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National Death Penalty Archive
Researchers, writers, activists, and records on capital punishment in the United States.
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Capital Defender Office Records, 1975-2007, bulk 1995-2007 116.73 cubic ft.
Murder Two Indictments, 1995-2007 2.4 cubic ft.
New York county court papers arranged by county of Murder Two indictments.
Card File Index of Executions, Undated 2.8 cubic ft.
Watt Espy kept a series of index cards, grouped mainly by state, that records information about executions on American soil (colonies, states, territories) since the 1600s. Some cards contain lots of information, including name, place of execution, method, and details of the crime. Other cards have very little information aside from the fact that someone was executed. Sometimes there is not even a name—just "two slaves" or "pirate". There are additional categories for federal, military, and indigenous executions. There are two different card sizes; for the 3x5 inch cards, each state, territory, or other main division is identified with a manila tab. Subdivisions are marked with blue, unlined cards and are intended to mirror the arrangement of materials in Series #2 as closely as possible.
M. Watt Espy Papers, 1730-2008 88.76 cubic ft.
Case Files, 1947-2012, Undated 19 cubic ft.
This series contains a file for every execution or sentence of death given to a woman or a juvenile that was known to Victor L. Streib. Some of the case study files are simply photocopies of Watt Espy's research cards, especially in cases where Espy's research is the sum total information available that particular execution. Many of these cards are from before 1976, when the death penalty was re-instated in America. Due to improved record-keeping in the modern era, case files from recent years, especially ones that Streib advised in some capacity, may contain significantly more information than others. Information pertinent to these cases vary greatly by individual depending on the state, the era, as well as media coverage of the case. The research collection is up-to-date as of 2012, so any executions, pardons, or reversals that went forward since that date will remain in the series they were in at the time these papers were acquired by the archives.
Victor L. Streib Papers, 1908-2012, Undated, bulk 1978-2007 22.8 cubic ft.
Case Files, 1988-2006, Undated 12.55 cubic ft.
The NCADP collection is comprised mainly of case files. Files include newspaper clippings, publicity materials, and correspondence between the NCADP, inmates, lawyers, and family and friends. Some artwork, court transcripts, and death warrants are also present. Each folder represents a death penalty case that the organization was interested in or involved with.
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Records, 1972-2006, Undated, bulk 1981-2006 27.55 cubic ft.
David Baldus Papers, 1965-2011 192.3 cubic ft.
This series contains the Charging and Sentencing Study Case Files for both Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, the Data Collection Instruments, the Severity Study, the Venire Study, and the Subject Files.
Subject Files, 1998-2006 11.8 cubic ft.
The Defenders' Association of Philadelphia's subject files contains case files and reference material.
David Von Drehle Papers, 1897-2003 7.5 cubic ft.
Hugo A. Bedau Papers, 1954-2005 36 cubic ft.
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.