Photographs from Ross E. Case collection on Peoples Temple, 1966-1978.

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...

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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...

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 ...