Document library

The archive

4,515 documents from 1940 to 2023, from the Area's two earlier websites, its Google Drive and the collections of the Area 09 Archives Committee, kept in one place so the record is not lost when an old site is switched off. Documents from 2024 on are in the library as current documents.

Archived documents
4,515
Years
1940–2023
Shelves
16
Held for review
1,161

Where it came from

Two websites, a shared Drive and the Area 09 Archives

Over the years the Area published its minutes, newsletters and reports on two websites. Everything they held was copied into the Area's Google Drive and indexed. The Area 09 Archives Committee's collections are listed straight from the Archives' own Drive folders, so every file can be found here.

  1. Documents dated 1999–2022

    area09.org

    The Area's first website. 1,055 documents come from it: Area and Assembly minutes, newsletters in English and Spanish, Conference material, district records, flyers, workbooks and guidelines.

  2. Documents dated 2000–2023

    msca09aa.org

    The Area's WordPress website, which this site replaces. 728 archived documents come from it, including minutes, the Delegate's sharing sessions and GSO round-ups; some older ones were scanned and uploaded to it later.

  3. Today

    The Area's Google Drive

    Every file lives in the Area's shared Google Drive and opens in the Drive viewer. New documents added to the Drive appear in this library on their own at the next update.

  4. Since 1958

    The Area 09 Archives

    The Archives Committee keeps the Area's records at the repository in Riverside and shares the scans in Google Drive. 2,831 of them are listed here next to the Area's own copies; new scans appear on their own.

Archived documents per year

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Bar chart: archived documents for each year from 1940 to 2023

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From the Area 09 Archives

The Archives' collections

The Archives Committee scans and keeps the Area's records since 1958. Collections marked “in the library” are also listed file by file on the library shelves; the others open in the Archives' Google Drive.

On msca09aa-archives.org

Group histories

452 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 minutes

1,314 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 agendas

1,092 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 calendars

279 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 guidelines and bylaws

335 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 newsletters

580 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 service events

2,379 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Maps and atlases

34 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Area 09 history

21 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Archives Committee

2,043 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Archivist workshop

749 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Open House 2025

21 files
On msca09aa-archives.org

Also on the Archives website (not in Google Drive)

Some of the Archives' records are kept on their website itself, so they are not listed here file by file.

The Archives Committee keeps these folders. To donate material, record your group's history or visit the repository, see the Archives Committee page. Archives committee

Why some documents are not shown

Our Eleventh Tradition asks us to protect the anonymity of A.A. members. Many older documents were written for members only and list full names, personal phone numbers, e-mail or home addresses, or sobriety dates.

1,161 documents are held back until the Area has reviewed them. They stay safely in the Area's files and can be published once the personal details have been removed.

On this website we show members by first name and last initial only, with service e-mail addresses — never personal ones.

Archives committee The Area's Archives committee collects and preserves our history. Visit its page to learn more or to get involved.

Help keep the record

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