Wayne Felker - Jan Burden papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Wayne Felker - Jan Burden papers
Creator: Isaacs, Carl, 1953-
Creator: Felker, Ellis Wayne, -1996
Inclusive Dates: 1992-2002
Language(s): English
Extent: 6.4 Linear Feet 6 document boxes, 1 carton, 3 oversized boxes
Collection Number: ms3186
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Ellis Wayne Felker was convicted of murder, rape, aggravated sodomy, and false imprisonment in the case of Joy Ludlam, a waitress who disappeared in November 1981. Felker was executed in the state of Georgia by electrocution on November 16, 1996.

Jan Burden was his correspondent and collected his letters and other materials regarding him and his case.

Scope and Content

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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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Wayne Felker - Jan Burden papers, ms3186, 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

For related materials on death row inmates in Georgia in this repository, see: Tracy Lee Housel papers, ms3193; Terry Mincey papers, ms3106; Carl Isaacs papers, ms3187; Byron Ashley Parker papers, ms3189; Carole Butcher papers, ms3266.

Related Collections in Other Repositories

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

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Outgoing correspondence Wayne Felker - Jan Burden, 1992-1995 July

 

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Outgoing correspondence Wayne Felker - Jan Burden, 1995 August-1996 April

 

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Outgoing correspondence Wayne Felker - Jan Burden, 1996 May-November

 

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Outgoing correspondence Wayne Felker - Jan Burden, undated

 

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correspondence Wayne Felker - Rosie Lywood, 1994-1996

 

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correspondence Wayne Felker - Ruby Felker

 

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Wayne Felker, Incoming Correspondence

 

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Correspondence to Jan Burden - Ruby Felker , 1994-1997

 

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Correspondence Jan Burden A-Z - Unknown

 

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Correspondence - Sympathy to Jan

 

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Envelopes

 

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Biographical Info

 

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Legal Papers, Correspondence

 

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Prison Documents

 

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General

 

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Writings - Jan Burden - Diary, Correspondence

 

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Writings - Jan Burden - Notes

 

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CD of Photographs

 

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Felker, Burden and Rosie

 

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Felker Funeral

 

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General

 

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Photographs, Drawings

 

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Clippings

 

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Clippings

 

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Clippings Belonging to Wayne Felker Not Directly Related to Case

 

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News Articles - DNA Testing (E.W. Felker - J. Ludlam)

 

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Printed Material

 

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Envelopes

 

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Letter, 1996 February 28

 

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Framed Needle Work, Instruction

 

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Crochet Vest

 

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Small Crochet Crosses (2)

 

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Unframed Needle Work

 

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Tupperware Containers Containing Soap

 

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Deck of Playing Cards

 

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Replacement Teeth

 

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Plastic Coffee Mug

 

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Crochet Model of Cell, Matching Plastic Mesh to Repair Model

 

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Clipping - the Crochet Cell

 

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Assorted clothing, including undergarments, shirts, shorts, and sweaters

 

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Crochet prison cell by death row inmates, 2001