Original file groups were preserved, and unorganized materials were roughly grouped by topic.
Consists of legal documents and correspondence related to cases Robert Sundance pursued against the city and county of Los Angeles regarding the treatment of people arrested for public intoxication, his research materials on topics including tribal law and alcoholism, and clippings and publicity regarding Sundance's case and other tribal rights issues across the country, particularly as related to the Sioux Nation. Robert Sundance often compiled these materials (a mixture of originals and photocopies) topically into binders and folders, incorporating legal documents, correspondence, and reports gathered during his research, along with related publicity and press clippings. There are clippings and copies of magazine and newspaper articles from both national and local news sources, as well as several video recordings of television segments. Sundance often annotated the clippings he collected with his own critiques and notes regarding information omitted from news stories. Loose materials found alongside these files contain much of the same mix of content and provide insight into Sundance's extended fight against the California legal system and the ways in which he managed the depiction of his life story in the public eye.
Full title of document is "City Defendants' Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for New Trial, to Modify the Judgment and to Vacate the Judgment."
Full title of document is "Appendix of Statistical Sources in Support of Request for Judicial Notice Pursuant to Evidence Code 452(d and h) and 459."
Includes copies of some related correspondence.
Consists of legal correspondence of Timothy B. McFlynn, which was originally filed with Sundance court documents, primarily regarding B-Wagons used to transport public inebriates and legal precedents set by the Sundance case.
Consists primarily of Robert Sundance's correspondence pertaining to his work with the Harbor Light Rehabilitation Center for Alcoholism and the Indian Alcoholism Commission of California, along with some related clippings and materials related to the Sundance case.
Multiple copies.
Some are annotated.
Bound copy.
Consists of three VHS videotapes containing video recordings of television segments about Robert Sundance and the Sundance story on both NBC and local Los Angeles television news stations.
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