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Timelines
in AA History
1944
to 1946
1944
-Wilson's acquired name Stepping Stones house visited Nantucket;
about 300 miliary A.A.'s stayed sober; Bill realized name
inextricably linked Fellowship; Bill began see Dr. Harry
Tiebout Blythewood psychiatrist brought Marty M. A.A.; 360
groups, 10,000 A.A.'s; Bill invited address New York State
Medical Society; moved Vesey Street 415 Lexington Avenue
near Grand Central Station; time magazine article National
Committee Education Alcoholism, Marty M. headed; Betty Smith,
Dr. Bob's son's wife, married; Betty's father alcoholic
sober after Betty brought him Big Book; Medical Society
New York invited Bill read paper its annual meeting, following
Dr. Harry Tiebout, Dr. Kirby Collier, Dr. Foster Kennedy
indorsed (A
2, 198, 204) (D 303) (E
19) (H 100, 152) (SM
15-16) (P 260, 274, 304, 310,
407)
•
Summer
-Bill started seeing Dr. Harry Tiebout series regular
sessions for self (B
334, 335)
•
end
44' -500 groups (H
1)
•
January
-Onset Bill's depression upon return 3 month tour groups
•
March
-Al S. New York A.A. joined, early member General Service
Office, advertising & film man; help re-form Manhattan
Group roots Wilson's house late 1935 (G
87)
•
April
19th -St. Thomas "1st permanent haven
treatment" opened (S
102)
•
June
-Grapevine published (A
viii) (E 28) (H
xiii) (L 144) (P
305)
•
October
2 -Marty M. founded National Committee Education
Alcoholism [N.C.E.A.] became National Council Alcoholism,
received enthusiastic support Grapevine, only 4 months
old; Dr. Bob & Bill withdraw N.C.E.A. (H
100) (P 320)
•
October
-A.A. started Australia, Father T. V. Dunlea, Rex (E
41) (N 346)
•
December
-A.A. Grapevine article Bill's Wife Remembers When He
and She and the 1st A.A.'s Were Very Young (L
199)
1944-1955 -Bill W's depressed (P
293, 303)
1944-1946 -worst years Bill W's 11 year depression
(P 293,
295)
1940's Mid -Sue adopted age 5; Peg S. joined
A.A. (D
35)
1945 -movie Lost Weekend released; Bruce M.
met Dr. Bob 1942-1943, sober 1945; 1 paid worked every 98
groups; groups voted A.A. Grapevine national A.A. magazine;
Tradition 2 written; Rowland Hazard died; Knickerbocker
Hospital set aside small ward alcoholics; wrote John D.
Rockefeller saying no longer need financial help (A
203) (D 276) (H
156) (L 93, 145) (SM
134) (P 343) (TC
8)
•
January
24th -1st black group St. Louis (N
361)
•
late
45' -suggestion mass A.A. experience codified
into principles offer tested solutions problems working
living together membership, group autonomy, singleness
purpose, nonendorsement, professionalism, public controversy,
anonymity, other aspects (B
333) (SM 14) (N
120) (P 306)
1945-1955 -Most turbulent, exciting time history
A.A.; Bill's depression particularly troublesome (G
11, 53)
1945-1967 -Bill focused building service structure
(P 336)
1946 -Ernie G. A.A. #4, Sue's 1st husband
quit drinking; 1946 Dick P. 1st Spanish-speaking A.A. finished
translating Big Book Spanish, gives Bill; Eleanor E. heard
Dr. Bob & Bill speak, didn't know who they were 1966;
Bill & Dr. Bob both publicly endorsed National Committee
Education Alcoholism founded Marty M., names in letter head,
1946 solicitation letter for funds distributed causing look
A.A. & N.C.E.A. together, caused terrible problems,
had impact wording short form 7th Tradition; Ian M. starts
A.A. New Zealand; A.A. started 4 separate places South Africa;
1st Scotland alcoholic find sobriety through A.A. Glasgow
1946, preamble formulated A.A. Grapevine editor (C
52) (D 249, 300) (E
42, 46, 51) (G 12-13) (N
254)
•
Summer
-Bill & Lois took trip West & North including
seeing Bill's dad, drove new De Soto (L
149)
•
April/May
-long form 12 Traditions, 12 Points Assure Our Future
prior name 12 Traditions, 1st published Grapevine May
1946 (A
viii, 96, 203, 210) (E 30)
(H 21, 68) (L
147) (SM 15) (N
113, 346) (P 306, 324)
•
June
-24,000 plus members (H
30)
•
September
-1st A.A. group Mexico (E
48)
•
November
18th -1st Dublin Ireland group met (A
83) (E 43-44)
1946-1947 -film star broke her anonymity (P
308)
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