Charter 77, Czech Heritage Records
Title: Charter 77, Czech Heritage
Records
Creator: Faltus, Anna
Dates: 1975-1986
Quantity: 22
boxes (10.0 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS
0124
Language: Czech, English, German, French, Slovak
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: Charter 77, Czech Heritage Records (MS 0124). Archives & Special Collections, University
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Biography of the Creator:
Anna Faltus was born on April 9, 1919 in Mnichovice (Czech Republic). Throughout her life she
was involved in political activities. During World War II, in London, she entered the British
Auxiliary Territorial Service, worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs, and broadcasted news
on the BBC. After WWII, Faltus joined the Czechoslovak Repatriation Mission in France and worked
for Radio Free Europe and Voice of America. As a member of the Czechoslovak National Council of
America in Washington, D.C., Faltus helped to translate Charter 77 documents into English. She
also participated in the Czechoslovak National Council and the Society of Arts and Sciences. In
1999, she received a Presidential Commemorative Medal for her work on human rights. Faltus died
on March 6, 2001.
Historical Background:
Charter 77, a political document, was published in January 1977, in an attempt to illustrate
the Czechoslovak government need to address human rights issues. The publication cause
significant controversy and many of those who supported the document were imprisoned. One of the
original signers of the charter, Vaclav Havel, later served as both the President of
Czechoslovak and the first president of the Czech Republic.
Scope and Content:
The collection contains correspondence, articles and official publications by U.S. Congress,
the Charter 77 Movement (in Czech), and other institutions and organizations. The materials
cover the Charter 77 movement from its beginning to its end in the middle of the 1980s.
Subjects:
Havel, Vaclav
Litomisky, Jan
Uhl, Petr
Jirous, Martin
Benda, Vaclav
Ruml, Jiri
Hajek, Jiri
Patocka, Jan
Husak, Gustav
Obzina, Jaromir
Czechoslovakia -- History -- Charter 77
Czechoslovakia -- History -- Communism
Czechoslovakia -- History -- Normalization
Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 20th century --
Sources
Czechs -- Foreign countries -- Correspondence
Human rights workers -- USA
Human rights workers -- Czechoslovakia
Human rights workers -- USSR
Human rights workers -- Eastern Europe
Series Description:
Series 1: Charter 77 Documents, boxes 1-9These documents include press releases, letters, newspaper articles in Czechoslovak,
domestic and foreign press about the activities of the Charter 77 movement and its
representatives. It also covers the Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted
(VONS) movement, letters to government officials and justice representatives in Czechoslovakia
about human rights, statements describing police strategies against dissidents, and stories of
people within the regime. There is also correspondence between Faltus and U.S. government
officials or representatives and human rights non-governmental organizations.
Series 2: Serial Publications, boxes 10-15The publications include Faltus' collection of various bulletins, newsletters, reports, and
periodicals that deal with human rights in Czechoslovakia and other Eastern European
countries. They describe the general political situation of 1970s and 1980s with an emphasis
on the Cold War. Of particular interest is the Information on Charter 77 (INFOCh) bulletin
published by Charter representatives (in Czech only) and Radio Free Europe reports in
English.
Series 3: Associated Materials, boxes 16-18Contains official publications and reports of U.S. Congress and other institutions or
organizations (both governmental and non-governmental) regarding human rights in the Eastern
bloc during the 1970s and 1980s.
Series 4: General Materials, box 19Includes unsorted materials, mostly copies of articles or other documents on human rights,
and some correspondence.
Container List:
Series 1: DocumentsBox 1. Folder 1. Articles, 1975Contains two articles in English about dissidents in Czechoslovakia and about scientists in
Czechoslovakia. This folder contains a list of international agreements and covenants dealing
with self-determination.
Box 1. Folder 2. Reports, articles, 1976Contains reports in English about Czechoslovak opposition, a copy of an open letter against
arresting of non-conformist musicians, a leaflet by Amnesty International concerning the same
topic, and other articles and reports dealing with the Communist regime. There is an article
about the social impact, in France, of the television screening of the movie "The Confession" about Communist leader Artur London's trial and
torture by the Czechoslovak secret police.
Box 1. Folder 3. Articles, 1977, Jan.Newspapers articles on the contents of Charter 77, the arrest of the signatories, and world
reactions.
Box 1. Folder 4. Reports, articles, 1977, Jan.Includes a Czech version of Charter 77, articles from newspapers, and reports and letters
dealing with conditions in Czechoslovakia after the issue of the charter.
