 New Hope House records
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteThe 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 ContentThe 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. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationNew Hope House records, ms4262, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryThe 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. | ||||||||||||||||||