Emma Maxwell (Maxie) Jones Collection
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Emma Maxwell (Maxie) Jones Collection

Emma Maxie Jones, compiler
Ernie Jones, compiler

1907-1974/2021/2024

Emma Jones, Escondida CA, 1954

About: These documents are from my mother Emma (Maxie) H. Maxwell Jones (1906 - 1986). She was known to all of the early Bahá'ís as "Maxie"; she only started using "Emma" after she married my dad in 1932. She became a Bahá'í sometime around 1926 in Hawaii. She corresponded with many of the early Bahá'ís such as John and Louise Bosch, Agnes Alexander (who may have taught her the faith), Elizabeth Greenleaf, Mami Seto, Sadie Ellis, John & Valera Allen and many others. Her correspondence was sent to the National Archives many years ago. Both my parents spent their last years living and teaching on and off the Arizona and New Mexico Indian reservations and died in Cottonwood Arizona. The originals of the following documents are in the U.S. National Bahá'í Archives.

Other than the "Universe Chart," which was posted online here in 1998, to my knowledge none of the documents included in the transcriptions I have done are online or have been published — though there are obviously some of the documents (not yet transcribed) that have been published in earlier times.

The file collins_notes_visit_haifa has a backstory: The copyist was Z. A. S. = Zahra A. Schoeny of Phoenix Arizona. She was well known everywhere for having her small manual typewriter in front of her working away - copying these documents, as there was no other way to disseminate information in those days. I can remember her with her little portable typewriter wherever she went. Here is her picture under the Big Tree at Geyserville for the annual celebration of John Bosch's birthday in 1932: zahra_schoeny_1932.jpg. [-E.J., 2021]

Table of Contents

Filename
Title
Author
Date

1
See questions_answers_bahai_administration
Twenty-four questions and answers in Bahá'í administration.
Study Outline Committee
?

2
See alexander_notes_41st_convention

Excerpts from Agnes B Alexander's notes on the Annual Bahá'í Convention
Agnes Alexander
April 28, 1949

3
See abdul-baha_extract_tablet_palmistry

Extract from a tablel regarding palmistry (see also Barstow collection dwight_barstow_collection_000-050.pdf, p. 3, which includes additional remarks by Shoghi Effendi)
Abdul Baha Abbas
?

4
See abdul-baha_tablet_shoghi-effendi_1902

Tablet of Abdu'l-Bahá to Shoghi Effendi
Dr. Zia M. Bagdadi
Sep. 16, 1932

5
See finks_synopsis_administrative_order

Synopsis Bahá'í administrative order
Oni A. Finks
after Bahá'í News #64

6
See alexander_notes_shoghi-effendi_1937

Notes of Shoghi Effendi's words taken at the dinner table in the Pilgrims House in Haifa, April 22nd to May 12th, 1937
Agnes B. Alexander
April 22 - May 12 1937

7
See dudley_excerpts_notes_haifa
Excerpts of notes by Alice Dudley of Orleans, France, during pilgrimage to Haifa April 15, to 23, 1957
Alice Dudley
April 15 - 23 1957

8
See shane-devin_extracts_notes_acca

Extracts from notes taken at Acca, Oct 1907 by Aline Shane-Devin
Aline Shane Devin
Oct. 1907

9
See collins_address_bahais_la

Address to the Bahá'ís of Los Angeles, California July 12, 1954 by Mrs. Amelia Collins
Amelia Collins
July 12, 1954

10
See grossmann_shoghi-effendi_haifa_1937

In the presence of Shoghi Effendi in Haifa in April 1937
Mrs Anna Grossman & Elsa Grossman
April 1937

11
See notes_third_intercontinental_conference

Notes from 3rd Intercontinental Conference 1958 May, USA National Convention
?
May 1958

12
See appreciations_bahai_faith_1972

Appreciations of the Bahá'í Faith
?
Sept. 1972

13
See letter_faizi_lineberger

Excerpted letter from Mr. Faizi to Linenberger family (some of the references to the Hidden Words used in these notes are not very clear)
Mr. Faizi
?

14
See lamb_haifa_notes

Haifa Notes of Artemus Lamb
Artemus Lamb
Oct 21, 1953

15
See lamb_talk_west_hollywood

Informal talk by Mr. Artemus Lamb before the West Hollywood Bahá'í Community
Artemus Lamb
Nov 4, 1953

16
anonymous_bahai_era_chart.pdf
Bahá'í Era Chart (page 38 of ?)
?
After 1969

17
See anonymous_bahai_hymns_explanations

The Bahá'í hymns.
?
?

18
See waite_hymns_peace_praise

Bahá'í hymns of peace and praise. See also Temple Song and wikisource.org/wiki/Bahai_Hymns_of_Peace_and_Praise.
Louise R Waite (Shahnaz)
1908

19
See references_teachings_concerning_christ

The Bahá'í teachings concerning Christ
?
?

