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Series 2 contains the internal and external communications of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation. These communications deal with administrative and committee work, finances, donor relations, event planning, outreach, victim support, and prisoner experiences. Along with the letters and memos sent by the organizations' members, this series also contains handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, floppy disks, zip disks, cassettes, dvds, and MVFR publications as well as correspondence that Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation received. When present, file names assigned by the organization were preserved.

The outreach and publications series presents materials that Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation and its members created in an attempt to spread the word about their fight to end the death penalty. To spread word about their cause, the organization and its members created exhibits and books, wrote articles and newsletters, gave speeches, and attempted to create adult education classes. Contained in this series are correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, brochures, booklets, manuscripts, transcripts, reports, drafts, proofs, schedules, floppy disks, zip disks, dvds, and vhs tapes.

Series 4 covers events that Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation either attended or organized. Of the events that Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation organized, many have materials that not only outline what took place at the event but the planning and outreach that went into setting it up. Not all events are this extensively covered. Some events are sparsely documented, sometimes with only a single pamphlet or photo, and mainly show Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation's attendance at the event. Included in this series are information packets, memorabilia, pamphlets, programs, pins, photographs, flyers, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, drafts, correspondence, memos, mailing lists, schedules, checklists, worksheets, evaluation forms, applications, financial summaries, contracts, floppy disks, and vhs tapes.

Series 5 contains reference materials that Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation have used in their fight against the death penalty. While many of the materials broadly deal with the death penalty, there are a number of items that record the work of other anti-death penalty advocates and organizations. Along with these materials, there are also documents relating to court proceedings and legislative hearings. Contained in this series are newspaper clippings, press releases, newsletters, flyers, pamphlets, booklets, brochures, manuscripts, transcripts, drafts, correspondence, court proceedings, legislative bills, amici curiae, floppy disks, zip disks, dvds, cds, and vhs tapes.

Series 1 contains documents relating to the internal procedures and finances of Murder Victims' Families for reconciliation. While there are a few documents that provide evidence of how the organization was set up, the majority of documents focus on hiring, day to day finances, and committee meetings. There are also materials related to strategic planning and the creation of by-laws and organizational procedure. Although the series contains materials from 1977 to 2005, the bulk of the material is from 1996 to 2004. Contained in this series are meeting agendas, meeting minutes, meeting summaries, correspondence, annual reports, ballots, evaluation forms, applications, newsletters, fliers, budgets, financial reports, manuals, by-laws, pamphlets, drafts, notes, reports, contracts, forms, resumes, proofs, floppy disks, and cassettes.