"Anne Smith's Journal" by Dick B. pg 69 talks some about: "witness-give it away to keep it." Which she used and talked about mornings in the quiet time during...
Kilroy, John Stone Parr, Author of "The Professor and the Paradox" was a Professor at nearby Kent State University and a member of the Cuyahoga Falls "Pilgrim"...
**With a note from Glenn C. on "spiritual experience"** Hi Bob Thanks for your insight on the differences between the first and later printings of the Big...
Significant September Dates in A.A. History Sept 1930 - Bill wrote 4th (last) promise in family Bible to quit drinking. Sept 1939 - group started by Earl T in...
... I have no specific information about Peabody, but a couple of remarks on the context. McCarthy's article says that: " Samuel Crocker, ... And also that ....
Some meetings in the Cleveland/Akron area still use "experience" rather than "awakening". And some groups use "a result" instead of "the result" . . . Jon...
I know that when the Traditions were accepted by the fellowship, Bill had one speaker talk about two traditions in each talk. I was wondering if anyone might...
I am trying to find out when the first printing of "As Bill Sees It" was first printed. I would also be interested in any information that is available...
Dear Jerry and all, On pages 237 and 238, Chapter XVIII; The wives’ role in early A.A.; and also a quote from page 242, Chapter XIX; Minorities within A.A....
Bill wrote it first. "You have to give it away..." The phrase "you have to give it away to keep it" is a short version of the message in the story about the...
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... I suppose it depends on how you define your terms. The book had titles in five places: The front of the dust jacket; The spine of the dust jacket; The...
Tom, Thanks for the insight. I hadn't thought to much about what I was asking I guess. I found out from GSO that the idea of changing it started to be...
Hi Bob The "AA Way of Life" was first published in 1967. Janet G assisted with editing (reference "AA Comes of Age" pg x, and "Pass It On" pg 360). The book...
Yeah, I would really love a copy of that transcript too. If anyone wants a copy of the two CD set of the introduction of the 12 Traditions at the 1st...
THE ALCOHOLIC FOUNDATION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS – ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Box 658, Church Street Annex, New York City #1, AA BULLETIN, 11/14/40 We wish to thank...
Is the purpose of the question of whteher Peabody died drunk to prove only AA founders died sober, what is the point, because earlier on the site it has been...
Can you fit the following date in somewhere? Sept 1971 First European Convention, Bristol, England Yours Sally Cousins Archivist ______________________________...
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Hi First, a little bit of AA trivia: the 1950 event in Cleveland, OH at which the Traditions were approved was called an "International Conference." From the...
Hi Bob First off, if the cover is red then it's a 1st printing, 1st edition Big Book. The covers of all other printings, except for the 4th printing, were in...
Steps Eight and Nine, making amends: Big Book 4th edition pg 76 chapter "Into Action." "Probably there are still some misgivings. As we look over the list of...
The list of the first 27 AA groups in the world, as of November 14, 1940, is an important document for early AA history, giving us some idea of the directions...
I have an article written by Helen Worden, "New Hope for Old Soaks". I would like to find out what magazine this was published in. It is 3 pages long and...
I have an article written by Helen Worden, "New Hope for Old Soaks". Name and date of magazine needed. Published in Argosy Magazine, October 1944. The same...
10th Annual National Archives Workshop September 14-17, 2006 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Because of the confusion arising over the cancellation of the national AA...
The notion that many of the first 100 AA members died died drunk is a myth sustained solely by anecdotal repetition. It's a variant of the myth that most of...
I believe part of what you are looking for is Bill's address entitled "We Come of Age" Cleveland July 28-30,1950 by Bill His presentation is 13 pages long and...
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I have a tentative program and flyer from that historic conference. It is interesting to note that the flyer indicates that it was being "sponsored by the...
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Amends to the family are emphasized in the first paragraph on page 83 as well as in other sections of our Basic Text. In God's love and service, Cliff Bishop...
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Sober for Thirty Years One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group, he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist" As NOTED in my story, "The...
Sally Cousins in Bristol, England, suggested an important date for our Significant September Dates in AA History. One thing that I believe might be even more...
