Some letters of historical import can also be found under Various Histories and Pilgrims' Notes. Academic letters from the Internet can be found in Informal Essays and Internet Postings.

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Faizi, Abu'l-Qasim

1. Excerpts From Mr. Faiz’'s Letters to Various Individuals.

   Garlington, William

2. Biographical letter from Daya Ram Malviya, a villager in India, to anthropologist William Garlington, written in 1974. Though brief, its glimpse into the life of an Indian convert to the Bahai Faith is useful.

   Hoagg, Emogene

3. Letter from Haifa in the Mourning Time, published in World Order 6:2 (1971-72), sent to her friend Nellie French shortly after the ascension of Abdu'l-Baha.

   Khanum, Ruhiyyih (Mary Maxwell

4. A letter to the Baha'i youth from Ruhiyyih Khanum, 1948, discusses "What is the object of life to a Baha'i?"

5. Letter to the US and Canada on racism, 1961, was published slightly abridged in Baha'i News U.S. Supplement No. 40, June 1961.

6. Letter to the "Ecole des Jeunes May Bolles Maxwell Conference," 1997, offers a few words of advice and inspiration.

7. Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, July 1998, commends teaching activities by the American community.

8. Success in Teaching, originally published under the title "Teaching Problems" in Baha'i News, 1949, discusses the importance of teaching and its relationship to the covenant.

   Langness, David

9. Langness's summary of the day-to-day events of the 1995 U.S. National Baha'i Convention provides a personal glimpse into a national convention. See also the US NSA response to this account.

   Orey, Daniel, et al.

10. This Open Letter is a personal statement from a small group of Baha'is on gay spirituality.

    Taherzadeh, Adib

11. Spiritualization of the Baha'i Community is a three-part collection consisting of (1) a letter from the NSA of Ireland; (2) a letter from Adib Taherzadeh to the Baha'is of Ireland regarding the spiritualization of the Baha'i community; (3) the preamble for a plan of action for teaching.