January
Q 982 
Jonestown community meeting, winter 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box]
Q 836
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Realistic C-60 magnetic tape cassette marked in part “Jones Winter 77-78”
Q 240
Agriculture meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, tape transcript itself specifies “January 19th, 1978.”]
February
Q 1
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Concertape C-90 marked in part “2/7/78 8R3-5″ and “2/7-8/78”
Q 55
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Scotch AVC-90 cassette marked “Guyana 1” on side 1 and “Guyana 2” on side 2. [Feb 13 & 15, 1978]
March
Q 988
Jonestown Express performs; Jones lists numerous grievances
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in late winter 1978]
Q 994
Jones berates Jonestown community
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in late winter 1978]
Q 963
Jones displays erratic behavior in Jonestown meeting
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in Spring 1978]
Q 744
Jones discusses work assignments
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in March 1978]
Q 12
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Soundcraft C-60 marked in part “8R3-25 3/6/78” and “8R3-26 3-6-7-78 12:13 AM”
†Q 833
White Night in Jonestown
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, Edith Roller entry places tape on March 20, 1978]
Q 051
Jonestown meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, Edith Roller entry places tape on March 20, 1978, continuation of Q 833]
Q 766
Jim Jones reads the news (late March, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled “One Tracs 60/ News”
Q 940
Jonestown community considers punishment for runaways
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in Spring 1978]
Q 814a
Jones reads news (3/31/78)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
One Penncrest C-120 “News 31/3/78”
Q 049a
Jonestown meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context of meeting in Jonestown places tape in early Spring 1978]
April
Q 757
Discussions of Tim Stoen; White Night; revolutionary suicide
Transcript, Summary, and MP3
One Concertape C-90/ “April 1 Sat Night Service” Gila wasn’t sure of length
Q 782
News and commentary (April 1, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One TDK C-120/ News April 1
Q 781
Jonestown meeting to greet new arrivals
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One ConcerTape C-120/ Service April 2
Q 737
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Tracs 60/ “News 4-3-78”
Q 780
Jones reads news of the day (April 4, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One ConcerTape C-120/ “News of the Day, April 4, 1978”
Q 807
Peoples Rally
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One ConcerTape C-120/ Services Thursday April 6
Q 301
Jones reads news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
[No notation on tape box, context of tape places it around April 7, 1978]
Q 742
Jones reads news, discusses child custody cases
Summary, Transcript, and MP3
One Sony C90/ “News of the Day April 7, 1978”
Q 732
Jones reads news of the day
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Trans 60/ “News of the Day April 8”
Q 596A
Meeting after accreditation of Jonestown school
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Tracs 90/Service tape April 8
†Q 597
Jonestown meeting
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Tracs 90/April 8 Service
Q 738
Jones reads commentary on Italian Communist Party
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Craig 90/ “News April 9, 78”
†Q 600
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Scotch C-90/April 10 People’s Rally
Q 662
Jones reads news, demands personal property lists
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Craig 90/ News April 11, 1978
Q 792
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
One Certron C-60/ “News April 11 (16?)”
