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This subseries contains material organized alphabetically by place. The first section is material related to the United States, the next is divided by individual state, and the third is about foreign counties.

This subseries contains various material organized alphabetically by subject. Topics include capital punishment as a deterrent, race, innocence and wrongful convictions.

This subseries consists of materials related to various conferences which Bedau attended, but does not include any works by Bedau.

This subseries contains drafts and reprints of shorter published works written by Bedau.

This subseries contains routine and general correspondence organized chronologically by year.

This subseries contains material related to various capital punishment cases. They are arranged alphabetically. They contain newspaper clippings and court decisions.

This subseries contains alphabetically arranged materials related to various advocacy groups including Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union. There are also folders labeled "Various Organizations" which contains materials from many organizations including: the Alabama Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty, Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation, Detention Ministry and the Colorado Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

This subseries contains transcripts of expert testimonies on Capital Punishment that Bedau gave to various federal and state lawmakers.

This subseries contains drafts and reprints of articles about Bedau and also contains awards Bedau received, pictures and other personal memorabilia.

This subseries contains drafts of works by Bedau and hand written notes which he may or may not have later published.

This subseries contains drafts of academic papers, grant proposals and reports. This subseries also features Bedau and Michael Radelet's Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases. This section includes: drafts, professional critiques, testimonies, correspondence, notes, and news clippings.

This subseries contains Bedau's correspondence with publishers and researchers regarding some of his publications. It is organized alphabetically by title of publication. The final section in this series concerns the Harold Otey case. Bedau was a strong advocate for freeing Otey. The correspondence includes letters to and from Nebraska's governor, Otey's lawyer, and Otey himself. Also included are academic works, a transcript of his commutation hearing and appeals and newspaper articles.

This subseries contains lectures and addresses that Bedau gave at various classrooms, meetings, and conferences.

This subseries contains correspondence organized alphabetically by name. Bedau corresponded with colleagues from other universities and colleges, researchers, students whom Bedau was mentoring or assisting, advocacy organizations, and with publishers regarding involvement with various literary projects. Correspondence includes communication with many of Bedau's colleagues including: Anthony Amsterdam, William Bowers, Peggy Davis, Watt Espy, Gerald Gottlieb, David Kendall, Douglas Lyons, Philip Mackey, Michael Radelet, Marc Riedel, Victor Streib, Neil Vidmar, Marvin Wolfgang, and Franklyn Zimring.

This subseries contains drafts and reprints of journal articles written by Bedau.

This subseries contains chronologically arranged materials related to the MCADP.

This subseries contains chronologically arranged materials related to the Legal Defense Fund, including the newsletter, Death Row UNITED STATES.

This subseries contains drafts and reprints of scholarly reviews which Bedau has written about various works on Capital Punishment.

This subseries contains drafts and reprints of the ACLU pamphlet The Case Against the Death Penalty which Bedau wrote in 1973 and has updated four times.

This subseries contains drafts of forwards and postscripts that Bedau wrote for colleagues' books.