Archives
Mission
The mission of the Northern Illinois (Area 20) Archives Committee is to document permanently the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Northern Illinois, its districts, groups and members, to make the history of Northern Illinois and Alcoholics Anonymous accessible to AA members and other researchers, and to provide a context for understanding the progression of this work, and the principles and traditions of Alcoholic Anonymous.
~ NIA 20 Archives Committee Policies and Procedures (2013)
Purpose
Consistent with AA’s primary purpose of maintaining our sobriety and helping other alcoholics achieve recovery, the Northern Illinois (Area 20) Archives Committee and Archivist will:
- Receive, classify and index all relevant material, such as administrative files and records, correspondence and literary works and artifacts, considered to have historical import to Northern Illinois (Area 20) and Alcoholics Anonymous;
- Provide access to these materials, as determined by the Archivist in consultation with the Northern Illinois (Area 20) Archives Committee, to members of AA and to others who may have a valid need to review such material, contingent upon a commitment to preserve the anonymity of our members;
- Serve as a resource and laboratory to stimulate and nourish learning;
- Provide information services to assist the operations of Northern Illinois (Area 20);
- Promote knowledge and understanding of the origins, goals and programs of Northern Illinois (Area 20) and Alcoholics Anonymous.
~ NIA 20 Archives Committee Policies and Procedures (2013)
NIA 20 Archives ~ History
- An AA History of NIA 20 (1st Ed. 1996)
- An AA History of NIA 20 (2nd Ed. 2004)
- Early Groups by District in Area 20 (NIA Archives 2019)
- AA Comes to Northern Illinois (by Barb B undated)
GSO Archives ~ History
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NIA Archives ~ Resources & Tools
- Archives Committee Policies & Procedures (NIA Archives 2013)
- Group History Form 1 with guide (NIA Archives 2002)
- Group History Form 2 with guide (NIA-D43 Archives 2019)
- Oral History Guide Qs (NIA Archives 2002)
GSO Archives ~ Resources & Tools
- Oral Histories Kit (GSO Archives 2023)
- AA Archives Brochure (GSO.F-47.2024)
- Archives Workbook (GSO.M-44i.2022)
- Archives Guidelines (GSO.MG-17.2022)
- Archives Preservation Guidelines (GSO Archives)
- GSO Archives webpage for archives committees
Note: Using the links to GSO will exit the NIA 20 website