Descriptive Summary
Rigopoulos, Tassos
Texas & the
Death Penalty videocassette
1997
Materials are written in English.
97-178
1 videocassette
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising VHS videotape, the Texas & the Death Penalty Videocassette, 1997, is
the master’s thesis of University of Texas at Austin student Anastassios Rigopoulos.
The documentary, Texas & the Death Penalty,
chronicles the history and application of the death penalty in Texas court cases and
discusses the fairness of the death penalty.
Biographical/Historical Note
Anastassios Tassos Rigopoulos earned an M.F.A.
degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997. His thesis, a documentary
entitled
Texas & the Death Penalty, chronicled
the history of the death penalty in Texas, winning a Certificate of Merit from the
41st Annual Gavel Awards Competition of the American Bar Association in 1998.
Scope and Contents
The
Texas & the Death
Penalty Videocassette, 1997, is the master’s thesis of University of
Texas at Austin student Anastassios Rigopoulos. The documentary, Texas & the Death Penalty, chronicles the history
and application of the death penalty in Texas court cases and discusses the fairness
of the death penalty.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Donor maintains copyright, and permission from donor is required for photocopying or
photoduplicating material.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Rigopoulos, Tassos -- Archives.
Subjects
Capital punishment -- Texas.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Texas.
Prisoners -- Texas -- Case studies.
Places
Texas -- History.
Preferred Citation
Texas & the Death Penalty Videocassette, 1997,
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3W96a
VHS videocassette, 1997