[Jonestown scenes], circa 1974-1975

Item — Box: 44

Identifier: Series 6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Film reel 9. Amateur movie recording early Jonestown scenes, including the nursery, piggery, pavilion, and other buildings; agricultural equipment; and the settlement's early residents and construction crew. Films like this were recorded by Peoples Temple to promote the agricultural mission and encourage migration to Jonestown.

Dates

circa 1974-1975

Conditions Governing Access

Sealed and closed until 2046: [Peoples Temple meeting], Thanksgiving meeting, Nov. 25, 1971, Reel 1, Video Tape 04, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting, Los Angeles], 11-27-71, #2, Video Tape 10, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting], Reel #3, 11/27/71, L.A. meeting, Video Tape 03, Box 43.

Sealed and closed until 2050: [Peoples Temple meeting], March 5, 1975, Wed nite, Video Tape 01, Box 43. [Peoples Temple meeting], 3/14/1975, Video Tape 02, Box 43. [Psychic surgery on unidentified woman's abdomen and neck], Film Reel 40, Box 44. [Peoples Temple meeting], L.A. Saturday, Video Tape 07, Box 43

Sealed for the lifetimes of the subjects: “Jim and Marcie respond to John Stoen suit from Jonestown,” Film Reel 01, Box 44 (Timothy Stoen and Grace Jones)