Series 1
Contact prints
circa 1965-1978
1976-1977
Physical Description: 7 linear feet
(10 o-ring preservation box albums, 2 legal
document boxes)
Restricted Materials
Sealed and closed until 2051: 1976-05-11 Enemies That Have Left, Box 51, Folder 20
Sealed and closed until 2053: Restricted Contact Sheets from 90220-91399, Box 51,
Folder 6 Restricted Contact Prints and Negatives, Box 51, Folder 9 People Who Left the
Temple, Box 51, Folder 17 Photographs of People Who Left Peoples Temple, Box 51, Folder
18
Enemies That Have Gone Out, Box 51, Folder 21
Processing Information
The materials in this series were highly but incompletely organized by the Publications
Department; most of the materials arrived already placed in titled sections in organized
binders, but some were simply placed in boxes, envelopes, and folders. Some of the
latter materials were labeled and some not. In rehousing and describing the materials,
the processing archivists used the original titles whenever this was possible, and
provided titles when it was not (the modern titles have been written in square brackets
so that they can be easily differentiated).
Scope and Contents
The contact prints series documents the Temple's activities from the sixties through
the seventies (with the overwhelming majority covering the years 1976-1977, including
Temple bus trips, services, protests, and the early life of Jonestown).
These prints were designed to serve as a visual index to the Publications Department's
photo negative files. First, a contact sheet would be printed off from a roll of
negatives; then the individual contact prints would be cut apart and labeled on their
backs with various metadata, usually including a roll number, the number of the shot
within the roll, and sometimes a name or note identifying the subject. The indexing is
not complete and does not encompass all of the contact prints in this series, but enough
of it is complete to allow researchers to use the index as intended.
This series has several potential applications for the researcher. It documents the
Department's extremely prolific photography, as well as what its staff found significant
or aesthetically appealing about the Temple -- which was often the personal and intimate
side of church life. In these photographs, members relax at bus trip rest stops,
Guyanese orchids bloom, cats and dogs relax on the floor, and people smile from
portraits. The series also documents the way Temple publicity staff represented Jim
Jones: leading services, performing his faith healings, and as a civic leader and
quasi-politician.
Box 1
Contact file 100
1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints documenting the following Peoples Temple activities and
events: special activities (undated); the Benefit Dinner (1976 September 25, San
Francisco); Fourth of July activities (1976, Redwood Valley); demonstrations in
support of the Fresno Four (1976 September 10-18); the Mondale rally (1976 October
19); the Moscone dinner (undated); and the Spiritual Jubilee, a joint celebration of
Peoples Temple and the Nation of Islam (1976 May 31, Los Angeles). Public figures
depicted include: Jim Jones; Mervyn Dymally; Willie Brown; Joe Freitas; George
Moscone; and Walter Mondale.
Box 1
Contact file 101: Special activities
1976-1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints documenting the following Peoples Temple activities and
events: a PTA meeting at Opportunity High School (undated, San Francisco); a rally
against the Bakke decision (1976 October 21, San Francisco); the Ralph Nader dinner; a
march in support of jailed reporter William Farr (Los Angeles); a rally in support of
Dennis Banks (1977 May, San Francisco); a rally in support of San Francisco sheriff
Richard Hongisto (undated, San Francisco); a Golden Gate Bridge walk (1977 May, San
Francisco); a meeting at Queen Adah Hall (undated, San Francisco); International Hotel
rallies and marches (1977 March 3 and 4, San Francisco); and an Opportunity High
Christmas party (1976, San Francisco). Public figures depicted include: Jim Jones;
Cecil Williams; Dennis Banks; Willie Brown; Ralph Nader; and Richard Hongisto.
Box 2
Contact file 103: 1976 summer trip
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints documenting the 1976 Peoples Temple summer trip to Lynn,
Indiana; Chicago; and Washington, D.C. Includes photographs of Jim Jones; church
services and healings; an event held by Peoples Temple at the Nation of Islam
headquarters in Chicago; Peoples Temple members at services and rest areas; and
photographs labelled "security purposes" and "semi accident." Also includes
photographs of church services held in June 1975.
Box 2
[Untitled contact file 1]: Trips
1976 October
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints documenting the Peoples Temple bus trip to Chicago, Kansas
City, and St. Louis (1976 October).
Box 3, Box 4
Contact file 1
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains undated contact prints of Jim Jones, most of which were taken in the 1970s
in California. Includes photographs of Jones at church services and performing
healings and anointings; and images of Jones with animals, children, Peoples Temple
members, and members of his immediate family.
Box 4, Box 5
Contact file 2
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains mostly undated contact prints documenting Peoples Temple events, activities,
and members, most of which were taken in the 1970s in California. Includes photographs
of Los Angeles discussion groups; a Florida trip; individual members and groups;
Marceline Jones; work projects and members at work; the activities of the Peoples
Temple Publications Department; recreational activities, including skits, dances, and
martial arts; Tom Grubbs' class in Willits, California; a July 4th celebration in
Redwood Valley (1976); Christmas celebrations; and animals. Also includes hundreds of
unidentified individual and group portraits of Peoples Temple children.
Box 5, Box 6
Contact file 3
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains undated contact prints documenting Peoples Temple church services, healings,
and the Peoples Temple choir and band, most of which were taken in California in the
1970s. Includes thousands of group and individual portraits of Peoples Temple
congregants at services.
Box 6
Referrals A-I
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains undated contact prints of unidentified people, likely Peoples Temple
members. Includes formal portraits of individuals holding identification numbers, as
well as some candid portraits.
Box 7
Contact file 4
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains undated contact prints documenting Peoples Temple properties, facilities,
and settlements in California and Guyana. Includes photographs of the Redwood Valley
Ranch and Redwood Valley youth; church buildings, houses, and apartment buildings in
California, including the San Francisco and Los Angeles temples; and the "Promised
Land" (Jonestown). Jonestown photographs depict agricultural activities and equipment;
Peoples Temple members at work and leisure; Jim Jones; and visits with Guyanese
dignitaries. Also includes photographs of Georgetown, Guyana, and the Lamaha Gardens
property.
Box 8
Contact file 5: Guests, Jim with guests, security, legal documentation,
individuals, miscellaneous
circa 1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains mostly undated contact prints documenting Peoples Temple events, activities,
and visits from local and national figures and foreign dignitaries, taken in
California mostly in 1976. Includes photographs of guests from Belize, the USSR,
Grenada, South Africa, Chile (the Chile Democrático group); Housing Authority meetings
and trips; church services and meetings at which prominent figures spoke or were
present; the Walter Mondale rally (1976 September 19); the Moscone dinner (1976 May?);
International Hotel demonstrations; and Jim Jones' trip to Cuba, during which he
visited Huey Newton (1977). Also includes photographs labeled "security," "security
purposes," and "legal documentation," showing people, cars and trucks, accidents, and
acts of vandalism possibly deemed suspicious by Peoples Temple; and formal and candid
portraits of unidentified members.
Public figures depicted include: Mervyn Dymally; Kenneth Orduna; Mike Roos; Jane
Fonda and Tom Hayden; Dianne Feinstein; Joseph Alioto; Charles Garry; civil rights
activist Unita Blackwell Wright; Fernando Flores (Salvador Allende's cabinet
minister); Harvey Milk; Willie Brown; Dennis Banks; Angela Davis; Walter Mondale; and
George Moscone.
Box 9
[Unbound contact prints]
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Consists of contact prints found loose in boxes, or filed in envelopes rather than
binders, mostly depicting Peoples Temple activities in California in the 1970s.
