Window on the Past, Guide to the Present, and Light for the Future

"So many of us in service throughout the AA world believe that a careful study of our history is essential --to deepen appreciation for our gifts and to foster a renewed effort to remember and carry forward our original message. Archives, then are about keeping our collective history and its struggles before us, stimulating a feeling of humility and trust in God's guidance, and taking the abstract wording of our Traditions and transforming them into vital tools for our survival. Keeping clear this window to our past can provide the best for our future."