Marcus Wellons papers, 2009-2014

Summary

Creator:

Wellons, Marcus

Date:

2009-2014

Extent:

1.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 Hollinger box

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Marcus Wellons papers, ms4261, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains Marcus Wellons' correspondence to and from his family members, Margaret Johnson and her daughter Mary Catherine Johnson, as well as others. Included are his writing, the newsletter Compassion, written by Death Row inmates, the journal he wrote during the week before his execution, and a memoir about Troy Davis, another Death Row inmate.

Biographical / historical:

Marcus Wellons (1955-2014), was a U.S. Army veteran who was incarcerated in 1989, and spent 21 years on Death Row. He was executed on June 17, 2014.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Prisoners' writings, American -- Georgia.
Death row inmates -- Georgia -- Correspondence.
African American prisoners -- Georgia
Writing.
Death row inmates -- Georgia.
Lethal injection (Execution) -- Georgia.
Correspondence

Names:

Wellons, Marcus

Preferred citation:

Marcus Wellons papers, ms4261, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.