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The fonds consists of material created by Gordon Wright of Edmonton from 1969-1989 and consists of two series: 1. Charter 77 (1979- 1981). This series consists of reports, bulletins, newsletters, news clippings, personal receipts, handwritten notes, correspondence, and other materials. The material relates to Wright's 1979 trip to Czechoslovakia to monitor the trial of Czech dissidents in the Charter 77 Movement- Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Persecuted (V.O.N.S.). One of the six accused and sentenced to prison was Vaclav Havel, future president of the Czech Republic. 2. Correspondence (1969-1989). This series consists of correspondence relating to the Law Society of Alberta. The correspondence relates to trust undertakings; no-fault auto insurance; and proper grammatical use in the society's newsletter.