{"product_id":"program-for-the-first-southern-california-conference-of-aa","title":"First Southern California Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous — Long Beach, California — November 22–23, 1952","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOffered here is an \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eoriginal program from the First Southern California Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, held in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLong Beach, California, on November 22–23, 1952\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eContemporary A.A. reporting confirms that plans were completed for the “first Southern California Conference” at Long Beach for November 22 and 23, with meetings held at the \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLong Beach Auditorium\u003c\/span\u003e. The program was designed to address several areas of the rapidly expanding Fellowship, including \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA.A. in industry, clubhouses, rehabilitation, family groups, and women in A.A.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe conference came during an important period in the development of Alcoholics Anonymous in Southern California. By 1952, A.A. had grown substantially throughout the region, while the emerging Family Group movement was also taking shape nationally. That same year, groups that had operated under a variety of names formally adopted the name \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAl-Anon Family Groups\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLong Beach itself had already become an important center of early A.A. activity. The Harbor Area Central Office traces its roots to the late 1940s and preserves substantial documentation of the early Fellowship in the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis program is an uncommon surviving piece of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eearly Southern California A.A. conference history\u003c\/span\u003e, documenting one of the first large-scale regional gatherings in the area only seventeen years after the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvent:\u003c\/b\u003e First Southern California Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Long Beach, California\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e November 22–23, 1952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Original conference program\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubject:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Alcoholics Anonymous \/ Southern California A.A. History \/ Early A.A. Conferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 1952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Vintage original with age and handling consistent with an event program of this period. Please review photographs carefully for the exact condition of this copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRegional conference programs from the early 1950s are increasingly difficult to locate. Unlike later mass-produced convention material, these pieces document A.A. while its regional service structure, public outreach, family groups, and conference culture were still developing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular program is especially desirable for collectors of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCalifornia A.A. history, early conference material, regional ephemera, and the development of Alcoholics Anonymous during the 1950s\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67575187210482,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/308F63DF-68CF-4F55-978C-C5240F6C30FF.jpg?v=1790483604","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/program-for-the-first-southern-california-conference-of-aa","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}