The AMEX/Canada papers document the production of the magazine AMEX/Canada from 1970 to 1977 as well as the participation of the staff members in the exile, anti-war, and amnesty movements. A large portion of the papers concern the relation of AMEX to NCUUA, and as a result the papers complement the large collection of NCUUA records held by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

The collection has been arranged in the following categories--magazine organization and production, staff activities, correspondence, sympathetic groups, and subject files. The files primarily consist of correspondence and circulars, with the main writers being Dee Knight, editor of AMEX/Canada from 1971 to 1977, and Jack Colhoun, contributing author and assistant editor during the same period. The collection also includes sound recordings of miscellaneous activities with which it was involved; unfortunately many of these events were not well identified. The magazine itself is available on microfilm in the Historical Society Library.

The MAGAZINE AND PRODUCTION files contain material concerning editorial policies, finances, and distribution. The files consist of in-house memos, correspondence with businesses related to publishing, and magazine copy. The Stan Pietlock correspondence, which concerns his resignation as editor, and the William Mies correspondence, which concerns articles by him for AMEX/Canada, are also included.

The STAFF ACTIVITIES section documents functions other than magazine production that the staff members engaged in to promote their views. Included are papers by Jack Colhoun published elsewhere, an outline for a book on amnesty prepared by Knight and Colhoun, documentation of Dee Knight's 1974 speaking tour in the United States, and information on various conferences and meetings attended by staff members.

CORRESPONDENCE contains the magazine's general correspondence, as well as files concerning Jack Colhoun and Albert Reynolds, an individual actively fundraising for AMEX/Canada. The correspondence largely concerns requests for information and donations to the magazine from individuals and groups. There are also discussions of exile issues with leaders of various sympathetic groups. Prominent correspondents other than AMEX/Canada staff include Irma Zigas, head of the National Committee for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty, and Henry Schwarzchild, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Project on Amnesty.

The files on SYMPATHETIC GROUPS contain material on organizations which had some contact with AMEX/Canada. The files variously include circulars, correspondence, and publicity. Also included is extensive material on the National Committee for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty including minutes, correspondence, and subject files.

The SUBJECT FILES contain unpublished information collected by AMEX/Canada. There is extensive material on the amnesty issue, including files on individuals prosecuted by the United states government (such as Dick Bucklin, Gerry Condon, and Fritz Efaw) as well as on the general situation concerning political prisoners.