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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Choose a year to see its documents.
Bar chart: archived documents for each year from 1940 to 2023
Show as a table
| Year | Documents |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 237 |
| 2022 | 252 |
| 2021 | 216 |
| 2020 | 175 |
| 2019 | 118 |
| 2018 | 120 |
| 2017 | 119 |
| 2016 | 106 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2014 | 66 |
| 2013 | 103 |
| 2012 | 112 |
| 2011 | 117 |
| 2010 | 177 |
| 2009 | 136 |
| 2008 | 142 |
| 2007 | 136 |
| 2006 | 114 |
| 2005 | 115 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2003 | 79 |
| 2002 | 87 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2000 | 54 |
| 1999 | 67 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1997 | 57 |
| 1996 | 48 |
| 1995 | 60 |
| 1994 | 47 |
| 1993 | 75 |
| 1992 | 56 |
| 1991 | 36 |
| 1990 | 30 |
| 1989 | 25 |
| 1988 | 37 |
| 1987 | 45 |
| 1986 | 35 |
| 1985 | 50 |
| 1984 | 34 |
| 1983 | 44 |
| 1982 | 43 |
| 1981 | 41 |
| 1980 | 27 |
| 1979 | 31 |
| 1978 | 41 |
| 1977 | 30 |
| 1976 | 26 |
| 1975 | 25 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1973 | 21 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1 |
| 1943 | 1 |
| 1940 | 1 |
What it holds
The archive shelf by shelf
Choose a shelf to open its archived documents in the library.
- Minutes 890 documents
- Motions & agendas 672 documents
- Newsletters 638 documents
- District records 546 documents
- Guidelines & bylaws 385 documents
- Delegate & Conference 280 documents
- Reports 229 documents
- Other documents 229 documents
- Calendars 213 documents
- Flyers 141 documents
- Finances 97 documents
- Area history & maps 81 documents
- Archives committee 38 documents
- PRAASA 37 documents
- Workbooks 20 documents
- Forms 19 documents
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.
Group histories
452 files- Group history form (English) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group history form (Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group history forms (Word and PDF) 4 files (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 01 9 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 02 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 03 14 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 04 29 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 05 59 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 06 39 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 07 10 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 08 21 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 09 7 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 10 6 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 11 (1962–2023) 16 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 12 32 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 13 (until 1996) (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 14 5 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 15 (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 16 (until 1989) (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 17 19 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 18 30 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 19 12 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 30 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 31 (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 20 50 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 21 9 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 22 37 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 23 2 files (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 24 23 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 25 7 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Group histories – District 49 (Area 05 – Southern California) 2 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 minutes
1,314 files- Area minutes, 1958–1969 23 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 1970–1979 253 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 1980–1989 241 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 1990–1999 201 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 2000–2009 109 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 2010–2019 365 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area minutes, 2020–2029 122 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 agendas
1,092 files- Area agendas, 1970–1979 42 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area agendas, 1980–1989 201 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area agendas, 1990–1999 183 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area agendas, 2000–2009 297 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area agendas, 2010–2019 243 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area agendas, 2020 to today 126 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 calendars
279 files- Area calendars, 1960–1969 7 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 1970–1979 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 1980–1989 19 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 1990–1999 101 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 2000–2009 97 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 2010–2019 35 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area calendars, 2020 to today 16 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 guidelines and bylaws
335 files- Area guidelines (every revision since 1988) 122 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area bylaws (every revision since 1988) 49 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Accessibilities Committee guidelines (2000–2003) 10 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Communications Committee guidelines (2009–2023) 7 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Convention Liaison guidelines (1991–2005) 5 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- CEC Committee guidelines (2006) 2 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- CPC Committee guidelines (2003) 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Corrections Committee guidelines (2007) 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- DCM School guidelines (2004–2021) 2 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Finance Committee guidelines (1988–2005) 12 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- GSR School guidelines (since 2004) 4 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Grapevine & La Viña guidelines (1991–2015) 9 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- GAP Committee guidelines (2016–2017) 7 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Literature Committee guidelines (1995–2013) 28 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Public Information Committee guidelines (1989–2004) 5 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Registration Committee guidelines (2004) 1 filein the library (opens in a new tab)
- Technology Committee guidelines (2022) 2 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Treatment Committee guidelines (2004) 3 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Young People's Committee guidelines (2019) 4 files (opens in a new tab)
- Area sound guidelines (2012–2019) 11 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- FORO planning guidelines (1993–2005) 10 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Guidelines for hosting an Area meeting (2011) 1 filein the library (opens in a new tab)
- Symposium of Service (SOS) guidelines, 1993 – now the Pre-Conference Workshop in the library (opens in a new tab)
- District guidelines 32 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 newsletters
