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Edith Roller at Christmas in Redwood Valley circa 1974.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Nota del editor<\/b>: una traducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol de estos diarios se encuentra aqui<\/a>.<\/span>Los editores le agradecen a Ma. <\/span>Trinidad Carrillo por su contribuci\u00f3n a esta p\u00e1gina.)<\/i><\/p>\n

When the Jonestown community died on 18 November 1978, one of the silenced voices was that of Edith Roller, a 63-year-old former college professor who had joined Peoples Temple more than three years before. Professor Roller kept an extensive and detailed journal, running several thousand pages in total, during her Temple years. She went to Guyana in January 1978. Her day-to-day notations of life in Jonestown inform or corroborate much of the information located in the Jonestown Research links.<\/p>\n

The Roller journals have been found at two locations \u2013 in Temple documents collected by the FBI and released to this website through the Freedom of Information Act, and in the Peoples Temple Collection at the California Historical Society \u2013 but several months are still missing.<\/p>\n

27 Months of Journals Found, 1975-1978 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Edith’s entries are divided into monthly files. For most months, notes were handwritten; for some months, notes were partly typed, partly handwritten. Transcriptions follow the wording and format of her notes. Only six months were in Edith\u2019s final revised-typed version. These are the only ones in her final wording; these also have longer paragraphs, corrected names and additional details. Edith’s notations to herself are also included.<\/p>\n

We thank Don Beck and Michael Bellefountaine for their innumerable hours of work in compiling, transcribing, and analyzing these journals. We welcome feedback, corrections, questions and observations from all visitors. Please write to us at remoore@sdsu.edu<\/a> with your comments.<\/p>\n

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1.<\/a> Roller Journals. <\/strong>
\nKey:<\/em> Month<\/span> -transcribed & online; Month<\/em><\/span> -not yet found: \u00a7 -typed final; \u2020 – both typed final & notes; \u2021 -notes: part typed & part written<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1975:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Jul75<\/a> \u00a7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAug75<\/a> \u00a7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSep75<\/a> \u00a7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nOct75<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nNov75<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nDec75<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1976:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Jan76<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nFeb76<\/a> \u00a7<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMar76<\/a> \u2020<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nApr76<\/a> \u2020<\/strong><\/td>\nMay76<\/a> \u2020<\/strong><\/td>\nJun76<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJul76<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nAug76<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nSep76<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nOct76<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nNov76<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDec76<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1977:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Jan77<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFeb77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nMar77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nApr77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nMay77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nJun77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJul77<\/span><\/em><\/td>\nAug77<\/a> \u2021<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSep77<\/a> \u2021<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nOct77<\/a> \u2021<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNov77<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDec77<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1978:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Jan78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nFeb78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMar78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nApr78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMay78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nJun78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJul78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nAug78<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nSep78 <\/span><\/em><\/td>\nOct78 <\/span><\/em><\/td>\nNov78 <\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Edith reports missing notes (September 1978):<\/strong> It is not known if Edith wrote more journals after August 1978. The only reference to journals after August 1978, is in a September 10, 1978 letter Edith wrote to Jim Jones regarding journal files\/notes missing from her locker. [RYMUR 89-4286-EE-2-pq-9]
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\nText<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3. Aids for Transcribing\/Organizing the Journals (pdf files)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"spacer\"<\/td>\n\u2022 Organizational Chart<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 Names & Nicknames \/ Edith\u2019s Residences and Roommates<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 Areas of Work and Places<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 Places, Activities & Structure<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u2022<\/span> Roller’s Abbreviations in Notes (Handwritten and Typed Notes Pages)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u2022 Jonestown Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\u2022 Calendars: 1975<\/a>, 1976<\/a>, 1977<\/a>, 1978<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. Indexes for Searching the Journals<\/a><\/strong> (Also: 1975-78 Events Summary chart below)<\/p>\n

5. Source Index: to the FBI CDs for 1975 to 1978 Roller Journals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Articles from transcribing the Roller Journals<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Daily Life of Peoples Temple Revealed in Journal<\/a> by<\/span> Michael Bellefountaine (2004)
\n\u2022 Roller Journals Reveal Detailed, Dispassionate Look at Temple<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine (2005)
\n\u2022 Foreword to Edith Rollers 1978 Journals<\/a>,\u201d by Don Beck (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Events Summary, Roller Monthly Journals 1975-78<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Source in FBI RYMUR materials
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