Includes photographs of Jim Jones (alone and with animals, children, Marceline Jones,
and family members); Jones performing healings; Marceline Jones; work projects; the
youth program; candid and formal portraits of identified members; Peoples Temple
children; church services; congregations and congregants; facilities; Crescent Realty;
the Redwood Valley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles temples; the "mission field;"
guests and Jones with guests; legal documentation; bus trips, including the Chicago
trip (1976 October); Jones' special appearances; a San Francisco Police Commission
meeting (1977 spring); a Glide Memorial Church Martin Luther King, Jr., awards
ceremony with Rev. Cecil Williams; a Redwood Valley school graduation ceremony; the
NAACP banquet (1976 November 26); and members at church services and in Jonestown.
Also includes contact prints labeled "security" and "racists/enemies."
Box 29
Skits and plays
circa 1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints depicting Temple skits and plays. Apparent topics include the
Ku Klux Klan, concentration camps, and Biblical parodies.
Box 29
Guest
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints depicting speakers and Temple events.
Box 29
Jim with [assorted subjects]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains photo contact sheets depicting Jim Jones, as well as various individual
portraits. Section title appears unrelated to contents.
General
Full title: Jim with Children Jim with Choir Jim with Seniors Jim with Family Animals
Marceline Buses
Box 29
[Individual pictures labeled]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains various individual portraits, many depicting people holding identifying
placards.
Box 29
[Individual pictures unlabeled]
circa 1974-1878
Scope and Contents
Contains various individual portraits, many depicting people holding identifying
placards.
Box 29
[Stray contact prints]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains three contact prints depicting group portraits.
Box 36
[Numbered contacts]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains miscellaneous numbered contact sheets.
Box 36, Folder 2
[Numbered contact sheets from 90220-91399]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains numbered contact sheets found in binder labeled "90220-91399."
Box 36, Folder 3
[Unnumbered contact sheets from 90220-91399]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered contact sheets found in binder labeled "90220-91399."
Box 36, Folder 4
[Unnumbered contact sheets from 90220-91399]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered contact sheets found in binder labeled "90220-91399."
Box 51, Folder 6
[Restricted contact sheets from 90220-91399]
circa 1974-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains contact sheets found in binder labeled "90220-91399."
Box 36, Folder 5
[Unlabeled, unnumbered contact prints]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unlabeled and unnumbered contact prints.
Box 51, Folder 9
[Restricted contact prints and negatives]
circa 1974-1978
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will be restricted until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their last possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints and negatives with medical and general photography
intermixed.
Box 51, Folder 17
People who left the Temple [restricted]
circa 1965-1978
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains photographic prints of people who have left Peoples Temple, some of them
children, some of them identified.
Box 51, Folder 18
Photographs of people who left Peoples Temple
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints, negatives, and photographic prints of people who left
Peoples Temple, some of them identified.
Box 51, Folder 20
Enemies that have left [restricted]
1976
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2051, which is 75 years
after their date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints of people who have left Peoples Temple.
Box 51, Folder 21
Enemies that have gone out
circa 1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints and negatives of people who left Peoples Temple.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Series 2
Slides
1967-1978
Slides from the Peoples Temple Publications Department
Physical Description: 4 linear feet
(6 o-ring preservation box albums, 1 legal
document box)
Conditions Governing Access
Sealed and closed until 2053: Restricted Slides, Box 51, Folder 16
Processing Information
This series was originally housed in binders, boxes, and carousels, most of them
already labeled. Original labels were used wherever possible; archivist-provided labels
are given in square brackets. Many of the original labels in the series do not reflect
the file contents, and many files are in poor order. Archives staff have not relabeled
or rearranged these materials. The creators' original order has been retained.
Scope and Contents
The Slides series contains assorted slides created by the Peoples Temple Publications
Department, mainly in the mid- to late 1970s. They document Temple activities such as
bus trips, protests, and the building of Jonestown. Many appear to be be designed to
promote the ideal of Jonestown to Temple members back in California, with lush images of
Guyanese flora, fauna, and natural beauty. Many slides are also individual portraits
with emotional power but limited research value. These images will be of interest to
researchers seeking to explore the Temple's self-image and its aeshetic priorities --
these were the things that were considered worthy of color photography and public
projection.
Box 10
Slides volume 3
1967-1969, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the daily lives of Peoples Temple members and their
families, as well as a ferry trip and a skit.
Box 10
March in Los Angeles for Farr
1977
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints documenting a Peoples Temple march in support of Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner reporter Bill Farr, who had been jailed in 1972 for refusing to
disclose a source.
Box 10
Russian guests [of] Peoples Temple, newspaper rolling in service
1978, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains contact prints and slides documenting the following Peoples Temple
activities and events: presumed Russian guests (April 1978); early Jonestown
construction (undated); portraits (undated); service with children's group dance
(undated). The title reference to "newspaper rolling in service" has no obvious
corresponding photograph.
Box 10
Guests
1974-1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the following miscellany of late Peoples Temple
activities, largely undated: portraits, surgery, construction, skits, and a shot of
the Jonestown fishing vessel Cudjoe. File title does not appear to correspond with
contents.
Box 10
Bucket brigades
1974-1978, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides and negatives documenting the following miscellany of late Peoples
Temple activities, largely undated and set in both Jonestown and California:
portraits, skits, controlled burning, protests, and crowds. File title does not appear
to correspond with contents.
Box 10
American Indian Movement benefit - Peoples Temple
circa 1976
Box 10
Bus trip
1976 October
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a 1976 Temple bus trip.
Box 10
Old Freedom Land slides
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting early years in Jonestown, with a few miscellaneous
California shots included.
General
Box bears crossed-out label "Pulled from old Promised Land slides"
Box 10
Trip East 1977
1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a 1977 Temple trip.
Box 10
Scenic Freedom Land
1978, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting life in Jonestown.
Box 10
Personal publications; portrait studies; old Freedom Land
1978
Scope and Contents
Contains portrait slides, as well as slides of animals. Title given on box does not
appear to reflect contents.
General
Crossed out below title: "Slide Show." Written below title: "that way..."
Box 10
Very first trip to Guyana
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting an early trip to Guyana, including scenes of Georgetown
and the building of Jonestown.
Box 11
1974 Trip; Rest areas; Miscellaneous
1974-1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a 1974 Temple bus trip, as well as Christmas of 1975.
Box 11
Jim in Washington D.C.
1974
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a 1974 Temple trip to Washington, D.C.
Box 11
Disneyland
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple trips to Disneyland.
Box 11
Miscellaneous individuals
1974, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains individual and group portrait slides, as well as slides of animals and
landscapes.
Box 11
Animals
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides depicting animals, as well as individual portraits and Guyanese
landscapes.
Box 11
[1976 May 11] plays and dances
1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the early life of Jonestown, including building, local
animals, portraits, and performances. File title does not reflect contents.
Box 11
Family
1968-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains posed and candid portrait slides, some apparently of Halloween costumes.
Box 12
Slides volume 1: security
1967-1972, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple trips, performances, posed and candid portraits,
and landscapes. Also included are Disneyland slides which appear to be commercially
produced.
Box 12
Slides volume 4
1967-1974, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple performances and events, as well as posed and
candid portraits.
Box 12
Slides volume 5
1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple events, performances, weddings, and candid and
posed portraits.
Box 12
Slides volume 6
1969-1971, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple performances, the building of Jonestown, and posed
and candid portraits.
Box 12
1976 summer trip
1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the following events from the Temple's 1976 trip: buses,
church services, dinners, visiting Indiana, special appearances, and arrival in
Washington, D.C.
Box 13
[Portraits and Jonestown construction]
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains portrait slides, as well as slides depicting scenes from the construction of
Jonestown.
Box 13
Jim with children
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides and photo negatives documenting early life in Jonestown. Title does
not reflect contents.
Box 13
Summer trip
1973-1974, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a 1974 Temple trip and scenes of the church in Redwood
Valley.
Box 13
Miscellaneous
1974, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Redwood Valley scenes, Jim Jones with animals, and
more.
Box 13
Choir
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the Temple choir, as well as plane flights, nature
scenes, and Guyana.
Box 13
February 1975
1975-1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides depciting aerial views of Jonestown.
