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A Narrative Timeline of AA History A Narrative Timeline of AA History Public Version For Public Posting Accumulated and Edited By Arthur S, Arlington, TX Version 2014-03-01 Narrative Timeline of AA History Important Notice and Appeal This document exists in two forms: one marked “Confidential” and the other marked “Public.” The “Confidential” version has the last names of AA and Al-Anon members. It should not be posted on a publicly accessible web site or distributed to the public at large. It is intended solely for distribution to AA members and individuals engaged in serious AA history research. The “Public” version shows last initials in place of last names except for those AA and Al-Anon members whose identity is well established in the public domain. It may be distributed freely. Under no circumstances should either version be sold or intermingled with other sold material. They are intended to be freely given away as an AA history research and education tool. Fair Use AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, The Big Book, Box 459, The Grapevine, GV, Box 1980 and La Viña are registered trademarks of Alcoholics Anonymous World Service (AAWS) Inc or AA Grapevine Inc. Publication of this document does not denote nor imply affiliation with, approval by, or endorsement from, Alcoholics Anonymous or any part of its worldwide service structure. The narrative and any errors contained in this document are the sole responsibility of the author. Single-use excerpts from AAWS and AA Grapevine publications and archives documents are cited under the good faith and fair use provisions of US copyright statutes for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research. The reader is urged to review an illustrated timeline of AA history developed by GSO Archives accessible at the AA.org website. The website also offers the download of PDF files of past issues of Box 4-5-9 and the GSO Archives newsletter “Markings.” A number of other reputable and source-rich websites are identified as well in this document as exceptional digital AA history repositories. March 1, 2014 2 of 134 Public Version Narrative Timeline of AA History Foreword AA Members seem to have a warm place in their heart for AA history. The AA Fellowship also has a strong verbal tradition. Much information is passed on by word of mouth. This has both its good and difficult sides. It begs the question “how much narrative is fact and how much is myth or error?” History is not supposed to be statements of beliefs; it is supposed to be statements of facts. Much anecdotal myth circulates in AA and is erroneously accepted as fact. Myths unfortunately assume the aura of facts when frequently repeated. Inaccurate statements such as “Dr Bob sobered up on June 10, 1935” or “no changes have been made to the wording of the Big Book basic text” permeate AA. The popular adage that “repetition strengthens and confirms” certainly applies to practicing AA principles. Unfortunately, it also applies to making myths and errors appear to be facts. The objective of this timeline document is to aid those engaged in AA history research and study. Much effort has been taken to ensure that what is presented has been verified and confirmed in at least one or hopefully multiple reliable source references. Timeline items are cross-referenced to their source(s) of derivation to provide both corroboration and external sources for further investigation. Two Excel workbooks complement this document. They contain AA membership and literature distribution count data mainly derived from final General Service Conference Reports from 1951 to the present: Appx-1: contains annual counts/estimates of AA groups and members. It also includes data from a contemporary GSO service piece “Estimated Worldwide AA Individual and Group Membership” (F-132) as a separate worksheet in the workbook. A PDF version can be downloaded from the AA.org web site. Appx-2: contains annual book distribution counts and royalties reported for the English language versions of the Big Book, 12&12, AA Comes of Age and As Bill Sees It. Count figures from the above Excel workbooks are cited in this document at the end of each year. For General Service Conferences, the selection of advisory actions included/excluded is based solely on the preference of the author and a need to pare the voluminous text of advisory actions from 1951 to the present. To the extent possible failed or postponed advisory actions are also included. Most citations from source references are not verbatim and are edited and abridged for brevity (hopefully not at the expense of accuracy). When this is so, it is denoted by the term “(edited).” For verbatim text, the reader is advised to read the source reference document(s). To accurately relate the past to the present, Consumer Price Index (CPI) conversion factors are used to convert past dollar amounts to the equivalent of 2012-dollar values. For example, $3.50 was needed in 1939 to purchase the Big Book. That would be equivalent to $57 in 2012 dollars. Results are shown as “($nnn today)” and are not rounded. CPI conversion data are derived from the website of Robert C Sahr, PhD of the Political Science Department, Oregon State University, Corvalis (www.oregonstate.edu). An Excel spreadsheet of the CPI conversion factors may be downloaded from the website and are continuously updated. Arthur S, Arlington, TX March 1, 2014 3 of 134 Public Version Narrative Timeline of AA History Tag Web-Based Digital Repository Sources AA-org AA.org - GSO web site - most AA publications are available as downloadable PDF files AAHL AAhistorylovers - AA history fellowship and email repository @yahoo.com (Glenn C) Gv-org AAgrapevine.org - AA Grapevine web site (subscription service for digital archives) HF-org Hindsfoot.org - Hindsfoot Foundation AA history repository (Glenn C) LoC LOC.gov - Library of Congress digital collections NARA Archives.gov - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) SW-net Silkworth.net - AA history repository (Jim M) WBG-com A-1associates.com/aa/ - AA history repository of the W Baltimore Group (Al W) Wiki Wikipedia.org - research encyclopedia WWP-com WilliamWhitepapers.com - digital archives collection of William L White WWW WWW - web search (usually derived from Google and/or Bing) Tag Digital Source References AAEB-m-y AA Exchange Bulletin (month and year) - pre-Box 4-5-9, accessible via AA-org Appx-1 Appendix 1: Counts of AA Groups and Members (Excel spreadsheet) Appx-2 Appendix 2: Book Royalties Distributed (Excel spreadsheet) B459-m-y Box 4-5-9 (month and year) accessible via AA-org GSC-y General Service Conference final report (year) - by AAWS/GSO - marked confidential GSO-AC General Service Office Archives Collection - photocopies Gv-m-y Grapevine (month and year) accessible via Gv-org Mark-i-n Markings GSO Archives Newsletter (issue and number) accessible via AA-org March 1, 2014 4 of 134 Public Version Narrative Timeline of AA History Tag Source Reference Books and Authors 12&12 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Bill W, accessible via AA-org AACOA Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age by Bill W ABSI As Bill Sees It by Bill W AGAA The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous by Dick B BB Alcoholics Anonymous (the “Big Book”) by Bill W et al - accessible via AA-org BW-RT Bill W by Robert Thomsen BW-FH Bill W by Francis Hartigan BW-40 Bill W My First 40 Years - autobiography CH Children of the Healer, Bob Smith and Sue Smith Windows by Christine Brewer DBGO Dr Bob and the Good Old-timers by AAWS EBBY Ebby the Man Who Sponsored Bill W by Mel B GB Getting Better Inside Alcoholics Anonymous by Nan Robertson GTBT Grateful to Have Been There by Nell Wing HIW How It Worked by Mitchell K HT Harry Tiebout - the Collected Writings, Hazelden Pittman Press LOH The Language of the Heart - a collection of historical Grapevine articles by Bill W LR Lois Remembers by Lois Wilson LWS The Lois Wilson Story When Love Is Not Enough by William G Borchert MMM Mrs Marty Mann by Sally and David R Brown MSBW My Search for Bill W by Mel B NG Not God by Ernest Kurtz NHBP Non-approved history of AA by Bob P (2-column reproduction for page numbering) NW New Wine by Mel B PIO Pass It On by AAWS RAA The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill Pittman (nee AA the Way It Began) SI Sister Ignatia by Mary C Darrah SD Slaying the Dragon by William L White SM AA Service Manual & 12 Concepts for World Service by AAWS - accessible via AA-org SW Silkworth - the Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks by Dale Mitchell WPR Women Pioneers in 12 Step Recovery by Charlotte Hunter, Billye Jones and Joan Ziegler Source references typically show an identifier “Tag” followed by page number(s), e.g. PIO 111, 113 references “Pass It On” pages 111 and 113 PIO 170-175 references “Pass It On” pages 170 thru 175 March 1, 2014 5 of 134 Public Version Narrative Timeline of AA History Origin of the Word “Alcohol” The word “alcohol” derives from the Arabic “al-kuhul” a term applied to the chemical compound ethyl alcohol or ethanol. The Arabic term denotes “kohl” a fine powder of antimony used as eye makeup. In its earliest usage, the word “alcohol” denoted any fine powder. Alchemists of medieval Europe later applied the word to essences obtained by distillation. It was not until the 18th century that the word came to designate the intoxicating ingredient in liquor. (SD xiv, WWW, Wiki) 1700s 1774 - The earliest American writing on alcoholism was authored by Anthony (Antoine) Benezet of Philadelphia, PA, an abolitionist and temperance advocate.
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