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Peoples Temple Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0183
Scope and Contents The Peoples Temple Collection (1942-2015) documents portions of the history of Peoples Temple, before and after the mass-suicide and murders in 1978. The collection consists of litigation materials derived Freedom of Information Act requests, copies of original unclassified documents, publications, audiovisual materials, artifacts, and artwork and pays particular attention to the events that unfolded for survivors and relatives after the tragedy. The...
Dates: 1942-2019; Majority of material found in 1972-2011

James T. Richardson New Religious Movements Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0563
Scope and Contents The James T. Richardson New Religious Movement Collection contains records of his scholarly research and activity to include newspaper clippings, photos, audio and video recordings, personal papers, organizational documents, federal agency records, and related anti-cult and scholarly papers spanning over the last fifty years. It is evident by the contents of this collection that several New Religious Movements directly contributed primary source materials about their activities to...
Dates: 1830-2014; Majority of material found in 1972-2010