Duane Pederson, Jesus People International, and Hollywood Free Paper Collection
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Title: Duane Pederson, Jesus People International, and Hollywood Free Paper Collection
Dates: 1953-2011
Collection Number: CFT00066
Creator/Collector:
Pederson, Duane
Hollywood Free Paper
Jesus Movement International
Extent: 57 Boxes, 28 linear feet
Online items available
Repository:
Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Pasadena, California 91182
Abstract: Duane Pederson (1938-), a key figure in the Jesus Movement, was raised in Minnesota and moved to California to pursue a career
as an entertainer. He started the Hollywood Free Paper (HPF) in 1969 as a Christian response to the countercultural underground
newspapers. The collection includes a complete set of all issues of the Hollywood Free Paper, various Jesus People publications,
ministry newsletters, correspondence, recordings, films, posters, artwork, memorabilia, and over 15,000 photos preserved by
Duane Pederson.
Language of Material: English
Supervised use only. Scholarly use with parameters of copyright law, with the following exceptions: Series entitled “Prison
Correspondence” is restricted until November 2058. Select boxes of photos are restricted until a year after Pederson’s death.
The Hollywood Free Paper: "Copyright �2019 The Hollywood Free Paper
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License." All other material within "All rights
reserved."
Duane Pederson, Jesus People International, and Hollywood Free Paper Collection. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan
Hubbard Library Archives
The gift of Duane Pederson in November 2008
Biography/Administrative History
Duane Pederson (1938-), a key figure in the Jesus Movement, was raised in Minnesota and moved to California to pursue a career
as an entertainer. He started the Hollywood Free Paper (HPF) in 1969 as a Christian response to the countercultural underground
newspapers. Circulation grew rapidly and the HFP became the most widely distributed Jesus paper, spreading news of the Jesus
Movement from California to Europe. In an interview with a reporter, Pederson coined the term “Jesus People.” Through the
Hollywood Free Paper, he became a well-known voice for the Jesus People during the 1970s, providing leadership and bringing
cohesion to the Movement from California to Europe and Asia. Additionally, he sponsored many concerts at the Hollywood Palladium
that drew together some of the best Christian musicians of the day. From the beginning, his ministry extended to the poor
and marginalized. He worked extensively with Corrie ten Boom in ministry to prisoners, and he served as pastor of a church
in Venice with an active ministry to street children. In the 1980s, Pederson became an evangelist in the Missionary Church
and was later ordained as a priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. As of 2010, Pederson continues his ministry to prisoners
and the poor.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Duane Pederson, Jesus People International, and Hollywood Free Paper Collection consists of material dating throughout
the latter half of the 20th century, but the bulk of the collection covers the decade from 1969-1979. The principal focus
of the collection is the Jesus People movement. Formats include periodicals, books, correspondence, newsletters, manuscripts,
photographs, other forms of media, and memorabilia.
The collection includes a complete set of all issues of the Hollywood Free Paper, various Jesus People publications, ministry
newsletters, correspondence, recordings, films, posters, artwork, memorabilia, and over 15,000 photos preserved by Duane Pederson.
Awards, clippings, and other documentation are in the collection. Materials relating to the Jesus People archival collection
opening at Fuller Seminary on May 15-16, 2010 are included.
Pentecostalism
Religions
Religious newspapers and periodicals
Christianity
Social movements
Underground newspapers
Pederson, Duane
Jesus People
United Missionary Church
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Religion.
United States Religious life and customs
Hollywood Free Paper