For the serious collector or investor.
This will likely the only opportunity that you will ever have to actually own an item that was personal to Bill W. The items listed on this website that have come from the personal library of Bill W are the only known items held in the private market that can be authenticated as having been owned by Bill W.
I am listing a small collection of audio items records and wire recordings on this website separately rather than as a collection thereby creating the opportunity for several people to own a piece of this historic collection. Because of the rarity of these items it is certain that the value continue increase over time.
From the Private Library
of
William G. Wilson
(BILL W)
Own a piece of history!
Bill Wilson interview on NY Radio Station with Martha Dean
This aired live in May 1956
The record sleeve contains a handwritten note from Bill W. thanking Nell Wing his them personal secretary.
The radio talk host was Martha Dean she interviewed Bill W and Eve M.
This record set is the one presented to Bill and was kept in personal library until after his death in 1971.
Bill Wilson was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 people most important people of the century.
BILL WILSON - Cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous
Members of A. A. are very grateful for the contribution made by Bill W and his wife Lois. Their lives have truly had a global impact and many people have credited Alcoholics Anonymous for having saved their lives. Today A. A. numbers nearly
two million members.
In 1973 Lois Wilson decided to donate some items that belonged to Bill W to her friends from Texas Bill & Arbutus O. They owned and operated the Midwest Tape Library which was a private library, dedicated to preserve the audio history of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon.
Bill & Arbutus did a wonderful job for many year's gathering recordings and other A.A./ Al-Anon memorabilia from all parts of the world and hardly a weekend past that Bill wasn't recording a round-up or convention.
THIS RECORDING
A two record set (33,1/3) of an interview done in New York, May 1956. “WRP” This is the Martha Dean show and she interviews Bill Wilson and Eve M (Eve was another A.A. member, and General Service Office staff member). What’s most interesting about this set is that on the sleeve of the record, Bill Wilson wrote a note which reads: “Nell, did I thank you for these 2 – WPR – Martha Dean Interview Eve Marsh, + self. May/56”. Nell Wing was his secretary at the time. I took several pictures of the sleeve for you. Now, these records are still playable although very fragile.
Bill talks about the early days after his spiritual experience!
How A.A. grew!
HOW RARE IS THIS?
The overall condition of this set is good to very good. The interview is three sides; these old records were aluminum and had a coating over them that they cut the sound into. Bare with me because I really know nothing about that process, side one and three seem very good, side two has the coating chipped off in the beginning (the edge of the record). I doubt very much that it can be repaired. I would say that all that is missing is about 45 seconds of Eve M’s part of the interview.
You will receive the two record set, the signed record sleeve, a cd of the interview. I will also include a letter of authenticity stating all the information about this collection.