Guide to the Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection (bulk )

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1 Page 1 of 59 Guide to the Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection (bulk ) Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu Published in Brown University Library

2 Page 2 of 59 Collection overview Title: Robert Holbrook Smith (Dr. Bob) collection Date range: , (bulk ) Creator: Smith, Robert Holbrook, Extent: Abstract: Language of materials: Repository: Collection number: 7 linear feet The Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection, most of which dates from 1936 to 1992, consists of a wide variety of materials, including an extensive selection of books and other printed materials; correspondence; manuscripts; business papers; photographs; certificates, awards and bonds; ephemera; and an assortment of artifacts. These materials are primarily associated with Robert Holbrook Smith and the organization he founded with William G. Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous. It also includes materials associated with William G. Wilson; Anne Ripley Smith and Lois Burnham Wilson, the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson; and other family members, friends and AA associates. English Ms Scope & content The Robert Holbrook Smith (Dr. Bob")collection includes a variety of books, periodicals, booklets and pamphlets, some of which belonged to Robert Holbrook Smith's own library. It includes The Grapevine, an international AA journal written, edited and illustrated by AA members; miscellaneous booklets published by AA; and a first edition copy of Alcoholics Anonymous, (known to members as The Big Book published in Other noteworthy publications in the collection include an assortment of booklet materials published by The Oxford Group; The Theosophical Society of America; The Mission Press, Haldemann- Julius (Little Blue Book series), and the United Church of Christianity.

3 Page 3 of 59 The collection also includes a small selection of correspondence (hand-written, typewritten, and photocopied) originating from or sent to Robert Holbrook Smith, William G. Wilson, Anne R. Smith, Lois B. Wilson, and Smith's daughter, Sue Smith Windows. Business correspondence and papers associated with AA, including materials from the General Service Board and its predecessor, the Alcoholic Foundation, provide a glimpse into the development of AA's operational structure. The manuscripts portion of this collection includes a type-written essay by Robert Holbrook Smith and William G. Wilson, entitled "Your Third Legacy;" an essay by William G. Wilson, entitled "The Alcoholics Foundation of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow;" and some handwritten notes on Christian spirituality from Anne R. Smith's journals - notes which were influenced by her involvement in The Oxford Group and influential in the development of the spiritual principles behind AA's twelve step program. It also includes a type-written manuscript of the book, The Courage to Change by the Rev. Sam Shoemaker, whose writings influenced both Smith and Wilson and their development of AA principles. Other noteworthy manuscript items include a significant number of documents (hand-written, type-written, and photocopied) from a variety of authors, many of which are brief personal testimonials of recovery from alcoholism, most likely collected for AA publications. There are numerous hand-written and type-written tributes to Anne R. Smith, by a variety of authors, which were collected by William G.Wilson and provide a detailed portrait of her character and her various contributions to the AA movement. An interesting variety of personal items belonging to the Smith family are an important part of this collection. They include large studio photographs of Robert Holbrook Smith, William G. Wilson and Anne R. Smith; miscellaneous awards commemorating Robert Holbrook Smith's various professional achievements; the guest books from the funerals of both Robert Holbrook Smith and Anne R. Smith; Christmas cards (some handmade); and invitations to miscellaneous AA functions. Of note are a number of Robert Holbrook Smith's personal possessions including his wallet and social security card; his medical instruments and prescription pad; desk accessories engraved with his initials; his golf clubs and trophy; and his World Series baseball, from 1948 (signed by the Cleveland Indians team and their manager Lou Boudreau.) The most striking artifact in the collection is an aluminum coffee pot from the Smith family's kitchen - the original coffee pot that Smith used to sober up with when he and William G.Wilson first began meeting together in Smith's home in May of 1935.

4 Page 4 of 59 Arrangement The collection is divided into the following series: Series 1. Correspondence Series 2. Manuscripts Series 3. Business papers Series 4. Printed materials Series 5. Photographs Series 6. Certificates, awards, bonds Series 7. Ephemera Series 8. Artifacts Series 9. Collection history Series 1 and 2, Correspondence and Manuscripts, are arranged by individual person, with items originating from or associated with Robert Holbrook Smith grouped first, followed by items originating from or associated with Williams G. Wilson, and finally followed by items originating from or associated with the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson, and other family members and associates. Biographical Note on Robert Holbrook Smith Robert Holbrook Smith, known simply as "Dr. Bob" in the AA community, was born on August 8, 1879 in St. Johnsbury, VT, the only son of Judge and Mrs. W.P. Smith. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1902 and three years later entered the University of Michigan as a premed student. In 1910, after further training at Rush Memorial College in Chicago, he received his medical degree and secured an internship in City Hospital, Akron, Ohio. In 1912, he began his career as a medical doctor and surgeon. He married Anne Ripley in They had two children, Susan and Robert. Smith was an active member of the City Hospital staff in Akron, Ohio, and had frequent contacts with nearby St. Thomas Hospital, where in 1928 he met Sister Ignatia who later became an influential person in Smith's work with recovering alcoholics. Later, in 1935, he became professionally associated with St. Thomas Hospital and in 1943 became a member of its permanent active staff. Smith started drinking as a young adult and continued to drink heavily during the early years of his marriage and professional career. As his alcoholism progressed steadily, he began a desperate search for an answer to his problem. With strong encouragement

