The Washington Group
A PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF RECORDS OF THE W.A.I.A. ARCHIVES
1. Washington Area Chronological Files
A. Copies of Washington area correspondence preserved at the Gen Service Archives in New York.
GSO 1 - District of Columbia Group, 1939-1953
GSO 2 - Chevy Chase Group
GSO 3 - The Georgetown Group
GSO 4 - the Negro Group (Cosmopolitan Group)
GSO 5 - District of Columbia, historical
GSO 6 - District of Columbia, miscellaneousB. Clipping File, Washington area newspaper clippings and magazine and newspaper articles.
CF 1 - Hospitals, D.C. general, 1930-1950
CF 2 - Gallinger Hospital, St. Elizabeths Hospital, 1930-195O
CF 3 - Oxford Groups, D.C., 1930-1940
CF 4 - Bob Erwin Washington Star series, 1940
CF 5 - American Weekly articles by H. Haggard of Rutgers 1943
CF 6 - Marty Mann series, 1945
CF 7 - Harry Sack series, 1945
CF 8 - Jack Alexander Saturday Evening Post article, 1941
CF 9 - Look Magazine article on Alcoholics, 1945
CF 10 through CF 25 - articles on Washington A.A. 1940-1960 in chronological order.
CF 26 - Newspaper articles 1961-1980
CF 27 - Early Grapevines
CF 28-- Prohibition in Washington, 1919-1933
CF 29 - Alcoholism in Washington, 1932-1950
CF 30 - Treatment facilities in Washington, 1935-C. Washington Area Historical Files
WA 1 - 1940 correspondence of Liz E. trying to find A.A.
WA 2 - 1940 Washington Group roster
WA 3 - 1940 reprints of the Bob Erwin articles
WA 4 - 1941-42 D.C. area calls for help (letters)
WA 5 - 1941 D.C. Group 12 step referral cards
WA 6 - 1942 Alcoholic Foundation (NY) 12 step referral cards sent to the Washington Group
WA 7 - 1941-42 minutes and messages from the Executive Committee
WA 8 - 1942-43 minutes of the Washington Group A.A. meetings
WA 9 - 1941-44 D.C. members correspondence with the Alcoholic Foundation.
WA 10- 1942-53 five versions of "Introduction to A.A." pamphlets
WA 11- 1943 records of the first Banquet Committee
WA 12- 1943 Office of Price Administration statement on A.A.
WA 13- 1941-1950 tickets to special A.A. events (D.C. area)
WA 14- 1945 photograph of Bill Wilson signed "to my D.C. friends."
WA 15- undated photograph of Fitz Mayo
WA 16- 1946 records of Squad 1; Squad Bulletins and roster
WA 17- 1946-51 Treasurer's notebook from the Cosmopolitan Group
WA 18- 1947 hearing on "Rehabilitation of Alcoholics"
WA 19- 1946 pamphlet "Alcoholics Anonymous - Interpretation of the Twelve steps"
by "Uncle Dick", Paragon Publisher, Washington, D.C.
WA 20- 1948 Alconon Club Inc. (D.C.Group) bylaws
WA 21- 1948 Virginia Court Release Bond Slips for one area drunk
WA 22- 1948 Washington desk register of incoming 12 step calls
WA 23- 1949-51 Washington desk register of incoming 12 step calls
WA 24- 1953-54 Washington desk register of incoming 12 step calls
WA 25- 1952 College Park Group operating procedures
WA 26- 1954-64 contributions of Groups to W.A.I.A. (intergroup)
WA 27- 1958-59 reports on "Alcohol and the Courts" by local A.A.s
WA 28- 1959 Narcotics Anonymous publication "Way to Freedom" from the N.A. Group at Lorton Prison
WA 29- 1962 W.A.I.A. special report on "The Problem of lack of Interest in W.A.I.A. "
WA 30- 1956-64 Southeast Group rosters
WA 31- 1962 Washington Area General Assembly correspondence
WA 32- 1955 material on the 20th AA Aniversary Convention in St. Louis.
Jimmy Scott, founder of the Cosmopolitan Group spoke there.