Box 13
Demonstration
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a demonstration with Pro-Temple signs.
Box 13
[Jonestown]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Slides depicting an aerial view of Jonestown and Peoples Temple members.
Box 13
Special appearances
1976
Scope and Contents
Includes slides documenting special appearances by Jim Jones, including at the Nation
of Islam temple in Chicago.
Box 14
Scenic
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting life in Jonestown.
Box 14
Work project
1974-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple trips and work activities.
Box 14
Rest stops and recreation
1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple trips and days out.
Box 14
Promised Land individual portraits
1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Individual portrait slides of Temple members.
Box 14
Slides of roll of film; slides of San Francisco service, Redwood Valley
service, choir trip
1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the Temple choir, Jonestown life, and children.
Box 14
Kansas City trip
circa 1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a Temple bus trip.
Box 14
Kansas City
circa 1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a Temple trip to Kansas City.
Box 14
Summer trip 1976
1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a Temple bus trip.
Box 14
Detroit October 1976
1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a Temple trip to Detroit, with church services, protests,
portraits, and more.
Box 14
Jim Jones Summer 1976 meetings
circa 1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple services.
Box 14
Testimonial dinner
1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting the 1976 testimonial dinner for Jim Jones.
Box 14
Fresno
circa 1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting miscellaneous images of performances, animals, and
scenery. Title does not appear to reflect contents.
Box 15
Jim Jones with Huey Newton
1977
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a meeting between Jim Jones and Huey Newton, as well as
beach scenes and portraits.
Box 15
Play
1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a Peoples Temple play which appears to parody Biblical
stories.
Box 15
Grace and John and Tim
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains slides of the Stoen family.
Box 15
Slide of Jim at his grandfather's grave
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
A slide of Jim Jones at his grandfather's grave.
Box 15
[Unlabeled envelope]
1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides depicting Jonestown.
Box 15
[Unlabeled box]
1976-1977, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple gatherings, work parties, and small portions of
the 1976 summer trip.
Box 15
Slide for new pamphlet
1973-1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple activities and images of Jim Jones for use in the
newsletter.
General
Written below title: "get color print mode...5X7 slides used in publication"
Box 15
[Unlabeled box]
1977
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple gatherings, performances, and Jim Jones.
Box 15
Promised Land security slides
1974-1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting Temple trips and gatherings.
Box 15
Wired Choir Furth - Harvey Milk at podium
1976
Scope and Contents
Contains slides documenting a choir performance and speech by Harvey Milk.
Box 15
[Slides from individual envelopes]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains two slides which were originally found in individual envelopes, one of
Timothy and John Victor Stoen labeled "John John in Freedom Land," the other of a
group of people labeled "Becky."
Box 51, Folder 16
Restricted slides
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains slides depicting the birth of an infant.
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Series 3
Negatives
circa 1965-1978
1976-1977
Negatives from the Peoples Temple Publications Department
Physical Description: 9 linear feet
(13 o-ring preservation boxes, 1 legal document
box, 1 shallow lid cabinet card box)
Restricted Materials
Sealed and closed until 2053: [Medical, Restricted], Box 51, Folder 14.
Processing Information
This series was originally housed in binders, with some materials kept in envelopes;
nearly all of both were labeled with roll numbers which have been reproduced at the top
of the negative protectors used for rehousing. Most files in this series were not
originally provided with titles; archivists' titles have been placed in square
brackets.
Scope and Contents
The Negatives series contains negatives corresponding to the contact prints collected
in Series 1, sharing the same dates and subjects. Each negative roll was given a number,
and the contact prints were turned into a visual index to the negatives by labeling the
prints with their roll and shot numbers, cutting them apart, and organizing them into
binders by subject.
Box 16
Negative file 1: A-J, 1-200
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1-200.
Box 16
[101-152]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative roll numbers 101-152.
Box 17
[200-350]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 200-350.
Box 17
[230-368]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 230-368.
Box 17
[351-368]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 351-368.
Box 18
[1001-1100]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative roles 1001-1100.
Box 19
1101 to 1200
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1101-1248, with some gaps.
Box 20
[1219-1283]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1219-1315, with one unidentified roll found with them.
Box 21
Book 1: 1400-1490
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1400-1490.
Box 21
Book 2: 1491-1581
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1491-1581.
Box 22
Book 3: 1582-1691
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1582-1691.
Box 23
Book 4: 1692-1789
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1692-1789.
Box 24
Negative file 5: 1791-1867
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 1971-1867.
Box 25
[Black unlabeled file, 3000-3026, and unnumbered]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negative rolls 3000-3026, along with a series of unnumbered rolls and
corresponding contact sheets.
Box 26
9 [unnumbered]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negative rolls interspersed with contact sheets.
Box 26
Refile neg[ative]s
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives interspersed with contact sheets.
Box 27
Freedom Land slides
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives.
Box 27
Christmas
circa 1965-1974
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives.
Box 27
[Unfiled, unlabeled]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives, some interspersed with their original notated
envelopes and with contact sheets.
Box 27
Jonestown color neg[ative]s and contact prints
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives interspersed with contact sheets and prints.
Box 27
Contact paper
circa 1965-1974
General
Crossed out over folder title: "Plain contacts + negs without contacts that
match"/"Events 2/4." On folder: "Work work work."
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives interspersed with contact sheets.
Box 28
[Loose material pulled from black binder with Brooks Camera price tag on
spine]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives interspersed with contact sheets.
Box 28
[Unnumbered, unlabeled]
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains unnumbered negatives.
Box 51, Folder 14
[Medical, restricted]
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains negatives depicting medical procedures.
Box 29
[Stray materials, unfiled]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negatives (interspersed with their contact sheets) depicting individuals,
couples, posed groups, scenery, and aerial images of farms.
Box 29
Copies for Letter file to Dick T[ropp]
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains negatives (interspersed with their contact sheets) depicting individuals,
groups, animals, images of Jonestown, Carlton Goodlett, and Jim Jones. From the title,
it appears that these materials are connected to Dick Tropp's Jonestown writing.
Box 29
[Found with prints of African dancers]
circa 1975-1976
Box 29
[Originally placed with duplicate prints]
circa 1974-1976
Box 29
[Jim Jones]
circa 1974-1978
Box 45
[Slides of artwork, photographs of Jim Jones]
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains 4x5 negatives, including images of pen-and-ink artwork done by Temple member
Nancy Sines, as well as formal portraits of Jim Jones by member Dick Grubbs (aka Ken
Norton).
Restricted Materials
These materials are suffering from vinegar syndrome and have been restricted for
preservation reasons. They will have to be digitized to be viewed safely.
Series 4
Manuscripts, ephemera, publications, and other materials
1961-1978
Physical Description: 4 linear feet
(6 legal document boxes, 1 oversize flat print
box Q, 1 flip top cabinet card box)
Restricted Materials
Sealed and closed until 2052: Visitor Information Cards, Box 51, Folders 4-5.
Sealed and closed until 2053: Disappearing Photograph Correspondence, Box 51, Folder
10. Disappearing Photograph Envelopes, Box 51, Folders 11-12. Disappearing Photographs,
Box 51, Folder 13. Conspiracy Book [restricted], Box 51, Folder 15.
Sealed for the lifetimes of the subjects: Temple Member Biographies, Box 51, Folder 3
(Timothy Carter and Lee Ingram)
Processing Information
This series had very little original order; folder order and titles were provided by
the processing team. Square brackets were not used to indicate provided titles, as none
were original.
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts, ephemera, and artifacts series contains a diverse selection of
materials produced or maintained by the Publications Department. Some, such as a
substantial group of Temple newsletters and mailers, document the Department's daily
work. Others, such as a collection of members' biographies from Jonestown and the
manuscript of a book by member (and later defector) Teri Buford documenting potential
conspiracies against the Temple, speak of the Department's sense of a broader mandate
for presenting the Temple's work to the world. The series also contains clippings from
mainstream newspapers documenting Temple activities, a small selection of personal
documents and correspondence relating to the Jones family, late Jonestown
correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, a Temple hymnal, and various other ephemera.
