Historical Manuscript · 1985
Unapproved History of AA, Bob P.
Read and search Bob P.’s complete 1985 Manuscript of AA World History, a first-draft history that was not approved or published by Alcoholics Anonymous.
22 chapters · 260 scanned pages · page-cited OCR
Historical status: The manuscript itself states that it was rejected by the Trustees’ Literature Committee and was not published. It is presented here as an unapproved historical research source, not as Conference-approved A.A. literature. The original scan remains the authoritative source; unclear OCR has not been used to alter the page image.
Contents
Chapter 1When AA Came of AgePrinted page 1Chapter 2The General Service BoardPrinted page 6Chapter 3Groups in the US: How They Began and How They GrewPrinted page 32Chapter 4Groups in the US: How They Began and How They GrewPrinted page 52Chapter 5Groups in the US: How They Began and How They GrewPrinted page 71Chapter 6Groups in Canada: How They Started and How They GrewPrinted page 90Chapter 7AA Around the WorldPrinted page 98Chapter 8AA Around the WorldPrinted page 111Chapter 9General Service OfficePrinted page 125Chapter 10The AA GrapevinePrinted page 148Chapter 11The General Service ConferencesPrinted page 157Chapter 12The Big Book and Other AA LiteraturePrinted page 170Chapter 13AA and the MediaPrinted page 185Chapter 14AA Behind the WallsPrinted page 190Chapter 15AA in Hospitals and Treatment CentersPrinted page 195Chapter 16Regional ForumsPrinted page 201Chapter 17World Service MeetingsPrinted page 207Chapter 18How and Why AA Groups Grew and ChangedPrinted page 231Chapter 19Special Composition Groups in AAPrinted page 234Chapter 20Intergroup Offices – not developedPrinted page 243Chapter 21International Conventions: 1945-1980Printed page 244Chapter 22Fifty Years With GratitudePrinted page 255
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