WA 33- 1953-56 "The Home" for men, correspondence, flyers, documents
WA 34- 1951- Delegates from the Washington Area
WA 35- 1974 records of the first W.A.I.A. Mini-Conference
WA 36- 1962 WACADA publication "Washington Resources for Alcoholics"
WA 37- 1962-64 W.A.I.A. office files
WA 38- 1969 W.A.I.A. desk reference cards on area facilities for alcoholics
WA 39- 1974-78 W.A.I.A. 12 step volunteer cards, D.C. and Virginia
WA 40- 1974-78 W.A.I.A. 12 step volunteer cards, Maryland
WA 41- 1974 MD, VA, D.C. group secretaries
WA 42- 1974 Emergency facilities for alcoholics (desk reference cards)
WA 43- 1978-82 D.C. 12 step phone numbers
WA 44- 1976-82 Maryland 12 step phone numbers
WA 45- 1979 WACADA publication "Guide to Resources in the Washington Area for
Alcohol, Drug and other addiction problems"
WA 46- 1972-80 minutes from the Plant Industry Group, Beltsville, MD
WA 47- Fitz M., founder of D.C. Group
WA 48- Ned F., founder of D.C. Group
WA 49- Jimmy B., 12 stepped in D.C. in Jan 1938, founded Philadelphia Group
WA 50- Florence R., first woman sober in A.A., worked as loner in D.C.
WA 51- Dr. Jimmy S., founded Cosmopolitan Group, 1st Black Group
WA 52- Evelyn T., story published in The Invisible Alcoholic
WA 100- flyers, leaflets, programs, tickets, Where and Whens, etc. areas.D. Washington Area Annual Banquet Records 1943-present
AB 1- Banquet Programs 1944-1983 (complete set)
AB 2- Records of Banquet Committees (194),
AB 3- Newspaper clippings about Annual Banquets
AB 4- Flyers about Annual Banquets (see Committee filesE. Official documents of the Washington Area Intergroup Association
a. Newsletters
IG 1- 1951 "WAG", Washington Area Groups (3 newsletters)
IG 2- 1951 "Intergroup Bulletin" (4 newsletters)
IG 3- 1965-83) "Reporter"
b. Minutes of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committees
IG 4- 1950 Alconon Board of Directors meeting minutes (1 binder)
IG 5- 1951-1982 minutes of the Washington Area Intergroup Association
c. "Where and When" meeting schedules
IG 6- 1940-1952 (There were no Where and Whens until around 1947. Banquet
Programs listed meetings and groups for the earliest years. )
IG 7- 1947-1983 Where and When collection is complete with the exception of
about seven years.
d. Flyers and Programs from miscellaneous area events
IG 8- Miscellaneous flyers and programs from area events.Documents of General Interest to ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS history.
A. Miscellaneous documents
AA 1- Baltimore Group roster, 1940
AA 2- Philadelphia Group roster, 1940
AA 3- Hudson-Mohawk-Berkshire Area History, compiled 1979
AA 4- 1939 article "Alcoholics and God" in Liberty Magazine
AA 5- 1940 transcript of the "Rockerfe11er Dinner"
AA 6- Bill Wilson obituaries
AA 7- "Origins of Alcoholics Anonymous" by John and Henrietta Sieberling
AA 8- 1941 "Laymen and alcoholics" by Genevieve Parkhurst
AA 9- 1939-40 reviews of the book Alcoholics Anonymous.
AA 10- copies of speeches of Bill Wilson before professional societies
AA 11- Bill Wilson and Marty Mann articles from the Quarterly Journal of Studies of A1cohol
AA 12- reprint of newspaper stories by the Alcoholic Foundation
AA 13- U.S. Senate hearing on "The Impact of Alcoholism" in which Bill W. testified.
AA 14- "Fact Sheet by Bill Wilson, 1954B. World Services and Grapevine publications
PB 1 Grapevine Special Editions, Bill's obit, Bob's obit, AAs 25th Anniversary
PB 2 1939 prepublication multilith of Alcoholics Anonymous
PB 3 The AA Way of Life, first edition of As Bill Sees It
PB 4 Alcoholics Anonymous, first edition
PB 5 A.A.Fact Book, 1956
PB 6 A.A. Membership Map, 1958
PB 7 A.A. Guidelines, 1981, 1983
PB 8 Group Secretaries Handbook, 1953
PB 9 Third General Service Conference Draft Report, 1953
PB 10 General Service Conference Final Reports,
PB 11 General Service Conference Summaries,
PB 12 miscellaneous A.A. Directories
PB 13 miscellaneous issues of Box 459