*
J.D.H.
- joined A.A. September 1936, 9 or 10 preceded him, Dr.
Bob nicknamed him 'Abercrombie', 1 of few who weren't
hospitalized, Southerner, had trouble with spiritual part,
left established group to start A.A. group Evansville
Indiana (D
46,111-114,140,147-9,258)
*
'Jack, Dr.' - nickname of Norris,
Dr. John (Jack) L.
*
Jack C. - brought Serenity
Prayer Vesey Street office June 1941, rented Bill
& Lois a sporty Lincoln Zephyr (A
173,196) (L 126) (P
252)
*
Jack D. - early Cleveland A.A., Bill's pigeon (D
182-3, 210)
*
Jack G. - Chicago A.A. (D
177)
*
Jack M. - editor Grapevine (G
137) (BB3 266-7, 269, 271)
*
Jack W. - wife Jean W., lived near Bill & Lois,
Bill tried to help, didn't sober up (L
121)
*
Jack W. - helped Richmond A.A.'s realize getting away
wives & drinking only beer not orthodox AA
(A
25)
*
Jackie W. - pidgeon of Fitz
M., 12th Stepped Jimmy
B. (BB3
238-9, 245)
*
Jacobs, Frank - had influence Bill's boyhood (B
42)
*
Jackson, John - Bill's childhood sweetheart Bertha
Bamford pall bearer (P
36)
*
Jake H. - A.A. member, associated U.S. Steel, co-led
industrial meeting with Dave
M. A.A. 15th anniversary (H
118)
*
James, William - Harvard professor, founding father
American psychology; author Varieties
Religious Experience, theory spiritual experiences
have definite objective reality & might totally transform
man's life; Bill called him 1 of A.A. founders (A
13,64,70,160,262,264,323) (D
69,104,306) (G 21) (H
175-6,196-7,199,279-298) (N
20,23,33-34) (P 124-125,197,199)
(W 154,172) (BB3
28, 569)
*
Jameses, Curtis - honored troops preparing to go overseas,
invited Bill's whole battery his Newport estate (L
23)
*
Jane - pseudonym for Cecil
M.
(BB3
322)
*
Jane S. - 1st woman Akron area maintain few months
sobriety, married vice president large steel company (D
122,241)
*
Janet G. - she & Bill, edited A.A. Way Life,
became As Bill Sees It (G
27) (P 360)
*
Janey - daughter of Dr.
Earle M. (BB3
351)
*
Jean - girl mentioned in story "Too Young"
(BB3
318)
*
Jekyll & Hyde - (BB3
339)
*
Jellinek, Dr. E. M. -Ph.D. - nickname 'Bunky';
world famous scientific, medical authority on alcoholism,
cofounded National Committee Education Alcoholism, founded
National Committee Education Alcoholism, 1943 founded
Yale Center Alcohol Studies moved to Rutgers University
New Jersey 1962, author Disease Concept Alcoholism,
developed famous Jellinek Chart -curve showing
progression of illness & subsequent recovery; invited
Bill speak Yale Center early 1940's, after Bill's death
awarded him 1st Jellinek Award; with Dr.
Haggard began publish Quarterly Journal Studies
Alcohol 1940; died 1972 (E
28) (G 67-68) (H
100,188) (L 145) (P 325n)
*
Jellinek, Elvin - see "Jellinek,
Dr. E. M. -Ph.D."
*
Jennie B. - founding mother Boston A.A., daughter
Back Bay family, 1 Paddy
K.'s 1st 2 successes (A
96) (P 251,257-258)
*
Jim G. - told Ethel M.
to put Big Book away, then start on stories (BB3
269)
*
Jim
S. - former Akron journalist, found by Dr. Bob skid
row selling hair oil & panhandling, interviewed &
helped all Akron & Cleveland men write Big Book stories,
his story "Traveler,
Editor, Scholar" in 1st edition - re written and re-named
"The News Hawk" for 2nd and 3rd edition (A
164) (D 154) (H
359) (L 113) (P
200) (W 180) (BB1
254-64) (BB2/3 251-60u)
*
Jim
S., Dr. - physician, originator 1st black group; spoke
A.A. 2nd International Convention St. Louis July; "Jim's
Story" 2nd & 3rd editions Big Book 1955 (A
37) (P 317) (BB2
471-84u) (BB3
483-96u, 491, 493)
*
Jim W. (James Russell Lowell W.) - confidence man,
disappeared in A.A. history (L
123)
*
Jimmy B. - early New York A.A.; salesman; 1 1st 10
A.A.'s eastern U.S.; insisted toning down "God" references
both steps & Big Book, wanted strong psychological
emphasis; went Philadelphia needed fellow alcoholics around
stay sober, started group 1940; responsible start A.A.
