South Jersey Intergroup Association of Alcoholics Anonymous

Contact us at:

P.O. Box 2514 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Tollfree: 866-920-1212
Local: 856-486-4444
Office: 856-486-4446
Email: Info@aasj.org

Resources - SJIG Archives

The Archive Committee organizes and stores historic materials regarding the South Jersey Intergroup.  We gather histories of the groups and Old-timers for our area.  If you have historic documents/literature to donate or would like to be interviewed about your group's story or your own personal story, please email us at archives@aasj.org

Archive Tidbits :: September History

Sept, 1930 Bill wrote 4th (his last) promise in family Bible to quit drinking
Sept, 1939 Group started by Earl T in Chicago.
Sept, 1940 AA group started in Toledo by Duke P & others.
Sept, 1940 Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases gives Big Book unfavorable review.
Sept, 1946 Bill & Dr. Bob both publicly endorsed National Committee Education Alcoholism founded by Marty M.
Sept, 1946 1st A.A. group in Mexico.
Sept, 1948 Bob writes article for Grapevine on AA "Fundamentals - In Retrospect".
Sept, 1949 1st issue of Grapevine published in "pocketbook" size.
Sept 1, 1939 1st AA group founded in Chicago.
Sept 11, 2001 30 Vesey St, New York. Location of AA's first office is destroyed during the World Trade Center attack.
Sept 12, 1942 U.S. Assist. Surgeon General Kolb speaks at dinner for Bill and Dr Bob.
Sept 13, 1937 Florence R, 1st female in AA in NY.
Sept 13, 1941 WHJP in Jacksonville, FL airs Spotlight on AA.
Sept 17, 1954 Bill D, AA #3 dies.
Sept 18, 1947 Dallas Central Office opens its doors.
Sept 19, 1965 The Saturday Evening Post publishes article "Alcoholics Can Be Cured - Despite AA"
Sept 19, 1975 Jack Alexander, author of original Saturday Evening Post article, dies.
Sept 21, 1938 Bill W & Hank P form Works Publishing Co.
Sept 24, 1940 Bill 12th steps Bobbie V, who later replaced Ruth Hock as his secretary in NY.
Sept 30, 1939 article in Liberty magazine, "Alcoholics and God" > by Morris Markey.
Sept, 1971 First European Convention, Bristol, England, Sally Cousins, Archivist

Do you have a piece of AA history that you’d like to submit? Click here..

Personal Histories

We are collecting personal histories of AA members with 30+ years of sobriety. These histories help us to learn more about the beginnings of AA in our area, as well as understand how AA has changed over the years.

If you or someone you know, would like to be interviewed, click here to contact the committee chairperson.

Personal Histories Online