Q 598
Elitism; racism in PT; self-criticism; ag report
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Kmart 60/April 12 Peoples Ralley [Rally]
Q 599
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Tracs 60/April 12 Peoples Ralley [Rally]
Q 635
White Night, berating Stanley Clayton
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/ April 12 1978 Meeting #1
Q 636
White Night (continued from 635, through 639)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Tracs 60/ April 12 1978 Meeting #2
Q 637
White Night (continued from 635, through 639)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/ April 12 1978 Meeting #3
Q 638
White Night (continued from 635, through 639)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One 60 min Compact cassette/ April 12 1978 Meeting #4
Q 639
White Night (continued from 635)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/ April 12 1978 Meeting #5
†Q 640
White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/ April 12 1978 Meeting#6
Q 641
White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One 60 min Compact cassette / April 12 1978 Meeting #7
Q 642
White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One 60 min Compact cassette / April 12 1978Meeting #8
Q 643
White Night
Summary, Transcript and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One 60 min Compact cassette / April 12 1978 Meeting #9
Q 644
White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Certron C-60 / April 12 1978 Meeting#10
Q 663
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
One Certron C-60/ News April (illegible, possibly 13) 1978″
Q 588
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 meeting
Q 764
Jones reads news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[Notation on tape box reads “One Tracs 60/ “Side #1 Tape #1”; context of news stories puts tape mid- to late-April 1978 (reference to April 12 report by Amnesty International)]
Q 589
Answering questions of people of Jonestown
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 meeting
Q 590
Jonestown meeting
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 meeting
Q 591
Jonestown meeting, discussion of relatives
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 meeting
Q 592
White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One unlabeled/April 13 meeting
Q 593
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Certron C-60/April 12 [probably 13] meeting
Q594
White Night, conversation on torturing defectors
Transcript, Summary, and MP3
One Certron C-60/April 13 meeting
Q 595
White Night, Conspiracy, USSR
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 Night meeting
Q 596
White Night, Jones talks about emigrating to Cuba
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/April 13 meeting
Q 606
Jones reviews accomplishments of White Night
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Tracs 90/JJ address to People/April 14 News
Q 759
Radio broadcast, Tass correspondent
Transcript, Summary, and MP3
One Tracs 60/ “April 15 News”
Q 760
Edit of Q 759 focuses on Russian news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Tracs 60/ “April 15 News (Russian)”
Q 601
Jonestown meeting
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One unlabeled/April 15 meeting
Q 602
Jonestown meeting on governing relationships
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
One Tracs 60/ April 15 meeting
Q 741
Farm report; news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One TDK C90/ “April 16, 78” longer than Maxell C90
Q 746
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript and MP3.
One Tracs 60/ “News April 16 1978”
Q 745
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Certron C-60/ “April 17 News Tape”
Q 736
Press conference on Concerned Relatives
Transcript, Summary, and MP3
One Tracs 60/ “Press Conference April 17”
[Note: Continued on 740??]
Q 740
Jonestown leaders react to Concern Relatives petition
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Kmart 60/ “Press conference April 17”
Q 733
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Audio Magnetics 60/ “Taxes April 17, 1978”
Q 787
Jones criticizes sexual irresponsibility in People’s Rally
Transcript and Summary.
One Tracs 60/ “April 18 Peoples Rally”
Q 891
Sandy Bradshaw counters Concerned Relatives claims
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in mid-April 1978]
Q 753
Jones issues instructions and warnings, reads new
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Tracs 90/ “News April 19”
Q 756
News and commentary (April 19, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Tracs 60/ “News April 19, 1978”
Q 767
Jones reads news of the day
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Tracs 60/ News April 20, 1978
Q 991
News and commentary (April 26, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, date references place tape at April 26, 1978]
Q 25
MP3.
One Scotch reel with scrap of paper in box marked “#6 4-26-78 about Walts arrival”
Q 26
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Scotch reel with paper in box marked “#7″ and box marked in part “#7 advance to 175 ft 4-26-78”
Q 27
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Scotch reel with box marked in part “#8 Jim Jones 4-26-78 continued from #7″
Q 989
Jones reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in late April 1978]
Q 996
Jones reads news (late April 78); agriculture meeting (winter 78)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places first part of tape in late April 1978, latter in late winter]
Spring
Q 786
Unknown date in spring 1978
Hue Fortson audio letter; Maria Katsaris claims abuse by father.
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
One Tracs 90/ unmarked.
May
Q 43
Date probably May 1, 1978
Georgetown Guyana comments on travel reservations for Walt Thain. Something about mercy cases. Order for photo material of equip[ment].
Jim Jones voice to [two lines deleted] was checking on Walt’s departure from
Jonestown and Georgetown.