5 Page 5 of 59 and support from his wife, Anne R. Smith, he started attending meetings of the Oxford Group, a Christian evangelical fellowship, founded by Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman in 1919 and considered to be a forerunner of AA because of its emphasis on self-examination, acknowledgement of character defects, restitution of harm done, reliance on God, and working with others. In May of 1935, Smith, still struggling with alcohol addiction, met William G. Wilson ("Bill W."), who was on a business trip to Akron, Ohio and on the verge of a relapse into alcoholism. The two became friends and were able to support one another in their struggles with alcohol addiction. They began reading the Bible together, offered each other support, engaged in long discussions and reviewed Oxford Group ideas, all of which were influential in the development of AA and its pioneering 12-step recovery program. Smith died of cancer at City Hospital in Akron, Ohio, on November 16, Historical note on Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who meet in groups to share their experiences and common problems, and to help each other recover from alcoholism. It was the first 12-step recovery program and continues to be the source and the model for all similar recovery groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon/ Alateen. Founded in 1935 by Robert Holbrook Smith and William G. Wilson, it was the first organization run by and for alcoholics, and the first to offer sustained support of alcoholics regardless of their financial standing. It continues to be recognized and supported by the psychiatric, medical, and clerical communities. Access & use Access to the collection: Use of materials: There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.. All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, prior to reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim

6 Page 6 of 59 literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. Anonymity Guidelines: The Eleventh Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous states: "Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films." To assure that the anonymity of members of Alcoholics Anonymous, both alive and deceased, is strictly maintained, you are respectfully asked to refer only by first name and last initial to anyone who is identified as a member of AA, even where full names of writers and correspondents appear in the materials of the Library's alcohol and addiction collections. Alternate form: Preferred citation: Contact information: In order to make the Dr. Bob Collection more accessible and to provide a sample of the kind of material in the collection, parts of the collection have been digitized. To view the digitized material: go to the Inventory and click on the hyperlinked text. Robert Holbrook Smith (Dr. Bob) collection, Ms , Box A Brown University Providence, RI Telephone: Manuscripts: ; University Archives: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

7 Page 7 of 59 Administrative information About the collection Aquisition: Processing information: The Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection was purchased from Sue Smith Windows, daughter of Robert Holbrook Smith, with donated funds through the intermediary of Dr. David Lewis of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University Original Wear-Ever aluminum coffee perculator used by Robert Holbrook Smith and William G. Wilson when they first began meeting together in Smith's home in May of About the finding aid Author: Encoding: Descriptive rules: Additional information Related material: Finding aid prepared by Robert J. Rosa. This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) COLLECTIONS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY Video of Sue Windows' donation, David C. Lewis papers (The video can be viewed at the John Hay Library; it will be posted online at a future date.) Hearing about the Chester H. Kirk Collection on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous at Brown University, Dr. David Lewis was contacted by Dr. Bob's daughter, Sue Smith Windows, who was seeking a home for her father's archive. With funding secured, Dr. Lewis flew to Akron, Ohio to meet personally with Sue Windows to receive the archive for Brown University. The video documents the visit, and shows Sue Windows giving Dr. Lewis the iconic coffee pot from the Smith's kitchen, which was used by Robert

8 Page 8 of 59 Smith (Dr. Bob) and William G. Wilson (Bill W.) to brew java in Dr. Bob's effort to stay sober during their initial meetings. Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibition Collection MATERIALS AT OTHER REPOSITORIES An AA Timeline (Providence Point website) Alcoholics Anonymous: Historical Data (Alcoholics Anonymous website) Center for Alcohol Studies (Rutgers University) "The Doctor's Nightmare" by Dr. Robert H. S. (Silkworth website) Dr. Bob's Home, Akron, Ohio (Dr. Bob's Home website) "Dr. Bob Smith as a Founder of AA," Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, April 1994 (Dartmouth University website) The home of Bill W. in Bedford Hills, N.Y. (Stepping Stones website) The Little Red Book Separated material: Other information: The books from the Robert Holbrook Smith collection are cataloged separately and can be found in the Library's catalog under the heading: Robert Holbrook Smith collection Brown University Library catalog record for this collection: Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection Search terms Names: AA Grapevine Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous--History Alcoholics Anonymous Founders Foundation Lois, Oxford Group Robert Holbrook Smith collection (Brown University) Shoemaker, Samuel M. (Samuel Moor) Courage to change Shoemaker, Samuel M. (Samuel Moor), Courage to change

9 Page 9 of 59 Smith, Anne, Smith, Robert Holbrook, W., Bill Subjects: Types of materials: Occupations: Alcoholics--United States--Biography Physicians--United States--Biography Recovering alcoholics Recovery movement Artifacts Awards Bonds (Legal records) Business letters Certificates Ephemera Letters (Correspondence) Manuscripts Manuscripts for publication Photographs Printed ephemera Prints Publications Physicians

10 Page 10 of 59 Inventory Series 1, Correspondence, Box 1 Series 1. Correspondence, Letters to and from Robert Holbrook Smith, Box 1 Folder 1 Series 1. Correspondence, Letters to and from William G. Wilson, Box 1 Folder 4 Series 1. Correspondence, Letters from Lois B. Wilson, Box 1 Folder 5 Series 1. Correspondence, Letters from William G. Wilson and Lois B. Wilson, Box 1 Folder 6 Container Description Date Lowrey to Robert H. Smith Index card, Smith, Robert H. and Anne to Archie (E.M. Gilbraith) Postcard, Larkin, George H. to Robert H. Smith Letter with poem, Anonymous, Hotel Racine, WI to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), Nickerson, D. E. to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), Bill to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Gregg, Bob to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), 1941 Oct Oct Mar 1941 Aug 1942 Apr 23

