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Classroom, approximately 1900-1910
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Classroom, approximately 1900-1910
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Negative: Lottie Ward, approximately 1900-1910
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Lottie Ward's friends, approximately 1900-1910
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Riviera Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, 1954 May 22; 1984 April 23
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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).
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Nevada CURE files, approximately 1998 to 2009
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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
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Prisoner correspondence, approximately 1998 to 2009
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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.
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Research, case files, information about Nevada CURE and Project Spartacus, 1998-2001
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Las Vegas Tribune: articles about prisoner brutality, approximately 1998 to 2001
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Nevada Department of Corrections, 1998-2002
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