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AA Grapevine Recovery Collectibles

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.

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob

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    This is the January 1951, “Tribute to Dr. Bob” issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a complete dedication in the memory and life of servi...

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  • AA Grapevine - General Service Conference - June 1952 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - General Service Conference - June 1952 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - General Service Conference - June 1952

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    This is the June 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “AA General Service Conference”, “A Remembering Heart”, “AA on t...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1953 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from May 1953 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from May 1953

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    This is the May 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Group Problems and Growing Pains”, “Twelfth Step Work IS AA”, an...

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  • Copy of AA Grapevine - Tradition One by Bill - April 1952 Recovery Collectibles
    Copy of AA Grapevine - Tradition One by Bill - April 1952 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Tradition One by Bill - April 1952

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    This is the April 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the first of a series of articles by Bill explaining the Twelve Traditions. ...

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  • AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama
    AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama

    AA Grapevine - October 1951

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    This is the October 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “There Ain’t No Pushbutton”, “Twelfth Step”, and much more. T...

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  • AA Grapevine - We Come of Age by Bill - September 1950 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - We Come of Age by Bill - September 1950 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - We Come of Age by Bill - September 1950

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    This is the September 1950 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article “We Come of Age by Bill” which was a recap of the First AA In...

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

    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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  • AA Grapevine - May 1957 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - May 1957 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - May 1957

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    This is the May 1957, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Yes and the No of It”, “Taper-To Reduce Gradually”, “A Fragm...

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  • March 1956 AA Grapevine Recovery Collectibles
    March 1956 AA Grapevine Recovery Collectibles

    March 1956 AA Grapevine

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    This is the March 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Killed Any Dragons Lately?”, “Friends Everywhere”, “Drinking i...

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  • AA Grapevine from February 1970 - Around the World in One-Day-at-a-Time Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from February 1970 - Around the World in One-Day-at-a-Time Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from February 1970 - Around the World in One-Day-at-a-Time

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    This is the February 1970 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline article “Around the World in One-Day-at-a-Time“. Also include...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1970 - Spiritual Experience Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from January 1970 - Spiritual Experience Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from January 1970 - Spiritual Experience

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    This is the January 1970 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “The Search For Spiritual Experience” including the piece writ...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story

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    This is the September 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “The Hans of AA Was There”, “A Nun’s Story”, and much mo...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1969 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from August 1969 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from August 1969

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    This is the August 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “Explaining the Unexplainable”, “The Truth in the Myth”, an...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA

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    This is the May 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline article “Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA” This Grapevine is in goo...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1969 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from April 1969 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from April 1969

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    This is the April 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Be Still and Know”, “The Bleeding Deacon”, “The Name Droppers”,...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension

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    This is the March 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Almighty First Year”, “Anxiety/Tension - All Bad?...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers

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    This is the January 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “Convention Speakers” including the headline articles “A Rugge...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1968 - The Christmas Present Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from December 1968 - The Christmas Present Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from December 1968 - The Christmas Present

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    This is the December 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a “Christmas Message” from Bill. Also included are the headline articles “...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1968 - Clarence S Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from November 1968 - Clarence S Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from November 1968 - Clarence S

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    This is the November 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline section of articles “All in the Family”, and much more! This ...

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  • AA Grapevine - October 2005 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - October 2005

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    This is the October 2005 issue of the AA Grapevine. Grapevines make great gifts for Sponsors or friends in recovery. This Grapevine is in very good...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1968 - Leadership in AA by Bill Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from September 1968 - Leadership in AA by Bill Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from September 1968 - Leadership in AA by Bill

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    This is the September 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Leadership in AA” by Bill, “Darling Little Pills”,...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1968 - AA Elites Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from August 1968 - AA Elites Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from August 1968 - AA Elites

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    This is the August 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “We Need More Than Just Sobriety”, “Is AA Grooming a S...

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  • AA Grapevine from July 1968 - Past/Present/Future Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from July 1968 - Past/Present/Future Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from July 1968 - Past/Present/Future

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    This is the July 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “All This Reading at AA Meetings”, “Past/Present/Future”...

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  • AA Grapevine from June 1968 - Pointers for Beginners Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from June 1968 - Pointers for Beginners Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from June 1968 - Pointers for Beginners

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    This is the June 1968 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “My Name is Mike”, first in a series “Pointers for Begin...

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