Charles Spear Collection
Scope and Contents
The Charles Spear Collection (1840-1851, one box) contains the personal correspondence, journal, and passport of Charles Spear. The collection concerns Spear’s work to abolish the death penalty in the United States and his support of prison reform. Along with documents regarding Spear’s travels to England in pursuit of support to eliminate the death penalty in the United States, the collection also includes a subscription book carried by Charles Spear and his brother that contains signatures of prominent people of the time. Thomason Special Collections also has multiple editions of Essays on the Punishment of Death by Charles Spear, CJ Spec. HV8698 .S6 1844.
Dates
- Creation: 1840 - 1851
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection consists of a certificate passport, a subscription book, journal, and handwritten correspondence concerning Charles Spear and his efforts to reform the prison system and address issues relating to capital punishment.
- Title
- Charles Spear Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Trent Shotwell
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository