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Timelines
in AA History
1947
to 1950
1947
-Dr. Bob's 1st operation; Dr. Oscar Olsen friend & enthusiastic
A.A. since 1947; founder Oslo Norway group from Greenwich
Connecticut, found A.A. 1947; Captain Jack 1st Internationalist
found A.A.; 1st A.A. meeting England; 1st group Brazil &
Scotland (A
83) (B 349) (E
32, 41, 47, 51) (G 73) (L
149) (P 334)
•
early
47' -40,000 A.A.'s, 1,250 groups (G
9)
•
March
3rd -Nell Wing started work A.A. Fellowship,
Alcoholic Foundation 415 Lexington Avenue across Grand
Central Station, 13 employees, 2 staff members, Bill once
week (G
5, 7, 90)
•
March
4th -Nell Wing met Bill 11th floor 415 Lexington
Avenue(G
7)
•
June
-A.A. preamble originally appeared Grapevine (E
30)
1947-1950
-Bill selling Traditions (P
324)
1947-1982
-Nell Wing worked General Service Office March 3 1947-1982,
secretary-receptionist, secretary A.A. World Services Inc
Board, General Service Conference duties, publications editor,
archivist 10 years (G
ix)
1948
-Clint F., friend co-worker Bill's. came A.A.; Dr. Bob diagnosed
terminal cancer; Al S. chaired dinner, maybe Bill's anniversary
celebration, Dr. Bob, wife, Bill, wife there, so excited
couldn't remember Dr. Bob's name; George H. pro-conference
New York A.A., surveyed groups around country reference
self-government; Bill & Lois extended trip visit groups;
Bill on road sound out groups elected conference (A
211) (D 320, 322) (L
149) (P 161, 334)
•
Summer
-Dr. Bob found with cancer, retired practice (D
320, 348) (TC 7)
•
late
48' -Al S. Grapevine editor succeeding Tom
Y. 1st editor (G
88)
•
January
-1st A.A. meeting Japan English speaking (E
56)
•
December
-Dr. Bob's last major talk Detroit (D
287, 348)
1949
-possibility international convention 1st raised Houston
A.A.; Bill acts upon Earl T.'s suggestion shorten 12 Points
Assure Our Future; Henry W. heard Dr. Bob, Bill, Bill D.,
Sister Ignatia speak Akron meeting, got drunk, sober 1950;
Internationalists Seamen Group organized Captain Jack S.,
Dr. Bob's wife Annie died, Earl T. suggested reduce Traditions
short form; Sister Ignatia admitted Dr. Bob & Anne St.
Thomas Hospital; 1st National Clergy Conference Alcoholism
N.C.C.A.; A.A. Grapevine international monthly journal A.A.;
American Psychiatric Association recognizes A.A. (A
viii, 205) (D 277) (G
10-11, 20, 83) (SM 134) (P
333-334) (S 129, 197)
•
end
49' -A.A. office about 5 staffers, 14 or more
other nonalcoholic employees; membership more 96,000 (G
8) (H 1)
• March
-Dr. Bob considered idea A.A. conference premature (D
348)
• May
24th -Rochester's Dr. Kirby Collier, early
A.A. admirer among psychiatrists invited Bill participate
alcoholism symposium American Psychiatric Association
meeting Montreal, printed American Journal Psychiatry
(A
2, 205) (H 156, 173, 370)
(SM 16) (P
334)
• June
1st -Anne Ripley Smith, Dr. Bob's wife, died
age 68 heart attack (C
7, 60) (D 328, 348) (G
88) (P 334) (S
117, 128, 130)
• June
-Dr. Bob's wife's burial service Akron (G
83)
• December
7th -Sister Ignatia received Poverello Medal
behalf A.A. (S
140)
• December
25th -Perhaps day Dr. Bob's last visit alcoholic
ward St. Thomas Hospital (D
197)
1950's
-Duke University center experiments precognition, researchers
assembled extensive records extrasensory perception; General
Service began; Bill relinquished overall guidance &
leadership groups; put service structure into place &
learning how service; Frank Shaw died (G
57, 90) (L 74)
•
early
50's -Jack Alexander member Board Trustees
(G
73)
• late
50's -Bill took LSD under supervision friend
Gerald Heard (G
54)
1950-1951
-years leading up to debate desirability some sort advisory
board (SM
17)
1950-1971
-Nell Wing Bill's secretary (W
182)
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