Letter from Pat Sonnier to Sr. Helen Prejean, December 30, 1983, page 1.

Title

Letter from Pat Sonnier to Sr. Helen Prejean, December 30, 1983, page 1.

Subject

Sonnier, Pat--Correspondence; Prejean, Helen--Correspondence; Death row inmates--Correspondence; Capital punishment--United States; Letters (correspondence).

Description

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. Helen.

Source

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. Special Collections and Archives. Sr. Helen Prejean Papers, Box 1, file 9.

Date

1983

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Text

Identifier

PreJean_008_p1_letter.jpg

Files

PreJean_008_p1_letter.jpg

Citation

“Letter from Pat Sonnier to Sr. Helen Prejean, December 30, 1983, page 1.,” DePaul University Special Collections and Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://dpuspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/14.