11 Page of 59 1 Woodruff, M.D., I. Ogden to Robert H. Smith Letter and booklet, 1.0 and 32 pages 1946 Mar Burger, Margaret R. "Bobbie" to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), Smith, Robert H. and Anne to unknown Christmas card, Barton, Fred B. to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), Scope and Contents note The article Fred B. Barton references is in 12, and it has been scanned. Breen, Ruth to Robert H. Smith Letters (correspondence), To Robert H. and Anne Smith Empty envelope, Smith, Anne to Ruth and Ernie Gerig Christmas card, 6.0 pages Smith, Robert H. to Barry Letters (correspondence), Smith, Robert H. to Barry Letters (correspondence), Smith, Robert H. to Barry Letters (correspondence), D-- (?) to Sue Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages 1943 Sep Jan Jun Dec Dec 6 19 Jul Feb Jul 30

12 Page 12 of Caskey, Florence to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), Roland to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Dorothy to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), Hood, Myrtle Cornelia (Mrs. George W.) to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 3.0 pages 1942 Dec Nov Nov Dec 4 4 Osterhof, Dorothy H. Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages 4 Franz, Jacqueline (?) to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 4 Saunders, Gladys Barnes to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 5.0 pages 1949 Dec Dec Dec Gerig, Ruth to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Workman, Betty to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Margaret and Ted to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), To William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), Dorothy to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), 1949 Dec Dec Dec 15 4 Griffiths, Florence to William G. Wilson

13 Page 13 of Letters (correspondence), K., Marion to William G. Wilson Letters (correspondence), Wilson, William G. to Sue and Ernie Letters (correspondence), 3.0 pages Wilson, William G. to Henrietta Seiberling Letters (correspondence), Scope and Contents note Page one of letter is missing. Wilson, William G. to [Ruth] Gerig Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Robert H. and Anne Smith Christmas card, Wilson, Lois B. to Sue and Ray Windows Christmas card, Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Christmas card, 1952 circa Feb 1 5 Wilson, Lois B. to Roth (?) Christmas card, Wilson, Lois and Bill to unknown Christmas card, Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Christmas card, Wilson, Lois B. to Sue and Ray Christmas card,

14 Page 14 of Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Card, To Sue Card fragment, Wilson, Lois (Mrs. William G.) to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois (Mrs. William G.) to Betty and Bob Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Wilson, Lois B. to "Friends" Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue and Ray Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Elgie and John Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue and Ray Windows Letters (correspondence), 1984 Aug Apr Feb Apr Jun Aug 1982 Aug Aug Nov Oct Dec 18

15 Page 15 of Wilson, Lois B. to Betty Letters (correspondence), 2.0 pages Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue and Ray Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Sue Windows Letters (correspondence), Wilson, Lois and Bill to Robert and Anne Smith Card, 2.0 pages Wilson, Lois and Bill to "Friends" Letters (correspondence), 1979 Apr Jun Jan Jan Dec Jan 1 Series 2, Manuscripts, Box 1 Container Description Date 7 Smith, Robert and William Wilson proposal - "Your third legacy" 26.0 pages 1950 Oct 8 Address book 9 Funeral guest book for Dr. Robert H. Smith 33.0 pages 10 Wilson, Bill. Manuscript: "The alcoholic foundation of yesterday, today, and tomorrow" to Manuscript, 25.0 pages 1947

16 Page 16 of 59 Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes 32.0 pages Smith, Anne. Envelope covered with spiritual notes 2.0 pages Smith, Anne. Pages of spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Spiritual notebook 69.0 pages Scope and Contents note Sections B, D, G, L, S, U. Smith, Anne. Poem: "Song of the bridge-builders" Smith, Anne. Notes: "General Principles" Smith, Anne. Notes: "Spiritual Diagnosis" Smith, Anne. Notes: "The Five C's" Smith, Anne. Notes: "How to Interview" Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes

17 Page 17 of 59 Smith, Anne. Notes: "Guidance" 2.0 pages Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Notes: "Question of thinking" Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Notes: "What does a real 100% surrender mean?" Smith, Anne. Notes: "What should come into a witness" Smith, Anne. Notes on surrender Smith, Anne. Notes: "Kagawa" Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. "Oxford House Party, 1933: (Elinor Forde)" 1933

18 Page 18 of 59 Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes 2.0 pages Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes: "Surrender" Smith, Anne. "Notes from the Oxford England House Party" Smith, Anne. "Talk on Leadership by John Watt" Smith, Anne. "Leadership" Smith, Anne. "Sharing" 3.0 pages Smith, Anne. "Little Sins" Smith, Anne. "Good people's sins" 2.0 pages Smith, Anne. "Stewardship" 3.0 pages Smith, Anne. "Surrender" 8.0 pages Smith, Anne. "Team Questions" 2.0 pages Smith, Anne

19 Page 19 of Smith, Anne. Spiritual notes Smith, Anne. "What surrender means" 2.0 pages Smith, Anne. "Checking" Smith, Anne Smith, Anne. Tributes to Anne R. Smith by miscellaneous authors Scope and Contents note Dorothy. "Let Me Tell About Anne Smith", 4 pages, Notes about Anne Smith, 3 pages, "Dr. Tunk's Tribute to Mrs. Smith", 1 page, 1949 Jun 3 Anne Smith's obituary & a note, 1 page, McFarland, Katie to Dr. Bob, 1 page, 1949 Dec 9 McFarland, Katie. "Anne", 1 page, 1949 Dec 9 Dotson (?), Henrietta. Memories of Anne Smith, photocopies, 5 pages, Wilson, Bill. Request for memories of Anne Smith, 1 page, 1949? Barton, Fred B. note to Dr. Bob with photocopy of "This was Anne Smith", 1 page, 1950 Jan 30