Box 1. Folder 5. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1977, Feb.Includes newspapers, reports, and letters dealing with Charter 77 and the reaction of the
U.S. Congress.
Box 2. Folder 1. Articles, correspondence, 1977, Feb.Contains news from press agencies and radio stations, articles, and letters. In Czech and
English.
Box 2. Folder 2. Reports and articles, 1977, Mar.Includes "The Features and News from behind the Iron
Curtain" by Josef Josten, articles on Charter 77 and its signatories, reaction in the
world, various proclamations, documents regarding the death of Jan Patocka, and police
actions during his funeral.
Box 2. Folder 3. Reports and articles, 1977, Mar.-Apr.Contains articles, reports from press agencies, radio stations and TV stations along with
information on the Czechoslovak philosopher, Jan Patocka, and letters from Charter 77
signatories to Czechoslovak authorities.
Box 2. Folder 4. Reports and articles, 1977, May-Aug.Contains articles, letters, and documents from Czechoslovakia dealing with information
about political emigration as a consequence of signing Charter 77, signatories repression,
official documents of Charter 77, and letters to the Czechoslovak President.
Box 2. Folder 5. Reports and articles, 1977, Sept.-Dec.Contains news, articles, documents, and letters on a lecture by a Czech immigrant in
Vienna, Austria, and on relations between the Czechoslovak officials and the Charter.
Box 3. Folder 1. Reports and articles, 1978, Jan.-Mar.Contains articles, news, petitions, documents, open letters, a feature article by Vaclav
Havel, and documents on political trials in Czechoslovakia.
Box 3. Folder 2. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1978, Apr.-MayIncludes materials on political trials and on the Czechoslovak Committe for the Defense of
the Unjustly Prosecuted (VONS).
Box 3. Folder 3. Reports and articles, 1978, May-JuneContains information on the Railroaders' Ball, the arrest of Charter signatories, judicial
trials against dissidents, letters to Czechoslovak officials, and attacks on the advocates of
the dissidents.
Box 3. Folder 4. Articles, correspondence, 1978, July-Sept.Details the experience of a foreign journalist expelled from the country.
Box 3. Folder 5. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1978, Oct.Contains information on the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops, an open letter
to Kurt Waldheim, and the question of "getaways" from
Czechoslovakia.
Box 4. Folder 1. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1978, Nov.About trials of dissidents and information on Charter 77 activities.
Box 4. Folder 2. Reports, 1978, Dec.Contains a report on the activities of Charter 77 against the discrimination of the Roma
people in Czechoslovakia.
Box 4. Folder 3. Reports and articles, 1979, Jan.-Mar.Includes information on self-determination of dissidents and on political prisoners in
Czechoslovakia.
Box 4. Folder 4. Reports and articles, 1979, Apr.-MayContains documents on Charter 77, underground culture and Czechoslovak officials, and the
limitation of civil rights in Czechoslovakia.
Box 5. Folder 1. Reports, articles, correspondence, essays, 1979, JulyInformation on the Otta Bednarova trial, extracts from the U.S. Congressional Records, and
information on the economic situation in Czechoslovakia.
Box 4. Folder 5. Articles, 1979, JuneContains articles from exile Czechoslovak newspapers, from other foreign newspapers, and
extracts from the U.S. Congressional Record.
Box 5. Folder 2. Congressional records, 1979, Aug.-Sept.Materials on Czechoslovak problems related to the Helsinki Treaty, police repressions, and
repression against Catholics.
Box 5. Folder 3. Reports, articles, 1979, Oct.Includes information on the Czechoslovak dissident trials and on the trials of six VONS
members.
Box 5. Folder 4. Reports, articles, 1979, Oct-Nov.Articles covering the trials of six VONS members and a list of arrested people.
Box 5. Folder 5. Reports, articles, 1979, Nov.-Dec.Contains materials on Charter 77 and civil rights.
Box 6. Folder 1. Reports, articles, 1980, Jan.-Feb.Information on Charter 77 and world reaction to it, Soviet annexation of Afghanistan,
information on trials of Charter 77 members, and news from the prisoner's relatives to their
friends on topics such as prison conditions.
Box 6. Folder 2. Reports, articles, 1980, Mar.-Apr.Contains information on an "underground university" involving lectures provided by
dissidents, reflections on the Helsinki Treaty, an issue of Londynske
Listy dealing with Charter 77, and Radio Free Europe broadcasts on Charter 77 and on
trials of its members.
Box 6. Folder 3. Reports, articles, 1980, MayIncludes information on the "underground university" and a list of new signatories of the
Charter.
Box 6. Folder 4. Reports, correspondence, 1980, June-JulyContains documents of the Czechoslovak National Council of America, descriptions of the
interrogations, amnesty requests, a letter from U.S. Senator Bob Dole to the President of
Czechoslovakia regarding civil rights.
Box 6. Folder 5. Reports, correspondence, 1980, Aug.-Sept.Contains a letter from Charter 77 to President Gustav Husak, information on political
trials, documents of the Czechoslovak National Council of America, and a list of unjustly
convicted people.
Box 6. Folder 6. Reports, articles, 1980, Oct.-Nov.Includes a demand for the release of ill prisoners, documents on Charter 77, and various
articles.
Box 6. Folder 7. Reports, articles, 1980, Dec.Contains information on political trials, articles from Listy, information on the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and a short presentation of dissident
groups in Czechoslovakia.
Box 7. Folder 1. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1981, Jan.-Mar.Contains letters, articles, and papers dealing with Charter 77, its activities, members,
and ideas, and the reaction on Charter 77 in the world press, including documents and letters
of several Czechoslovak exile groups, information on the spokesmen of Charter 77,
Czechoslovak participation on the exhibit of contemporary art in Michigan, and
"Czechoslovakia, Human Rights and Madrid" by H. Gordon Skilling.
Box 7. Folder 2. Reports, articles, 1981, Apr.-MayIncludes information on Charter 77, lists of arrested people, articles in English.
Box 7. Folder 3. Proclamations, congressional records, 1981, June-JulyProclamations on Charter 77, information on repression, and extracts from U.S.
Congressional records.
Box 7. Folder 4. Reports, correspondence, 1981, Aug.-Sept.Includes letters and documents of Czechoslovak exile groups, reactions toward the situation
in Poland, and information on political trials.
Box 7. Folder 5. Reports, correspondence, 1981, Oct.-Dec.Contains court documents dealing with trials of Charter 77 members, open letters, and
proclamations.
Box 8. Folder 1. Reports, articles, and correspondence, 1982, Jan.-Feb.Contains documents, letters, articles, and proclamations from Charter 77 and the
Czechoslovak National Council of America, a letter from Hajek to the General Public
Prosecutor of Czechoslovakia, and a letter from Faltus to UNESCO.
Box 8. Folder 2. Articles, 1982, Mar.-Apr.Includes "On Human Rights Violations around the World" by Richard Schiffer, Charter 77
documents, "Human Rights Issues in US Relations with Romania and Czechoslovakia."
Box 8. Folder 3. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1982, May-JuneContains demands for release of political prisoners, an update on the status of political
prisoners in Czechoslovakia, and letters to Czechoslovak officials.
Box 8. Folder 4. Reports, articles, 1982, July-Aug.Contains materials concerning Skupina Revolucni Akce (SRA), a revolutionary action group,
political opposition in Czechoslovakia from Radio Free Europe, and on "the underground
church."
Box 8. Folder 5. Reports, correspondence, 1982, Sept.-Oct.Contains letters to various Czechoslovak and foreign officials and information about a
conference in Madrid.
Box 8. Folder 6. Reports, correspondence, 1982, Nov.-Dec.Contains demands of release of prosecuted people, correspondence with the Polish Solidarity
movement, and information from Amnesty International on writers and news media
professionals.
Box 8. Folder 7. Reports, 1983, Jan.-Mar.Contains annual human rights report on Czechoslovakia and a list of new signatories of
Charter 77.
Box 8. Folder 8. Reports, articles, 1983, Apr.-JuneContains documents compiled by Vilem Precan on human rights in Czechoslovakia, and on
"state security."
Box 8. Folder 9. Reports, articles, 1983, July-Dec.Includes newspaper articles, lists of seized books and other works, and an interview with
Vaclav Havel, in English, after release from prison due to health concerns.
Box 9. Folder 1. Reports, articles, 1983, Jan.-JulyContains documents dealing with the activities, members, and problems of Charter 77,
including information on political trials and a list of published materials of Charter
77.
Box 9. Folder 2. Reports, articles, 1983, Aug.-Dec.Contains information on political prisoners, an interview with Vaclav Havel, and education
persecutions.