The series will be of interest to researchers who wish to explore the Temple's
self-image as well as its outward image. Though these materials are an incomplete record
of the Temple's internal life, they effectively suggest how broad its range of
self-representations was -- from the cheerful prosperity gospel of the monthly mailers,
to the determined witnessing of the Jonestown testimonials, to the grievances of the
conspiracy book.
Box 37, Folder 3
Peoples Forum
1977 February
Box 37, Folder 4
Peoples Forum, New Times, Opportunity II High
poetry book
1976-1978
Box 37, Folder 5
Bialian News,
Sun
Reporter
1976-1978
Box 37, Folder 7
Dick Tropp book corrected proofs
circa 1976-1978
Box 37, Folders 8a-8b
Temple member biographies
circa 1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains typed biographies of Temple members, written or transcribed in Jonestown by
former
Peoples Forum editor Dick Tropp.
Box 51, Folder 3
Temple member biographies [restricted]
circa 1977-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of living people.
They will remain closed to researchers during the lifetimes of the subjects, Tim
Carter and Lee Ingram.
Scope and Contents
Contains typed biographies of Temple members, written or transcribed in Jonestown by
former
Peoples Forum editor Dick Tropp.
Box 37, Folders 10
Materials from Dick Tropp
circa 1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains Conspiracy Book draft materials written by Dick Tropp.
Box 38, Folder 1
Clippings
1961-1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains newspaper clippings, mainly laudatory, concerning Jim Jones and Peoples
Temple.
Box 38, Folder 2
Temple stationery - Indianapolis
circa 1965-1970
Box 38, Folder 3
Peoples Temple newsletters
circa 1970-1976
Scope and Contents
Contains newsletters and mailers, including
Peoples
Forum
, Peoples Temple Report, and a pamphlet called Vacation Highlights
detailing a summer 1973 Temple trip.
Box 38, Folder 4
Cost of living petition, Mayor's Commission on Human Rights
address
circa 1960-1973
Scope and Contents
Contains a copy of a petition about cost of living, and a small slip of paper bearing
the physical address of the Indianapolis Mayor's Commission on Human Rights.
Box 38, Folder 5
School documents of Jones family and Temple members
circa 1970-1974
Box 38, Folder 6
Correspondence: Selective Service (Jim Jones' draft status), Jones family,
Nikita Khrushchev, Jackie Kennedy, Jonestown, and others
1955-1977
Box 38, Folder 7
Mike Prokes' suicide note and final statement (copies)
1979 March 13
Box 38, Folder 8
Jonestown pamphlets and copy of Alleg's
The
Question
circa 1974-1978
Box 38, Folder 9
Jonestown progress reports, pamphlets, and ephemera; Martin Luther King
celebration
circa 1974-1978
Box 38, Folder 10
Drafts for
Peoples Forum regarding Jonestown;
press releases; other late Temple interactions with press
circa 1974-1978
Box 38, Folder 11
Letter and handbills advertising Chicago healings
1977
Box 38, Folder 12
Peoples Temple hymnal;
The Letter Killeth, but the
Spirit Giveth Life
circa 1965-1975
Box 38, Folder 13
The Living Word and Temple
pamphlets
circa 1972-1978
Box 38, Folder 14
Membership cards, stamps, ephemera, and others
circa 1975-1989
Scope and Contents
Contains Temple membership cards, postage stamps, a clipping about the Temple
building's 1989 demolition, a transparency of the Temple logo, a Valley Publishing
Company business card, and a partial list of Publications Department staff with notes
about their contributions for coffee.
Box 38, Folder 15
Late Jonestown correspondence
1978 October-November
Scope and Contents
Contains letters from Evelyn Leroy, "Maria," and Curtis Winter. "Maria" is likely
Maria McCann; both she and Evelyn Leroy wrote to Bette McCann.
Box 38, Folder 16
Unused point of contact sheets, press release, ephemera
1975-1976, undated
Box 38, Folder 17
Envelope of clippings apparently saved by Lynetta Jones
circa 1960s
Scope and Contents
Envelope is labeled "Lynetta Jones."
Box 39, Folder 1
Conspiracy Book: Clippings tucked into cover
1976
Box 39, Folder 2
Conspiracy Book part one: David Conn and the U.S. Treasury
Department
1978
Box 39, Folder 3
Conspiracy Book part two: Air Force Surveillance of the Temple
1978
Box 39, Folder 4
Conspiracy Book part three: Attempts to disrupt the Temple in
Guyana
1978
Box 39, Folder 5
Conspiracy Book part four: The
New West
"break-in"
1978
Box 39, Folder 6
Conspiracy Book part five: Joseph Mazor
1978
Box 39, Folder 7
Conspiracy Book: Government intrusion
1978
Box 39, Folder 8
Conspiracy Book: Internal Revenue Service
1978
Box 39, Folder 9
Conspiracy Book: Timothy Stoen
1978
Box 39, Folder 10
Conspiracy Book: "Concerned Relatives" and Peoples Temple press conference
with positive relatives
1978
Box 39, Folder 11
Conspiracy Book: A Chronicle of Human Service
1978
Box 39, Folder 12
Conspiracy Book: Loose Documents
1978
Box 40, Folders 1-2
Dick Tropp Jonestown writings
circa 1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains materials written in defense of the Temple. Donors identify them as likely
being written by Dick Tropp, with some chance of involvement by his sister
Harriet.
Box 40, Folders 3-31
Mailers
1973 November - 1978
April
Box 40, Folder 32
Christmas offering folder
circa 1974-1975
Box 40, Folder 32
Disappearing photographs follow-up mailer
circa 1974-1975
Box 51, Folders 4-5
Visitor information cards [restricted]
1974-1977
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of people who may
be living. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2052, which is 75
years after their latest date of creation.
Scope and Contents
These notecards were kept by the Temple to track visitors and potential members. They
are very candid, often very negative assessments, noting potential law enforcement
connections, drug use, criminal history, and what was perceived to be the subjects'
feelings about their own racial and religious background.
Box 41, Folder 1
Guyanese coins, Jim Jones photo ring
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains a small group of Guyanese penny coins found in a plastic bag in the
collection, along with a locket ring containing a photograph of Jim Jones. The ring is
stored with its original envelope provided by the donors, which declares it to be the
former property of Temple member and Jonestown victim Novella Sneed (1907-1978).
Box 41, Folder 2
Jim Jones promotional pens, licenses to solicit
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains a series of pens promoting Jim Jones and the Redwood Valley Temple, along
with Licenses to Solicit (i.e. to publicly seek donations to the church) for members
Linda Mertle and Vonn Smith.
Box 41, Folder 4
Disappearing photographs
circa 1974-1975
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of Jim Jones intentionally developed to fade on contact with
light, distributed with the Temple's August 1974 mailer and intended to be used for
faith healing. Although the mailer never explicitly instructed the user to place the
photograph on the site of their illness and watch the photograph vanish as they were
healed, it did include several testimonials to this effect. The photographs in this
folder were sent back to the Temple, many with testimonals written on their reverse
sides.
Box 51, Folder 10-12
Disappearing photograph correspondence [restricted]
circa 1974-1975
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation. Redacted access copies
are available in Box 41, Folder 3.
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and notes testifying to the ostensible power of the "disappearing
photographs" of Jim Jones, distributed with the Temple's August 1974 mailer, and
intended to be used for faith healing.
Box 41, Folder 3
Disappearing photograph correspondence [redacted copies]
2019
Scope and Contents
Contains redacted copies of letters testifying to the ostensible power of the
"disappearing photographs" of Jim Jones distributed with the Temple's August 1974
mailer, and intended to be used for faith healing. Names have been removed from the
letters in order to protect the privacy of possibly living people. Some have been left
unaltered, in cases of the subjects' confirmed deaths at Jonestown.