20 Page 20 of Barton, Fred B. "This Was Anne Smith" to A.A. Grapevine, 8 pages, Wing, Nell. Note to Sue Windows concerning photocopy of "This was Anne Smith", 2 pages, Hartigan, Francis. Note to Sue Windows concerning photocopy of "This was Anne Smith", 1 pages, Smith, Anne. Address book 25 Funeral guest book for Anne Smith 40.0 pages Wilson, Lois B. Remarks at the Flag Ceremony During A.A.'s 50th Anniversary Convention 3.0 pages Nicollett Group. "An Introduction to the 12 Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Program" - Multiple drafts to All alcoholic men and women 48.0 pages Book wrap-around (flyer) for revised edition of "The Big Book" Hood, George. Note & Author list for the Big Book to Dr. Bob Collected list of contributors to the first, second, and third editions of the Big Book 1949 Jun Jun 05

21 Page 21 of pages Mauser, Frank. Note & Author list for the Big Book to Sue Windows 3.0 pages Koelher, Rev. John G. "Excerpts from a Sermon Broadcast over W.I.B.M. from the First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mich." 2.0 pages Magnuson, Nils (?). Script for A.A. radio show 13.0 pages Windsor, Kennedy (?). Script for A.A. radio show 12.0 pages Alcoholics Anonymous. Script for A.A. radio show 1 Alcoholics Anonymous. Script for A.A. radio show 5.0 pages Alexander, Jack. "Untitled" [The Drunkard's Best Friend] Scope and Contents note This article, entitled "The Drunkard's Best Friend," was written by Jack Alexander and published in the Saturday Evening Post on April 1, This was the second article about Alcoholics Anonymous written by Alexander and published in the 1983 Sep Feb May 5 19 Apr Sep Oct 14

22 Page 22 of 59 Saturday Evening Post. The first article, entitled "Alcoholics Anonymous", was published March 1, 1941 and was the article that first thrust AA into the national consciousness. Names: Alexander, Jack Bauer, A.E. "The 'A-A' Way" Burrill, James. Speech to meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, Los Angeles 30.0 pages Cole, Celia Caroline. "Cast Your Nets" Cole, Celia Caroline. "Finger of God," 2 copies 5.0 pages Ehram, Max. "Reveries" Dr. Bob and the good oldtimers in 3 parts Scope and Contents note This 3-page 1978 Peebles manuscript was published in 1980 by AA World Services as the book, Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers 1947 Mar Names: Peebles, Miles 27 Shoemaker, Sam. "The Courage to Change" pages 1992 Jun 4

23 Page 23 of Notes about early days of Alcoholic Anonymous, pages Notes on Bible passages 2.0 pages To-Do List Chart featuring Mr. and Mrs. Smith; Mr. and Mrs. McK; Miss S., and Mr. H. Notes, member list (?) 2.0 pages Note concerning stories in The Big Book Notebook 9 Notes & envelope Smith, Robert & Suzanna Galbraith checkbook 50.0 pages Anonymous. "Out of the Fog" 7.0 pages "How it works" 7.0 pages 1985 Jul Sep 14 Series 3, Business papers, Box 1

24 Page 24 of 59 Series 3. Business papers, AA Founders Foundation, Box 1 Folder 30 Series 3. Business papers, AA, miscellanea, Box 1 Folder 31 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence, AA Founders Foundation, Box 1 Folder 32 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence to and from Sue Smith Windows, Box 1 Folder 33 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence from AA Grapevine to Sue Windows Smith, Box 1 Folder 34 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence from AA General Service Board to Sue Smith Windows, Box 1 Folder 35 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence from AA General Service Board to Robert R. Smith, 1976 Box 1 Folder 36 Series 3. Business papers, Correspondence, AA, miscellanea, Box 1 Folder Container Description Date Bock & Clark Location Service plat First American Title Insurance Company of New York, insurance schedule First American Title Insurance Company of New York, insurance restrictions Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs receipt to Founders Foundation 1983 Sep Jan 23

25 Page 25 of Secretary of State of Ohio certificate to Founders Foundation Laporte, Daniel G., Incorporator, articles of incorporation to Founders Foundation Internal Revenue Service employer identification notice to Founders Foundation Akron Board of Zoning Appeals, meeting minutes Mortgage Identification Service plat to Founders Foundation Founders Foundation. Application for Vendor's Licence to Auditor of Summit County Department of Planning and Urban Development. Appeal for permission to establish a museum to Founders Foundation 3.0 pages Founders Foundation. Bylaws of Foundation 10.0 pages Founders Foundation. Bylaws of Foundation 1985 Jan Jan Feb Apr Apr Aug Jun Jun 18

26 Page 26 of Founders Foundation. Code of Regulations of Foundation, with corrections 23.0 pages Wilson, Bill. Proposal to Foundation board of trustees to Founders Foundation 6.0 pages Wilson, Bill. Proposal to Foundation board of trustees to Founders Foundation 5.0 pages Works Publishing Inc. Report to stockholders 2.0 pages Snyder, Clarence H. Historical record of A.A. 6.0 pages Trustees of the Alcoholic Foundation. Statement on anonymity Special Committee. Report of the Committee to study problems of alcoholism 6.0 pages Special Committee. Report of the Committee to study problems of alcoholism 7.0 pages 1941 Jun Jun Jun Oct 1948 Nov

27 Page 27 of Nicollet. "Carrying the Message" 2.0 pages The General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous (North American Section) (2 copies) 7.0 pages Founders Foundation. Request for rezoning to Mr. Norman Salem, Zoning Administrator Watts, Theodore (?) F. Notice of vacating property Disctrict Director, Internal Revenue Service. Tax Notice to Founders Foundation Founders Foundation. Capital Budgets Simmons, David, National Park Service. Evaluation form for the house of R.H. Smith National Register Nomination Questionnaire for the house of R.H. Smith 2.0 pages Founders Foundation. Application for re-zoning to Akron Board of Zoning Appeals 1947 (?) 1985 Mar 1985 Apr 1985 Sep Aug 23 circa (?)