Box 9. Folder 3. Reports, 1984, Jan.-Mar.Contains Charter 77 documents and information on trials with members of the Catholic
Church.
Box 9. Folder 4. Reports, articles, 1984, Apr.-JuneContains documents relating to a Czechoslovak law on education and schools and on
trials.
Box 9. Folder 5. Reports, articles, 1984, July-Dec.Contains documents from the Czechoslovak National Council of America, and from political
trials and release demands.
Box 9a. Folder 1. Articles, correspondence, 1985, Jan.-Mar.Contains letters, articles, and news, in both Czech and English, concerning Charter 77
members and ideas, a 1984 report on the situation in Czechoslovakia to the U.S. Congress, and
a publication titled "Human Rights in Czechoslovakia: The Documents of Charter 77" by the
U.S. Congress, (1988).
Box 9a. Folder 2. Reports, articlesContains articles on complaints against repressions and the situation in
Czechoslovakia.
Box 9a. Folder 3. Correspondence, articlesIncludes information on political prisoners in Czechoslovakia.
Box 9a. Folder 4. Reports, articlesIncludes information on Czechoslovak economic development.
Box 9a. Folder 5. Reports, articlesContains materials on human rights in Czechoslovakia.
Box 9a. Folder 6. Reports, articlesDeals with Charter 77 and Czechoslovakia.
Box 9a. Folder 7. Reports, articlesMaterials on the proclamation of the Association of Sciences and Arts (SVU), a Czechoslovak
emigrant organization, on Charter 77 and the peace movement.
Series 2: Serial PublicationsBox 10. Folder 1. Fieldstaff Reports, by Dennison Rusinow, Vol. XXII, No. 1, 2, 1977
Box 10. Folder 2. Bulletins, Amnesty Action, Amnesty International, 1981-1985
Box 10. Folder 3. The Bulletin, North Atlantic Assembly, 1979-1982Reports on the humanitarian provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and
Co-operation in Europe
Box 10. Folder 4. Colloque International, 1981Articles on the Prague Spring of 1968, including "Pillars of the
Socialist-Democratic Economic System" by Ota Sik, "International Connections and Consequences of the Prague Spring" by Jiri Pelikan and
"The Prague Spring of 1968" and "The Current Crisis of the Soviet-style Political Systems" by Zdenek Mlynar. In
French
Box 10. Folder 5. Hearings, U.S. Congress Commission on Security and Co-operation (CSCE) Basket
III, 1977-1979
Box 10. Folder 6. Hearings, CSCE Basket III, 1980-1985
Box 11. Folder 1. Semi-annual reports, U.S. President to the CSCE, 1976-1978
Box 11. Folder 2. Semi-annual reports, U.S. President to the CSCE, 1978-1989
Box 11. Folder 3. Reports, CSCE Digest, 1983-1985Includes a report on the implementation of the Helsinki Final Act by the U.S. State
Department.
Box 11a. Folder 1. Reports, CSCE Digest, 1984-1989
Box 12. Folder 1. News releases, CSCE News release, 1977-1986
Box 12. Folder 2. Reports, Council of Europe, 1978Reports of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the Final Act of the
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe and on Czechoslovakia.
Box 12. Folder 3. Press releases, correspondence, Council of Free Czechoslovakia, 1980-1984Information on human rights in Czechoslovakia and a letter on the Helsinki accords.
Box 12. Folder 4. Correspondence, press releases, Czechoslovak National Council of
America, 1977-1983Includes letters from Faltus as Liaison Officer of the Council to different organizations
and U.S. representatives dealing with Charter 77 and civil rights in Czechoslovakia.
Box 12. Folder 5. Newsletter, Council of Free Czechoslovakia, 1977-1984Information on Charter 77 and human rights violations, including a complete English
translation of the Charter 77 declaration.
Box 12. Folder 6. Articles, Foreign Affairs Research Institute, 1980-1982
Box 12. Folder 7. Press releases, reports, Freedom Communications International News
Agency, 1979-1982
Box 13. Folder 1. Newsletter, Human Rights Internet, Vol. 4 No. 8, Vol. 5, no. 2, 3, 1979
Box 13. Folder 2. Newsletter, Help and Action, Vol. VI, no. 26, 27, 1983
Box 13a. Folder 1. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, 1979-1980Documents covering Charter 77, complaints to state authorities, essays on human rights in
Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe, interviews, and biographies.
Box 13a. Folder 2. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, essays, 1980-1981Documents in Czech on Charter 77 representatives, on complaints to state authorities, human
rights in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe, interviews, and biographies.
