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Lottie Ward's friends, approximately 1900-1910
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Wengert Family Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 05
Archival Component
Riviera Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, 1954 May 22; 1984 April 23
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
This series includes drawings of the both original Riviera Hotel building prepared by Roy F. France & Son Architects (architect) and J. Maher Weller (architect) and later drawings for additions, alterations, and renovations by Martin Stern Jr., (architect).
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Nevada CURE files, approximately 1998 to 2009
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Records in this series are comprised of administrative and research files documenting the formation of Nevada CURE as an organization and the creation of the Spartacus Project Report from approximately 1998 to 2001. Materials include correspondence between Mercedes Maharis and various individuals, such as attorneys in Nevada representing inmates on legal cases, as well as organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Prisons. Records in this series also includes copies of inmate medical records and copies of the Spartacus Project Report. This series also includes copies of the
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Prisoner correspondence, approximately 1998 to 2009
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Records in this series are comprised of correspondence collected by Mercedes Maharis to support the Spartacus Project Report which alleged widespread abuse and mismanaged record-keeping in the Nevada prison system. The majority of correspondence in this series are from inmates writing to Maharis about their experiences and issues with the state prison system and prison wardens.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Research, case files, information about Nevada CURE and Project Spartacus, 1998-2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 1 (Restrictions apply), Box 2 (Restrictions apply), Box 3 (Restrictions apply), Box 4 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Las Vegas Tribune: articles about prisoner brutality, approximately 1998 to 2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 5 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Nevada Department of Corrections, 1998-2002
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 6 (Restrictions apply), Box 7 (Restrictions apply), Box 8 (Restrictions apply), Box 9 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Correspondence A-G, 1999-2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 10 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Correspondence H-Z, 1999-2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 11 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Ely State Prison, 1999-2001
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records
Box/Folder: Box 12 (Restrictions apply), Box 13 (Restrictions apply), Box 14 (Restrictions apply), Box 15 (Restrictions apply), Box 16 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component