28 Page 28 of Department of Planning and Urban Development memorandum to Akron Board of Zoning Appeals 3.0 pages "Where It All Started" promotional flyer for Dr. Bob's House Founders Foundation. Application for grant from G.A.R. foundation to Atty. Lisle Buckingham 6.0 pages Sieberling, John F., House of Representatives. Letter of congratulations on earning National Register status to David Snider, Founders Foundation Parrish, A. Wesley, Founders Foundation. Christmas letter & request for donations to "Friend" A. Wesley Parrish, Founders Foundation. Christmas letter & request for donations to "Friend" A. Wesley Parrish, Founders Foundation. Request for donations to "Friend" Stewart, Kay, Founders Foundation. Notice of being named Honorary Lifetime Trustee to Raymond Windows 1985 Apr (?) 1985 Sep Nov (?) 1988 Jan 4

29 Page 29 of Wing, Nell to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Brosnan, Anne, Saint Thomas Hospital Medical Center to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Pearson, Robert G. to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Osnato, Tony to Ray and Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Transportation Committee to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Wilson, Lois B. to Ray and Sue Windows Christmas card, Stewart, Kay, Founders Foundation. Notice of being named Honorary Lifetime Trustee to Sue Windows Eney (?), Ruben V. to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Vahey, Edgar Reilly to Sue Windows Letter and photocopied article, 3.0 pages Sue Smith Windows to A.A. Archives Letter (correspondence), Wetz, Roger H. to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 1980 Mar May Mar Jun Jun Dec Jan Jul Dec Jun Sep 19

30 Page 30 of Wing, Nell to Sue Windows Christmas card, Sue Smith Windows to Frank Mauser, AA World Services Letter (correspondence), Windows, Sue Smith to Frank Mauser, AA World Services Letter (correspondence), Jasper, Tom to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 1.0 of 2 pages Price, Sarah to Sue Windows Note, Catalogue of AA cassettes 8.0 pages Burns, Richard G. to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Price, Sarah to Ray and Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Hank F.G. to Sue Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Amos, Mary to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), 1991 Dec Jan May May Jun Jul (?) 1973 Nov May 20

31 Page 31 of Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Carpenter, Paula. AA Grapevine to Sue S. Galbraith Letter (correspondence), Warner, Ann, AA Grapevine to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Gresham, Retha, AA Grapevine to Sue Smith Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Wing, Nell to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages 1975 Jan Feb Mar May Nov Apr May May Jul May 24

32 Page 32 of Fisher, Lois to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Fisher, Lois to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Price, Sarah to Sue and Ray Windows Letter (correspondence), Price, Sarah to "Friend" Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Fisher, Lois to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), To Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), Mauser, Frank to Sue Windows Letter (correspondence), To Sue and Ray Windows Envelope and scraps, 3.0 pages 1979 Jan Feb Mar Aug May Sep Jul Aug Dec Jan May Jun Apr 26

33 Page 33 of To Sue Windows Envelope with notes, To Sue Windows Empty envelope, To Sue Windows Empty envelope, Hitchins, Robert E. to Robert R. Smith Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Snyder, Clarence H. to Roger Letter (correspondence), Snyder, Clarence H. to Roger Letter (correspondence), 1.0 of 2(?) pages Alan (?) to Barry Letter (correspondence), O'Brien, William to Mr. Dillon Letter (correspondence), Chas (?) to Barry Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Katie and (?) to Barry and Gunnar Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Letter of congratulations to A.A. Winnipeg Group Percy to Barry Letter (correspondence), 1983 Sep Mar Dec Feb Mar 3 19 Jun Jun Aug Nov Dec 12

34 Page 34 of 59 Meller, Charlotte to Barry Letter (correspondence), Percy to Barry Leach Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Johannson, Grettir Leo to Barry Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Steckman, Al to Nell Letter (correspondence), B., Bill to Barry Letter (correspondence), Johnston, John to Mr. Collins Letter (correspondence), 2.0 pages Wing, Nell to Ernie Letter (correspondence), Sieberling, John F., House of Representatives to "Friends" Letter (correspondence), Reagan, Ronald to A.A. Letter (correspondence), Kuhlman, Beth to W.D. Hardy Letter (correspondence), Bill, General Service Conference to Trustees of A.A., Memorandum regarding General Service Conference 6.0 pages Bill, General Service Conference to Trustees of A.A., Suggestions regarding General Service Conference pages 19 Dec Dec Jan Aug Feb May Oct Jun Jun (?) 1950 Jun Jun 20

35 Page 35 of 59 Works Publishing Inc., Auditors' Report 8.0 pages Leach, Barry. 'Living Sober' Royalties. Collection of pertinent documents 8.0 pages Leach, Barry. Photocopy of check Sutcliffe, Mary and Barry Leach to Mr. and Mrs. John Reese 3.0 pages Drawings of a ring Image of the ring given to Lois Wilson by Mary Sutcliffe and Barry Leach O'Boyle, Margaret to Ron Siass Letter (correspondence), Siass, Ron to Margaret O'Boyle Letter (correspondence), Forte, Sandra to Ron Siass Letter (correspondence), O'Boyle, Margaret to Ron Siass Letter (correspondence), Siass, Ron Copyright information, Leach, Barry to George Dorsey Letter (correspondence), 1949 Dec Mar Oct 1 circa Mar May Apr May May Mar 7

