New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven
City in the United States
Banquet for the Bahá’í Centenary, New Haven, 1944.
History:
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 -  Local Assembly 1925 
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New Haven is a city in the U.S. State of Connecticut.

History

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There were Bahá’ís living in New Haven as early as 1911 with the Bahá’ís of the city making a contribution to the Bahá’í Fund that year.[1] In 1916 it was reported that a Bahá’í community had been established in the city,[2] and in 1917 a delegate represented New Haven at the National Convention for the North American Bahá’ís.[3]

In 1920 Dorothy Beecher visited New Haven for two weeks to assist with the teaching work delivering talks at public and private meetings including at the Theosophical Society,[4] and in 1923 Fádil Mazandarání visited the city for a few days during a teaching tour.[5] In 1925 the Local Spiritual Assembly of New Haven was established.[6]

The Assembly lapsed at some point in the late 1920's but was re-established in 1931.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Star of the West (May 17, 1911). Bahai News Service. Volume 2, Issue 4. Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Star of the West (December 31, 1916). Bahai News Service. Volume 7, Issue 16. Pg(s) 158. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Star of the West (September 8, 1917). Bahai News Service. Volume 8, Issue 10. Pg(s) 130. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Star of the West (August 20, 1920). Bahai News Service. Volume 11, Issue 9. Pg(s) 151. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Star of the West (November, 1923). Committee for the National Spiritual Assembly of America. Volume 14, Issue 8. Pg(s) 248. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News Letter (September, 1925). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 7, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1931). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 49, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.

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