Because of the hurricane which struck New Orleans just before the National Archives Workshop was to take place, it has had to be rescheduled and relocated to...
... Good Afternoon Mr. Grassroots I would suggest contacting the Archives desk at the General Service Office in New York. They should be able to provide you...
Friends (and a few others), On Saturday, Jan. 28th, I suffered a serious accident that, though non-fatal, will substantially lay me up for some time. Please...
I have a book written in 1993 by Don Julio DeMedici Santaleone, entitled "The James Connection or Sauerkraut, Tomatoes, and Karo Syrup" The author has been a...
Peggy Anna
phodgson@...
Feb 2, 2006 7:55 pm
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From a quick research on the Eneagram, the theory was not formulated until 1960 (the nine types), which means that it had no association with the development...
Feb 1908 - Bill made boomerang. Feb 1916 - hazing incident Norwich University, Bill & sophomore class suspended Feb 1938 - Rockefeller gives $5,000 to AA. -...
It was interesting that we are discussing the prescription to "Trust God, Clean House, Help Others" at the time the phrase appears in the obituary of Ray OK....
I have asked these questions several times in my F2F meetings and sponsor, I have even checked the internet. How did Dr. Bob wind up in the back of the BB with...
Hi Diz As the eloquent John Wayne would have said "hold on there pilgrim." The first woman to arrive on the scene in AA (in 1935) was the legendary "Lil" of...
Hi Jim "Bill's Story" and "There is a Solution" were the first two chapters written. They were used as examples to show what the book would be like while it...
Doctor Bob's story is in the first part of the Big Book as well as being the first chapter in the story section. It starts on page 155 in "A vision for You."...
From: "Diz Titcher" <rtitcher@...> (rtitcher at comcast.net) Bill wrote the book. ______________________________ From: jocis007@... (jocis007 at...
Diz Titcher
rtitcher@...
Feb 7, 2006 11:07 pm
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In Message 3129, "Significant February dates in A.A. History " http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AAHistoryLovers/message/3129 it says: Feb 14, 2000 -...
Pat McC. of Audubon, NJ, formerly of Yeadon, Pa. died Feb 1st with 57 years of sobriety. He came in thru the 4021 clubhouse and was going to be one of the 5...
Shakey1aa@...
Feb 7, 2006 11:42 pm
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As part of my continuing project to share esoteric refrences in the Big Book from Bill W's idiom of the time...(1930's) I'm sending this about the refrence...
On page 4 of Bill's story he tells us of the collapse of the market. My understanding is that it put him in about $650,000 (today's value) in debt. How and...
Who was the first lesbian or gay man in the program? I heard this women set up an organization that studies alcoholism. Who was she ??? Nancy M Thanks ...
Hi Art, I enjoyed this. The only techno is that Florence lived in Westfield NJ rather than NY. Only people like us care about such details. When I was archives...
Diz and Art have presented answers to the question referred to in the subject line of this email. They appear to me at least to be addressing two separate but...
... In GSO Archives the early members were given 1 page questioneers to fill out which included self reported sobriety date, occupation, ect. I specifically...
I am interested in finding out about the history of Bay-area 12-Step culture during the late 1970s. I am curious about the growth of AA and other...
Trysh Travis
ttravis@...
Feb 11, 2006 9:55 pm
3145
Hi, Nancy - I think you must be referring to Marty Mann (see below), who founded the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) when she had...
Sally Brown
rev.sally@...
Feb 11, 2006 10:13 pm
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Hi Nancy Source abbreviations: (12&12)Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (AACOA)AA Comes of Age, (BW-FH) Bill W by Francis Hartigan, (DBGO) Dr Bob and the...
I don't know he was the very "the first" gay member but I do know this man claims to be the member who was asked to champion "Gay Meetings" by Bill Wilson... ...
Is it true that Sylvia Kaufmann (Keys to the Kingdom) was urged to return to Chicago and start AA there with Earl Treat after her visit to Akron and her...
From: "Mel Barger" <melb@...> (melb at accesstoledo.com) Hi All, I went to my first meeting early in October, 1948, in California and was given a...
Mel Barger
melb@...
Feb 13, 2006 4:14 am
3150
Hi Shakey - this is a long reply The information you seek is qualified in the source book as “according to Clarence” or “Clarence believed.” Clarence...
This is an excerpt from http://hindsfoot.org/AkrSpir.pdf "William James, stripped of verbiage, says that we should believe in God AS WE UNDERSTAND HIM." Is...
The 35 and Younger Group(Young Peoples Group) was started February 1946 by Art L, and Bates Mc L. in Philadelphia, Pa. Being under 30 years of age they ...
Shakey1aa@...
Feb 13, 2006 5:38 am
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... The West Baltimore Group's biographies of the authors of stories in the original manuscript and first three editions, comprised by Nancy O, I believe, ...
