Sr. Helen Prejean papers

This collection contains material detailing Sr. Helen’s work with death row inmates and her campaign against the death penalty. There is correspondence with three of the prisoners for whom she has been spiritual advisor: Pat Sonnier, Robert Lee Willie, and Dobie Gillis Williams. There is also inform...

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Format: Archival Material
Created: DePaul University Library Special Collections and Archives 1902-2014
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Nuns > Louisiana > Archives
Women political activists > Louisiana > Archives
Human rights workers > Louisiana > Archives
Capital punishment > Archival resources > United States
Capital punishment > Religious aspects > Archival resources
Discrimination in capital punishment > Archival resources > United States
Church work with prisoners > Catholic Church > Archives
Prejean, Helen
Sonnier, Elmo Patrick, > 1950-1984
Willie, Robert Lee
Williams, Dobie Gillis
Odell, Joseph R. > (Joseph Roger)
Sisters of Saint Joseph > United States
Ministry Against the Death Penalty (New Orleans, La.)
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Location: John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University
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