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"Whenever
a society or civilization perishes there is always one condition present; they forgot where
they came from."
-- Carl Sandburg
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"Like any other A.A. service, the primary purpose of those involved in
archival work is to carry the message of Alcoholics Anonymous. Archives
service work is more than mere custodial activity; it is the means by
which we collect, preserve and share the rich and meaningful heritage of
our Fellowship. It is by the collection and sharing of these important
historical elements that our collective gratitude for Alcoholics
Anonymous is deepened." |
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Primary Purpose: To
preserve the history of AA in Southern California and the in the Mid Southern
California in particular.
Formed: The
committee was formed in 1982 and the material collected for many years was moved
in the Area's 1st Repository in 1991. The Archives Committee moved into their
new home in January 2009.
Archives Repository: The
new Archives is located at 7111 Arlington Ave., Suite B, Riverside, CA. Open every Saturday from 10 am until 1 pm; Sundays and
evenings by special appointment. Email the committee for additional
information: Archives Committee Chairperson
Committee Meetings: Our
new committee meeting schedule will be every other month on the even number
months (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct) Meetings are held at the Archives Repository
in Riverside. The Committee does meet informally at the monthly Area meeting and
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Open
House: Held in March to mark the anniversary of moving in the
repository in Colton. It was created to bring attention to the
Archives and give past Delegates an opportunity to share about their
past service commitment.
Heritage Day: Held in October and is designed for a panel of Old
timers to sharing what AA was like when they got sober and how
Service helped to keep them sober.
Membership: The Archives Committee is made up of both members of the
area assembly and members who just want to help preserve our
history. There is no requirement to join our committee other than a
reasonable amount of sobriety and a desire to learn and preserve
AA's history.
Projects: The Archives Committee is currently involved with
gathering of Group Histories throughout Southern California. Once
the histories are gathered, hopes are to somehow publish them in
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Current Events
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January 23,
2010 - Sunday - 11:30 am (Free
Lunch) - 12:30 pm: Sharing
Session begins - Invitation To a
Sharing Session. For the
purpose of Setting up a
PROCEDURE for Summarizing the
2011 61st General Service
Conference Agenda Items for
study by our area members. -
MSCA Archives Repository -
7111-B Arlington, Riverside
(next to Riverside Airpark) -
Flyer -
November 20, 2010 Saturday, from
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.. I Am An
Archivist, Now What?
- The Workshop will be at the
MSCA 09 Archives Repository,
7111 Arlington Ave., Suite B,
Riverside CA 92503 - You
have been elected your group's
or district's archivist and are
wondering now what?
Your Area Archives Committee has
the answer. We will be
having a District Archivist
Workshop. Come learn what
you can do to help preserve the
history of A.A. MSCA 09, your
group, an your district.
Such topics as what to and what
not to collect, simple
preservation and conservation
techniques, and how to tape a
long-timer will be demonstrated
an discussed. For further
information e-mail us at
archivespanel60@msca09aa.org.
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Oct 24,
2010 Sunday - Heritage Day
(District 6) –Temecula Alano
Club, 27470 Commerce Center Dr.,
Suite C, Temecula CA.
92590-2522, (Note: our new
Pacific Regional Trustee, Rod B,
is planning to attend!) -
Information-
Flyer -
Movie Schedule - Second Half of 2010 -
March 21, 2010 - Sunday -
Archives Open House - “The Prequel
to AA” - 9 am – 2:30 pm,
MSCA Archives 7111-B Arlington Ave
Riverside CA (951) 785-0845
Flyer -
Movie Night 2010 Schedule -
May 31, 2009, Sunday - Archives
Open House - 9 am to 2 pm - MSCA
Archives 7111-B Arlington Ave Riverside CA
(951) 785-0845 -
Flyer -
The MSCA Archives
invites you to the second in the series "AA
Movies at the Archives."
On
Saturday, July 12, we will be showing the
1952 movie "Come Back Little Sheba." The
show start at 8:30 pm sharp at the Archives,
6922 Brockton, Riverside. The cost is FREE!
Bring your lawn chairs or chaise lounge and
enjoy a classic AA movie under the stars!
Refreshments will be available. -
Movie Schedule
- April 5, 2008 - Meet the Archivist -
Alano Club of
Garden Grove, 9845 Belfast Dr, Garden Grove,
CA (714) 534-2244 -
Flyer
- April 6, 2008 -
Archive Open House - All Day Event -
MSCA Archives -
6922 Brockton Avenue, Riverside CA. -
Flyer
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