Ross E. Case collection pertaining to Peoples Temple, 1961-1984 (bulk 1976-1982).

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Ross E. Case collection pertaining to Peoples Temple, 1961-1984 (bulk 1976-1982).

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Personal papers, correspondence (1962-1984), Peoples Temple documents, church bulletins, magazines and clippings (1973-1982), affidavits, audiotapes, and other materials documenting Case's involvement with investigations as a founding member of The Truth Squad in Mendocino County, Calif., and as a participant in the Concerned Relatives and Citizen Committee, based in San Francisco. After the deaths in Guyana on Nov. 18, 1978, Case continued his public speaking and correspondence with journalists, scholars, and students about Peoples Temple. Includes an illustrated china plate with the inscription: Mother church/Pastor James W. Jones/Redwood Valley, California/Peoples Temple Christian Church of the Disciples of Christ./Organized 1969 to 1973.

1 carton, 1 flat box (2.0 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766117

California historical society

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Concerned Relatives and Citizens Committee.

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Case, Ross E., 1927-1992.

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Case was an associate pastor with Peoples Temple, 1961-1963. He left the group in 1965 and went on to support efforts to investigate the practices of Jim Jones, leader of Peoples Temple. From the description of Ross E. Case collection pertaining to Peoples Temple, 1961-1984 (bulk 1976-1982). (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122563635 Ross E. Case (1927-1992) was an associate pastor of Peoples Temple from 1961-1963. He left the church in 1965 ...

Jones, Jim, 1931-1978.

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Truth Squad (Mendocino County, Calif.)

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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...