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Formal title:: Tom Laperriere collection of Ernest Kurtz and Clarence Snyder recordings
Extent:: 11 linear feet (11 records center boxes)
Date range:: 1946-2004 (bulk 1955-1985)
Abstract:: The Tom Laperriere collection of Ernest Kurtz and Clarence Snyder recordings comprises 377 compact disc recordings of talks, speeches and conference proceedings related to alcoholism treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous. Two-thirds of the recordings are copies of selected audiocassette tapes from the Clarence Snyder and Ernest Kurtz collections of the Brown University Library. The remaining discs contain audio recordings provided by Tom Laperriere and include an accompanying relational database and mp3 files. Nearly all of the recordings in the collection are present in duplicate.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2010.001

Formal title:: Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection
Extent:: 7 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1885-1992 (1936-1992)
Abstract:: The Robert Holbrook Smith ("Dr. Bob") collection, most of which dates from 1936 to 1992, consists of a wide variety of materials, including an extensive selection of books and other printed materials; correspondence; manuscripts; business papers; photographs; certificates, awards and bonds; ephemera; and an assortment of artifacts. These materials are primarily associated with Robert Holbrook Smith and the organization he founded with William G. Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous. It also includes materials associated with William G. Wilson; Anne Ripley Smith and Lois Burnham Wilson, the respective spouses of Smith and Wilson; and other family members, friends and AA associates.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2005.66

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