Peoples Temple ephemera and publications, 1959-1979 bulk 1973-1977.

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Peoples Temple ephemera and publications, 1959-1979 bulk 1973-1977.

Bulk of collection consists of printed materials generated by Peoples Temple and pertaining to the church's activities in the United States and Jonestown, Guyana. Includes periodicals, fliers, brochures, newsletters, church programs, and issues of Peoples Forum, the Peoples Temple newspaper, as well as fundraising materials and news clippings.

1 box, 1 oversize box (2.0 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171027

California historical society

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Concerned Relatives and Citizens Committee.

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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 Agricultural Mission.

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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...