Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection (Ms.2005.66)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Additional Information
| Related material: | COLLECTIONS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY Video of Sue Windows' donation, David C. Lewis papers (The video can be viewed at the John Hay Library; it will be posted online at a future date.) Hearing about the Chester H. Kirk Collection on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous at Brown University, Dr. David Lewis was contacted by Dr. Bob's daughter, Sue Smith Windows, who was seeking a home for her father's archive. With funding secured, Dr. Lewis flew to Akron, Ohio to meet personally with Sue Windows to receive the archive for Brown University. The video documents the visit, and shows Sue Windows giving Dr. Lewis the iconic coffee pot from the Smith's kitchen, which was used by Robert Smith (Dr. Bob) and William G. Wilson (Bill W.) to brew java in Dr. Bob's effort to stay sober during their initial meetings. Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibition Collection MATERIALS AT OTHER REPOSITORIES An AA Timeline (Providence Point website) Alcoholics Anonymous: Historical Data (Alcoholics Anonymous website) Center for Alcohol Studies (Rutgers University) "The Doctor's Nightmare" by Dr. Robert H. S. (Silkworth website) Dr. Bob's Home, Akron, Ohio (Dr. Bob's Home website) "Dr. Bob Smith as a Founder of AA," Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, April 1994 (Dartmouth University website) The home of Bill W. in Bedford Hills, N.Y. (Stepping Stones website) The Little Red Book |
| Separated material: | The books from the Robert Holbrook Smith collection are cataloged separately and can be found in the Library's catalog under the heading: Robert Holbrook Smith collection |
| Location/Existence of copies: | In order to make the Dr. Bob Collection more accessible and to provide a sample of the kind of material in the collection, parts of the collection have been digitized. To view the digitized material: go to the Inventory and click on the hyperlinked text. |
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