| AR | Advent Review |
| DF | Ellen G. White Estate Document File |
| EGW | Ellen G. White |
| Ev | Evangelism |
| EW | Early Writings |
| GC | The Great Controversy |
| GCB | General Conference Bulletin |
| GSAM | The Great Second Advent Movement |
| JNL | John N. Loughborough |
| JW | James White |
| Letter | Ellen G. White letter |
| 1LS | Life Sketches, 1880 ed. (2LS, 1888 ed.; 3LS, 1915 ed.) |
| MS | Ellen G. White manuscript |
| PT | Present Truth |
| PUR | Pacific Union Recorder |
| RH | Review and Herald |
| 1SG | Spiritual Gifts, Vol. I (2SG, etc., for Vols. II-IV) |
| 1SM | Selected Messages, book 1 (2SM, etc., for books 2,3) |
| 1SP | The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 1 (2SP, etc., for vols. 2-4) |
| ST | Signs of the Times |
| 1T | Testimonies, vol. 1 (2T, etc., for vols. 2-9) |
| TM | Testimonies to Ministers |
| WCW | William C. White |
| WLF | A Word to the “Little Flock” |
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