Q 429
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Prisoners 5/2/78”
Q 385
Jim Jones reads news for May 3, 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape shortly after May 3, 1978]
Q 997
News and commentary (May 4 & 5, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
[No notation on tape box, context places tape on May 4 and 5, 1978]
Q 979
Jones chastises Concerned Relatives efforts
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in May 1978]
Q 14
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Sears C-60 marked in part “8R3 5-9-5-10″
Q 15
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Concertape C-90 marked in part “5-10-78 8R3” and “5-10-11-78 8R3” with sides marked “1” and “2”
Q 16
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One Concertape C-90 marked in part “5-10-11-78 8R3” and “5-11-” with sides marked “3” and “4”
Q 245
Discussion of suicide following Blakey defection
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, but context places it on May 13, 1978]
Q 284
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “May 20, 1978 4 Major Enemies of Internationl [International] Communism”
Q 390
Jones reads news, May 21, 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “May 21, 1978”
Q 388
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “May 24 Commentary, Watergate”
Q 341
Jones warns defectors, JT runaways of punishments (late May 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context puts tape in late May]
Q 202a
Local Guyanese residents praise Jonestown (May 29, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, day and month specified on tape]
Q 197
Jones reads news, quizzes residents
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “5/31/78 News”
Q 438
Jonestown Express performance, 1978 (uncertain date)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box]
June
Q 220
Jones reads chapters from memoir of Chilean prisoner
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in Summer 1978]
Q 734
Jonestown residents disciplined in meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[Notation on tape box “Peoples Ralley,” context places tape in Summer 1978]
Q 235
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/2/78”
Q 430
Jones warns of Stoen inspired lawsuit, military attack
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/4/78 Documentary”
Q 441
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/4/78 News”
Q 157
Jones announces discipline guideline during news tape
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “June 6 Afternoon”
Q 231
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/6/78 News”
Q 414
Jones reads news, welcomes Jonestown newcomers
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6-7-78 News”
Q 194
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/10/78 News”
Q 199
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6-11-78 News”
Q 207
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/12/78”
Q 188
Jones on Stoen lawsuits, revolutionary death
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6-13-78”
Q 189
Jones chastises defectors/conspirators, reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/15/78”
Q 200
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6-18-78 News”
Q 976
Jones reads news, 6/20/78
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/20/78 News”
Q 253
Jones reads news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box; context of news stories puts tape on or shortly after June 22, 1978]
Q 431
Jones announces infrastructure projects, reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/25/78”
July
Q 273
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7-1-78 Peoples Rally”
Q 238
Jones chastises defectors/conspirators, reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/3/78”
Q 329
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/4/78 News”
Q 871
Elderly woman wishes to remain in Jonestown, 7/4/78
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box]
Q 262
Jones leads Jonestown meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Peoples Ralley [Rally] 7-9-78”
Q 305
Jones presents tape of Barbara Walters interview with Fidel Castro
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Cuba & Barbara W. [Walters]”
Q 417
Jones reads article from July 10, 1978 edition of New Times Magazine about Huey Newton
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3).
Labeled in part “Huey Newton”
Q 324
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7-10-78 Sun News”
Q 351
News and commentary, Jonestown community meeting (July 10, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/10/78”
Q 428
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/11/78 News”
Q 371
News and commentary (July 12, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “7/12/78 News”
Q 364
News and commentary (July 13, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/13/78”
Q 250
Jim Jones reads the news (July 14, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/14/78 News”
Q 263
News and commentary (July 14, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/16/78”
Q 403
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “7/15/78 News”
Q 269
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “6/14/78 T-1 Wed News”
Ed. note: Label is in error. Context of tape places date at mid-July
Q 378
Jim Jones reads news for July 17, 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Yugoslavia”
Q 440
News and commentary (July 18, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Tues July 18”
Q 311
News and commentary (July 19, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “July 19 Japan Jamaica”
Q 426
Jones reads news, July 22, 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sat July 22”
Q 433
News and commentary (July 27, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Thur 27 July”
Q 223
Jim Jones reads news (July 28, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “July 28, 1978 News”
Q 160
Jim Jones reads news (July 29, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “July 29, 1978 News”
Q 402
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “July 30”
Q 335
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Mon July 31 News”
August
Q 192
News and commentary (August 1, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side A, Pt. 1; Side A, Pt. 2; Side B, Pt. 1; Side B, Pt. 2).
[Notation on tape box reads “15-Aug,” context places it on August 1]
Q 985
Jones presides over community meeting, early Aug 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4).
[No notation on tape box, tape context places it in early August]
Q 318
Jones leads community in discussion of news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 1 Questions & Answers”
Q 205
Jim Jones reads the news (August 3, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 3 News”
Q 186
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side A, Pt. 1, Side A, Pt. 2, Side B, Pt. 1, Side B, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 4”
Q 214
Jim Jones reads the news (August 5, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3).