Box 42, Folder 1
Clippings, open letter with signers' addresses listed, poster with
autobiographical note from Jim Jones
circa 1970-1978
Box 42, Folder 2
Photographs and note from San Francisco Chronicle
1976 December 2
Box 42, Folder 3
California State Senate commendation printing materials
1976
Box 42, Folder 4
Marie Stoney portraits of Native Americans
circa 1970s
Box 42, Folder 5
Dick Tropp book proofs
circa 1977-1978
Box 46
Film canisters and stamp
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains a miscellaneous group of undeveloped film canisters and camera materials,
along with a metal stamp depicting Jim Jones and his family.
Box 51, Folder 13
Disappearing photographs [restricted]
circa 1974-1975
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of Jim Jones intentionally developed to fade on contact with
light, distributed with the Temple's August 1974 mailer and intended to be used for
faith healing. Although the mailer never explicitly instructed the user to place the
photograph on the site of their illness and watch the photograph vanish as they were
healed, it did include several testimonials to this effect. The photographs in this
folder were sent back to the Temple, many with testimonals written on their reverse
sides.
Box 41, Folder 5
Transcriptions of Jonestown broadcasts
1977, undated
Box 51, Folder 15
Conspiracy Book [restricted]
circa 1976
Restricted Materials
Contains a page from the manuscript of a book documenting potential conspiracies
against the Temple, compiled by member (and eventual defector) Teri Buford. Page
includes a signed confession of a Temple member that may compromise the privacy of
living people.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Box 41, Folder 6
Publications Department activity organizational chart
2019
Scope and Contents
Contains an organizational chart explaining Temple activities publicized by the
Publications Department, produced in 2019 by the donors.
Series 5
Photographic Prints
circa 1965-1978
Physical Description: 2.5 linear feet
(3 legal document boxes, 4 albums with
slipcase)
Restricted Materials
Sealed and closed until 2051: Testimony Photographs (Found with Disappearing
Photographs), Box 51, Folder 19
Sealed and closed until 2053: Portraits [restricted], Box 51, Folders 1-2 Medical
Photographs, Box 51, Folders 7-8.
Processing Information
The processing team organized these materials into folders by subject. Most folder
titles were supplied by processing staff. Supplied titles do not appear in brackets for
this series.
Boxes 32-35 were rehoused in 2010 by Frances Kaplan when the materials were donated.
Scope and Contents
Photographic prints were created or collected by the Publications Department to
illustrate the
Peoples Forum newspaper and other printed
materials, including newsletters, press releases, and mailers, which supported Peoples
Temple's fundraising, public relations, and community outreach activities. The
Publications Department also supplied photographic prints, enclosed with press releases,
to other news organizations, including Carlton Goodlett's Sun-Reporter, an important
voice in the San Francisco Bay Area African American community. This series also
includes a very incomplete set of passport and membership photographs of Peoples Temple
members; as well as two restricted folders of photographs of individuals who do not
appear to be directly affiliated with the Temple. Subjects represented by the
photographic prints include: Jim Jones and his family; church services and bus trips;
marches and special events, including the Testimonial dinner; activists and political
figures; and Jonestown.
The photographs in this series are the most curated images in the collection; many were
printed for publication because of their strong public relations appeal. This series has
several potential applications for the researcher and public. It documents the
Publications Department's marketing and outreach strategy, showing how images were used
to animate the Temple's political base to build community influence and recognition, and
its religious base to build membership and funding sources. The series also documents
the way Temple staff represented Jim Jones: leading services, as a family man with wife
and children, and interacting with animals.
Box 30, Folder 1
Exploratory trip to Jonestown
circa 1974
Box 30, Folder 2
African dancers
circa 1975-1976
Scope and Contents
The African Dancers folder contains two separate troupes, one of which is a visiting
dance group from Africa that performed at the Temple, the other is a Peoples Temple
troupe inspired by the group from Africa. The Peoples Temple troupe became one of the
star attractions for the Temple.
Box 30, Folder 3-6
Jonestown
circa 1974-1978
Box 30, Folders 9-12
Individuals and unidentified photographs
circa 1965-1978, undated
Box 30, Folder 13
Member and passport photographs
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Contains individual portraits of unidentified Temple members.
Box 30, Folder 14
Political figures
circa 1965-1978
Scope and Contents
Subjects include political figures such as Harvey Milk, Huey Percy Newton, Willie
Brown, and President of Guyana Arthur Chung among others.
Box 31, Folder 1
Jim Jones and family
circa 1965-1978, undated
Box 31, Folder 2
Jim Jones healing
circa 1974-1978
Box 31, Folder 3
Buses and church service
circa 1974-1978
Box 31, Folder 4
Jim and audience
circa 1974-1978
Box 31, Folder 5
Jim alone
circa 1974-1978, undated
Box 31, Folder 6
Jim Jones and Dennis Banks
1976
Box 31, Folder 7
Healings 1976 Summer trip file
1976
Box 31, Folder 8
Jim Jones and animals
circa 1931-1978
Scope and Contents
Folder includes contact prints.
Box 31, Folder 9
Jim Jones leading church services
1974, undated
Box 31, Folder 10
Builders
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken in the parking lot of the San Francisco Peoples Temple.
Box 31, Folder 12
Testimonial dinner
1976 September 25
Box 51, Folder 19
Testimony photographs (found with disappearing photographs)
1976
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2051, which is 75 years
after their date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains photographic prints of families and individuals whose connection to the
Peoples Temple is unknown, originally filed with the disappearing photographs. Some
have notes on the back.
Box 31, Folders 13-15
Duplicates
circa 1974-1978
Box 31, Folder 16
South African riot photography reproduced from slides (for
Peoples Forum publication)
circa 1976-1977
Box 32
Jonestown
circa 1974-1978
Scope and Contents
Subjects include Jonestown crates for Guyana, Georgetown, Kaituma River, and
Jonestown.
Box 33
Marches, special events
circa 1970-1978
Scope and Contents
Subjects include marches, individuals and unidentified photos, children dancing,
church services, Disneyland, a March in Los Angeles for formerly jailed journlist
William Farr, 1977, and a Los Angeles police conflict.
Box 34
Jonestown
circa 1974-1978
Box 35
Jim Jones and family
circa 1970-1978
Box 51, Folder 1
Portraits [restricted]
circa 1940-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains posed and candid portraits of identified people, most of whom who do not
appear to be directly affiliated with Peoples Temple. They may be family members of
Peoples Temple members.
Box 51, Folder 2
Portraits [restricted]
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the privacy of possibly living
people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after their latest possible date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Contains posed and candid portraits of identified people, most of whom who do not
appear to be directly affiliated with Peoples Temple. They may be family members of
Peoples Temple members.
Box 51, Folder 7
Medical photographs [restricted]
circa 1974-1978
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Box 51, Folder 8
Medical photographs [restricted]
circa 1970-1978
Conditions Governing Access
The materials in this folder are restricted to protect the medical privacy of
possibly living people. They will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053,
which is 75 years after their latest possible date of creation.
Series 6
Audiovisual recordings
1965-1978, undated
Physical Description: 5 linear feet
(2 record storage cartons, 1 oversize print box
B, 1 large capacity CD box, 1 oversize legal document box)
Conditions Governing Access
Sealed and closed until 2046: [Peoples Temple meeting], Thanksgiving meeting, Nov. 25,
1971, Reel 1, Video Tape 04, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting, Los Angeles], 11-27-71,
#2, Video Tape 10, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting], Reel #3, 11/27/71, L.A. meeting,
Video Tape 03, Box 43.