36 Page 36 of 59 Bragg, John K. to Barry Leach Letter (correspondence), Leach, Barry to G.S. Board Attachment, Leach, Barry to G.S. Board Letter (correspondence), 3.0 pages 1982 May Feb Feb 14 Series 4, Printed materials, Box 2,8,map case Series 4. Printed materials, AA Grapevine, Box 2 Folder Series 4. Printed materials, AA periodicals, miscellaneous, Box 2 Folder 40 Series 4. Printed materials, AA booklets and pamphlets, Box 2 Folder 41 Series 4. Printed materials, Oxford Group booklets, Box 2 Folder 43 Series 4. Printed materials, Non-AA periodicals and reprints, Box 2 Folder Series 4. Printed materials, Non-AA booklets and pamphlets, Box 2 Folder Container Description Date A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages Editorial: On Cultivating Tolerance A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages 19 Jun 19 Jul 19 Jul 19 Aug

37 Page of A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 12.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 12.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 8.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 12.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages 19 Sep 19 Oct 19 Nov 19 Dec Jan 19 Jun 19 Jul 19 Dec 1946 Mar 19 Oct 1946 Jun 1950 Dec 1951 Jan

38 Page 38 of A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages A.A. Grapevine 49.0 pages Founders Day Herald Founders Day Herald House Call 6.0 pages House Call 6.0 pages House Call 6.0 pages Founders Foundation News pages Notes and Quotes from Dr. Bob's House 1960 Dec 1973 Jun 1974 Jun 1977 Feb 1984 Jan 1994 Jun Spring 1995 Fall 1998 Spring 1989 Apr

39 Page 39 of Notes and Quotes from Dr. Bob's House Central Bulletin Central Bulletin Central Bulletin Central Bulletin Central Bulletin Central Bulletin Central Bulletin 4' pages Stepping Stones Club Newsletter 3' pages Stepping Stones Club Newsletter 3.0 pages The Road Back 5.0 pages The Road Back A.A. Convention Bulletin 1990 Jan 1943 May 1943 Nov 19 Jan 19 Apr 19 Jun 19 Mar 1950 Nov 1994 Feb 1994 Apr 1949 Aug 1949 Oct 1955 Jul 1

40 Page 40 of Folder Map, 41a 41a A.A. Convention Bulletin A.A. Convention Bulletin Conference Highlights What will I talk about tonight? 39.0 pages Highroad to Happiness 20.0 pages Extensions Extensions Poster : "Where It All Began" Scope and Contents note From original oil painting by Susan Renae Sampson, signed by the artist. This item is located in a Stack 5 map case by call number. The Four Absolutes 15.0 pages Scope and Contents note 2 copies A Way of Life 16.0 pages 1955 Jul Jul Jan 1988 Jan

41 Page 41 of 59 41a 41a 41a 41a 41a 41b 41b 41b 41b 41b 41b Alcoolicos Anonimos 1 What Others Think of Alcoholics Anonymous 19.0 pages Last Major Talk of Doctor Bob Smith 19.0 pages Last Major Talk of Doctor Bob Smith 19.0 pages A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous 20.0 pages The last talks of A.A.'s Co-Founders 28.0 pages A.A. for the Woman 35.0 pages Alcoholism the Illness 30.0 pages Lois and Evelyn's Trip to AA and Al- Anon Round-the-World 43.0 pages Impressions of A.A. 8.0 pages Scope and Contents note 3 copies A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous 16.0 pages

42 Page 42 of 59 41b 41b 41b 41b 41b 41c 41c 41c 41c A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous 26.0 pages The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous 6.0 pages A Seed is Planted in Brooklyn 8.0 pages The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous 30.0 pages The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous 6.0 pages The First Five Years 20.0 pages Scope and Contents note 4 copies Medicine Looks at Alcoholics Anonymous 19.0 pages Scope and Contents note 9 copies A.A pages Scope and Contents note 2 copies A.A pages May Apr 1943

43 Page 43 of 59 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c Introduction to A.A. List of A.A. Groups as of February pages Scope and Contents note 2 copies List of A.A. Groups as of February s A.A. Tradition 47.0 pages List of A.A. Groups as of August, pages Alcoholics Anonymous Tradition 7.0 pages Digest of Proceedings at Dinner Given by Mr. John D. Rockefeller... 1 Alcoholics Anonymous 15.0 pages What is A.A.? Short Lessons from Alcoholics Anonymous Freedom from Despair 1946 Feb 1947 Feb Aug 1947 Jan 1940(?) 1943

44 Page of 59 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c 41c Scope and Contents note 5 copies A.A. Directory for Akron and Nearby Groups 5.0 pages 13 Steps to Alcoholism; 12 Steps to Recovery 8.0 pages Dublin Group Alcoholics Anonymous A.A. Montpelier Group Dublin Group Alcoholics Anonymous The Alcoholic Foundation Is A.A. for you? 5.0 pages The Doctor's Letter 8.0 pages The Last Major Talk of Doctor Bob Smith 23.0 pages 1954 Nov Box 8, Booklet, Secretary's manual 41c Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous; Twelve Steps to a Spiritual Experience

