New Hope House records

Descriptive Summary
Title: New Hope House records
Creator: New Hope House
Inclusive Dates: 1983-2018
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 2 Hollinger boxes, 1 oversize box
Collection Number: ms4262
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The New Hope House is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide support and hospitality to families of people on Georgia's death row, including lodging and transportation, among other services. The founders Ed Weir (1942-2017) and his wife Mary Ruth were human rights advocates, members of the Jubilee Community in North Georgia, where they worked with refugees and their integration in American society, before creating the New Hope House in 1989.

Scope and Content

The collection is concentrated on issues regarding prisoners scheduled for execution in Georgia including correspondence, advocacy publications and vigils, funerals, art done by prisoners, and files regarding individuals.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

New Hope House records, ms4262, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.

Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Administrative
box	folder
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1	1	New Hope House committee notes
1	2	MVFR [Murder Victims' Families for Reconcilliation]
1	3	Vigils, actions on behalf of Death Row prisoners
1	4	Death penalty, executions - miscellaneous
1	5	Miscellaneous - Georgia Diagnostic Center (Death Row)
1	6	Chicago trip - clippings
1	7	Georgia Communities
1	8	Funeral services for executed
1	9	Funerals
1	10	Photographs - Death Row men executed - from New Hope House vigils
1	11	New Hope House information brochures
1	12	Prison rules
1	13-14	Bible and the Death Penalty
1	15	Ed Weir - photographs, memorial
1	16	Abolishionist's Directory, 1994
1	17	Art by prisoners - executed
			Art pieces are done by Robert Butts, John Wayne Conner, and J. W. Ledford.
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1		Art by prisoners - executed
			Reproductions of art created by Daniel Lewis.
1		Scrapbook - clippings, articles, handouts

 

2. Prisoner files
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1	18	Moore, Billy Neal - clippings, correspondence
1	19	McAllister, Harold - correspondence, art
1	20	McAllister, Harold - Georgia Braille Transcribers correspondence
1	21	Campbell, Will - writing - Sojourners Magazine
1	22	Arevalo, Joaquin
1	23	Ellington, Clayton Jerrad
1	24	Greene, Daniel
1	25	Lamar, Cedric
1	26	James J.J. McDaniel
1	27	Moore, Bruce
1	28	Morgan, Alphonso
1	29	Morrison, Ernest
1	30	Nelson, Gary
1	31	Ross, Eddie
1	32	Ruffin, Judson
1	33	Smith, David Phillip
1	34	Stephens, William K. Kenny
1	35	Thornton, Ronnie
1	36	Waldrip, Tommy Lee
1	37	Walker, Gerry
1	38	Williams, Glen
1	39	Yates, John Thomas

 

3. Prisoner files - deceased
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1	40	Alderman, Jack E.
1	41	Bishop, Joshua
1	42	Brannon, Andrew
1	43	Burgess, Raymond
1	44	Butts, Robert
1	45	Carlton, Gary
1	46	Conner, John
1	47	Cook, Andrew
1	48	DeYoung, Andrew
1	49	Fleming, Son
1	50	Ford, Melbert Ray
1	51	Fults, Kenneth
1	52	Gissendaner, Kelly Renee
1	53	Henry, George Russell
1	54	Hill, Warren
1	55	Hittson, Travis
1	56	Holsey, Robert Wayne
1	57	Hullett, Donnie Allen, Jr.
1	58	Johnson, Marcus Ray
1	59	Jones, Brandon Astor
1	60	Ledford, J. W., Jr.
1	61	Lewis, Gerald Patrick
1	62	Lucas, Daniel
1	63	McLain, Mark
1	64	McCleskey, Warren
1	65	McMichen, Kim
1	66	Mathis, James
1	67	Mincey, Terry
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2	1	Mize, Mark
2	2	Mobley, Stephen Anthony
2	3	Moon, Larry
2	4	Newland, Robert
2	5	Osborne, Curtis
2	6	Parker, Byron Ashley
2	7	Potts, Jack
2	8	Pruitt, Timothy
2	9	Putman, William
2	10	Redd, Bob
2	11	Rhode, Brandon
2	12	Sallie, William
2	13	Spivey, Ron
2	14	Stevens, Thomas
2	15	Taylor, Keith
2	16	Terrell, Bryan Keith
2	17	Wade, Johnny
2	18	Walker, Richard
2	19	Waters, Kelly
2	20	Wellons, Marcus
2	21	Westbrooks, Johnny Mack
2	22	Williams, Alexander
2	23	Willis, Henry