[Unbound contact prints], circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Consists of contact prints found loose in boxes, or filed in envelopes rather than binders, mostly depicting Peoples Temple activities in California in the 1970s. Includes photographs of Jim Jones (alone and with animals, children, Marceline Jones, and family members); Jones performing healings; Marceline Jones; work projects; the youth program; candid and formal portraits of identified members; Peoples Temple children; church services; congregations and congregants; facilities; Crescent Realty; the Redwood Valley, San Francisco, and Los Angeles temples; the “mission field;” guests and Jones with guests; legal documentation; bus trips, including the Chicago trip (1976 October); Jones’ special appearances; a San Francisco Police Commission meeting (1977 spring); a Glide Memorial Church Martin Luther King, Jr., awards ceremony with Rev. Cecil Williams; a Redwood Valley school graduation ceremony; the NAACP banquet (1976 November 26); and members at church services and in Jonestown. Also includes contact prints labeled “security” and “racists/enemies.”
Dates
- circa 1970-1977
Restricted Materials
Sealed and closed until 2051:
1976-05-11 Enemies That Have Left, Box 51, Folder 20
Sealed and closed until 2053:
Restricted Contact Sheets from 90220-91399, Box 51, Folder 6
Restricted Contact Prints and Negatives, Box 51, Folder 9
People Who Left the Temple, Box 51, Folder 17
Photographs of People Who Left Peoples Temple, Box 51, Folder 18
Enemies That Have Gone Out, Box 51, Folder 21
Extent
From the Series: 7 Linear Feet (10 o-ring preservation box albums, 2 legal document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the California Historical Society Repository