FBI collection of Peoples Temple papers from Jonestown, Guyana : photocopies, 1972-1978.

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FBI collection of Peoples Temple papers from Jonestown, Guyana : photocopies, 1972-1978.

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Consists of copies of records and papers of Peoples Temple and its members, collected, copied, and held by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as evidence in the U.S. government's investigations and prosecutions for the assassination of Calif. Congressman Leo J. Ryan and for lawsuits against the estate of Peoples Temple in the aftermath of the suicide/mass murder in Nov. 1978. The FBI released copies of the papers to Fabian in 1979, for his work on locating Temple assets, settling claims against the estate, and dissolving the organization. Includes personal papers, including letters and members' personal documents; organizational records; manuscripts; interview and radio transcripts; financial, legal, and government documents; and research materials. Peoples Temple records include details about the Jonestown agricultural community's medical, education, and housing efforts, correspondence with the Guyanese government, and reactions to negative media reports and U.S. government investigations. Members' personal documents include letters to leader Jim Jones, wills, and self-evaluations. Substantial portions of the papers are bank records and Peoples Temple ledgers.

15 cartons (15.0 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683026

California historical society

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...

Fabian, Robert A.

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Fabian was named the court-appointed receiver of the Peoples Temple estate in 1979. The estate was settled in 1983. From the description of FBI collection of Peoples Temple papers from Jonestown, Guyana : photocopies, 1972-1978. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122332375 ...

Peoples Temple

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Peoples Temple began as an independent Pentecostal church founded by Jim and Marceline Jones in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1955 and became affiliated with the Disciples of Christ denomination in 1960. In 1965, the church moved to Northern California with approximately a hundred members. In 1970, Peoples Temple began holding services and recruiting thousands of members from African American communities in San Francisco and Los Angeles and later opened large churches in both cities. In 1973, the chu...

Jones, Jim, 1931-1978

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Jim Jones, charismatic cult leader, was born in Lynn, Randolph County, Ind. His religious career began in 1956 when he started the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis. In 1965 he moved his temple to Redwood Valley, Calif. and in 1970 to San Francisco, where the temple claimed 7500 members. In 1973 Jones began developing Jonestown in Guyana. In November 1978 Jones and his followers at Jonestown shocked the world by committing mass suicide by drinking poisoned Kool-Aid. From the description...

Ryan, Leo J.

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