This series contains drafts and reprints of the works of Hugo Bedau. They are organized first by format and then alphabetically by title. Formats include journal articles, newspaper articles, pamphlets, book chapters, lectures, and encyclopedia articles. Also included are materials related to various conferences Bedau attended.
This series contains a diverse collection of material regarding Bedau's participation in many advocacy organizations opposing capital punishment. These organizations include: the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty (MCADP), Amnesty International, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF). Since Bedau was on the Board of many of these organizations, the folders contain the minutes of meetings, projects, events, and conferences.
This series contains news clippings, pamphlets, court documents, academic papers, bibliographies, reports, journals articles, and newsletters about capital punishment that Bedau devoted his life towards studying. Some of the material is organized by the name of the defendant in a capital punishment case; some is organized by state or country, and some is organized by subject. This series contains a diverse amount of media formats including VHS and cassette tapes.