July 1975 (July 16-31) 27 pages (from typed journal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- HH-2-1 to -HH-2-25<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Returned from Chicago \u2013 Jim says very receptive to Socialism there.<\/p>\n

— Edith\u2019s sister Dorothy turned away in Chicago after long discourse<\/p>\n

— Talk of leaving RV-Ukiah, \u201catmosphere rural life getting worse\u201d<\/p>\n

— Possible campaign in Hawaii: arranged for $300<\/p>\n

— Chris Lewis mentioned [ie back in states]<\/p>\n

— Trial in Sonoma-Santa Rosa whites who attacked Joe Wilson & Ronnie James<\/p>\n

— Kids \u201cgang\u201d in Temple<\/p>\n

— Boxing as punishment<\/p>\n

— Jim takes whacks<\/p>\n

— Joanne Little trial in news<\/p>\n

— Senate Bill 1<\/a> powers discussed<\/p>\n

— Tim Stoen visits at night twice<\/p>\n

— PT voted into the Cyuanese Council of Churches<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

August 1975 (Aug 1-31) 44 pages (from typed journal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- HH-2-26 to -HH-2-67<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Edith borrows $300 at 19% from B of A for trip<\/p>\n

— Larry Schacht admitted to UC Irvine Med school<\/p>\n

— Edith has fall and cut at Buttonwillow<\/p>\n

— Gene Chaikin back from Guyana<\/p>\n

— Aug 2 canceling trip to PL and maybe Hawaii too<\/p>\n

— Chris Lewis speaks at service<\/p>\n

— Aug 6 facing plot by CIA and Kinsolving. Postpone trips<\/p>\n

— Deanna Mertle ruptured appendix<\/p>\n

— Goodlett offered to take Jim to Socialist countries<\/p>\n

— Danny Kutulas out of Temple and back<\/p>\n

— Jim speaks at Muslim Temple in SF<\/p>\n

— Mexico trip to replace Hawaii trip<\/p>\n

— \u201cJoe Hill\u201d film shown in service<\/p>\n

— SF Police and Firemen strike<\/p>\n

— Aug 24 Jim w\/part of congregation went to Nation of Islam mosque meeting SF<\/p>\n

— Mexico trip cancelled<\/p>\n

— Edith had vacation from work as trip cancelled\u2014went to Chinese exhibit in SF<\/p>\n

— Congregation listens to Paul Robeson story on KQED TV<\/p>\n

— Tim Stoen [supposedly] shot but ok.\u00a0Shot in Ukiah near Rexall in car<\/p>\n

— Temple plans to buy hotel in SF<\/p>\n

— Discussed adoption Agnes, loss of Suzanne\u2019s sister and getting Suzanne<\/p>\n

— Disneyland trip emerges- planned for Labor Day (Sept 1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

September 1975\u00a0(Sep 1-15)\u00a023 pages (from typed journal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- HH-2-68 to -HH-2-89<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Sept 1 Disneyland<\/p>\n

— Sept 5 Visit to Lorraine & Ryn (friend of Edith at SFSU)<\/p>\n

— Sept 7 Sandy Ingram back from p.l. with Helen Swinney<\/p>\n

— 11 Children from PT to go to Drew College Prep School in SF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

February 1976\u00a0(Feb 1-15) 26 pages (from typed journal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- HH-2-90 to -HH-2-114<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Feb 1 Edith discusses going communal<\/p>\n

— Discussions with Dorothy (co worker Bechtol) re religion, etc.<\/p>\n

— Edith pamphleting<\/p>\n

— Mention of Marie Lawrence in article in SF Examiner (re PT support)<\/p>\n

— Showing of \u201cPawnbroker\u201d\u00a0movie in meeting.<\/p>\n

— Neva Sly denounced<\/p>\n

— Deputy Mayor of LA connected to feeling genitalia of police officer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

March 1976\u00a0(Mar 1-31)\u00a046 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-2-A-7- (1) to -C-2-A-7- (111)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Edith notarized doc for her sisters; Edith gets raise, names salary $830\/mo<\/p>\n

