A document package comprising six flyers issued by the General Service Board of A.A. on the importance of self-support. In September of 1950, lack of voluntary contributions led Bill [W.] to issue to the Fellowship a five-page plea for support, including a request that the group secretaries call a special business meeting for the purpose of reading his (Bill’s) plea.

Clare M. was an early Long Beach A.A. member who got sober (as near as I can make out) in 1945 at the age of 53. Twenty-seven years later, in 1972, he published a collection of musings, reflections and thoughts on A.A. life. This month, the Archives is pleased to present a reproduction of Clare’s original pamphlet.

The Harbor Area Archives revisits the May 1958 issue of the Intergroup Exchange Bulletin commemorating the 10th anniversary of Harbor Area Central Office.

Ed Webster, a founding member of the Nicollet Group of Minneapolis began teaching “Twelve Step Study” classes to other members of the local fellowship in 1942. By 1946, The Grapevine reported that according to the group’s records, 75% of its members achieved recovery. This phenomenal success was attributed in large part to Ed’s contributions. Ed and Barry Collins, another founding […]

The Archives presents documents related to Long Beach General Hospital’s pioneering alcoholism treatment program and the first H&I panel to visit that facility.

a sampling from our document files on the early days of A.A. in Long Beach.