Scope and Contents The collection consists of reel-to-reel audio tapes created by Mike Timko containing speeches and music taped at political campaigns and anti-war demonstrations held in various locations across California from 1965 to 1968. Included are speeches by Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Stuart Symington, Staughton Lynd, Eugene McCarthy, George Wallace, Julian Bond, and Robert Kennedy. The audio of Robert Kennedy was taped at a whistle stop in Turlock, California, days prior to his assassination on June...

Abstract Records mainly consist of photographs created or collected by Peoples Temple members in order to support the Temple's public relations efforts, including the publication of the Peoples Forum newspaper. The collection includes approximately 53,500 black-and-white 35mm negative images; 3,500 color slides; 30,000 individual contact prints; and hundreds of photographic prints, representing over 56,000 unique images of Peoples Temple. Images extensively document...