— No California snow…<\/p>\n

— Edith connections at SF State<\/p>\n

— Bible errors<\/p>\n

— Herb Caen article<\/p>\n

— JJ Mike Prokes back from JT w\/video<\/p>\n

— Political figures SF at PT service Gain, Willie Brown, Harvey Milk,…<\/p>\n

— Angela Davis asks support in N Carolina…<\/p>\n

— Bobby Stroud, conscientious objector discharge from Army<\/p>\n

— Preparing for negative woman reporter expected April 4, 1976<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

April 1976\u00a0(Apr 1-30)\u00a049 pages (from handwritten & typed notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-2-A-8- (1) to -C-2-A-8- (109). [21 Apr (72) – (75) typed]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Poor turnout for Dennis Banks fund raising<\/p>\n

— Muslims visit PT service & PT visits Muslim service, April 4 & 11 Sunday<\/p>\n

— PT writes letters fro Cecil Williams re Playboy<\/span> mockery of him<\/p>\n

— Work with KGO-TV staff, rehab of drug addicts<\/p>\n

— Muni strike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

May 1976\u00a0(May 1-31)\u00a063 pages (from handwritten & typed notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-2-A-9- (1) to -C-2-A-9- (143) 12 May & 21- 24 May typed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Letters\/phone call to sisters, arrange meeting<\/p>\n

— Trip to Chicago: 1 bus left May 2; 1 service May 4 with Nation of Islam<\/p>\n

— Muslims visit PT for SF and LA services<\/p>\n

— PT guests at Nation of Islam Jubilee May 23, LA<\/p>\n

— Muni Strike continues<\/p>\n

— Visitors courting PT for June Calif vote<\/p>\n

— Tim Stoen finishes part-time, begins full-time in SF DA office, voter fraud<\/p>\n

— Edith buys portable electric typewriter<\/p>\n

— Sign up for June Cross country trip– St Louis, NY, Philadelphia, Chicago etc<\/p>\n

— First contact w\/ Charles Garry<\/p>\n

— Chris Lewis said to be on a \u201cmission.\u201d<\/p>\n

— BART opened May 27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

June 1976\u00a0(Jun 1-30)\u00a045 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-1- (1) to -C-1-A-1- (109)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Working trip cross country: June 13 into July includes Wash DC.<\/p>\n

— Further planning of Edith reunion with sisters to August.<\/p>\n

— Some kids to p.l. including Jimbo Jones (Agnes Jones son) RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-6- (1) to -C-1-A-6- (159)<\/em><\/p>\n

— Talk of raising money for a plane<\/p>\n

— Teri Buford back from p.l. with pics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

July 1976\u00a0(Jul 1-31)\u00a052 pages (from handwritten and typed notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-2-A-2- (1) to -C-2-A-2- (125) 23 July – typed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Much description of Edith\u2019s work at Bechtel<\/p>\n

— Arranging and getting permission for reunion with sisters in Aug 15-21<\/p>\n

— Jack Arnold Beam gone but not unfriendly to PT; says life tough out of PT<\/p>\n

— Kathleen Cleaver, Eldridge\u2019s wife, in service, Jul 3. Trial scheduled Jul 23<\/p>\n

— Jim visits Eldridge Cleaver in jail July 13.<\/p>\n

— July 4 in RV; list of places left in RV, only money making<\/p>\n

— LA Temple for sale<\/p>\n

— Tommy Moore returns to Vicki Moore<\/p>\n

— July 18 Dr. John Moore at SF PT service<\/p>\n

— Dennis Banks mentioned<\/p>\n

— Magazine article mentioned July 24, negative to PT, Mayor Bradly, others LA.<\/p>\n

— Letter from Don Beck in JT read in service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

August 1976\u00a0(Aug 1-31)\u00a051 pages (from handwritten and typed notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-3- (1) to -C-1-A-2- (128) 8 Aug -typed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Mother LeTourneau, and several from Peace Mission put out of PT.<\/p>\n

— Cutting back buses to LA; call for more to move to SF<\/p>\n

— Training Marquita at Bechtel; Dor (her boss) negative towards Edith<\/p>\n

— Family reunion for Edith & Sisters in Denver, CO: Aug 15-25.<\/p>\n

— Revealed Liz Forman has left PT<\/p>\n

— Don Beck returns from p.l.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Sept 1976\u00a0(Sept 1-30)\u00a054 pages (from handwritten and typed notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-4- (1) to -C-1-A-4- (131) 29 Sep -typed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Edith getting shots for Guyana; has her passport.<\/p>\n