Sealed and closed until 2050: [Peoples Temple meeting], March 5, 1975, Wed nite, Video
Tape 01, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting], 3/14/1975, Video Tape 02, Box 43. [Psychic
surgery on unidentified woman's abdomen and neck], Film Reel 40, Box 44. [Peoples Temple
meeting], L.A. Saturday, Video Tape 07, Box 43
Sealed for the lifetimes of the subjects: "Jim and Marcie respond to John Stoen suit
from Jonestown," Film Reel 01, Box 44 (Timothy Stoen and Grace Jones)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Materials have been digitized wherever possible. All original copies are restricted for
preservation reasons; researchers must consult digitized copies.
Processing Information
Original titles have been used when possible. Archivist-provided titles are written in
square brackets.
Scope and Contents
The audiovisual recordings series contains audio and video recordings. Much of the
video consists of short amateur films promoting Jonestown, showing off its residents,
equipment, and facilities; there is also video footage of several Temple meetings. The
sound recordings are much more varied. Some are recordings of Jim Jones' sermons and his
amateur radio broadcasts from Jonestown. Others document commercial radio appearances by
Temple members and associates, including Marceline Jones, Mark Lane, and Jim McElvane.
There is a long recording of an interview with Jim Jones by Phil Tracy of New West
Magazine, as well as several copies of commercial music albums. Several tapes were bulk
erased at some point between creation and donation.
This series will be of interest to researchers who are curious about how the Temple
represented itself both to outsiders and insiders, as well as the religious doctrines
that informed members' thinking. Though heavily mediated, they provide an in-depth look
into the Temple's internal life.
Moving images
circa 1965-1978
Box 44
"Jim & Marcie respond to John Stoen suit from Jonestown"
circa 1977
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the privacy of living people. It will
remain closed to researchers during the lifetimes of the subjects, Timothy Stoen and
Grace Jones.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 01.
Box 43
[Jim Jones promoting Jonestown]
circa 1974-1975
[Jim Jones promoting Jonestown]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 2. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones promoting Jonestown by showing and
describing its amenities, including living quarters, cleared fields, chickens,
generators, and power lines. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 43
[Aerial views of Jonestown, Jim and Marceline Jones visiting
Jonestown]
1975
[Aerial views of Jonestown, Jim and Marceline Jones visiting Jonestown]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 3. Amateur movie recording an early visit of Jim and Marceline Jones to
Jonestown, including footage of their arrival and of Jonestown residents promoting
the settlement. Includes aerial views of Georgetown and Jonestown. Films like this
were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage
migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
Baby nursery (reel 5)
1974
Baby nursery (reel 5)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 5. Amateur movie of the baby nursery at the Peoples Temple Agricultural
Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
Baby nursery (reel 6)
1974
Baby nursery (reel 6)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 6. Amateur movie of the baby nursery at the Peoples Temple Agricultural
Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
P.L. (Old), Muggs, Michelle T., Charlie T., Pop Jackson working,
Joyce
1974
P.L. (Old), Muggs, Michelle T., Charlie T., Pop Jackson working, Joyce
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 7. Amateur movie of Peoples Temple members at the Peoples Temple
Agricultural Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
Moscone, Kahn
circa 1976-1978
Moscone, Kahn
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 8. Amateur movie documenting the relationship between George Moscone and
Albert E. Kahn and Peoples Temple.
Box 44
[Jonestown scenes]
circa 1974-1975
[Jonestown scenes]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 9. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown scenes, including the nursery,
piggery, pavilion, and other buildings; agricultural equipment; and the settlement's
early residents and construction crew. Films like this were recorded by Peoples
Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown residents working in fields, aerial views of the Jonestown
site]
circa 1974
[Jonestown residents working in fields, aerial views of the Jonestown site]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 10. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown settlers planting fields with
local indigenous people and aerial footage of the Jonestown site. Films like this
were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage
migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown scenes]
1974-1975
[Jonestown scenes]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 11. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown scenes, including fields and
crops, and residents sharing a large meal together. Films like this were recorded by
Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to
Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown scenes]
1974-1975
[Jonestown scenes]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 12. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown scenes, including residents
sharing a large meal together. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown nursery and school scenes]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown nursery and school scenes]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 13. Amateur movie recording Jonestown nursery and school scenes,
including women and infants in the Jonestown nursery, women reading to and singing
with children, and children in the Jonestown school. Films like this were recorded
by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to
Jonestown.
Box 44
[Pop and Mom Jackson discussing scripture and the "promised land" in
Jonestown]
circa 1974-1975
[Pop and Mom Jackson discussing scripture and the "promised land" in
Jonestown]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 14. Amateur movie recording elderly Jonestown residents Pop and Mom
Jackson discussing scripture and the "promised land" outside of their cottage in
Jonestown. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the
agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
Brandy & Whiskers
circa 1965-1978
Brandy & Whiskers
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 15. Footage of a track meet and two dogs.
Box 44
Piggery
1974-1978
Piggery
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 16. Amateur movie of the piggery at the Peoples Temple Agricultural
Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
[Jonestown] seeder
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown] seeder
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 17. Amateur movie documenting the Peoples Temple Agricultural Mission in
Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
Kids and piggery
circa 1974-1978
Kids and piggery
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film roll 18. Amateur movie of children and the piggery at the Peoples Temple
Agricultural Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
J. J. [Jim Jones] & family sing United Forever
circa 1974-1978
J. J. [Jim Jones] & family sing United Forever
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film roll 19. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones and his family singing "United
Forever."
Box 44
Bulldozer and burning woods
circa 1974-1978
Bulldozer and burning woods
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 20. Amateur movie documenting work at the Peoples Temple Agricultural
Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
Burning cut-down trees, children playing
circa 1974-1978
Burning cut-down trees, children playing
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 21. Amateur movie documenting children and work at the Peoples Temple
Agricultural Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 44
[Jonestown singers and band entertaining in pavilion]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown singers and band entertaining in pavilion]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 22. Amateur movie recording two women singers and a band performing at
the Jonestown pavilion. The second singer is Deanna Wilkinson. Films like this were
recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage
migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jim Jones showing supplies and provisions in the Jonestown
warehouse]
circa 1974-1977
[Jim Jones showing supplies and provisions in the Jonestown warehouse]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 23. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones showing and describing supplies and
provisions in the Jonestown warehouse. Films like this were recorded by Peoples
Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Tom Grubbs quizzing Jonestown schoolchildren, with Jim Jones in
background]
circa 1974-1978
[Tom Grubbs quizzing Jonestown schoolchildren, with Jim Jones in
background]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 24. Amateur movie recording teacher Tom Grubbs quizzing Jonestown
schoolchildren on logic, with Jim Jones in background. Films like this were recorded
by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to
Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown basketball game, children playing]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown basketball game, children playing]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 25. Amateur movie recording young men playing basketball and children
playing at Jonestown. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the
agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown residents entertaining in pavilion]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown residents entertaining in pavilion]
Conditions Governing Access
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 26. Amateur movie recording a performance of the song "Yesterday" by a
woman singer and band and a comedy skit at the Jonestown pavilion. Films like this
were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage
migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Aerial views of Georgetown, Jonestown scenes]
circa 1974-1978
[Aerial views of Georgetown, Jonestown scenes]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 27. Amateur movie recording aerial views of Georgetown, Guyana, and
Jonestown scenes, including crops, the chimpanzee Mr. Muggs' cage, and buildings.
Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission
and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown children's parade]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown children's parade]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 28. Amateur movie recording a children's parade in Jonestown, with
children in costume, playing. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown children's parade]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown children's parade]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 29. Amateur movie recording a children's parade in Jonestown, with
children in costume, playing. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown volleyball game]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown volleyball game]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 30. Amateur movie recording children and young adults playing volleyball
in Jonestown. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the
agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown singer and band entertaining in pavilion]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown singer and band entertaining in pavilion]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 31. Amateur movie recording singer Deanna Wilkinson and band performing a
Jonestown-inspired version of the song "You are so beautiful to me" at the Jonestown
pavilion. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the
agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jim Jones promoting Jonestown]
circa 1976-1978
[Jim Jones promoting Jonestown]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 32. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones promoting Jonestown by showing and
describing its amenities, including living quarters, cleared fields, chickens,
generators, and power lines. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown schoolchildren, women making toys]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown schoolchildren, women making toys]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 33. Amateur movie recording Jonestown children at school, singing, and
dancing, and women making dolls and stuffed animals. Also includes footage of
Jonestown products, including wooden toys, children's games, and soap. Films like
this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and
encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jonestown residents showing heavy agricultural equipment]
circa 1974-1975
[Jonestown residents showing heavy agricultural equipment]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 34. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown settlers showing heavy
agricultural equipment. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote
the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation
purposes.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 35. Title card, "Thank you, Father"
Box 44
[Jonestown children's parade]
circa 1974-1978
[Jonestown children's parade]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 36. Amateur movie recording a children's parade in Jonestown, with
children in costume, playing. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to
promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Meeting of Guyanese officials and Jonestown residents]
circa 1974-1978
[Meeting of Guyanese officials and Jonestown residents]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 38. Amateur movie recording a meeting of Guyanese officials and Jonestown
residents, possibly in Port Kaituma, Guyana. Films like this were recorded by
Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to
Jonestown.
Box 44
[Jim Jones showing supplies and provisions in the Jonestown
warehouse]
circa 1974-1977
[Jim Jones showing supplies and provisions in the Jonestown warehouse]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 39. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones showing and describing supplies and
provisions in the Jonestown warehouse. Films like this were recorded by Peoples
Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.
Box 44
[Psychic surgery on unidentified woman's abdomen and neck]
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after its latest possible date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 16mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes as
well as for privacy.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 41. Footage records a fradulent psychic surgery performed on an
unidentified woman. Donor believes the film was not recorded at Jonestown. Includes
gory imagery.
Box 44
[Jim Jones preaching at the Peoples Temple church in Los
Angeles]
circa 1972-1974
[Jim Jones preaching at the Peoples Temple church in Los Angeles]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on Super 8mm film. Original reel is restricted for preservation purposes;
researchers must use digital reproduction at Internet Archive.
Scope and Contents
Film reel 41. Amateur movie recording Jim Jones preaching at the Peoples Temple
Church in Los Angeles during a likely healing service. Includes brief clips of
scenes from the Peoples Temple Agricultural Mission in Jonestown, Guyana.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting], March 5, 1975, Wed nite
1975 March 5
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2050, which is 75 years
after its date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 7-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 01.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting], 3/14/1975
1975 March 14
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2050, which is 75 years
after its date of creation.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 2.
Scope and Contents
Recorded on 7-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting], Reel #3, 11/27/71, L.A. meeting
1971 November 27
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2046, which is 75 years
after its date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 5-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 03.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting], Thanksgiving meeting, Nov. 25, 1971, Reel
1
1971 November 25
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2046, which is 75 years
after its date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 5-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 04.
Box 43
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
Tape has not been digitized and, for preservation reasons, should not be played
outside the context of digitization.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 5.
Box 43
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Tape has not been digitized and, for preservation reasons, should not be played
outside the context of digitization.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 06.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting], L.A. Saturday
circa 1965-1978
Restricted Materials
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2053, which is 75 years
after its latest possible date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 5-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 07.
Box 43
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Tape has not been digitized and, for preservation reasons, should not be played
outside the context of digitization.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 08.
Box 43
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Tape has not been digitized and, for preservation reasons, should not be played
outside the context of digitization.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 9.
Box 43
[Peoples Temple meeting, Los Angeles], 11-27-71, #2
1971-11-27
Conditions Governing Access
This film reel is restricted to protect the medical privacy of people who may be
living. It will remain closed to researchers until the year 2046, which is 75 years
after its date of creation.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 5-inch videotape. Original reel is restricted for preservation as well
as privacy purposes.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 10.
Box 43
Unidentified
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Tape has not been digitized and, for preservation reasons, should not be played
outside the context of digitization.
Scope and Contents
Video tape 11.
Sound recordings
circa 1965-1978
Box 47, Cassettes 1, Box 49, Disc 1
Jim Jones talk from Jonestown; Testimonial on healing
circa 1977-1978
Jim Jones talk from Jonestown
Testimonial on healing
General
On cassette: "Used in
Peoples Forum Vol. 1, No.
9"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 01: Side A: Jim Jones sermon from Jonestown and off-mike
conversation. Side B: Rosa M. Allen testimonial on Jim Jones healing. Digitized copy
is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 2, Box 49, Disc 2.1, Box 49, Disc 2.2
KGO broadcast Ron Owens
1977 December 29
KGO broadcast Ron Owens (1)
KGO broadcast Ron Owens (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 02: Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane interviewed by Ron Owens (both
sides). Mentions Phil Tracy interview with Jim Jones. Discussing charges of
beatings, keeping members against their will. Call in line with questions. Digitized
copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 3, Box 49, Disc 3
Jim Jones: Soledad Brothers, talk on ego, Che Guevara
circa 1970-1978
Jim Jones: Soledad Brothers
Jim Jones: Talk on ego, Che Guevara
General
Overlap with 1/4 inch audio tape 03.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 03: Side A: Jim Jones on Soledad Brothers George and Jonathan
Jackson (cuts off). Talk on ego and sex. Side B: Jim Jones on Che Guevara. Digitized
copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 4, Box 49, Disc 4.1, Box 49, Disc 4.2
Jim Jones on China, Huey Newton and New Times (The Party's
Over)
1978
Jim Jones on China, Huey Newton and New Times (The Party's Over) (1)
Jim Jones on China, Huey Newton and New Times (The Party's Over) (2)
General
Audio distorts on side 2.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 04: Jim Jones on China, Huey Newton, and New Times Magazine article
(The Party's Over). Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 47, Cassettes 5, Box 49, Disc 5
Jim Jones, stress evaluation
1978 September 3
Jim Jones, stress evaluation
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 05. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 47, Cassettes 6, Box 49, Disc 6.1, Box 49, Disc 6.2
Malcolm X
1965 February 14
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use access compact disc.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 06: Malcolm X speaking in Detroit, after firebombing attack on his
home. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc.
Box 47, Cassettes 7, Box 49, Disc 7
Ham radio station ID WBGMID Jim Jones
1978 September 21
Ham radio station ID WBGMID Jim Jones (1)
Ham radio station ID WBGMID Jim Jones (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 07: Amateur radio communications, Jim Jones and Marceline Jones.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 8, Box 49, Disc 8
Jim Jones WBGMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI, phone conversation
1978 August 3
Jim Jones WBGMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI, phone conversation (1)
Jim Jones WBGMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI, phone conversation (2)
Jim Jones WBGMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI, phone conversation (3)
General
On cassette: "John Maher with Jim, 3 August 1978, 1:00 am"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 08: Side A: Amateur radio communication between Jim Jones WDGMID
(Jonestown) and WD6DVI San Francisco, 2:00 am, August 4, 1978. Side B: Amateur radio
communications and phone conversations about an upcoming National Enquirer article,
1:00 am, August 3, 1978. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS
digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 9, Box 49, Disc 9
Broadcast with Don Freed
circa 1977-1978
Broadcast with Don Freed
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 09: Broadcast with Don Freed from Jonestown. Digitized copy is
stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 10, Box 49, Disc 10
Greeters Sermonette, Jim Jones
1974 November 21
Greeters Sermonette, Jim Jones
General
On cassette: "Greeters Tape. Do not lose! Keep on you constantly! Return
immediately to JB"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 10: Jim Jones sermon. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and
in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 11
Bulk erased, audio blips
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 11: Bulk erased, blips of audio. Not copied.
