{"product_id":"1960-alcoholics-anonymous-25th-anniversary-international-convention-collection-long-beach-california","title":"1960 Alcoholics Anonymous 25th Anniversary International Convention Collection — Long Beach, California","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial Program, Complete Three-Day Daily Bulletin Run \u0026amp; Housing Reservation Application\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOffered here is an original group of material from the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e25th Anniversary International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, held in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong Beach, California, July 1–3, 1960\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRather than a single souvenir, this group preserves several different pieces that would have accompanied an attendee through the convention itself: the official program, the complete run of three convention Daily Bulletins, and the housing and reservation material prepared for those traveling to Long Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe 1960 International Convention marked A.A.’s first quarter-century. By then, the Fellowship had expanded far beyond its beginnings in Akron and New York, and the Long Beach gathering brought together thousands of members, families, trustees, clergy, physicians, institutional representatives, and other participants from across the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in the Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial 25th Anniversary International Convention Program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe original program is titled:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProgram — 25th Anniversary International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong Beach, California\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1–2–3, 1960\u003cbr\u003e“Recovery — Unity — Service”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe program provides the detailed schedule for the convention, including workshops, Alkathon meetings, special presentations, Al-Anon events, and the major general sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAmong the people and subjects represented are \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill W., Lois W., Sister Ignatia, Dr. Harry Tiebout, clergy, trustees, hospital representatives, General Service personnel, and speakers from A.A. groups throughout the country and abroad\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe program also contains period handwritten notes and markings from its original use. Of particular interest is a handwritten notation for the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGreenleaf Hotel, 63 Lime Avenue, Hemlock 6-5219\u003c\/span\u003e, along with meeting-related notes and several marked names and sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Three-Day Daily Bulletin Run\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlso included are all three issues of the convention’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDaily Bulletin\u003c\/span\u003e, published during the gathering:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo. 1 — Friday, July 1, 1960\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeadline: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Biggest A.A. Meeting Gets Under Way Today”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis first issue covers the opening of the convention, Al-Anon activities, convention transportation, anonymity, the opening schedule, and the anticipation surrounding Bill W.’s participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne particularly interesting column, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A Request from Bill,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e explains that Bill asked convention attendees not to bring him books and other items to autograph during the weekend so that he could spend his time meeting and greeting members. He nevertheless offered to sign books sent to him later through the General Service Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAnother article looks toward the evening session and the memory of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDr. Bob\u003c\/span\u003e, describing Bill as the surviving co-founder and noting the importance of the Akron beginnings of A.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo. 2 — Saturday, July 2, 1960\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeadline: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Ike Hails A.A. Program and Group Service”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe front page reproduces a message from \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePresident Dwight D. Eisenhower\u003c\/span\u003e offering greetings and best wishes to those attending the convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe issue also reports on Bill W.’s remarks, the development of Al-Anon service plans, international A.A. participation, trustees, institutional work, hospitals, prisons, industry, and the broadening public understanding of alcoholism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo. 3 — Sunday, July 3, 1960\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeadline: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fellowship Looks Ahead to Next 25 Years”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe final bulletin looks forward to A.A.’s future and includes coverage of Bill W.’s call for continued service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt contains the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sense of the Meeting — Message of Long Beach to Our Fellowship,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e together with articles involving \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDr. Harry Tiebout, Sister Ignatia, Lois W., hospital and prison work, industry, medicine, and public cooperation with A.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe Sunday issue bears a handwritten date, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“July 3\/60,”\u003c\/span\u003e and has three-hole punches, indicating that it was likely retained or filed after the convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHousing Reservation Application\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe group also includes an original \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegistration and Housing Reservation Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e piece for the convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIts cover identifies the:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e25th Anniversary Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriday, July 1 through Sunday, July 3, 1960\u003cbr\u003eLong Beach, California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eInside is a detailed list of participating hotels and motels, period room rates, addresses, and a Long Beach map showing the hotel zones surrounding the Municipal Auditorium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe application is especially useful alongside the handwritten Greenleaf Hotel notation found on the program, helping preserve the practical side of attending the convention — not simply the formal meetings, but also the accommodations, transportation, and planning involved in being there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe 1960 Long Beach Convention occurred twenty-five years after the beginnings of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBy this point, A.A. had developed into an international fellowship with thousands of groups and an established General Service structure. The convention reflected that growth while still bringing together many individuals personally connected to the earlier history of the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe surviving material captures the convention from several perspectives at once: the official schedule, the daily reporting produced during the weekend, the practical arrangements for attendees, and handwritten evidence of one participant actually using the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOf particular interest are references throughout the group to \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBill W., Lois W., Dr. Bob, Sister Ignatia, Dr. Harry Tiebout, the General Service Board, Al-Anon, hospitals, prisons, clergy, medicine, industry, and international A.A. activity\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eThe Daily Bulletins are especially compelling because they were not retrospective histories. They were produced \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eduring the convention itself\u003c\/span\u003e, reporting events as they occurred and giving the modern collector an unusually immediate view of the atmosphere, concerns, personalities, and priorities of A.A. at its twenty-fifth anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvent:\u003c\/b\u003e Alcoholics Anonymous 25th Anniversary International Convention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Long Beach, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e July 1–3, 1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheme:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e “Recovery — Unity — Service”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial convention program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily Bulletin No. 1 — July 1, 1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily Bulletin No. 2 — July 2, 1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily Bulletin No. 3 — July 3, 1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegistration and Housing Reservation Information \/ Housing Reservation Application\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Names Represented:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill W., Lois W., Sister Ignatia, Dr. Harry Tiebout, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Service trustees and officers, clergy, physicians, institutional leaders, and numerous A.A. and Al-Anon participants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe collection shows honest evidence of use and age consistent with convention material that was carried, read, folded, and retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eofficial program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remains complete and readable, with light soiling, handling wear, minor edge wear, and handwritten notes and markings from its original use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ethree Daily Bulletins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e show varying degrees of toning, edge wear, folds, small tears, staining and handling wear. The first issue has noticeable staining across portions of the upper margin. The second issue shows edge tears and heavier handling wear. The third issue is age-toned, has three-hole punches, and bears a handwritten date at the upper right. Despite the wear, the printed content remains substantially readable and visually strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ehousing reservation application\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e shows fold lines, edge wear, small tears, minor losses and handwritten notation to the front cover. The hotel listings, period rates, map and registration information remain present and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully for the exact condition of each individual piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollector Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSurviving material from A.A.’s International Conventions provides a different perspective from books and pamphlets alone. These pieces document the Fellowship gathering in real time — who spoke, what issues were being discussed, how the convention was organized, and what attendees themselves carried and read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe combination offered here is particularly appealing because the pieces work together as a coherent \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e1960 Long Beach convention group\u003c\/span\u003e, including the official program, the complete three-day Daily Bulletin run, and the original housing material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAn evocative group of original ephemera from one of the major milestone gatherings in Alcoholics Anonymous history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67591825981682,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/F2B62E3B-B028-477C-A1C7-46E93F1D5B9A.jpg?v=1790662497","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/1960-alcoholics-anonymous-25th-anniversary-international-convention-collection-long-beach-california","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}