— Slides of Guyana from Gene Chaikin<\/p>\n

— Films shown in Friday night\u00a0and Wednesday night services sometimes.<\/p>\n

— Liz Forman gone: Edith speaks to various this month to get more info on it.<\/p>\n

— Grace Stoen had been in the p.l.<\/p>\n

— Preparing for Muslim Jubilee trip cross country (Oct 4-10 meetings)<\/p>\n

— Labor Day (Sept 6) Edith with Lor de la Fuente and company.<\/p>\n

— Met Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver<\/p>\n

— Fresno Bee Four (Sept 6-12): Temple demonstration to support<\/p>\n

— Democratic Campaign Rally<\/p>\n

— Edith previews her communal apartment with Rheaviana<\/p>\n

— Problems with children in SF, Jim calls for tighter more activities for child.<\/p>\n

— Sept 25 Testimonial Dinner for JJ at PT, many celebrity guests<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Oct 1976\u00a0(Oct 1-31)\u00a049 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-5- (1) to -C-1-A-5- (121)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Oct. 2 Sat. Edith goes communal, moves into 1029 Geary apartments<\/p>\n

— Back from trip East to Muslims, results discussed<\/p>\n

— PT attends Democratic Rally several times; Meets Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter<\/p>\n

— Only Vitamin C supplied to communes<\/p>\n

— Problems at work continue: discussed and tried to resolve them<\/p>\n

— Opportunity school: PT students probs but best curriculum for PT, PT donate $<\/p>\n

— Crash nr Barbados Cubana Flight 455, Oct 6. CIA involved: united soc causes<\/p>\n

— Needs of p.l.: equipment, freighgter, small plane, Toyota Rovers.<\/p>\n

— Something large thrown into Jim\u2019s bus window traveling north on 5<\/p>\n

— Bob Houston was one who went out in Sept, crushed between trains.<\/p>\n

— John Gardener, Ronnie Dennis, Garnet Johnson, Nawab Lawrence, Dov Lundquist: problem kids sent to p.l. with Tom Kice whose building skills needed.<\/p>\n

— In general discipline being tightened, call to SF, go communal, be ready to go.<\/p>\n

— Supreme Court decision wrong to target getting more minorities in schools<\/p>\n

— Edith gets Bell\u2019s palsy but little reference to it<\/p>\n

— Jim accepts mayor\u2019s appointment to Housing Commission<\/p>\n

— Announced Jon Stoen in p.l. permanently<\/p>\n

— Jim meets Ralph Nader<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

November 1976\u00a0(Nov 1-30)\u00a066 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-6- (1) to -C-1-A-6- (159)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Many pages unreadable because of bad copying\u2026<\/p>\n

— Nov 2 Presidential, etc election: Sen Hayakawa and Pres Carter<\/p>\n

— Nov 12 Soc Labor Party: So African Protest w\/Cecil Williams & Willie Brown<\/p>\n

— Throughout: children brought up for discipline: school, newspapering, beh.<\/p>\n

— Tighten-up communes: much confront behaviors; behavioral problems sent out<\/p>\n

— Blacktop behind church put in<\/p>\n

— Temple Broadcasts mentioned<\/p>\n

— Eunice Blackwell-Wright from Mississippi spoke at church<\/p>\n

— Penny Kerns chases AF man listening in to service, followed to Sacto & Miss.<\/p>\n

— Jimmy Gill transsexual, JJ support alternatives<\/p>\n

— PT supports anti-apartheid in So Africa –\u00a0Bill Anderson fr\/So Africa speaks<\/p>\n

— PT supports Chileans<\/p>\n

— Linda Mertle leaves, back with parents<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

December 1976\u00a0(Dec 1-31)\u00a057 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286- C-1-A-7- (1) to -C-1-A-7- (146)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Throughout month, much confrontation in meetings as discipline is tightened<\/p>\n

— Uncommitted fringe members causing problems, sent on their way<\/p>\n

— Linda Mertle declared arch enemy<\/p>\n

— Testing members on socialism<\/p>\n

— Lt Gov Mervin Dymally visits JT<\/p>\n

— Guyanese Government Dinner honoring JJ in Georgetown<\/p>\n

— Wilmington 10; Ben Chavez; Angela Davis\u2019 Alliance Agnst Racism & Polit Rep<\/p>\n

