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The authors suggest that AA did not originate in Christianity since it has never required members to believe in Christ crucified.

What happened to the triangle in the circle? History of why this symbol was removed from Alcoholics Anonymous publications in 1993.

Esther E. ("A Flower of the South") introduced AA to Dallas in 1943. Includes an interview with oldtimer Searcy W.

Formal definitions of alcoholism, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence are updated over time. This paper follows them from Jellinek's 1941 work to today's DSM-IV criteria.

This prolific writer focuses on the Christian and Bible influences on early Alcoholics Anonymous. Articles and links.

Dr. Harry M. Tiebout, a psychiatrist, was an early supporter of Alcoholics Anonymous. These papers are an important part of A.A. history.

The collection of correspondence, meeting notes and books of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Dr. Robert H. Smith has been acquired by Brown University and will be made available to researchers interested in the origins of 12-step recovery programs.

Posting from AA History Lovers summarizes sources of information about growth of earliest groups.

Preface to "For Drunks Only" gives history of that book as well as the popular "Twenty-Four Hours a Day" meditation book.

About the people who first brought Alcoholics Anonymous to Ireland.

How Alcoholics Anonymous came to the West of England.

Some ideas in early AA came from "I Was a Pagan" by Victor Kitchen, an Oxford Group member. Complete text in PDF format.

An AA Grapevine article from 1967 by Lois W. A bit of Alcoholics Anonymous history including how Al-Anon was started.

Brief 1939 Journal of the American Medical Association critique of Alcoholics Anonymous said that, other than recognition of the seriousness of addiction to alcohol, "the book has no scientific merit or interest."

Historic chart shows progression of alcoholic decline and recovery.

This instructor's outline for the Minneapolis A.A. Beginners Classes was used in 1942.

Books about the Christian techniques of the early A.A. fellowship.

PDF downloads of "Soul Surgery" and "What Is the Oxford Group?" and "I Was a Pagan." Alcoholics Anonymous is a descendent of the Oxford Groups.

An anterwoven web of the people mentioned in Alcoholics Anonymous literature, who they are and how they fit in

Annual event. Three days of Alcoholics Anonymous history and archives. Usually in late winter.

A collection from the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous with a few more recent pictures.

Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper articles on Alcoholics Anonymous. Elrick Davis, October 1939. Took AA beyond mere word of mouth.

Describes the Kirk Collection on AA at Brown University. Includes history of colonial and revolutionary temperance movements, Prohibition and repeal, and more modern studies of alcohol and alcoholism that emphasize Alcoholics Anonymous.

Interview with early Texas AA member who was 54+ years sober at the time.

The writings, articles, letters and documents of Dr. William Duncan Silkworth, M.D. -also known as Silky.