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Mental Health and Corrections - Nicaragua project, 1988

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Carol Sullivan's Papers contain typed and handwritten essays/personal narratives, interviews, press releases, correspondence, news-clippings, publications, ephemera, and audio recordings pertaining to her research on, and association with the American Indian Movement, the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, and Native American nationalist movements. Russell Means, Leonard Crow Dog, John Crow Dog, and Leonard Peltier are among the prominent American Indian Movement figures represented in this collection.

Material added in 2017 expands the scope of the collection beyond Wounded Knee. The title of the collection has been revised to "Carol Sullivan Papers." The additional material consists of Sullivan's research and writing, pertaining to the following topics:
From the Collection:
  1. AIDS and HIV (primarily in the Texas/Mexico border region)
  2. Amazon
  3. Chiapas and Zapatistas
  4. Corrections and Mental Health
  5. Grants and Gallup Area (mining, uranium, radiation, and general history)
  6. Carol Sullivan (correspondence, professional activities, and miscellaneous)

Dates

  • 1988

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English. Spanish.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research. Audio and video in Box 5 will need to be reformatted prior to patron access.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 boxes (4.25 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451