Baltimore also; donated his 1st printing /1st edition
Big Book to archives; story "Vicious Cycle" 2nd &
3rd editions Big Book, sometimes referred to as 'Jim B'
or 'Jim
Burwell' (A
17-8,163) (B 282,295)
(G 22,111,129) (H
201,363) (L 198) (N
75) (P 199,204,214,221,244-245,258n)
(BB2 238-50u)
(BB3 149-50u,
238-250u)
*
Joan C. - best friend of Mrs.
Griffith who built Stepping Stones -Wilson's house,
helped work out plan so Wilson's could afford it (L
133) (P 259-260)
*
Joe - checked Bill's hat & coat at function, former
member Al Capone gang (A
102) (B 344)
*
Joe D. - A.A.#5,
Akron, early Catholic member, "The
European Drinker" one of few stories in all
3 editions of Big Book. (D
112) (N 84) (BB1
206-16) (BB2 230-7u)
(BB3
?208,
230-37u)
*
Joe
M. - his story "Joe's Woes" in 2nd edition only (BB2
445-59)
*
Joe McQ. - 1st black Little Rock Arkansas A.A. 1962;
participated Charlie P.
Big Book seminars (G
112)
*
Joe P. - joined A.A. 1942, Dr. Bob's fellow Dartmouth
College alumnus (D
18,191-2,226,265,287-8,290)
*
Joe T. - tried get Bill job Torpedo Motor Company
(L
130)
*
Joe W. - came from Bowery, New Yorker magazine
writer; supporter of Big Book title Alcoholics Anonymous;
sober on & off, (some credit him with writing chapter
"To Wives") (A
166) (P 202) (W
160)
*
John - 2 AAs (John & Bud) met Annie
& Felicia at station
[?may have been John ('Fitz'
M) & Bud (E)] (BB3
415)
*
John B. - general manager General Service Office 1988
(G
144)
*
John C. - early San Francisco A.A. (A
88)
*
John
P. - his story "The
Professor and the Paradox" in 2nd edition (BB2
336-42)
*
John R. - joined A.A. March/April 1939, husband of
Elgie R., Oxford member,
12 stepped Ethel &
Rollo M., barbershop
West Exchange Street, Dr. Bob stopped in to chat
(C
50) (D 80, 95, 128, 153,
166, 177, 213, 216-9, 223, 227, 237, 243-4, 251-2, 272,
276-7, 286, 289, 302, 311)
* John
S. - joined A.A. Akron January 1940 (D
146,221,275-6,280)
*
John W. - help group Richmond realize A.A. was not
to get away wives & drink beer at meetings (B
319)
*
Johnny P. - Detroit A.A., traveled a lot, inspired
many AA's band together, start meetings; started A.A.
Kansas City Kansas (A
95) (L 141)
*
Johnny R. - see John R
*
Johnson, Dick - Bill's Canadian friend, offered Bill
job with his firm, Greenshields & Co. -brokerage firm
Montreal (B
169) (L 81) (P
86) (BB3 4u)
*
Johnson, Dr. Gordon - leading psychiatrist Oslo Norway,
helped start A.A. Norway (A
29) (G 72)
*
'Jolly' - nickname Bill's grandfather, see
"Griffith, Gardner
Fayette"
*
Jones, Cy - Bill's brother-in-law, Bill worked as
clerk in insurance department of New York Central Railroad
for Cy (A
54) (L 30) (P
63)
*
Jones, Joan - Lois's
fathers 2nd wife (step mother) (L
84)
*
Jones, Kleina - General Service Office, conceived
flag ceremony international conventions (G
109)
*
Jud O. - joined A.A. 1939, wife Dorothy
O. (D
230,233,236,279,290-1)
*
Jung, Dr. Carl - Switzerland psychoanalyst; 1 founders
modern psychology; wrote Modern Man Search Soul;
treated & helped Rowland
Hazard 1930, patient over 1 year in Zurich, opinion
only thing help was spiritual awakening, suggested ally
himself religious movement; Bill felt Jung top of list
responsible for A.A.'s creation; Bill
wrote him 1961; died June 6, 1961 (A
3,64,68,262) (B 231,362)
(D 69) (H
98,266-7,276-277,281-6) (N
8,21,33-35) (P 114,381-6,391n)
(W 154,155,172-173) (BB3
26)
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