— Hongisto jailed for refusing to evict International Hotel<\/p>\n

— Laura Allende sister of Pres Allende of Chile speaks to Temple<\/p>\n

— Eva Pugh returns to SF to work on finances<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

January 1977 (Jan 1-31) 59 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-C-2-A-5-(1) to -(148)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

–Jan 2 Chilean visitors\u2014Isobel Allende (daughter)<\/p>\n

–Jan 15 MLK Memorial service at PT, State, city Officials, religious leaders<\/p>\n

–Jan 15+\u00a0PT marches at International Hotel<\/p>\n

–Jan 16\u00a0Glide Memorial, Jim Jones awarded 4th<\/sup> Annual MLK Award<\/p>\n

–Jan 16-28 Trip to Houston. Washington<\/p>\n

–Edith turns in copyJournal notes to Tim Stoen, told not to take notes publicly<\/p>\n

–Revamp Communal kitchen\/procurement\/ etc.<\/p>\n

–Distribution of Peoples Forum<\/p>\n

–Jan 23-\u00a0PT watches “Roots” 6 part miniseries<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

August 1977\u00a0(Aug 13-31) 13 pages\u00a0(OCR – denser text)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-HH-7-(117) to -(128)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

–(Jim gone, not much mention of people leaving, though many left in Aug)<\/p>\n

–Marcy handling services\u2014alternating SF & LA, busses still traveling<\/p>\n

–Casper Weinberger working at Bechtel<\/p>\n

–Phone call from Sister Dorothy re Newsweek article<\/p>\n

–Edith working with Phyllis Chaikin on Affidavits of healing<\/p>\n

–Communes scaling down; consolidating apt rentals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

September 1977 (Sept 1-30)\u00a024 pages (OCR – denser text)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-C-3-A-4-(1) to (82) OR RYMUR 89-4286-HH-2-(129) to -(150) (typed)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

–Marcy handling services\u2014alternating SF & LA, busses still traveling<\/p>\n

–Communes scaling down; consolidating apt rentals<\/p>\n

–Being ready to leave\u2014short notice.<\/p>\n

–Gather more books, materials for Guyana.<\/p>\n

–Lt Gov Dymally attends PT SF 18 Sept<\/p>\n

–Attend Russian Delegation reception at American-Russian Institute22 Sept<\/p>\n

–Jean Brown returns from visit to Guyana mission<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

October 1977 (Oct 1-31)\u00a023 pages (OCR – denser text)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-C-3-A-5-(1) to (80)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

–Marcy handling services\u2014alternating SF & LA, busses seem not to be going<\/p>\n

–Communes scaling down; consolidating apt rentals<\/p>\n

–Oct 16 800 said to be at JT<\/p>\n

–Oct 23 Sandy Bradshaw returned from JT visit.<\/p>\n

–Jim tape of radio broadcast about Guyana mission for broadcast So. America.<\/p>\n

–Jim as “Bishop Jones”<\/p>\n

–Oct 29 Temple w\/Delancy St demonstrate against Prince Charles (Irish vs Brits)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

November 1977 (Nov 1-30)\u00a035 pages\u00a0(from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-C-3-A-6-(1) to (101)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

–Marcy handling services\u2014alternating SF & LA, LA comes north only<\/p>\n

–Communes scaling down; consolidating apt rentals<\/p>\n

–More notes re work at Bechtel…<\/p>\n

–Edith asks about resigning Bechtel, end of year go on SS, approved.<\/p>\n

–Marcy back from Guyana [not clear when she went down]<\/p>\n

–Nov 6 Guests- Charles Garry, Mary Warner (Human Rights Commission)<\/p>\n

–Letters to Rep Don Clausen, Reps John & Philip Burton, Sen Alan Cranston.<\/p>\n

–Nov 9 Voting in SF<\/p>\n

–Films from Jonestown by Prokes<\/p>\n

–Nov 16 8am to 6pm Marching in protest around Examiner bldg<\/p>\n

–Jim sends statement to congregation re: John Victor as his child.<\/p>\n

–Nov 19 Tim Stoen comes out supporting Grace Stoen Examiner article<\/p>\n

–Nov 24 Thanksgiving. Group from Temple at Dennis Banks reception Oakland<\/p>\n

–Nov 29 PT Grp at American Trade Union mtg Russian Trade Union delegation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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December 1977\u00a0(Dec 1-31)\u00a028 pages (from handwritten notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-C-3-A-7-(1) to (81)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

