Walt Espy: Death penalty records acquired by university
A prominent death-penalty historian's records have been acquired by the University at Albany.
M. Walt Espy has been described by the New York Times as "America's foremost death penalty historian." The Alabama resident has devoted nearly four decades to documenting more than 15,000 executions in America, dating back to colonial Jamestown.
His work is considered a unique and invaluable contribution to the history of capital punishment in this country. It will be added to U-Albany's National Death Penalty Archives and made available for study by historians, researchers, and interested members of the public.
Espy's collection includes 95 boxes containing research folders, newspaper articles, and a wide variety of correspondence. It also includes more than a thousand books and handwritten ledgers listing executed individuals 1600 to 1995.
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M. Walt Espy has been described by the New York Times as "America's foremost death penalty historian." The Alabama resident has devoted nearly four decades to documenting more than 15,000 executions in America, dating back to colonial Jamestown.
His work is considered a unique and invaluable contribution to the history of capital punishment in this country. It will be added to U-Albany's National Death Penalty Archives and made available for study by historians, researchers, and interested members of the public.
Espy's collection includes 95 boxes containing research folders, newspaper articles, and a wide variety of correspondence. It also includes more than a thousand books and handwritten ledgers listing executed individuals 1600 to 1995.