45 Page of Wilson, William G. Third Legacy Manual 57.0 pages The Rev. S.M. Shoemaker. "Three levels of life: a sermon" 15.0 pages H.A. Walter, M.A. "Soul-surgery: some thoughts on incisive personal work" pages The Rev. S.M. Shoemaker. "What if I had but one sermon to preach?" 12.0 pages "Popular Home" 15.0 pages "Literary Digest: Psychic Hocus-Pocus" Adele Miller and Harry W. Page. "Akron Century Crowned" Sheet music, "Do it Anyway!" "The Surgeon General has determined that: hugging is good for your health!" "From a Forgotten Friend" J.Packer prayer 1955 Jun Early Spring 1931 Nov 7

46 Page 46 of 59 David C. Lewis, M.D. and Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D. "Preserving the History of Alcoholics Anonymous" 2.0 pages Dwight Anderson. "The Process of Recovery from Alcoholism" 7.0 pages Photocopy from "The Sporting News" 1.0 (14 copies) pages "Almost Unbelievable Comeback of Rollicking Rollo" Scope and Contents note 14 copies "The Sober Press" "Journal of the American Medical Association: Alcohol Problems" 2.0 pages Starr Daily. "A Group Letter for Spiritual Renewal : How to Talk to Yourself" 2.0 pages "Georgia's Health" J.V Edlin, M.D., R.H. Johnson, M.D., P. Hletko, M.D., and G. Heilbrunn, M.D. "The Conditioned Aversion Treatment in Chronic Alcoholism" 1997 Fall 19 Oct-19 Dec 1942 Jul Nov 19 Sep 8 19 Jun

47 Page 47 of 59 "The Surrendered Life" 1s "Reprint Packet for Members of the research Council on Problems of Alcohol" 16.0 pages Elgar Brown. "So you can't stop drinking?" 20.0 pages D.B. Rotman, M.D. Alcoholism: a Social Disease 1s William W. "The Society of Alcoholics Anonymous" 6.0 pages Mark Dawidziak. "Garner, Woods tell story of A.A." "The Drinker and the Drunkard" 16.0 pages "The Bulletin: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" 12.0 pages Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. "How to Say Your Prayers" Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. "How to Break the Worry Habit" 19 Dec Nov 1989 Apr May 6 19 Jul 1951 Jan

48 Page 48 of 59 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. "How to Make Your Work Easy" Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. "How to Forgive" Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. "How to Go to Church" Prayer "Are You Planning Disaster?" Prospectus for Eugene Zobel's Bentley Brook Farm "Desiderata" Pamphlet: "The Jack Alexander Article" 2 Pamphlet: "A Letter to a Woman Alcoholic" 1 Booklet: "The Golden Key" 12.0 pages Booklet: "The Seven Main Aspects of God" 53.0 pages

49 Page 49 of 59 Booklet: Emmet Fox. "Your Heart's Desire" 19.0 pages Booklet: Emmet Fox. "The Yoga of Love" 16.0 pages Booklet: Emmet Fox. "Getting Results by Prayer / You Must Be Born Again/ The Great Adventure" 23.0 pages Booklet: Emmet Fox. "The Mental Equivalent" 40.0 pages Frank C. Laubach. "The Game with Minutes" 2 Glenn Clark. "The Divine Plan" 6.0 pages Booklet: Henry Drummond. "The Greatest Thing in the World" 32.0 pages Booklet: Helen G. Sherry. "Are You Getting All You Want from Life?" 2 Booklet: Rev. Bruno Hagspiel, S.V.D. "Lift Up Your Hearts!" 80.0 pages Booklet: Grateful Thoughts: Favorites 28.0 pages

50 Page 50 of 59 Scope and Contents note 2 copies Booklet: Herbert Yahraes. "Alcoholism is a Sickness" 32.0 pages Scope and Contents note 8 copies Program for conference on alcoholism: "Alcoholics are People" 39.0 pages Pamphlet: Roster: Passumpsic Lodge 22.0 pages Pamphlet: "God, A.A., and Akron" 2 Scope and Contents note 3 copies Pamphlet: Albert Edward Wiggam. "Master Your Bad Habits the Easy Way" 18.0 pages Pamphlet: Fr. Samuel R. Ciccolini. "The Victory of Freedom" 6.0 pages Scope and Contents note 3 copies Booklet: Roy L. Smith. "Emergency Rations"

51 Page 51 of 59 Pamphlet: Karma: the Law of Action and Reaction Pamphlet: Life After Death 15.0 pages Pamphlet: Clairvoyance Pamphlet: Sidney A. Cook. "Theosophy Simply Told" 5.0 pages Pamphlet: Masters of Wisdom 7.0 pages Leaflet: What is an Alcoholic? 6.0 pages Scope and Contents note 6 copies Leaflet: What Can I Do? 6.0 pages Scope and Contents note 6 copies Leaflet: Lecture Service 6.0 pages Leaflet: Book of Etiquette 6.0 pages Leaflet: Services 6.0 pages

52 Page 52 of 59 Leaflet: Why This Committee 6.0 pages Leaflet: Reading Matter 6.0 pages Booklet: One Solitary Voice 27.0 pages 1967 Series 5, Photographs, Box 2,6,7,map case Container Description Date Box 6, Box 7, Folder Map, Robert Holbrook Smith (oversized, framed) Robert Holbrook Smith (oversized, unframed) Robert Holbrook Smith (oversized, unframed) Scope and Contents note This item is located in a map case on Stack 5. Box 7, William G. Wilson (oversize, unframed) Box 6, Anne R. Smith (oversized, framed) Folder Map, Anne R. Smith (oversized, unframed) Scope and Contents note This item is located in a map case on Stack 5. Folder Map, International AA Convention : Montreal 1985 Jul Jul 7