Labeled in part “Aug 5 1978 News”
Q 232
MP3 (Side A, Side B, Pt. 1, Side B, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 6”
Q 184
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Aug 6 Sunday”
Q 225
News and commentary (August 7, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 7”
Q 397
News and commentary
Transcript. Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Aug. 21 Mon.” [Actual date, August 8, 1978]
Q 191
Jones rehearses community in reporters’ questions
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4)
Labeled in part “8-Aug Peoples Form”
Q 224
Jones leads forum, discusses news (August 8, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “8-Aug. Peoples Town Forum”
Q 244
News and commentary (August 8, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “8/8/78 News 7 ½”
Q 201
Jim Jones reads news (August 9, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 9, 1978”
Q 185
Jim Jones reads news (August 10, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 10, 78”
Q 198
Jones reads the news (August 12, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug News”
Q 319
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sun Aug 13 News”
Q 616
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
One Scotch C-90/ “Stephen Jones 14 August 1978”
Q 281
News and commentary (August 14, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Part 1; Part 2; Part 3).
Labeled in part “Aug 14 News”
Q 229
News and commentary (August 15, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 15 News”
Q 299
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Tues Aug 15”
Q 259
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 16 News”
Q 203
Jim Jones reads the news (August 16, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 11 News”
Q 237
Jim Jones reads the news (August 17, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “News 17-Aug”
Q 254
News and commentary (August 17, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Special News”
Q 242
Peoples Rally
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4).
Labeled in part “Sat Nite Aug 19”
Q 279
Jones rehearses community in reporters’ questions
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “Sat Aug 19”
Q 283
Jim Jones reads news and issues instructions, August 19, 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Part 1, Side 1, Part 1, Side 2, Part 2).
Labeled in part “19 Aug News Sat”
Q 437
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Back Africa” [refers to recent election of Dominican Republic leader after August 16, 1978 election]
Q 698
First-person account of visit to Jonestown
Transcript, Summary, and MP3
One Tracs 60/ “Carlton Goodlett 22/8/78 comments of Jonestown”
Q 343
MP3.
Labeled in part “Thur Aug 24”
Q 344
MP3.
Labeled in part “Friday Night Rally” [assumption, because of 343]
Q 399
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Fri Aug 25 News”
Q 286
MP3 (Tape 1, Side 1, Pt. 1, Tape 1, Side 1, Pt. 2, Tape 1, Side 2, Tape 2, Side 1, Tape 2, Side 2).
Labeled in part “Fri Aug 25 Meeting (Russian)”
Q 653
Don Freed talks about his impressions of Jonestown
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
One Trans 90/ Don Freed 26 Aug 1978
Q 291
Jonestown residents interview Donald Freed
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Broadcast with Special Guest”
Q 337
Interview of Donald Freed (Duplicate of 291)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “2/13/77” [tape reused; date incorrect]
Q 435
Jones reads news (Aug 26, 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 26 SAT News”
Q 241
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 27 News”
Q 159
Jim Jones reads news (August 28, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 28 News”
Q 398
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Tues Aug 29 News”
Q 280
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Tues Nite news 29-8-78”
Q 209
Jones reads news, tests basic knowledge
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Aug 30 News”
Q 264
MP3 (Pt. 1, Side A, Pt. 1, Side B, Pt. 2, Side A, Pt. 2, Side B).
