Robert A. Sullivan Collection

Record Number

11

Date Range

1975 - 1985 (Bulk 1975 - 1983)

Size

5 inches

Almost half of this collection is letters between Robert Sullivan, a gay man on Florida’s death row, and William Wynkoop, a New York supporter. Additional materials include papers related to a defense fund, correspondence with lawyers, and copies of newspaper articles about Sullivan’s case. These letters offer a glimpse into life on death row as well as a look at the difficulties and frustrations of dealing with the bureaucracy of the criminal court system. They may also be of interest as a psychological study of someone living under such stress, and dealing with the likelihood of execution.

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1. Letters from R.A. Sullivan to William M. Wynkoop, 1975 to 1981…3/8″.
2. Letters from R.A. Sullivan to William M. Wynkoop, 1982 to 1983..1/2.”
3. Letters from R.A. Sullivan to William M. Wynkoop… 1983…3/8″
4. Notes, addresses, etc. Primarily addresses of publishers of prominent authors, Handwritten notes of Mr. Wynkoops 1977 to 1984…3/8″
5. Letters written by William M. Wynkoop primarily (but not exclusively) to prominent authors in an effort to arouse their interest in the Sullivan case. 1977 to 1984…1/8″
6. Letters to William M.Wynkoop from persons other than R.A.Sullivan. mostly written in response to letters Mr. Wynkoop had written..1977 to 1985. 3/16″
7. Letters neither to nor from William M.Wynkoop.mostly either to or from lawyers or the Legal Defense Fund. 1977 to 1979 1/8″
8. Letters written by Robert A. Sullivan to persons other than William M.Wynkoop, and other writings by Robert A. Sullivan, a letter to a lawyer named Raymond Windsor trying to interest him in the case, and a summary of the case and some of the irregularities of the trial 1973 to 1980. 1/4″
9. Robert A. Sullivan legal defense fund letters 1979 to 1982 1/2″
10. Newspaper clippings from The Belmont Herald, The Boston Globe, Fort Lauderdale News, Rollingstone, Citizen, Fortune News, The Sentinel, The Nation. 1/2″.
11. Miscellaneous. 3/8″

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