Box 47, Cassettes 12, Box 49, Disc 12
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones
1977 June 13
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones (3)
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones (4)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 12: Side A: Part 3 of Jim Jones interview by Phil Tracy of New West
Magazine. Side B: Part 4 of Jim Jones interview by Phil Tracy of New West Magazine.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 13, Box 49, Disc 13.1, Box 49, Disc 13.2
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones
1977 June 13
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones (1)
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 13: Side A: Part 1 of Jim Jones interview by Phil Tracy of New West
Magazine. Side B: Part 2 of Jim Jones interview by Phil Tracy of New West Magazine.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 14, Box 49, Disc 14
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones
1977 June 3
Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones (5)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 14: Discussion of racism, American Nazi Party. End of Phil Tracy
interview? Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 47, Cassettes 15, Box 49, Disc 15
Muffled recording, possibly Jim Jones's recording of Phil Tracy
interview
circa 1977
Muffled recording, possibly Jim Jones's recording of Phil Tracy interview
(1)
Muffled recording, possibly Jim Jones's recording of Phil Tracy interview
(2)
General
Access CD labeled "Phil Tracy of New West Magazine interviews Jim Jones, 6/13/1977,
TRT 60 minutes"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 15: Overlap with audiocassette 13. Possibly Jim Jones's own
recording of Phil Tracy interview. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in
the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 16, Box 49, Disc 16.1, Box 49, Disc 16.2
Jim Jones in Guyana on amateur station WB6MID/8R3
1978 September 3
Jim Jones in Guyana on amateur station WB6MID/8R3 (1)
Jim Jones in Guyana on amateur station WB6MID/8R3 (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 16: Jim Jones in Guyana on amateur station WB6MID/8R3, September 3,
1978 (both sides). Cassette stutters due to original defect. Digitized copy is
stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 17, Box 49, Disc 17
Party's Over, Jim Jones
circa 1978
Party's Over, Jim Jones (1)
Party's Over, Jim Jones (2)
General
On cassette: "Party's Over A-1" and "Party's Over A-2"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 17: Jim Jones on Party's Over, Huey Newton and Black Panther Party.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 18, Box 49, Disc 18
Amateur radio communication WGBMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI San
Francisco
1978 August 7
Amateur radio communication WGBMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI San Francisco (1)
Amateur radio communication WGBMID (Jonestown) and WD6DVI San Francisco (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 18: Unknown women speaking, then Jim Jones and a woman, parts 1 and
2. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 19, Box 49, Disc 19
Jim Jones KPOO broadcast
circa 1977-1978
Jim Jones KPOO broadcast
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 19: Discussion of cooperative. Digitized copy is stored on compact
disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 20
"J.J. messages from the freedom land" - Bulk erased
1977 October 22
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 20: No audio; previously bulk erased; not tranferred.
Box 47, Cassettes 21
"J.J. messages from the freedom land" - Bulk erased
1977 October 22
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 21: No audio; previously bulk erased; not tranferred.
Box 47, Cassettes 22
Bulk erased
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 22: No audio; previously bulk erased; not tranferred.
Box 47, Cassettes 23, Box 49, Disc 23
KGO broadcast, Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane part 1
1977 December 29
KGO broadcast, Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane, part 1 (1)
KGO broadcast, Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane, part 1 (2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 23: Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane interviewed by Ron Owens (both
sides). Mentions Phil Tracy interview with Jim Jones. Discussing charges of
beatings, keeping members against their will. Call in line with questions. Digitized
copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 24, Box 49, Disc 24
KGO broadcast, Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane part 2
1977 December 29
KGO broadcast, Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane, part 2
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 24: Marcie Jones and Jim McElvane interviewed by Ron Owens
(continued). Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 47, Cassettes 25, Box 49, Disc 25
Pat Cameron interview with Jim Jones in Guyana
circa 1977-1978
Pat Cameron interview with Jim Jones in Guyana
General
Audio overlaps with 1/4 inch audio tape 05
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 25: Discussion of agriculture at Jonestown. Digitized copy is stored
on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 26, Box 49, Disc 26
Father talking from the promised land
circa 1977-1978
Father talking from the promised land
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 26: Jim Jones, at Jonestown. Digitized copy is stored on compact
disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 47, Cassettes 27, Box 49, Disc 27
Amateur radio WB6MID, Jim Jones
circa 1977-1978
Amateur radio WB6MID, Jim Jones
General
On cassette: "Father message from P.L. on 16 August 1977 in S.F. P.T."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/8 inch audio cassette. Original cassette is restricted for
preservation purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital
library.
Scope and Contents
Audio cassette 27: Amateur radio traffic, Jim Jones on food, guests, miracle of
fire survival. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 48, tape 1
Gil Scott Heron
circa 1970-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original cassette is restricted for preservation
purposes.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 01
Box 48, tape 2, Box 49, Disc 29
Press conference with People's Attorney Charles Garry and the Moores.
Subject Kathy Hunter.
1978 May
Press conference with People's Attorney Charles Garry and the Moores. Subject
Kathy Hunter. (1)
Press conference with People's Attorney Charles Garry and the Moores. Subject
Kathy Hunter. (2)
General
On box: "Press Conference at P.T. on May 1978"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 02: Press conference in San Francisco with People's Temple
Attorney Charles Garry and the Moores, on treatment of journalist Kathy Hunter.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 48, tape 3, Box 49, Disc 30
Jim Jones on George and Jonathan Jackson, Che Guevara
circa 1970-1978
Jim Jones on George and Jonathan Jackson, Che Guevara (1)
Jim Jones on George and Jonathan Jackson, Che Guevara (2)
General
On box: "Greeter tape". On reel: "News reading on Jonathan Jackson and Che Guevara
November 26". Overlap with audiocassette 03.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 03: Jim Jones on George and Jonathan Jackson, Che Guevara.
Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 48, tape 4, Box 49, Disc 31
Jim Jones, KPOO
1974 April 10
Jim Jones, KPOO
General
On box: "Wednesday 10 April 1974, R.W. v. P.T., T-1"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 04: Mike Prokes interview with Jim Jones. Digitized copy is
stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 48, tape 5, Box 49, Disc 32
Interview Jim Jones with Pat Cameron on agriculture at
Jonestown
1977 August 8
Interview Jim Jones with Pat Cameron on agriculture at Jonestown
General
On box: "Part interview with Bishop Jones (Pat Cameron, announcer). Compliments B
Chancellor, 8 August 1977." Audio overlaps with cassette 25.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 05: Discussion of agriculture at Jonestown. Digitized copy is
stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 48, tape 6, Box 49, Disc 33
Jim Jones message to San Francisco, October 8, 1978, and interview with
Mark Lane, Marceline Jones, Hue Fortson, undated
1978 October 8
Jim Jones message to San Francisco, October 8, 1978
Interview with Mark Lane, Marceline Jones, Hue Fortson
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 06: Side A: Jim Jones message to San Francisco, October 8, 1978
(Radio Frequency Interference). Side B: Part two interview with Mark Lane, Marceline
Jones, Hue Fortson. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 48, tape 7, Box 49, Disc 34
Message from Jim Jones
circa 1977-1978
Message from Jim Jones
General
On box: "Message from J.J."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 07: Jim Jones describing Jonestown. Digitized copy is stored on
compact disc, and in the CHS digital library.
Box 48, tape 8
Beatles album
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original cassette is restricted for preservation
purposes.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 08
Box 48, tape 9, Box 49, Disc 36
Message from Jim Jones
1977 October 6
Message from Jim Jones, October 6, 1977
General
Audio overlaps with 1/4 inch audio tape 07.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original tape is restricted for preservation
purposes; researchers must use digital reproduction on the CHS digital library.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 09: Jim Jones describing Jonestown. Short interviews with
members. Digitized copy is stored on compact disc, and in the CHS digital
library.
Box 48, tape 10
1. Carla Thomas; 2. Four Tops; 3. Marvelettes; 4. Jazz; 5. Discotheque; 6.
Joan Baez
circa 1965-1978
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Recorded on 1/4 inch audio tape. Original cassette is restricted for preservation
purposes.
Scope and Contents
1/4 inch audio tape 10
