AA Archives

John Y.

Agenda

GSO Archives

Other Archives

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Introduction

Ever wonder why AA got to be?

Want to know more about the history of AA?

The answer may well be in the “Archives”

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General �Services �Office (GSO) �Archives�

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Services Provided By the GSO Archives Department

• Supports local Archives committees throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Maintains G.S.O. Archives in accordance with accepted practices and standards characteristic of the industry.
• Responds to requests for research and information from the Fellowship, G.S.O. staff, A.A. service workers, trustees and directors, and other external researchers as to various aspects of A.A. history.
• Provides information about group and area histories.

• Produces and distributes, upon request, historical photograph sets and photographs of our co-founders (A.A. members only); copies of pre-publication manuscripts of the first edition of the Big Book; bookmarks, wallet cards and other complimentary items When we have design ideas, we’ll show them to you right there.
• Maintains and updates content for the Archives portal on G.S.O.’s A.A. website. https://www.aa.org/gso-archives

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Related�Archives�

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Other Archives

• Where it all began https://akronaa.org/history-and-archives/
• Dr. Silkworth’s information https://silkworth.net/
• The National AA Archives Workshop https://www.naaaw.org/
• The Grapevine’s Archive https://www.aagrapevine.org/archive

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Summary

There are numerous archives out there for us to access. If you want some more information, check them out.

If you want to be more involved see how you can add to these

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Thank You

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