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Links
AA Archival and Historical Materials
http://www.hindsfoot.org/archives.html
Reviews the writings of Bill Wilson, Richmond Walker, Father Ralph Pfau, and Ed Webster.
AA History from Cybriety.org
http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_history.htm
Scores of articles, letters, and pictures about the development of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Alcoholics Anonymous in Bristol and the West of England
http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_in_england.htm
Brief history of how AA came to Bristol, England, and spread from there.
Big Book Early Manuscript
http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/big_book_early_manuscript.htm
This early draft of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous was written before the manuscript that was distributed for review.
Minneapolis A.A. Beginners Classes
http://www.hindsfoot.org/mnclass1.html
This instructor's outline for the Minneapolis A.A. Beginners Classes was used in 1942.
Photographs from AA History
http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/aa_photos.htm
A collection from the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous with a few more recent pictures.
The Names of God
http://www.hindsfoot.org/namegod.html
To find a God of our understanding, there are four traditional paths in western spirituality going back to ancient Christian and Jewish thought. All are part of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Tombstone at Winchester Cathedral
http://www.rewritables.net/cybriety/winchester.htm
Photograph of the tombstone which is quoted on Page 1 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Tombstone of Thomas Thetcher
http://www.thejaywalker.com/pages/tombstone.html
The inscription on this tombstone at Winchester Cathedral is quoted in "Bill's Story" in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.