Box 13a. Folder 3. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, essays, 1981-1982Documents in Czech on Charter 77 representatives, on complaints to state authorities, human
rights in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe, interviews, and biographies.
Box 13a. Folder 2. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, essays, 1983Documents in Czech on Charter 77 representatives, on complaints to state authorities, human
rights in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe, interviews, and biographies.
Box 13a. Folder 2. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, essays, 1984Documents in Czech on Charter 77 representatives, on complaints to state authorities, human
rights in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe, interviews, and biographies.
Box 14. Folder 1. Newletter, "Who, What, When, Where" Help and Action
Coordination Committee, 1977-1979
Box 14. Folder 2. Newletter, "Who, What, When, Where" Help and Action
Coordination Committee, 1980-1981
Box 14. Folder 3. Newletter, "Who, What, When, Where" Help and Action
Coordination Committee, 1981-1983
Box 15. Folder 1. Reports, North Atlantic Assembly, 1981, Oct.Includes reports of the Economic, Military, Scientific and Technical committees and of the
Special Committee on Nuclear Weapons in Europe. In English.
Box 15. Folder 2. Reports, Radio Free Europe Research, 1976-1983
Box 15. Folder 3. Articles, Radio Free Europe Research and Analysis, 1976-1977Includes an overview of the Czechoslovak press and articles from Czechoslovak magazines and
newspapers covering the Charter 77 movement. In Czech and Slovak.
Box 15. Folder 4. Bulletin, The Right to Believe, Keston College, United Kingdom, 1981-1984
Box 15. Folder 5. Quarterly, Smoloskyp, in English, 1982
Series 3: Associated MaterialsBox 16. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and other
reports, 1975-1978Item 1. Report, North Atlantic Assembly, by C. Gontikas, Sub-Committe on the Free Flow of
Information, 1977
Item 2. Conflict Studies, No. 86, "Czechoslovakia: From 1968 to
Charter 77. A Record of Passive Resistance" by Josef Josten, 1977
Item 3. Report, Final Act, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1975
Item 4. Source Book, Human Rights after Helsinki, 1977
Item 5. Report, Final Act of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, U.S.
Congress CSCE, 1977
Item 6. Supplementary report, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1977
Item 7. Helsinki documents, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1978
Item 8. Reports, Helsinki Accords monitors, Soviet Union, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1978
Item 9. White Paper on Czechoslovakia, International Committee for the Support of Charter
77 in Czechoslovakia, 1977
Item 10. Report, Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Czechoslovakia and the
Helsinki Accord, Council on Free Czechoslovakia, Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Europe, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in English, 1977
Item 11. International Human Rights. Selected Statements and Initiatives, U.S. Senate
Committe on Government Operations, 1977
Item 12. "Freedom Denied – Czechoslovakia after
Helsinki," Antonin Hlinka, in English, 1977
Box 17. Miscellaneous Reports, 1978-83Item 1. Report, "Fulfilling Our Promises: The United States and
the Helsinki Final Act" U.S. Congress CSCE, 1979
Item 2. Report, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1977-1979
Item 3. Brochure, "39 Who Believed. Helsinki Monitors in the
USSR," 1980
Item 4. Brochure, "45 Who Believed. Helsinki Monitors in the
USSR," 1981
Item 5. Hearings, The Helsinki Forum and East-West Scientific Exchange, U.S. House of
Representatives, 1980
Item 6. Report, "The Belgrade Followup Meeting to the Conference
on Security and Cooperation in Europe: A Report and Appraisal" U.S. Congress
CSCE, 1979
Item 7. "Profiles: The Helsinki Monitors" U.S. Congress
CSCE, 1979
Item 8. Hearing, Human Rights in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1980
Item 9. Implementation of the Helsinki Accords, U.S. Congress CSCE, 1983
Item 10. Memorandum, European Liaison Group
Item 11. Report, "Implementation of the Final Act of the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Findings and Recommendations Five Years
after Helsinki," U.S. Congress CSCE, 1980
Item 12. Statement, "The Communist Propaganda Apparatus and other
Threats to the Media" Sir James Goldsmith, Media Committee of the British
Conservative Party, 1981
Item 13. Reading materials, Tomas G. Masaryk, 1850-1937, in English
Item 14. NATO Review, 1981
Box 18. Reports, 1982-1985Item 1. Reports, U.S. Congress CSCE
Item 2. "Implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on
Security and Cooperation in Europe: Findings and Recommendations Seven Years After
Helsinki," 1982
Item 3. Activities Report
Item 4. Report, "Positive Aspects of the Implementation of the
Helsinki Final Act 1975-84," 1985
Item 5. Soviet Jewry
Item 6. Abuse of Psychiatry in the Soviet Union
Item 7. Forced Labor in the Soviet Union
Item 8. Protecting and Promoting Religious Rights in the Eastern Europe and the Soviet
Union
Item 9. Usica World, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1982
Item 10. The Madrid CSCE Review Meeting, 1983
Item 11. Violations of the Helsinki Accords, 1982
Item 12. Helsinki Commission: The First 8 Years, 1985
Item 13. CSCE Commissioners and Liaisons, 1984
Item 14. Report, Violations of the Helsinki Accords: August 1983-September 1984, Helsinki
Watch, 1984
Item 15. Directory, Helsinki Prisoners Watch, 1982
Item 16. Amnesty International Report, 1982-1983
Series 4: General MaterialsBox 19. Folder 1. Bulletin, articles, 1975Includes information on the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and an article
from the Wall Street Journal titled "A
Soviet Exile Encounters the New World."
