The Alcohol Library collected and preserved content related to alcohol research since 1939, when the first major grant from the Carnegie Corporation was awarded to document, index, and abstract the … Read More
The Alcohol Studies Archives is the online version of the Special Collections and Archives that used to be housed at the Alcohol Library maintained by the Information Services Division at … Read More
With time passing, the ink is now barely legible on the original Bunky’s Doodle. Luckily, the CAS Library managed to digitize its cherished treasure in 2011, saving an electronic copy … Read More
New Brunswick Libraries Acquire “The Big Book” The New Brunswick Libraries has acquired a first edition of “The Big Book,” the popular name for Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How … Read More
When the Medical Library Association held its annual conference in Canada in 2016 at the impressive Metro Toronto Convention Center, there was something else on the agenda in addition to … Read More
Only in the 19th century did the word “addicted” acquire the medical specificity it has today. Before this strong sense of chemical dependence it referred to any strong inclination, usually … Read More
The Information Services Division is pleased to share resources from its archival collection, including content from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and its predecessors, the Journal of … Read More
Since its first edition in 1939, the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous known as the “Big Book” has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. It happened to … Read More
The Book That Started It All: The Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous One of the newest additions to the CAS Library’s collection is The Book That Started It All: … Read More
The papers of Dr. Selden D. Bacon, director of the Center of Alcohol Studies from 1950 through 1975, were generously donated to the CAS Library by his son, Selden Bacon, … Read More