Ruiz vs. Estelle Collection
Scope and Contents
The Ruiz v. Estelle collection (1976-1982; five boxes) documents the history of a major class action lawsuit against the Texas Department of Corrections entitled Ruiz v. Estelle. The collection also includesmaterials from the case Guajardo v. Estelle.
Ruíz v. Estelle Collection. SHSU Special Collections, Newton Gresham Library, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
Dates
- 1976 - 1982
Conditions Governing Use
The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies. Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.
Extent
5 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection contains legal documents, briefs, and memorandums which are arranged according to the case and then chronologically.
- Title
- Ruiz vs. Estelle Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Trent Shotwell
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository