Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, creative works, court documents, transcripts, audio/visual materials, printed materials, and artifacts illustrate the career and life of Professor Charles Alan Wright. The Watergate series primarily consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and court documents surrounding President Nixon's decision to withhold the White House tapes on the principle of executive privilege. Later correspondence regarding Watergate often entails Wright's refusal to discuss the case due to attorney-client confidentiality. The American Law Institute series is further differentiated between correspondence, work files, and organization files and spans the time from his election as a member in 1958 until the end of his presidency at the time of his death in 2000. The University of Texas series includes the many organizations and committees that Wright participated in as a faculty member, both for the School of Law and the University as a whole. Wright's Publication files are divided into Legal Texts, Book Reviews, Mystery Reviews, and Essays. A significant portion of the collection is devoted to the Legal Files, which consists of briefs, memoranda, motions, and other court documents from the many cases that Wright worked or consulted on during his career. Personal Correspondence spans Wright's entire career and highlights his relationships with many prominent individuals. Wright's correspondence with organizations and institutions pertaining to his law career is documented in the Professional Correspondence and Office Files series. The final part of the collection contains photographs, audio/visual materials and artifacts that Wright had earned and accumulated throughout his career.
