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Southern Prison Ministry papers
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Southern Prison Ministry |
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1996-1997 |
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The collection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the stay and execution of Wayne Felker, and other
executions in Georgia. The notebook, created by Southern Prison Ministry, belonged to Elizabeth Dede, and years covered include
1973-1996.
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ms3214 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Carole Butcher LifeLines papers
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Butcher, Carole |
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2000-2004 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Butcher and death row inmates James W. Brown and Norman Richard Cleary,
from 2000-2004. Correspondence concerns personal interests, family, activities in prison, lawyers, trials, other death row
inmates, hobbies. Cleary writes several letters about God, Christianity, and another death row inmate's attempt to stab him.
There are also emails between Butcher, family members of the inmates; and letters Butcher writes asking for clemency for both
inmates. Papers also include offender queries printed from the Georgia Department of Corrections and Oklahoma Department of
Corrections, containing Brown's and Cleary's physical descriptions and sentence details; newspaper clippings regarding the
executions, and various prison forms; and documents concerning the execution process, and rules and regulations of visiting
death row inmates.
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ms3266 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Julia Evans Cope letter
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Cope, Julia Evans, -1929 |
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1924 June 11 |
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A single letter from Julia Evans Cope to the Georgia General Assembly addressing the topic of capital punishment in the state.
Cope is writing in support of the the bill to abolish capital punishment put forward by Representatives Viola Ross Napier
of Bibb County and John Stephens Wood of Fulton County. At the time of the letter the bill was pending before the House Judiciary
Committee. Also included is a photocopy of Cope's obituary from The Atlanta Constitution, dated 1929 March 6.
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ms3857 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Wayne Felker - Jan Burden papers
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Isaacs, Carl, 1953- |
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1992-2002 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Jan Burden and various persons, 2000-2002, chiefly involving Georgia death
row cases of Wayne Felker, Tracy Housel and Terry Mincey. News stories, mostly from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about
the cases are also included. In addition, a craft replica of a Georgia death row cell, created by Carl Isaacs and Wayne Felker
(circa 1990s) is included.
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ms3186 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Byron Ashley Parker papers
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Sellers, Bettie M. |
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1986-2001 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Byron Ashley Parker and Bettie M. Sellers from 1986-2001. Further correspondents
include Byron's parents and Karen Hall. The collection also includes poems written by Byron Parker, photographs of Parker
with family and friends, newspaper clipping about executions in Georgia and Parker's execution, and miscellaneous documents
from Parker's legal appeal (some photocopies of original records) and memorial services.
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ms3189 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas McKee West collection
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West, Thomas McKee |
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1983-2003 |
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The collection consists of copies of documents, textual and audio, accumulated during Thomas M. West's successful challenge
- in the case of Timothy Dawson vs. The State of Georgia - to the state of Georgia's law prescribing death by electrocution
in the electric chair in death penalty cases. This includes fifteen digital copies of 22 Georgia electrocutions of prisoners
between 1983 and 1996. These recordings are copies of West's tapes which were themselves dubs of original tapes recorded by
members of the state's Department of Corrections for their own records, and later subpoenaed and entered into state court
records as part of challenges to the electric chair statute. In addition, the collection includes copies of materials (transcripts,
documents, affidavits, autopsy records, etc.) West and his co-counsel Robert Citronberg had accumulated to date of donation
(August 2004) in support of legal challenges to the Georgia statute prescribing lethal injection as the new means of state
execution.
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ms3244 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Carl Isaacs papers
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Isaacs, Carl, 1953- |
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Dates: |
1973-2002 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, and clippings related to Dr. Wilkes' appellate work for Carl Isaacs
and George Dungee in the Alday family murder case. The correspondence is primarily between Carl Isaacs, Donald E. Wilkes,
Jr., and Christopher Hamilton. Court documents include petitions, habeas corpus applications, subpoenas, and motions. Press
materials document the proceedings from the pretrial period until after conviction. A poster about the Alday family murders
from a special series in the Atlanta Journal and two t-shirts with pro-electric chair messages are also included.
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ms3187 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Southern Center for Human Rights collection
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Southern Center for Human Rights |
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Dates: |
1973-2001 |
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The collection consists of transcripts of case proceedings, court documents, evidentiary documents, memoranda, correspondence,
affidavits, legal notes, copies of legislation, newsletters, and newspaper articles. The collection consists primarily of
files concerning the defense of Georgia death row inmates which reflect the legal efforts of the Southern Center for Human
Rights. Also included are documents relating to the Center's efforts to advocate the reform of Habeas Corpus legislation,
subject files consisting of newspaper articles on the death penalty and criminal justice, and research files concerning racial
discrimination in jury selection.
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ms3277 |
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Hargrett Library |
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