Box 1, Folders 1-12, Boxes 3-4, Box 11
Series 1:
Members' and families' papers
1951-2011
Box 1, Folder 1
Marceline Jones' correspondence to Joy Scala and other papers
1975-2006
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters from Marceline Jones to Joy Scala, an adoption placement worker for the Marion County adoption system
in Indiana. Also includes clippings collected by Scala about Peoples Temple and Jonestown.
Box 1, Folder 2
Peoples Temple children's stories
Scope and Contents
Stories and drawings produced by the children of Peoples Temple members.
Box 1, Folder 3, Box 11
Grunnet family papers
1978
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and artwork by Pat Grunnet.
Existence and Location of Copies
Copies of Pat Grunnet's correspondence to her brother Bob are in pdf format on compact disc in box 11 of the collection.
Box 11
Patti Chastain Haag art images from
Speed of Light exhibition
Scope and Contents
Art images produced by Patti Chastain Haag for her exhibition
Speed of Light.
Box 1, Folder 4
Chuck Kirkendoll papers
1979
Box 1, Folder 5
William Sheldon Oliver and Tanya Rena Cox Garcia marriage license, Guyana
1977
Box 1, Folders 6-9
Sines family papers
1972-2011
(bulk, 1972-1979)
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence from Nancy and Ron Sines, Peoples Temple members living in Jonestown, to their parents Barbara and
Paul Sines. Also includes letters to Barbara and Paul Sines from the U.S. Embassy in Guyana, and newspaper clippings concerning
Peoples Temple and Jonestown.
Boxes 3-4
Jim Jones papers
1951-1968
Scope and Contents
Consists of two scrapbooks, containing mostly newspaper clippings collected by Jones; Jones' personal papers and some correspondence;
his California teaching credential; and a copy of his academic record from Indiana University.
Box 1, Folder 10
Laura Johnston [Kohl] papers
1977-1979
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to Laura Johnston from Deborah Touchette and the United States Department of State; letters from the United
States Embassy in Guyana to Mrs. Virginia Reid, Laura Johnston's mother; and a memorial flyer for Barbara Faye Hoyer, a Peoples
Temple member who died in Jonestown on November 18, 1978.
Box 1, Folder 11
Lewis family papers
1981-2010
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, notes, and an unpublished student paper by Chris Lewis, Jr.
Box 1, Folder 12
Grace Stoen notary public certificate
1975
Box 2, Folders 1-6, Box 5
Series 2:
Miscellaneous records and papers
1956-2005
Box 2, Folder 9
Slain in the Spirit theatrical production papers
1995
Box 5
Petition to Leo Ryan from Peoples Temple members protesting his visit to Jonestown
1978
Location : Petition is oversized and is located in the handmade wooden trunk (box 9).
Box 2, Folder 1
Supply orders from Jonestown
1978
Box 2, Folder 2
State of California Franchise Tax Board correspondence
1978
Box 2, Folder 3
Lionel Luckhoo correspondence with Charles Garry
1977
Scope and Contents
Personal letter from Lionel Luckhoo of Luckhoo & Luckhoo Legal Practitioners, the Guyana-based law firm retained by Jim Jones
to represent Peoples Temple interests in Guyana, to Charles Garry, the U.S.-based lawyer for Peoples Temples. The letter discusses
Luckhoo's work and writings and Charles Garry's biography. Contains a reference to their "mutual client".
Box 2, Folder 4
Bible study papers
1956-1957,
2005
Scope and Contents
Consists of teaching notes and lesson plans for Bible study classes taught by Harold Cordell at a Bible college created by
Peoples Temple. Also includes a flyer,
The Open Door, produced by Peoples Temple, promoting their services and radio broadcasts. The April 1956, vol. 1, no. 4, issue lists William
Branham as a special speaker.
Box 2, Folder 5
Opportunity High School papers
1976-1977, 2005
Scope and Contents
Consists of student writings from
In Small Dreams, a publication of the creative writing class of Opportunity High School in San Francisco, December 13, 1976.
Box 2, Folder 6
Guyana Council of Churches papers
1978
Box 11
Freedom of Information Act releases
Scope and Contents
Series of three compact discs received from the FBI. The contents are part of the FBI's investigation into the assassination
of Leo Ryan.
Box 2, Folders 7-8, 17, Box 15, Folder 4
Series 4:
Jonestown memorials
1981-1994
Box 2, Folder 7
Jonestown Memorial Wall, Oakland
1993
Box 2, Folder 8
Laura Baird:
Jonestown Carpet and
Jonestown Dead installations
1981-1994
Box 2, Folder 17
The Mary Pearl Willis Foundation
2008
Scope and Contents
Consists of papers about
Speaking Their Names, a memorial to those who died in Jonestown on November 18, 1978. Organized by Lela Howard, founder and president of the Mary
Pearl Willis Foundation, the memorial included a congressional reading of the names of the dead, as well as other events that
commemorated the 30th anniversary of the deaths in Guyana.
