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James Burwell (March 23, 1898 – September 8, 1974), known as Jim B. or Jimmy B., was one of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) founding members. He was among the first ten members of AA on the East Coast, and was responsible for starting Alcoholics Anonymous in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Apr 7, 2012 · A biography of Jim Burwell, one of the very first atheists in Alcoholics Anonymous.
JIM BURWELL’S STORY. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. Page 238 in the 2nd and 3rd editions (Also page 219 in the 4th edition.) (6) THE VICIOUS CYCLE. How it finally broke a Southerner's obstinacy and destined this salesman to start A.A. at Philadelphia. JANUARY 8, 1938—that was my D-Day; the place, Washington, D.C.
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One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group; Jim Burwell was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist." As noted in my story, "The Vicious Cycle," in the Big Book, I came into the Fellowship in New York in January 1938. At that time AA was just leaving the Oxford Group.
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MEMOIRS OF JIMMY BURWELL. Jim Burwell was among the first members of A.A. to get sober in New York. His sobriety date is 6/16/38 and his story can be found in the Big Book on page 238 called “The Vicious Cycle”. Please keep in mind when reading this that some of his recollections, especially the specific facts around the first meeting of ...
Born on March 25, 1898, Jim Burwell lived in San Diego for a number of years, following his initial association with Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith, Bill Dodson, Henry (“Hank”) Parkhurst and a few others, who comprised a group of sober drunks that a year later would be known as Alcoholics Anonymous.
This was Jim Burwell, a famous early A.A. figure, who had his last drink on June 16, 1938. He founded the first AA group in Philadelphia in February 1940, and helped start the first AA group in Baltimore.