Labeled in part “Aug 31 News”
Q 995
Jones asks Jonestown residents why they wish to return to US, late August 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box, tape context places it in late August]
September
Q 293
Radio report on medical services, cassava production
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape in Fall 1978]
Q 158
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sept 1 News”
Q 255
Jones reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/3/74 [78] News”
Q 361
Jones reads news for September 3, 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sun News”
Q 292
Jones reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/4/78 News”
Q 383
Jones prepares JT for Mazor press conference
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “5 Sep 78 Peoples Rally”
Q 251
Jones reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “9/5/78 News”
Q 342
Jones instructs community ahead of three sets of visitors
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “Wed News 9/6/78”
Q 249
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sept 7 News”
Q 298
Jones reads news, tells of arrival of Joe Mazor
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/8/78”
Q 347
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “News Fri Sept 8”
Q 268
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Sept. 9, 1978 Questions to ask informer”
Q 236
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Questions & Answers 9-Sept-78”
Q 317
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/9/78 Sat News”
Q 345
Jonestown Express, community celebration
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/10/78 Entertainment”
Q 354
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Sept 11, 78 News”
Q 451
Jonestown Express, community celebration
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “11-Sept-78”
Q 295
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-12-78 News”
Q 297
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-13-78 News”
Q 294
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-14-78 News”
Q 252
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/15/78”
†Q 285
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “16 Sept 78 Sat News”
Q 382
Mark Lane speaks to Jonestown community (Sept 16, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “9/16/78 Mark Lane”
Q 445
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “9-17-78 Mark Lane”
Q 256
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-17-78 News”
Q 290
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-18-78 Mon News”
Q 271
Jones issues instructions to community
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Tues 19 News”
Q 315
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/20/78”
Q 227
Jones issues instructions, warns against gossip, reads news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-21-78 News”
Q 257
News and commentary (September 22, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “9/22/78 News”
Q 282
News and commentary (September 23, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “9-23-78 Sat News”
Q 434
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-24-78”
Q 196
Jones reads news, issues instructions
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “25-Sept-78”
Q 156
Jim Jones reads the news for September 25, 1978.
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9-25-78”
Q 258
MP3
Labeled in part “News 9/27/78”
Q 266
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1 (right track), Pt. 1 (left track), Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/27/78 News”
Q 267
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “9/28/78 News”
Q 365
Music of Jonestown Express
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No date on tape, but music of Jonestown Express includes singing of Marthea Hicks, who entered Guyana in early 1978.]
Q 442
Jonestown Express performs, September 29, 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “JT Express 28-9-78”
October
Q 164
Jonestown Express plays, short news quiz at Jonestown community meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
[No date on tape, but reference to recent death of Pope John Paul places it in early October]
Q 796
Larry Schacht reads medical notes of several Jonestown residents
Summary and MP3.
Labeled in part “One TDK 90/ “No-1””
Q 432
Entertainment and skits by people of Jonestown
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/1/78 Entertainment”
Q 248
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/1/78 News”
†Q 352
Soviet consular visit to Jonestown community
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/1/78 Russian Guest”
Q 393
Jones reads news; Jonestown community meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2.
[Notation on tape box reads “News”; context puts tape in late September or — more likely — early October 1978]
Q 728
Jones reads news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Tracs 60/ News 2 Sept (illegible mark)
78/ broken when received, repair (illegible) & put in new housing
[Box is mislabeled; date of tape 2 Oct 1978]
Q 174
Music of the Jonestown Express
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “10/2/78 Band Music”
Q 401
Peoples Rally following Timofeyev visit
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3-A, Pt. 3-B).
Labeled in part “Rally 10/2/78”
Q 400
News, discussion of emigration to USSR
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Tuesday Oct 3”
Q 289
Jones reads news, reveals poisoning plot against him
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Thurs News 10/5/78”
Q 300
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Friday News Oct 5, 1978”
Q 226
Guyanese herpetologist talks about indigenous snakes
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “Snake Man 10/6/78”
Q 396
Peoples Rally
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “9/6/76 Rally”
[Box is mislabeled; date of rally is October 6, 1978]
Q 328
MP3.
Labeled in part “Peoples Rally 10/7/78”
Q 309
Jones issues instructions to community
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “Sat Oct 7 News”
Q 379
Jones reads news, October 8, 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “News 10/8/78”
Q 182
Jones reads news; Larry Schacht recounts Jones’ miracles
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/8/78, 10/9/78”
Q 359
Jones, Prokes extol Jonestown in two radio messages
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Oct 8 B’cast Message to SF”
Q 260
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “News Oct 10”
Q 887
Jones reads the news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
No label; Tape includes news of October 10, 1978 and September 28, 1978
Q 206
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Oct. 10, 1978 People’s Rally”
Q 187
Jones reads the news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Side 1, Side 2).
