John R. Hall research materials on Peoples Temple, 1954-2003 bulk 1978-2003.

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John R. Hall research materials on Peoples Temple, 1954-2003 bulk 1978-2003.

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Materials used by Hall in preparation of, and cited in, his book, Gone from the promised land: Jonestown in American cultural history, published in 1987. Includes correspondence, legal documents, clippings, transcripts of conversations and broadcasts (1954-1983), and ephemera collected and generated by members of Peoples Temple (1960-1978), particularly in the early years of the organization's history. Much of the collection is photocopies. Includes an audiotape of the Peoples Temple murder/suicide ritual of Nov. 18, 1978 in Jonestown, Guyana. Also includes Hall's papers pertaining to Freedom of Information Act releases and an item level inventory of materials cited in his book. Includes Hall's item-level inventory of the collection.

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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...

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...

Hall, John R.

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John R. Hall is the author of Gone from the Promised land: Jonestown in American cultural history. He is a professor in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Davis. 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 1...