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Letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Jason Epstein, page 2, 1992.
Typed letter from Sr. Helen to her editor at Random House, Jason Epstein, 1992. Jason’s comments and suggestions helped Sr. Helen immensely in the writing process.
Letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Vernon and Elizabeth Harvey, 1988.
Typed letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Vernon and Elizabeth Harvey, the parents of Faith Hathaway, the young woman that Robert Lee Willie and Joseph Vaccaro killed. Sr. Helen first met the Harveys during the period that she was visiting Willie. …
Letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Pope John Paul II, page 1, 1997.
Typed letter from Sr. Helen to Pope John Paul II written in 1997 after he spoke out against the death sentence of Joseph O’Dell. In this letter Sr. Helen points out the way that some death penalty advocates in the United States use the wording in…
Letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Pope John Paul II, page 2, 1997.
Typed letter from Sr. Helen to Pope John Paul II written in 1997 after he spoke out against the death sentence of Joseph O’Dell. In this letter Sr. Helen points out the way that some death penalty advocates in the United States use the wording in…
Letter from Sr. Helen Prejean to Pope John Paul II, page 3, 1997.
Typed letter from Sr. Helen to Pope John Paul II written in 1997 after he spoke out against the death sentence of Joseph O’Dell. In this letter Sr. Helen points out the way that some death penalty advocates in the United States use the wording in…
Title page of Dead Man Walking stage adaptation signed by Sr. Helen Prejean and Tim Robbins, 2005.
Title page of the bound script of the play Dead Man Walking, adapted by Tim Robbins from his screenplay of the same name and available for study and performance only by colleges and high schools. The play was developed between 1999 and 2003. …
Page from Dead Man Walking screenplay
Draft of the Dead Man Walking screenplay by Tim Robbins, with comments by Sr. Helen. She talks about why the Sisters of St. Joseph don’t wear the habit and makes suggestions for more authentic dialog with the prison chaplain. Dated October, 1994.
Drawing of Pat Sonnier's cell on death row, 1982.
Colored drawing that Pat Sonnier sent to Sr. Helen in 1982 of his cell on death row in Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).
Letter from Pat Sonnier to Sr. Helen Prejean, December 30, 1983, page 2.
Letter from Pat Sonnier, the first death row inmate for whom Sr. Helen acted as spiritual advisor. They wrote to each other frequently from 1982 until was electrocuted on April 5, 1984. Pat enjoyed drawing, and often illustrated his letters to Sr.…
