This page lists articles, tapes, documents and resources which have been added to this website within the past 15 months. Previous pages with substantive revisions are noted in italics. (Note: This does not include entries from the jonestown report, an annual publication featuring articles, remembrances, personal reflections, and artistic interpretations of Peoples Temple.)
Jonestown in the News
Tours Launched to Visit Jonestown Site (January 2025)
Articles
JoeSam. Spelled his Name with a Period, by Rebecca Moore (January 2025)
Las Cartas de Despedida de Teri Buford, a Spanish translation of The Departure Letters of Teri Buford for Jose Arturo Martinez Quintanilla (January 2025)
Visiting Jonestown, Peoples Temple, by Chris Weber (2019; republished December 2024)
Leo Ryan’s Heroism at Jonestown, by Mark Stricherz (November 2024)
“If you don’t love children, you don’t understand socialism”: The Children of Peoples Temple, by Alexandra Leah Prince (November 2024)
Remembrances
Speakers & Resources
Jonestown on Social Media, compiled by Joel Roston (March 2025)
Commentary and Opinion
Jim Jones still has most of us fooled; Jonestown Massacre was murder, by Josh Edwards (November 2024)
Frequently Asked Questions
Were outsiders able to visit Jonestown? (April 2024)
Primary Sources
Financial Projection Through Phase One (1974-1976) (November 2023)
Letters of Support for Peoples Temple, Winter 1978 (November 2023)
Richard Tropp Letter on Intellectuals (April 2024)
Peoples Temple vs. Tim Stoen (March 2024)
The Departure of Teri Buford (June 2024)
The Reports of Jean Brown, Fall 1978 (June 2024)
FBI Report on Ryan Assassination (November 2024)
The Reporting of Mohamed Hamaludin (July 2024)
The Freedom of Information Act and Jonestown
FBI Sections
Section 63 • B-1 • Legal (January 2025)
Section 74 • C-6 • Guest Book (April 2024)
Section 77 • C-11 • Administrative Functions (February 2024)
Section 77 • C-12 • Administrative Functions (January 2025)
Section 86 • F-2 • Social Security & Pensions (July 2024)
Section 91 • J-1 • Medical Records (November 2024)
Section 92 • K-1 Pt 1 • Informant tapes & photos (August 2024)
Section 93 • K-1 Pt 2 • Informant tapes & photos (August 2024)
Section 94 • K-1 Pt 3 • Informant tapes & photos (August 2024)
Section 95 • L-1 • Letters to PT (April 2024)
Section 112 • BB-4 • Philip Blakey (July 2024)
Section 113 • BB-7 • Terri Buford (June 2024)
Section 116 • BB-17 • Jim Jones (June 2024)
Jim Jones letters to Guyana government officials, 1977 (June 2024)
Sections 118-120 • BB-22 – BB-30 • M Katsaris, C Layton, K Layton, Larry Layton, Lisa Layton, C Lewis, A Moore, M Prokes, L Schacht (January 2024)
Sections 121-123 • BB-31 – BB-32 • Tim Stoen, D Touchette (March 2024)
Section 126 • EE-1 • Letters to Dad (A-F) (February 2024)
Section 130 • EE-2 • Letters to Jim Jones (April 2024)
Section 136 • FF-4 • Sworn Affidavits (May 2024)
Section 144 • II • Concerned Relatives (August 2024)
Section 159 • RR-1-2 • Banks-Lynetta Jones, Carolyn Layton (November 2024)
Section 159 • RR-3-7 • Misc. Banks (November 2024)
Tapes
Transcript of Jim Jones interview on Jim Dunbar Show (September 1972), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-nn-1 – nn-8 (June 2024)
Transcript of Jim Jones interview on KLIL Radio in Ukiah (May 1973), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-oo-1 – oo-4 (June 2024)
Transcript of Jim Jones interview on KPIX with Cecil Williams (April 1976), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-mm-1 – mm-5 (June 2024)
Transcript of Jim Jones testimonial to Cecil Williams (November 1976), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-ll-1 – ll-2 (June 2024)
Transcript of Jim Jones interview on KSFO with Julia Hare (early 1977), RYMUR 89-4286-BB-17-kk-1 – kk-14 (June 2024)