Time Magazine from August 1938 - Buchman
Title: Time Magazine – August 22, 1938
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Date: August 22, 1938
Issue Price: 15 cents
Pages: Approx. 60
Condition: Very Good – light wear to cover edges; interior pages are clean with minor toning from age. Binding intact. Please review photos for exact condition details.
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Social Note – Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman
This issue of Time magazine includes a significant “Social Note” reporting on Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman, founder and leader of the Oxford Group. At the time, Buchman was touring Europe under the Oslo Pact States (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Holland, and Belgium), meeting with national leaders to expand the Group’s influence.
The article highlights his announcement that 45 Berkeley Square, a historic London estate, was being acquired by friends of the Oxford Group as an international headquarters. The coverage reflects the global reach and growing prominence of the Oxford Group in the late 1930s, a movement that would heavily influence the early formation of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Collector’s Significance
- Oxford Group History: Captures Dr. Buchman’s international expansion efforts and the movement’s ambitious plans in London.
- Pre-AA Context: Demonstrates the contemporaneous reporting on Oxford Group activities just before A.A.’s founding years.
- Time Magazine Legacy: A rare example of Oxford Group coverage in a major mainstream publication.
- Condition: Well-preserved 1938 issue, offering a valuable snapshot of pre-WWII religious and cultural movements.
This issue stands as an important historical document, situating the Oxford Group on the international stage and providing context for its influence on modern recovery movements.
