Harper’s Magazine — September 1941 Featuring “Laymen and Alcoholics” by Genevieve Parkhurst

Harper’s Magazine — September 1941

Featuring “Laymen and Alcoholics” by Genevieve Parkhurst

Early Alcoholics Anonymous / Alcoholism Treatment Article

Offered here is the September 1941 issue of Harper’s Magazine, featuring the important article “Laymen and Alcoholics” by Genevieve Parkhurst.

Published during the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous, this article offers a valuable outside look at the growing work A.A. was doing in the treatment and recovery of alcoholics. At the time, A.A. was still a relatively young movement, and mainstream recognition from respected publications like Harper’s helped bring wider attention to the Fellowship’s practical approach and remarkable early results.

“Laymen and Alcoholics” is an excellent period article for collectors interested in early A.A. publicity, alcoholism treatment history, and the way the public began to understand Alcoholics Anonymous in the years shortly after the publication of the Big Book.

This issue makes a strong companion piece to early A.A. literature, medical articles, and other mainstream magazine features documenting the Fellowship’s rise in the 1940s.

Condition

The magazine is in very good condition overall with some aging wear to the cover. The spine and binding remain solid.

Please view all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.

A wonderful early mainstream magazine issue for collectors of Alcoholics Anonymous history and early public recognition of the Fellowship.