580 files- Area newsletter (English), 1976–1979 39 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter with Spanish pages (1978) 1 filein the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (English), 1980–1989 100 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (Spanish), 1980–1989 10 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (English), 1990–1999 90 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (Spanish), 1990–1999 1 filein the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (English), 2000–2009 90 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (Spanish), 2000–2009 56 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (English), 2010–2019 65 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (Spanish), 2010–2019 58 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (English), 2020 to today 44 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area newsletter (Spanish), 2020 to today 26 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 service events
2,379 files- FORO 223 files (opens in a new tab)
- Servathons 296 files (opens in a new tab)
- Pre-Conference Workshop 188 files (opens in a new tab)
- General Service Conference material 1,314 files (opens in a new tab)
- 4-Area DCM Sharing 358 files (opens in a new tab)
Maps and atlases
34 files- Area 09 map (2024) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Area 09 map (2018) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Atlas of the Southern California Area – Area 05, Los Angeles (March 1986) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- District pages of the old Area website (printed 2017) 24 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Atlas of Mid-Southern California Area (2003) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Atlas of Mid-Southern California Area (1990) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Atlas of Mid-Southern California Area (1994) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Atlas of the Southern California Area (1987) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Mid-Southern California Area map (1973) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- The year each district formed (Districts 1–31, with notes) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Map of California county names in the library (opens in a new tab)
Area 09 history
21 files- GSR Preamble – origins 6 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- The A.A. Preamble – background 15 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
Archives Committee
2,043 files- Archives Committee Guidelines, Revision G (June 2024; file named Rev. H) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Archives Collection Policy, Revision D (2024) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Master accession code sheet (June 2026) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Deed of gift (English) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Inventory sheet – deed of gift (English, Word) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Inventory sheet – existing materials (English, Word) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Deed of gift (Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Inventory sheet – deed of gift (Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Inventory sheet – existing materials (Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Guidelines for taping oral histories (2011) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Guidelines for taping oral histories (2015, Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Archives Collection Policy, Revision D (2024, Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Archives Committee agendas 269 files (opens in a new tab)
- Archives Committee minutes 890 files (opens in a new tab)
- Archives Committee guidelines (every revision since 1985) 120 filesin the library (opens in a new tab)
- Archives presentations 719 files (opens in a new tab)
- Presentation scripts 33 files (opens in a new tab)
Archivist workshop
749 files- Simple book repair manual (2015) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Paper treatment: buffering with magnesium bicarbonate in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Storage temperature and humidity log (2024) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Preservation 7 files (opens in a new tab)
- Master accession code sheet (May 2020) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Other A.A. newsletters 717 files (opens in a new tab)
- Cataloging (accession codes) 7 files (opens in a new tab)
- Films, videotapes and DVDs – inventory (2021) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Box inventory, sorting room (2021) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Archives inventory summary (scanned content 2018–21) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Inventory 4 files (opens in a new tab)
- G.S.O. Archives Workbook M-44I (2013) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- G.S.O. Archives Workbook (Spanish, SM-44I, 2012) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- What to collect: “I have a box in the back of my car” in the library (opens in a new tab)
- What to collect and what not to collect in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Tips for collecting oral histories in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Conservation of pamphlets by sewing (cording) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- District archives chair: duties and responsibilities in the library (opens in a new tab)
Open House 2025
21 files- Open House 2025 – Dr. William Silkworth: presentation in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. William Silkworth: video with English and Spanish subtitles in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. William Silkworth: speaker notes in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. William Silkworth: “The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks” (Grapevine, May 1951) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. William Silkworth: “The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks” (Spanish) in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Rev. Sam Shoemaker: presentation in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Rev. Sam Shoemaker: video with English and Spanish subtitles in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Rev. Sam Shoemaker: speaker notes in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Rev. Sam Shoemaker: audio recording in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Rev. Sam Shoemaker: Spanish text in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: presentation in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: video with English and Spanish subtitles in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: speaker notes in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: audio recording in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: Spanish text in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Dr. Harry Tiebout: audio in Spanish in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Sister Ignatia: presentation in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Sister Ignatia: video with English and Spanish subtitles in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Sister Ignatia: speaker notes in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Sister Ignatia: audio recording in the library (opens in a new tab)
- Open House 2025 – Sister Ignatia: Spanish text in the library (opens in a new tab)
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.
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