The Chester H. Kirk Collection on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous : donated to Brown University by Chester H. Kirk : dedicated October 31, 1995. 1493-ca. 1992 (bulk ca. 1830-ca. 1992)

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The Chester H. Kirk Collection on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous : donated to Brown University by Chester H. Kirk : dedicated October 31, 1995. 1493-ca. 1992 (bulk ca. 1830-ca. 1992)

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The Collection, assembled by antiquarian bookseller Charles Bishop, Jr., beginning in 1976, is named for Chester H. Kirk, by whose donation it was purchased in 1995. Its major strengths are in the history of the temperance movement, with emphasis on Alcoholics Anonymous, and aspects of the consumption of alcohol.

ca. 15,000 items.

Brown University, Brown University Library

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Kirk Collection (Brown University)

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Chester H. Kirk: CEO of AmTrol, Inc.; founder of Edgehill Newport; philanthopist with particular concern for those suffering and recovering from alcoholism; involved in Brown's Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Died in 1996. From the description of The Chester H. Kirk Collection on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous : donated to Brown University by Chester H. Kirk : dedicated October 31, 1995. 1493-ca. 1992 (bulk ca. 1830-ca. 1992) (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 549...

Alcoholics Anonymous

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Bishop, Charles, 1938-

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Kirk, Chester H.

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Brown University. Library. Special Collections

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The Special Collections of the Brown University Library contain more than 3,000,000 items, well over half the library’s total resources. Holdings range from Babylonian clay tablets and Egyptian papyri to current-day books, manuscripts, and ephemera. The unifying objective for all Special Collections holdings is their potential for supporting the curricular mission of the University and the research interests of the broader community of scholars. The collections, housed primarily in ...