History & item details
The brochure identifies the address as 401 South 11th Street and describes an incorporated nonprofit operated by members of the St. Joseph No. 1 Group of Alcoholics Anonymous. Its account brings medical attention, fellowship and spiritual recovery into the same setting. The captions and photographs are especially valuable: they preserve the way the organization chose to explain its daily life, not simply its formal purpose.
The Alano Club’s own history dates its founding as Alano Mercy Hospital to 1948, with the original mansion opening as the club in 1949. Those dates provide background for the institution; the brochure itself is undated, and no precise publication year is claimed.
For collectors interested in local A.A. history and the development of alcoholism care, this is an appealing visual record. The period photographs show recovery taking place in ordinary rooms shared by people with a common purpose.
Details of This Copy
- Title: The Story of a Way Out
- Organization: Alano Club and Hospital, St. Joseph, Missouri
- Printed address: 401 South 11th Street
- Illustrated paperbound brochure; publication date not stated
- Period photographs of the building, interior rooms and fellowship
Condition
The covers show rubbing, creasing, light soiling and edge and corner wear. The photographed pages are age toned, with scattered small marks and handling wear. The photographs and printed text remain clear. No odor is reported.
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