Labeled in part “Oct. 12 News”
Q 436
Jones reads news, warns against running away
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/13/78 News”
Q 243
Jonestown admonition
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “10/13/78 Suicide 10/14/78”
Q 384
Crisis of October 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/13/78 10/14/78”
Q 380
Jonestown meeting addresses runaways, attempted suicide
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Comments Oct. 14”
Q 190
Jones reads news, offers advice & praise
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “10/15/78”
Q 217
Jones criticizes escapees, promises move to Soviet Union
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “10/16/78 News”
Q 265
Jonestown meeting addresses runaways, attempted suicide
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “Oct. 17, 1978, Comments”
Q 693
Telephone call between Marceline and Suzanne Jones
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “One Tracs 60/ Patch 9/19/78, Suzanne 10/17/78”
Q 212
Jones issues instructions, speaks against suicide, reads news
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “News 10/18/78”
Q 176
Jones reads the news (October 20, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “News Oct. 20, 1978”
Q 193
Summary and MP3.
Labeled in part “Practice . Jonestown . Band Oct 20, 1978”
Q 302
Jones reads news, promises move to Soviet Union
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “News Oct 21 1978”
Q 215
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “Oct 21 News”
Q 326
Jones issues instructions to community
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “SAT Oct 21 SUN Oct 22”
Q 211
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “News Oct. 23, 1978”
Q 743
Farm report; news
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
[No notation on tape box; context places tape around October 22, 1978]
Q 381
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “News Oct. 23”
Q 210
Jones reads news, lists names for classes
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “10/25/78”
Q 327
MP3 (Pt. 1; Pt. 2; Pt. 3)
Labeled in part “10/25/78 10/26/78 Comments & Confrontation”
Q 154
Jones issues warnings to Jonestown community
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “10/26/78 News & Comments”
Q 321
Jim Jones reads news (October 27, 1978)
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “10/27/78 News”
Q 170
Jones announces defection of Teri Buford
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/28/78 JJ”
Q 167
News and commentary
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “News 10/29/78”
Q 172
Performance of Jonestown Express (Oct 1978)
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/30/78 Entertainment”
Q 155
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “News 10/30/78”
Q 181
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “News 10/31/78”
Q 219
Performance of Jonestown Express, dramatic readings
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “10/31/78 Entertainment”
November
Q 216
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “11/1/78 News”
Q 322
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “11/3/78 News”
Q 169
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Labeled in part “11/6/78 News”
Q 234
Jones issues instructions for clean-up of Jonestown
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “11/6/78 comments”
Q 161
Jonestown meeting
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
(Label of “10/3/74 Peoples Rally” inconsistent with contents; dated to early November 1978)
Q 175
Jones announces Ryan’s plans to visit Jonestown
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “11/8/78 11/9/78”
†Q 313
Jonestown meeting discusses Ryan’s arrival
Summary, Transcript, and MP3
Labeled in part “Peoples Rally 11/10/78”
Q 708
Charles Garry threatens to resign as Temple counsel
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
One unlabeled 90 min/ “Charles Garry/ June [Crym] 11/11/78”
†Q 323
News, discussions of Ryan’s visit
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)
Labeled in part “Nov 11, 78 SAT News”
†Q 314
News and commentary
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Labeled in part “11/13/78 News”
†Q 56
MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
One Scotch AVC-90 cassette marked “Guyana 3” on side 1 and “Guyana 4” on side 2. [Nov 13, 78]
†Q 320
News, discussions of Ryan’s visit
Transcript, Summary, and MP3.
Labeled in part “11/15/78 Wed”
†Q 50
Jonestown community discusses Ryan’s impending arrival
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2).
Marked in part “11/16/78 Thur Rally”
†Q 48
Rep. Ryan address to Jonestown community
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
Marked in part “17/11/78 Congressman Leo Ryan”
Q 039
Houston girls record audio greetings to relatives in U.S.
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
[No notation on tape box, context places tape on the morning of November 18, 1978]
Q 1289
U.S. Embassy arranges for second plane to Port Kaituma
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
[No tape box, context places tape on early afternoon of November 18, 1978]
Q 1290
U.S. Embassy tries to understand coded messages from Jonestown
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
[No tape box, context places tape as deaths of November 18, 1978 take place]
†Q 42
Death tape, recorded in Jonestown, 18 November 1978
Transcript, Summary, and MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2). MP3 also available through www.archive.org.
[For additional transcripts, discussion, and commentaries of the “death tape,” click here.
Q 875
Broadcasts of news of Ryan assassination, 19 November 1978
Summary, Transcript, and MP3.
To read Commentaries and articles on this tape, click here.