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AA Grapevine

This collection includes the AA Grapevine Magazines. These are great gifts to give to Sponsors, Sponsees, and friends in celebration of a sobriety anniversary!

The Grapevine was created by six AA members in the New York area — four women and two men. With the blessings of AA's co-founder Bill W., they published the first issue in June 1944, just nine years after the founding of AA. A copy of that first issue was sent to every AA group — about 300 at the time — and to all known AA members in the armed services overseas. An entire page with the heading, "Mail Call for All AAs in the Armed Forces," was devoted to letters from these members, who began calling the Grapevine their "meeting in print." The title stuck, and today the Grapevine and La Viña carry it on their covers.

At the heart of the early Grapevines, then as now, were first-person stories. There were also news and notes on current happenings at the Central Office, plus reports of the explosion of new groups in North America and around the world. In addition to AA news, there were book reviews and magazine reprints and pieces written by non-AAs, including some well-known literary figures. Discussed were such burning topics of the day as the place of women in AA, returning veterans, and cross-addiction.

By the fourth issue, the magazine began printing this description of itself under the masthead:

A monthly Journal devoted to those seeking further knowledge on the problem of alcoholism, in the hope that it may prove a unifying bond to all alcoholics everywhere. Individual opinions expressed here are not, necessarily, those of AA as a whole.

The AA Grapevine was in fact appealing to "alcoholics everywhere" and in 1945, at the request of the groups, it became the national journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Four years later, when the Grapevine's readership had expanded to include members in Canada and Europe, the designation was changed to the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Later issues of the Grapevine reported on important developments in the growth of the Fellowship, worldwide, such as the birth of the General Service Structure, World Service Meetings, and the publication of the Third and Fourth editions of the Big Book. The history of the Grapevine is the history of the growth of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1986, the General Service Conference reaffirmed the magazine's place in AA with an advisory action that recognized it as the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Enjoy Shopping in this collection of AA Grapevine Magazine's.

  • AA Grapevine - April 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - April 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - April 1954

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    This is the April 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Education for Privacy”, “High Bottom Alcoholics”, “Minutes if ...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from May 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from May 1954

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    This is the May 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Were You There, Charlie?”, “First Meeting”, “Family Circle”, and...

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  • AA Grapevine - A Letter To Groups from Bill - July 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - A Letter To Groups from Bill - July 1954 Recovery Collectibles
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    AA Grapevine - A Letter To Groups from Bill - July 1954

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    This is the July 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes “A Letter To Groups from Bill”. This issue features the articles ”Ten Days Th...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from November 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from November 1955

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    This is the November 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Thanksgiving Time” by Bill W, “The Day Willie Slipped”, “In...

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  • AA Grapevine - Came to Believe - December 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Came to Believe - December 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Came to Believe - December 1955

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    This is the December 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the famous image “Came to Believe” that has recently been known as “The M...

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  • AA Grapevine - January 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - January 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - January 1954

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    This is the January 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”1953 and the Alcoholic”, “AA Roulette”, and much more! This ...

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  • AA Grapevine - February 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - February 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - February 1954

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    This is the February 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Another Fragment of History by Bill”, The Treatment of Alco...

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  • AA Grapevine July 1955 - 1955 International Convention Issue Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine July 1955 - 1955 International Convention Issue Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine July 1955 - 1955 International Convention Issue

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    This is the July 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue is the 20th Anniversary and 1955 AA International Convention Issue. This issue feature...

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  • Copy of AA Grapevine - Convention Highlights - August 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    Copy of AA Grapevine - Convention Highlights - August 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Convention Highlights - August 1955

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    This is the August 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features several articles that tell different stories about the 1955 AA Internationa...

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  • AA Grapevine - 1955 International Convention Program - June 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - 1955 International Convention Program - June 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - 1955 International Convention Program - June 1955

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    This is the June 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes the program for the 1955 AA International Convention in St. Louis. This issue...

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  • AA Grapevine September 1955 - The Pink Cloud and Afternoon by Harry Tiebout Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine September 1955 - The Pink Cloud and Afternoon by Harry Tiebout Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine September 1955 - The Pink Cloud and Afternoon by Harry Tiebout

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    This is the September 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Pink Cloud and After” by Dr. Harry Tiebout, “You Don’t...

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  • AA Grapevine - Hospitals and Prisons - August 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Hospitals and Prisons - August 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Hospitals and Prisons - August 1954

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    This is the August 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Twelve Steps and the Older Member”, “Case History of a Dr...

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  • AA Grapevine - September 1954 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - September 1954 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - September 1954

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    This is the September 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”People in Glass Houses”, “AA Profaners”, “Growing With AA”...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from May 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from May 1955

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    This is the May 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”How AA’s World Services Grew ... Part 1” by Bill. This Grapevine...

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  • Copy of AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    Copy of AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957

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    This is the November 1957, Traditions Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article by Bill titled “Respecting Money”. There is ...

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  • AA Grapevine - February 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - February 1955 Recovery Collectibles
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    AA Grapevine - February 1955

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    This is the February 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”’54 Roundup”, “Sponsorship”, “Education of a Drink”, and mu...

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  • Copy of AA Grapevine - Serenity Prayer - March 1955 Recovery Collectibles
    Copy of AA Grapevine - Serenity Prayer - March 1955 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Serenity Prayer - March 1955

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    This is the March 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue began the longtime tradition of the Large Print text of the Serenity Prayer with a wh...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1955 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from April 1955 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from April 1955

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    This is the April 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Please Send Miracle At Once”, “The Significance of St. Louis b...

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  • Copy of AA Grapevine December 1958 - Christmas Editorial by Bill Alabama
    Copy of AA Grapevine December 1958 - Christmas Editorial by Bill Alabama

    AA Grapevine December 1958 - Christmas Editorial by Bill

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    This is the December 1958, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has a Christmas Editorial piece by Bill W. This issue features the articles “Chris...

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  • AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Traditions Month - November 1957

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    This is the November 1957, Traditions Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article by Bill titled “Respecting Money”. There is ...

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  • AA Grapevine - AA Comes of Age - October 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - AA Comes of Age - October 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - AA Comes of Age - October 1957

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    This is the October 1957, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the fourth in a series of Articles by Bill titled “Let’s Be Friendly With ...

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  • AA Grapevine - September 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - September 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - September 1957

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    This is the September 1957, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the third in a series of Articles by Bill titled “Let’s Be Friendly With...

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  • AA Grapevine - February 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - February 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - February 1957

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    This is the February 1957, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”As You Live It”, “The Three T’s of Gratitude”, “Whose Pigeo...

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  • AA Grapevine - March 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - March 1957 Recovery Collectibles
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    AA Grapevine - March 1957

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    This is the March 1957, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Inventory Is Today”, “Letter to Dr. B.”, “No More Jails”, and ...

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