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The Circle and Triangle

The Circle and Triangle

The selection this month from the Harbor Area Archives is a bit of history regarding The Circle & Triangle. Our symbolic representation of Alcoholics Anonymous has gone through a lot of changes over the years. Here is a reminder of the meaning of the Circle & Triangle that we can always carry with us.
We the People Broadcast, 1939

We the People Broadcast, 1939

This selection from the Harbor Area Archives is a transcript of the “We The People” broadcast from 1939. This was the first effort to give the newly published book Alcoholics Anonymous widespread publicity. Please enjoy this fascinating slice of AA history.

Counseling the Alcoholic

This month from the Archives: Marty Mann, one of the first women to join A.A. and founder of the National Council on Alcoholism, shares her experience, strength and hope in a 1966 paper entitled Counseling the Alcoholic. Mann’s personal story, Women Suffer Too, appears in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (2nd – 4th editions).
Unforgettable Bill W.

Unforgettable Bill W.

This month from the Harbor Area Archives, an article written for the April 1986 issue of *Reader’s Digest* by Bob P. entitled “Unforgettable Bill W.”* The author, whose story appears in the Big Book on p.553 (4th ed.), managed A.A.’s General Service Office for ten years and served as both director and trustee of the General Service Board. *Reprinted with […]