Box 15, Folder 4
Jonestown Memorial programs
2011
Box 2, Folder 10, Boxes 10-11, Box 14
Series 5:
Television, film, and audio recordings
1973-2008
Box 10
He's Able, by the Peoples Temple choir
1973
Extent: 1 phonograph record
Box 11
He's Able, by the Peoples Temple choir
1973
Box 2, Folder 10
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple papers
2006
Box 11
Purple Haze, television documentary directed by Mary Anne Alton
2001
Box 11
Outside the Lines - Jonestown: The Game of Their Lives, television segment from ESPN
2007
Box 11
Most Evil: Cult Followers, television documentary by Optomen Productions, season 2, episode 5,
2007
Box 11
Witness to Jonestown, television documentary by MSNBC
2008
Box 11
Escape from Jonestown, television documentary by CNN
2008
Box 14
Jim Jones and Peoples Temple documentaries,
undated
Box 14
NBC raw footage and
The Onliest One Alive
undated
Box 14
Purple Haze and
The Tragedy of Jonestown, television documentaries
1998
Box 14
Jonestown: Mystery of a Massacre, television documentary by A&E
1998
Box 14
Guyana: Cult of the Damned, movie
1979
Box 14
Jim Jones: Journey into Madness, television documentary by A&E for the Biography channel
1996
Box 14
Jimmy Carter press conference
30 November 1978
Box 14
Children of Jonestown
undated
Box 14
Jonestown: Time and Again, NBC news coverage of Jonestown
undated
Box 14
The Sensational 70s: 1978, television documentary
1980
Box 14
Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story, television movie directed by William A. Graham
1980
Box 2, Folders 11-13, Boxes 6-9, 12-13, 16-17
Series 6:
Realia
1973-2005
Box 6
Brooch and necklace made in Jonestown; Fla-Vor-Aid packet
circa 1973-1978
Box 2, Folder 11
Cottage industries sign
circa 1973-1978
Box 2, Folder 12
Annointed candle flyer and description
1973, 2005
Box 8
Choir robe worn by Jim Jones
undated
Box 9
Handmade wooden trunk
circa 1973-1978
Box 12
Laurence Schacht medical clinic sign
circa 1973-1978
Acquisition Information
Gift of Derek A. Braithwaite: "In memory of the children whose cheerful spirits, joy and laughter were abruptly stilled at
Jonestown on November 18, 1978."
Box 2, Folder 13
Laurence Schacht medical clinic sign documentation
20 November 2008
Scope and Contents
Consists of a letter written by Laurence Schacht to the California Historical Society detailing the circumstances surrounding
the removal of the medical clinic sign from Jonestown.
Boxes 13, 16-17
Wooden toys made in Jonestown
circa 1973-1978
Box 2, Folder 16
Series 7:
Ephemera
1988
Scope and Contents
The materials in this series include ephemera about Peoples Temple. For ephemera produced by Peoples Temple, see Peoples Temple
Ephemera and Publications, MS 4124.
Box 2, Folder 16
Cult of Death set of trading cards from Carnage Press
1988
Box 15, Folders 1-3, Box 2, Folders 14-15
Series 8:
Publications
1979-2012
Scope and Contents
The materials in this series include publications about Peoples Temple. For publications created by Peoples Temple, see Peoples
Temple Ephemera and Publications, MS 4124.
Box 2, Folder 14
Magazine and journal articles
1979-2005
Box 2, Folder 15
"Songs Primarily in the Key of Life" by Brian Kevin,
Colorado Review, Vol. 37.2, Summer,
2010
Box 15, Folder 1
Jonestown Report
2006-2012
Scope and Contents
An annual publication edited by Fielding M. McGehee III and Rikke Wettendorff that provides primary souce information and
updates on ongoing research about Peoples Temple.
Box 15, Folder 2
DisciplesWorld
November 2008
Scope and Contents
November 2008 issue (volume 7, issue 9) of
DisciplesWorld, a journal produced by the Christian organization, Disciples of Christ. This issue, dedicated to reports and stories on Peoples
Temple, was published on the 30th anniversary of the deaths in Jonestown and Guyana.
Box 15, Folder 3
"Fade to White" by Scott Saul,
BookForum, Vol. 12, Issue 3
October-November, 2005
Scope and Contents
Article on Jonestown by Scott Saul in the October/November issue of
BookForum, Vol. 12, Issue 3, a publication by Artforum International.
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