53 Page 53 of 59 Folder Map, Scope and Contents note This item is located in a map case on Stack 5. AA International Convention : Seattle, WA Scope and Contents note This item is located in a map case on Stack Jul Dr. Bob's House Library Room pre 1935 Dr. Bob next to car circa 19 Series 6, Certificates, awards, bonds, , Box 2,3,7 Container Description Date Box 3, Medical awards to Robert Holbrook Smith (plaques) Box 7, Saloon license certificates Box 7, Awards of service to Robert Holbrook Smith from State of Ohio "Temperance Certificate" for E. Stillings, Rochester N.H. "Liquor Assessment Receipt.", Bucyrus Ohio 1885 Sep Dec 18 Series 7, Ephemera, Box 2,8

54 Page 54 of 59 Container Description Date AA invitations Memorial pamphlet, "Dr. Bob's Last Talk Memorial pamphlet, "Akron, Ohio Remembers Lois Burnham Wilson." Memorial pamphlet, "Memorial for Friends and Relatives of Robert H. Smith." Newspaper clipping: "Akron founder to be remembered..." by Ken Nichols, Akron Beacon Journal Newspaper clipping: "Hilarious Convention Held by Alcoholics Anonymous" Newspaper clipping: "Alcoholics' pilgrimage," by Terry Oblander, Akron Beacon Journal Newspaper clipping: "Lois Burnham Wilson... Is Dead at 97," by Eric Pace, New York Times Newspaper clipping: "Henrietta Seiberling dies at 91," by W. Canterbury, Akron Beacon Jour. Newspaper clipping: "Dr. Bob," by Booton Herdon, The American Weekly 1950 Jul Nov Jun Oct Oct Dec Mar

55 Page 55 of Newspaper clipping: "Dr. Robert H. Smith Eulogized." Anonymous newspaper tribute Flyer and order form for book, "Children of the Healer: The Story of Dr. Bob's Kids.", Parkside Publishing Corporation Photo of King School and Mayflower Hotel, sites of historical importance for AA, Bishop Pamphlet, "Welcome to Dr. Bob's House, 'Where It All Started.'" Postcards Religious cards R.H. Smith's Cadillac i.d., prescription pad and Feosol Homoglobin Scale booklet Box 8, Social Security card, R. H. Smith's Box 8, Business card, R. H. Smith's Box 8, Prescription pad 54 Ephemera, miscellaneous Series 8, Artifacts, 1948, Box 3-10

56 Page 56 of 59 Container Description Date Box 3, Collector's plate, AA Anniversary (2 plates) Box 3, Wall plaque, AA Anniversary (2 plaques) Box 3, Print, "Easy does it," (framed) Box 3, Collector's plate, "SPES MEA in Deo Est" Box 3, Wall shelves, wooden (2 shelves) Box 3, Wall plaque, "Demon Rum" Box 3, Wall plaques, "Serenity prayer" Box 4, Angel figurine, ceramic (2 figurines) Box 4, Desk accesories, metal, engraved Box 4, Trophy, golf Box 4, Figurine, Swan, class (2 figurines) Box 4, Vase, metal Box 4, Wall mount, with medical insignia, metal Box 5, Pitcher, metal Box 5, Medical equipment Box 6, Brochure, with medallions, "Dr. Bob's Home," (framed) Box 6, Puzzle, "Dr. Bob's Home," (framed)

57 Page 57 of 59 Box 7, Hand-lettered and illustrated memorial tribute to R.H. Holbrook Smith (framed) Box 7, Print, Serenity prayer (framed) Box 7, Print, "The Twelve Traditions" (framed) Box 8, Coffee pot Box 9, Golf clubs Box 8, Loose-leaf binder, "Handbook for the Secretary" Box 8, Homeopathic Remedy Kit Box 10, Proctological device Box 8, Wallet, R.H. Smith's Box 8, Baseball, World Series (signed by the Cleveland Indians world champion team and their manager, Lou Boudreau) 1948 Series 9, Collection history, Box 8 Container Description Date Box 8, Executive Committee of the Board Photograph, Scope and Contents note Photograph taken at Brown University's Hay Library in July 2002; the Board includes David Lewis, Tom Rathbone, Stacia Murphy, Adele Smithers Jul

58 Page 58 of 59 Box 8, Box 8, Fornanci, Veronica Liss, Rudy Ruggles, Gordon Steinhauer, and William Rader. Brown Alumni Magazine, Archive of Recovery: Dr. Bob comes to the Brown Library Clippings, Scope and Contents note The March/April 2000 issue of the Brown Alumni Magazine carried this brief but lively account of the University's acquisition of the Doctor Bob collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, and personal memorabilia belonging to Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith ( ), whose meeting with William Wilson ("Bill W.") in 1935 led to the deep personal friendship and fifteen-year-long partnership as cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous, the self-help movement that has brought sobriety to millions of members worldwide. The article includes an image of Dr. Bob's coffee pot and The Big Book. Brown Alumni Magazine, Archive of Recovery: Dr. Bob comes to the Brown Library Clippings, Scope and Contents note Clipping from the March/April 2000 issue of the Brown Alumni Magazine; an account of the University's acquisition of the Doctor Bob collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, and personal memorabilia belonging 2000 Mar 2000 Mar

59 Page 59 of 59 to Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith ( ), whose meeting with William Wilson ("Bill W.") in 1935 led to the deep personal friendship and fifteen-year-long partnership as cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous, the self-help movement that has brought sobriety to millions of members worldwide. The article includes an image of Dr. Bob's coffee pot and The Big Book.