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 Las Vegas Tribune which contain specific articles about issues related to the Nevada prison system.
Archival Collection
Nevada CURE Records
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Collection Number: MS-00799 Collection Name: Nevada CURE Records Box/Folder: N/A
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.A. Bradshaw Family (Goldfield-Tonopah). David Walker, Raymond Jepperson, Calvin Conley, Albert Bradshaw, and Teacher Ora Mumford (identified from left to right).
Color image of a crowd of protesters with the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group demonstrating against nuclear testing.
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Sen. Paul Laxalt, left, Yhonerary Drtn. Of Laws. (1979)." Another description provided: "Laxalt, Dixon - 1979."
The Staley Family Photograph Collection on Beatty, Nevada is comprised of photographs of Beatty, Nevada from approximately 1938 to 1944. Photographs depict the Staley family, their family home, and the family-run El Portal Motel in Beatty.
The Jackie Ogden Photograph Collection on Goodsprings, Nevada contains two black-and-white photographs of Goodsprings, Nevada from 1943. The first photograph depicts the home of Harry Kennedy; the second photograph depicts Spanish-American War veteran George Williams and his three donkeys.
The History of Nursing in Southern Nevada Oral History Project Records (1965-2014) are comprised of material related to a volunteer project initiative at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing to conduct oral history interviews with nurses who have practiced in Southern Nevada. The collection contains subject files related to the project, as well as audio, video, and transcript files for the interviews. The collection also includes general information on nursing in Southern Nevada such as research papers and documents from the Nevada Nurses Association.