- 'Abdu'l-Bahá in California, Ella Goodall Cooper, comp. (1912/1918) Over 1000 pages of notes from Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to California in 1912, written between 1912-1918, some hand-written and some published in Star of the West. Includes notes by Frances Allen, Howard MacNutt, Ameen Fareed, Mirza Sohrab, et al.
- Address to the Bahá'ís of Los Angeles, California, by Amelia Collins. (1954-07-12) On the need for Baha'is to study teachings, avoid feelings of panic about the future, and actively participate in spreading the faith; the Guardian's concerns and guidance; simplifying lives and focusing on teachings; spreading the Faith.
- California Digital Newspaper Collection: Unformatted Partial Archive 1872-2017, by Various. (1872-2017) 9,851 uncorrected OCR-ed clippings from the California Digital Newspaper Collection, in Excel or HTML format.
- Christians, Muhammadans, and Jews, by Abdu'l-Bahá. (1940) An address delivered at Temple Emmanu-El, San Francisco, October 12, 1912.
- Community Histories, Richard Hollinger, ed. (1992) Essay on the diversity of Western Bahá'í communities, followed by six histories of selected local communities in the United States, Britain, and Canada.
- Daily Lessons Received at Akka: January 1908, by Helen S. Goodall, Ella Goodall Cooper. (1979) Includes translations of three Tablets of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Emogene Hoagg: Exemplary Pioneer, by Amine de Mille. (1973-10) Biography of travel-teacher and translator of the Writings into Italian.
- Eshraghieh and Mahmoud Rabbani Collection, by Bosch Bahá'í School library. Robert Stauffer, comp. (1998) Arabic and Persian books, tablets, and manuscripts held at the Bosch Bahá'í School library.
- Experiment in Race Relations, A, by Robert P. Powers. (1952) An early program in race tolerance, preceding the Civil Rights movement, as described by a prominent Chief Law Enforcement Officer in early 20th-century California.
- Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg: Short Biographical Monograph, by Peter Terry. (1997) Biography of a travel-teacher, translator of the Writings into Italian, and the first pioneer to Italy. She had a great impact on her fellow believers during her lifetime, but is little-recognized today.
- History of the Sacramento Bahá'í Community, 1912-1991, A, by Margaret Caton (published as Peggy Caton). (1992) History of the Bahá'í community of Sacramento, including a detailed account of Abdul-Baha's visit to California, and the later rapid expansion of the community during the 1960s and 1970s.
- Letter to Grace Holley, by Abdu'l-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi, trans. (1919-01-28) Short message of greeting and praise.
- Memoirs of Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein, by Frances Bradford Jones Edelstein. (1999) Memoirs of the first pioneer to Famagusta (as requested by Shoghi Effendi to pioneer from the City of the Covenant to the City of the Arch-Breaker of the Covenant), and pilgrim to Haifa in December 1953. First written June 1985, completed April 1999.
- Promoting Peace: 100 Years of the Baha'i Faith in Santa Paula, California, 1914-2014, by Anne King Sadeghpour. (2017) Detailed history of the community in southern California, including references to Marzieh Gail, Ethelwyn Drew Hall, Florence Mayberry, Molly King, the Yamamotos, Asadullah Fadil-i-Mazandarani, Guy Murchie, Isabella Brittingham, Louise Waite, et al.
- Remembering the Master: A Review of Ramona Allen Brown's Memories of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Recollections of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in California, by Firuz Kazemzadeh. (1980 Spring/Summer)
- Walking the Spiritual Path with Both Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground, by Joyce Baldwin. (2016) Overview of the life of a Bahá'í native from indigenous-Tsimshian ancestry, who pioneered to Alaska and a reserve in Washington, and member of the LSA of Arcata, California. Includes reflections on teaching to Natives.
- Yamamoto, Hiroshi: Eldest son of the world's first Japanese believer, by Marion Yazdi. (1980-04) Japanese-American Yamamoto (c. 1909-1979) was the eldest son of Kanichi (Moto) Yamamoto, the first ethnic Japanese Bahá’í in the world.
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