20
See khanum_letter_west_1924

A letter from Bahiyyih Khanum
Bahiyyih Khanum
March 30, 1924

21
See anonymous_book_revelations_explanations
This talk was likely given by a very knowledgeable early Baha’i scholar due to this statement in the text, “It is beyond the limits of this short essay“, and his/her extensive knowledge of Eastern history. The use of A.B.A. indicates that the person doing the hand correcting, was also an early Baha’i because that was the name commonly used for 'Abdu'l-Bahá, particularly by the Persians.
Date & compiler unknown
?

22
See kahn_reaching_teaching_indians

Clinics and task force discussions (#17 - Reaching and teaching the Indians)
Mr. Franklin Kahn
April 27, 1967

23
See evans_contacts_teaching_committee

Contacts; prepared by National Teaching Committee
Winston Evans
?

24
See lindfoot_notes_1933_convention

Supplementary notes (1933 convention)
Lottie Lindfoot
1933

25
See dispensations_time_scriptural_references

Dispensations of time – scriptural references
?
?

26
See anonymous_divine_plan_skit

The Divine Plan – (skit) (Zarha Schoeny of Phoenix AZ is one of the narrators so this would have been dated before 1943)
?
before 1943

27
See getsinger_letter_brittingham_1916

A copy of a letter written by Edward Getsinger (read before the Washington D.C., Baha’i Assembly, April 16, 1916). "Mrs. B" is probably Isabella Brittingham.
E.C. Getsinger
April 1, 1916

28
See notes_third_intercontinental_conference
Notes taken by Emma Jones of Escondido California at the 3rd session of the Intercontinental Conference, Sunday the 4th of May, 1958 in Chicago Ill.
Emma Jones
May 4, 1958

29
See furutan_authenticity_will_abdul-baha

Proofs of the authenticity of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá
'Ali Akbar Furutan
Dec, 1974

30
See maxwell_greatest-name_abdul-baha_fazl

Elucidation of the meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl
May Maxwell
?

31
See group_dynamics_compilation_study

Group dynamics
?
After 1953

32
See group_dynamics_compilation_study

Group freedom, leadership, strength
?
?

33
See lsa-haifa_friends_east_west

To the Friends, throughout the East and the West, through the Spiritual Assemblies (page 27 of ?)
Haifa LSA
Feb, 1938

34
See coy_hidden_words_index

Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (This was course given at Green Acre Baha’i School, 1955. Dr Genevieve L. Coy who conducted this course has generously shared it with American National Teaching Committee, and has given permission for us to share it with the Area Teaching Committees, and the believers, generally. We are issuing it to the Area Teaching Committee, 1956.)
Dr. Genevieve L. Coy
Mar 10, 1956

35
See mazandarani_holy_mariner

The Holy Mariner (copied from Dr. E.C. Getsinger’s copy - 1935 Jan. 8)
Jenabi Fazl (Jináb-i-Fáḍil-i-Mázindarání)
Before Jan 8, 1935

36
See holley_spiritual_spring

Spiritual Spring - a talk given by Horace Holley, temple foundation hall, Naw Ruz 1956
Horace Holley
Naw-Ruz 1956

37
See mccormick_way_study_kitab-iqan

A new and effective way to study the Kitab-i-Igan (prepared by Marjorie McCormick Geyserville Baha’i School July 1958)
Margery McCormick
July, 1958

38
See marshall_convention_report_1927

Convention Report (Taken from the report of Lucy Jane Marshall, delegate from San Francisco, to the 19th Baha’i Convention, held in Montreal Canada, May 19th, 1927. This is the first convention of the Baha’is to be held in Canada.)
Lucy Jane Marshall
May 19th, 1927

39

anonymous_making_decisions.docx

anonymous_making_decisions.pdf

Possibly a study guide used by Emma. Nothing is known about this document, other than it appears someone wrote the document numbers and T or F on the back with a carbon on the front.
?
?

40
See maxwell_notes_guardian_guardianship

Words Written by beloved May Maxwell which she permitted me to copy - Agnes Alexander
May Maxwell
Copied Oct. 1949

41
See collins_notes_visit_haifa

Notes taken from a talk given by Mrs Collins about her months visit in Haifa (Copied by Zahral A. Schoeny. I can remember her with her little portable typewriter wherever she went. [-E.J.])
Millie Collins
Copied 2/10/1938 Z. A. S.

42
See khanum_dream_monaver

Dream of Monaver Khanum
Monaver Khanum
?

43
See anonymous_dynamics_navajo_ceremonial
A comparative of dynamics in Navajo ceremonial and the Bahá'í World Faith
?
?

