This replica of the 1930's era pay phone was donated by the management of the Mayflower Manor, in recognition of the historic telephone call made from this location in 1935 by Bill W. which led to his first meeting with Dr. Bob and the subsequent founding of what was to become Alcoholics Anonymous.  The replica of the Church Directory was built by a grateful member of A.A. in Akron.  It was from the original Directory that Bill got the phone number for Reverend Tunks, who was the first link in the chain of connections that brought our two founders together that fateful Mother's Day weekend.  These replicas were placed here on the occasion of the first Akron Archives Workshop, in 1996.