Collections
The Daystar collections include early editions of Mrs. Eddy's published writings, original letters written by Mrs. Eddy, reminiscences prepared by those who knew her, and numerous books and other publications about her and the emergence of Christian Science in nineteenth-century America. Daystar maintains a significant collection of works referred to by Mrs. Eddy, including, for example, Lindley Murray's Grammar and Richard Whately's Logic—schoolbooks she studied as a girl. Historic Bibles and commentaries, dating from 1606, as well as a selection of well-known Bible research works, are also found in the Daystar library.
We appreciate hearing from those who may wish to donate books, papers, and other memorabilia relating to the formative years of the Christian Science movement, 
as well as to the Christian background on which it was founded. Through the ongoing generosity of friends of Daystar throughout the world, the availability of the collections will be assured for future generations.
Jewel Spangler Smaus collection
Jewel Spangler Smaus was a lifelong Christian Scientist and a dauntless researcher of Mrs. Eddy's life and her family. Although a native Californian, Mrs. Smaus had the opportunity to live for several years in Bow, New Hampshire, Mary Baker Eddy's birthplace, which greatly enriched her research for her book Mary Baker Eddy: The Golden Days, published by The Christian Science Publishing Society in 1966.
The Smaus collection includes schoolbooks Mary Baker would have used, published sermons written by the Congregational ministers she knew as a young girl, histories of the towns in New Hampshire where Mrs. Eddy and her family resided, and numerous books, magazines, and pamphlets relating to nineteenth-century New England. Mrs. Smaus' collection also includes material on the antebellum South (where Mrs. Eddy lived briefly as a young wife), as well as background on Mrs. Eddy's son, his family, and their life in South Dakota. A series of Mrs. Smaus' taped interviews with Mrs. Eddy's grandson, George W. Glover III, is a highlight of the collection.
A former editor of The Christian Science Monitor had this to say about Mrs. Smaus: "She dug into town records, the musty shelves of historical societies, and the still mustier attics of old Granite State families. She found a treasure trove of neglected or unknown information" (Erwin D. Canham, The Christian Science Monitor, December 15, 1966).