44
See mckinney_perpetual_bahai_calendar
Perpetual Bahá'í calendar (Published by Bahá'í Publishing Committee U.S.A. The 7 x 9 inch Perpetual Calendar is printed on plate finish paper and glued to a cardstock backing.)
Dr. Morgan Edna McKinney
?

45
See teaneck-nj_progressive_revelation_chart
Progressive revelation (authorized by NSA). Date unknown (possibly 1940-1950s); a digitized version was prepared in 2005. See also a picture of my father, Walter Jones, teaching in the Gallup Bahá'í center during the 1960s, who likely used this chart as inspiration for his own chart for teaching the native People.
Teaneck NJ LSA
1940s-50s?

46
See crist_return_christ_compilation
The return of Christ
Mrs. Gene Crist
After Bahá'í News #118

47
See khanum_address_wilmette_1953

Public address of Ruhiyyih Khanum (1953 Conference in Wilmette)
Ruhiyyih Khanum
1953

48
See khanum_first_canadian_convention

To the Delegates and Friends attending the First Canadian National Bahá'í Convention. This document compared with, and supplement with information from, the copy online at bahaitalks.blogspot.com.
Ruhiyyih Khanum
1948

49
See khanum_extracts_letter_1943

Excerpts from a letter from Ruhiyyih Khanum and distributed by the National Teaching Committee with her permission.
Ruhiyyih Khanum
Dated July 31, 1943 - rec’d Sept. 1, 1943

50
See khanum_address_ottawa_1960

Notes of address by hand of the cause Ruhiyyih Khanum in Ottawa Ontario
Ruhiyyih Khanum [R, White (notetaker)]
May 27, 1960

51
See khanum_personal_remarks_1953

Ruhiyyih Khanum's personal remarks to the friends
Ruhiyyih Khanum [R, White (notetaker)]
1953

52
See khanum_letter_youth_undated

To the Bahá'í youth
Ruhiyyih Khanum
?

53
See samandari_visit_hawthorne_california

Notes taken from visit of Mr. Samandari - hand of the cause at Hawthorne Calif.
Mr. Samandari
?

54
See hoagg_outline_study_saq
An outline for study of Some Answered Questions (Vogel Park, Cleveland GA)
Mrs. H. Emogene Hoagg
June 14-21 1941

55
See shoghi-effendi_letter_ioas_1935

Extract of letter of Shoghi Effendi to Leroy Ioas through H. Rabbini dated Nov. 14. 1935. A larger selection of this is found in bahai.works/Bahá'í_News/Issue_102 pp. 2-3
Shoghi Effendi
November 14, 1935

56
See shoghi-effendi_khanum_macy_nebraska

To the Bahá'ís of Macy Nebraska. This was published in a booklet, "To The Indian And Eskimo Bahá'í's of The American Continent" by Ruhiyyih Khanum, p. 11
R. Rabbani / Shoghi
December 21, 1947

57
See events_bahai_history_1969
Significant events in Bahá'í history
?
After 1969

58
See spiritual_reinforcement_study_questions

For spiritual reinforcement
NSA of USA Publication
between 1957 - Aug 1959

59
See spiritual_reinforcement_study_questions

For spiritual reinforcement quiz No. 1
NSA of USA Publication
between 1957 - Aug 1959

60
anonymous_teaching_cause_summary.docx

anonymous_teaching_cause_summary.pdf

Summary of some practical suggestions (page 10 of a larger document, size unknown)
?
?

61
See abdul-baha_chart_spiritual_evolution
The Universe Chart, also online at bahai-library.com/abdul-baha_chart_spiritual_evolution (This chart, 2 copies, one with text on 11 x 17 inch card stock folded in the center comprising 2 pages, printed both sides and a smaller copy 8.5 x 11 inches with no text.)
Lua Getsinger & C.D. Kelsey
4/5/58

62
See abdul-baha_chart_spiritual_evolution
The small Universe Chart (This smaller 7 x 8.75 inch chart was probably produced about the same time (1958) along with the Large chart. This chart has a handwritten note on back.)
Lua Getsinger & C.D. Kelsey
?

63
See anonymous_messiah_hebrew_scriptures

Two comings of Messiah as foretold in the Hebrew scriptures
?
?

64
wilmette_temple_postcard_undated.docx

wilmette_temple_postcard_undated_front.jpg

wilmette_temple_postcard_undated_back.jpg

Color print of the original drawing of the Temple, before it was built. See Original Wilmette Bahá’í Temple Design - Earliest Watercolor. These images were scanned in 2001, front and back, at what was a very high resolution for the time.
?
1912

65
See jones_the_heart

Thoughts on the heart of man, prepared by Emma Jones for one of her talks in the 1950s while living in Escondido, CA.
Emma Jones
1950s

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