In the 1940's, Akron AA published five pamphlets under Dr. Bob's supervision. They show how A.A.'s first group viewed the program of action shortly after the Big Book was published.
As we all know, A.A. partially grew out of the Oxford Group, a Christian movement which sometimes worked with alcoholics. But before the Oxford Group, there was the Emmanuel Movement based in Boston, Massachusetts. Two members in particular helped shape A.A.: