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Mss 736
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Part 1 (Mss 736, Audio 1196A): Original Collection, 1968-19774.0 cubic feet (11 archives boxes), 11 tape recordings, and 38 photographs 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.
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Box
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1
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Series: History, 1977
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Series: Magazine Organization and Production
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Declarations of partnership, 1972-1973
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Box
1
Folder
3
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News services
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Questionnaire to exiles, 1973
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Copy
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Box
1
Folder
5
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General, 1972-1973, undated
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Amnesty, 1974-1976, undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Stan Pietlock, 1973-1974 November
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Box
1
Folder
8
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William Mies, 1974-1975
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PH 3760
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Photographs
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Mss 736
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Publicity
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Box
1
Folder
9
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New York Times advertisement, 1974
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Circulars and form letters, 1972-1977, undated
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1196A/1
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WRIF news spot, undated, featuring AMEX representatives
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1196A/2
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Omnibus radio program featuring a discussion of amnesty with AMEX representatives, 1974
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Mss 736
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Finances
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Advertising sales, 1972-1974
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Fundraising, 1972-1976
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Bookstores, 1972, undated
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Photocopy, University Microfilms, 1973
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Series: Staff Activities
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Box
2
Folder
1
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General activities, 1972-1973, undated
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Local activities, 1972-1974, undated
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Box
2
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3
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Toronto Amnesty Conference, 1972-1973
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1196A/3
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Keynote speeches, 1973
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1196A/4-6
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Workshops and sessions at the Toronto Conference?
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Mss 736
Box
2
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4
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Amnesty book outline, 1972
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Colhoun, Jack
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Box
2
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5
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Publications, 1976-1979
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Box
2
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6
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Research papers, 1972
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Knight, Dee
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Speaking tour, 1974
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1196A/7
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Presentation by Knight and others, undated, to a New York area group recorded off the radio
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Mss 736
Box
2
Folder
8
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National Amnesty Week, 1976
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Box
2
Folder
9
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International Conference of Veterans and War Resisters, 1977
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1196A/7
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Unidentified strategy meeting of AMEX staff to nominate representatives to NCUUA
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Mss 736
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Series: Correspondence
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Box
3
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1-7
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General, 1970-1977
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Box
4
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1-3
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Colhoun, Jack, 1971-1979
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Exile groups, 1972-1976
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Hate mail
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Reynolds, Albert, 1972-1976
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Series: Sympathetic Groups
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Box
5
Folder
1
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American Friends Service Committee, 1974-1977
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Americans for Amnesty
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Box
5
Folder
2
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General, 1974-1975
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Box
5
Folder
3
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“Organizer's Kit,” undated
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Campaign for Amnesty, 1973, undated
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Box
5
Folder
5-6
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Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, 1971-1974
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Churches
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Box
5
Folder
7
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“Active,” 1972-1973, undated
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Box
5
Folder
8
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“Passive,” 1972-1973
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Box
5
Folder
9
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Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, undated
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Coalition of American War Resisters in Vietnam, 1973-1974
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Box
5
Folder
11
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Europe, 1972-1977
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Fund for New Priorities conference, 1976
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Grass roots efforts, 1972-1974, undated
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Box
5
Folder
14
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National Committee for Amnesty Now, 1972
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National Committee for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Steering Committee minutes, May 1973-Nov. 1977
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1196A/12
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Two unidentified NCUUA meetings
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Mss 736
Box
6
Folder
2-4
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General correspondence, 1973-1977
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Amnesty correspondence, 1975
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Circulars, 1974-1977
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Box
6
Folder
7
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Funding proposal, 1974-1975
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Chronological files
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1975, David Richard Zimmerman
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Case documents, 1975
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Decision, 1975
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Box
7
Folder
3
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1976, Amnesty program
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Box
7
Folder
4
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1976, Friendshipment
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Box
7
Folder
5
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1976, Statement on amnesty
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Box
7
Folder
6
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1977, Milwaukee “New Directions” conference
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Box
8
Folder
1
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National Council of Churches, 1974
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Red, White, and Black; and Committee to Aid Refugees from Militarism, 1970-1971, undated
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Safe Return, 1972-1973, undated
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Box
8
Folder
4
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Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1972-1975, undated
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Larry Svirchev/Stephanie Durant, 1972-1975, undated
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Sweden--”Neat Stuff from the American Exile Project,“ undated
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Box
8
Folder
7
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Toronto American Exiles Association, 1974-1975, undated
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Box
8
Folder
8
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Unitarians, 1973
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Vancouver American Exiles Association, 1973-1974
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Box
8
Folder
10-11
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Vietnam Veterans Against the War, 1971-1975
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Box
8
Folder
12
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War Resisters League and Women's Strike for Peace, 1971-1973, undated
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Series: Subject Files
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Box
9
Folder
1-7
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Amnesty, 1971-1977
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Box
9
Folder
8
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American Civil Liberties Union Project on Amnesty, 1971-1975
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Box
9
Folder
9-10
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Amnesty conference in Paris, 1973
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Box
9
Folder
11
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Amnesty and reconstruction, 1975-1977
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Armstrong, Karl/political prisoners, 1972, undated
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Britain, 1969-1975, undated
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Box
10
Folder
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Bucklin, Dick, campaign, 1974
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Carter and the Vietnam pardon, 1976-1977
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1196A/11
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Taped telephone interview, 1976, by Steve Grossman with Stuart Eizenstat and Sam Brown on the Carter amnesty program
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Mss 736
Box
10
Folder
5
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Condon, Gerry, 1975
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1196A/8
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Unidentified radio program on various topics in which Condon is quoted, undated
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Mss 736
Box
10
Folder
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Deserters and military counseling, 1972, undated
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Box
10
Folder
7
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Early exile (miscellaneous), 1970, undated
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Box
10
Folder
8
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Exclusion from the United States, 1975, undated
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Box
10
Folder
9-11
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Ford's clemency program, 1974-1976
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Box
11
Folder
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Efaw, Fritz, 1976, undated
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Box
11
Folder
2
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GI Movement, 1971-1974, undated
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Box
11
Folder
3-4
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Hearings and briefings, 1974-1975
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Box
11
Folder
5
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Immigration to Canada, 1972-1974
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Box
11
Folder
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Impeachment game, 1974
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Box
11
Folder
7
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Indochina, undated
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Box
11
Folder
8
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International Exile Conference, 1974
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Box
11
Folder
9
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Montreal, 1974, undated
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Box
11
Folder
10
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National Conference on Amnesty, 1973
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Box
11
Folder
11
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Presidential candidates and congressional positions on amnesty, 1976
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Box
11
Folder
12
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Prisoner visitation, 1972-1975
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Box
11
Folder
13
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Quebec, 1971-1972, undated
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Box
11
Folder
14
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South Vietnamese political prisoners, 1973, undated
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Box
11
Folder
15
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Sweden, 1971-1974, undated
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Audio 1196A
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Tapes, Miscellaneous
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1196A/9
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Unidentified radio program consisting of many individual accounts of anti-war and exile experiences
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Mss 736
Box
11
Folder
16
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Telephone notes, 1975
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Box
11
Folder
17
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Vietnam offender study, 1975
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Box
11
Folder
18
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Voting rights, 1972, undated
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