I've been a lurking member of this list for a couple of years now. This is my first post, I think, in that time. I'm the webmaster of malverncenter.org, an AA ...
I am looking for actual resources of the use of the Little Red book in early years. I have seen on the Web that "the AA foundation appoved of its use" and I...
The Little Red Book was published by "the Coll-Webb Co.," which meant that Barry Collins (an important early figure in Minneapolis A.A., who had gotten sober...
In what resources have you found this data? - - - - Please read all of the article that was cited: http://hindsfoot.org/ed01.html Down towards the bottom it...
There is an inconsistency here. Margaret R Burger (AA's second National Secretary) signed herself as "Bobbie" not "Bobby." If there is a letter from her signed...
Lynn Sawyer <sawyer7952@...> (sawyer7952 at yahoo.com) Hi. Lynn Sawyer here, from Sacramento, California now, but originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota...
Friends, I have been asked to write a short article (i.e. 300 words) for an AA Area newsletter on Concept 4. Googling and searching this list's archive...
Hi, I found 2 Grapevine articles on the Concepts. One is from January, 1995 and the article is called "The mystery of the secret 12 (Concepts)" and the other...
Dolores
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Mar 15, 2008 7:31 pm
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Hi group! Does anyone have any info on Dr. Percy Poliak? He gave the "2nd Doctor's Opinion" in the Big Book in Chapt. 3, "More About Alcoholism," page 43. (It...
I also found God in Minneapolis (though I heard he is throughout the world hee hee) with the Little Red Book many years ago. That and Stools and Bottles is...
... The first Hazelden publication of the Little Red Book was some time in the 1960s and was as best I can tell the little volume with rounded corners. As...
What can anyone tell me about "Lee T." who wrote a Foreword to "A New Pair of Glasses" by Chuck C.? Any background information you have about "Lee T." and his...
Proposal by Bill W. For Twelve Concepts For World Service 10th General Service Conference – 1960 This proposal, delivered by Bill W. at the closing of the...
Am curious to read the current Hazelden edition of The Little Red Book after reading the recent posts on it. My question: is the "nonsexist" language edition ...
Good Morning! I just now joined this group in order to ask the following question: In 1942, a man named Dwight Anderson published what I believe to be one of...
Ron Roizen
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Mar 18, 2008 6:15 pm
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Dr. Percy Poliak had indeed been on the staff of Bellevue Hospital in New York, as Resident Physician in Charge of the Psychiatric Division. At that time he...
Glenn wrote: Again, someone with access to the New York AA Archives needs to check the original letters to make sure that we have accurate copies to work from....
Can anyone tell me when the Big Book was changed to say in the 12th Step in Chapter Five "Having had a spiritual awakening..." as versus the earlier phrase...
I recently obtained printings of the 1st and 2nd reprints of Jack Alexander's SEP (Saturday Evening Post) article which must have been the most widely...
I know that this is a little late, but I was just going through a stack of material organizing it and came across an interesting item from the GSO 'Service...
Gary up here in Canada eh! One of our AA members - sober over 40 years remembers a play that used to move from group to group, about Middletown? He remembers...
It is true that James used the term experiental rather than educational as Bill's appendix to the Big Book states. However, it has always struck me that there ...
Hey guys. Thanks for all of your service here. I have a pressing question to which I can't seem to get the answer. Yet. Most of us AA History lovers are...
Multi-District History & Archives Gathering Lebanon, Pennsylvania, June 21 2008 This year's Gathering is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. (registration) on...
April 1935 - Dr. Silkworth told Bill to quit preaching at drunks & tell them of obsession & allergy. April 1950 - Saturday Evening Post article "The Drunkard's...
Hi All I'd like to make an appeal to give consideration to performing a search of the large and rich archival postings of AA History Lovers. Topics such as...
I just received a fourth edition 2001 Big Book printed in Great Britain. The dust jacket and the title page have the AA circle and triangle logo that I...