’í Teaching in LatinAmerica to 1940” by Loulie A. Mathews; "Bahá’í Teaching in Latin-America 19401944” by Nellie S. French; “Bahá’í Teaching for Race Unity" by Louis G. Gregory; “The Bahá’í Faith Presented to Colleges" by Dorothy Baker; “Teaching at the House of Worship” from data compiled by Mary Haggard.

Part Seven: "Bahá’í Schools"—"Green Acre" by Bahíyyih Randall Ford; "Geyserville” by Leroy Ioas; “Louhelen" by Bertha Hyde Kirkpatrick; "International" by Loulie A. Mathews.

Part Eight: “The American Bahá’í Community," data compiled by Sophie Loeding; "Bahá’í Sacred Relics,” reported by the National Archives Committee through Edwin W. Mattoon. '

Foreword and Introduction by Horace Holley.

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