Box 19. Folder 2. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1977Includes information from Radio Free Europe and the U.S. Congress Committee on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE).
Box 19. Folder 3. Bulletins, correspondence, articles, 1977Items from the U.S. Department of State, the Heritage Foundation, and the U.S. Congress
CSCE
Box 19. Folder 4. Articles, 1978Articles on academic freedom of Czechoslovak historians and on human rights
propositions.
Box 19. Folder 5. Reports, correspondence, articles, 1979Documents from the Joint Baltic American National Committee, an update on members of the
Helsinki groups, reports from the U.S. Congress CSCE, and excerpts from the U.S.
Congressional record.
Box 19. Folder 6. Reports, memorandum, correspondence, 1980Includes information from the U.S. Congress CSCE conference in Madrid created by the
American East European Ethnic Conference, on the members of the U.S. delegation to the
conference, and a report for the U.S. Congress titled "Expressing
the Sense of the Congress with Respect to the Treatment of Christians by the Union of Soviet
Socialistic Republics."
Box 19. Folder 7. Reports, memorandum, correspondence, 1980Includes correspondence with the Help and Action Group and a document titled "The Road to Madrid – Developing a Western Consensus of Human
Rights," Aspen Institute for Human Studies.
Box 19. Folder 8. Reports, 1980Materials include "Human Rights and Foreign Policy: A
Proposal," by W.F. Buckley in Foreign Affairs and "Workers' Rights, East and West; a comparative study of trade unions and
workers' rights in Western democracies and Eastern Europe" by the League for
Industrial Democracy.
Box 19. Folder 9. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1981Contains extracts from the U.S. Congressional Record, "Matchbox," an Amnesty International magazine, statements by Max M. Kampelman, Chair,
U.S. Delegation, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and from Human Rights
Quarterly, "Report on the Proceedings of an International Human
Rights Teaching Institute," by Morton Sklar and James E. Zorn.
Box 19. Folder 10. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1981Includes news from "Helsinki Watch," resumes from the U.S.
Congress CSCE Conference in Madrid, and a copy of a personal letter from U.S. President
Ronald Reagan to Mrs. Papanek, a public member of the U.S. delegation.
Box 19. Folder 11. Reports, articles, correspondence, 1982Includes information from Amnesty International, the U.S. Congress CSCE, and news from the
Polish News Agency.
Box 19. Folder 12. Articles, U.S. Congressional Records, 1983Includes information from the Madrid Conference, an assessment of the Madrid CSCE follow-up
meeting, and texts adopted by the North Atlantic Assembly, The Hague, October 2-7 1983.
Box 19. Folder 13. Articles, 1984Various news and articles, including "Helsinki
Retrospective" and "Helsinki, Gdansk, Madrid," by
Dante B. Fascell.
Box 19. Folder 14. Articles, 1985News on the Madrid Conference.
Box 19. Folder 15. Correspondence, 1986Joint letter from U.S. Congress members nominating a Soviet psychiatrist Anatoly Koryagin
for the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.
Box 19. Folder 16. Reports, articlesIncludes documents and articles and a copy of selected bibliography on human rights by the
Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies, "The Road to Madrid –
Recommendations for U.S. Human Rights Policy."
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