— Lisa Layton and Debbie Layton preparing to go to Guyana<\/p>\n

— Terry Buford comes back from Guyana to do Debbie’s work in SF<\/p>\n

— Dennis Banks Fund Raising Concert at Temple<\/p>\n

— Edith’s 2 sisters (Dor & Eddie) visit for 10 days around Xmas.<\/p>\n

— Edith retired from Bechtel at end of Dec.<\/p>\n

— Edith preparing to go to Guyana<\/p>\n

— Chris Lewis shot in Hunters Point<\/p>\n

— KGO Ron Owens Interview on radio of Marcy, Jean B, Jim McElvane<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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January 1978 (Jan 1-31) 74 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-2 -A-1 (1) to (80) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Preparing, packing to go to Jonestown
\n\u2014 Gave check from Dor to Lor [friend not PT] to keep for Edith in case she needed it later
\n\u2014 Departed San Francisco Jan 16; Arrived in Georgetown Jan. 17.
\n\u2014 Several days in GT: immigration matters, seeing city, visiting Zoo & Botanical Gardens
\n\u2014 Left GT Jan 26 on Cudjoe (Don Sly captaining) to Pt. Kaituma, Jan 27.
\n\u2014 New arrival reception — Rally and Entertainment.
\n\u2014 Luggage searched when they arrived
\n\u2014 Settling in: cottage and work assignment (teaching), explain schedule, medical office, etc.
\n\u2014 Sundays: parents with their children
\n\u2014 Agricultural report
\n\u2014 All day loudspeaker with admonitions from Jim.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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February 1978 (Feb 1-28) 127 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-3-A-2 (1) to (127) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Guests coming: Soviet & Cuban Ambassadors & Tass correspondent. On-again\/off-again \/on-again
\n\u2014 Jack Baron showed me around: plants, crops, toddler play area, stream.
\n\u2014 Saw Lynetta Jones Grave. [died 9-Dec-1977]
\n\u00ac\u2014 Visit by US Embassy official and a US lawyer
\n\u2014 New arrivals Feb12
\n\u2014 Entries to Journal. Washing clothes. Daily trip to Medical office for medication
\n\u2014 Observed & critiqued classes
\n\u2014 Rallies (9 times) Ag reports (8 times), medical reports, work reports; people on floor
\n\u2014 Entertainment in evening: 8 times
\n\u2014 No rain –> bucket brigades throughout Feb. for watering plantings
\n\u2014 Letter writing
\n\u2014 Socialism classes, literacy classes
\n\u2014 White Night Discussion (Feb 16)
\n\u2014 First child in “isolation site” — children shown where & what would happen if misbehaved (Feb 20)
\n\u2014 Jim reports “stateside news” evenings over speaker system
\n\u2014 PNC (Peoples National Congress, political party) Rally in Port Kaituma (Feb 25-26)
\n\u2014 Cleared area near cottages burned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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March 1978 (Mar 1-31) 171 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-3-A-3 (1) to (171) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 New arrivals Mar 1.
\n\u2014 Resumes to be gathered from all residents
\n\u2014 Rallies (11 times): Ag reports-lengthy (9 times), entertainment (8 times), people on floor
\n\u2014 Intruder Mar 6
\n\u2014 Port Kaituma nursing for local folk
\n\u2014 Bucket brigade continues
\n\u2014 Entertainment Program Mar 17
\n\u2014 Breast Exams Mar 22; shots Mar 29.
\n\u2014 New arrivals Mar 25
\n\u2014 Movies at night
\n\u2014 Use of Box (isolation place) for adults
\n\u2014 Call in recorders (Mar 28)
\n\u2014 Materials due to Guyana Educ. Dept for certification of our school
\n\u2014 New arrivals (Mar 29)
\n\u2014 Shots in the bush<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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April 1978 (Apr 1-30) 148 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-2 -A-2 (1) to (148) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Bucket Brigade
\n\u2014 Rallies (12 times): Ag reports-lengthy (9 times), entertainment (7 times), people on floor
\n\u2014 JT Medical staff see patients in Pt. Kaituma
\n\u2014 Apr 12 & 13, discuss White Night
\n\u2014 Women\u2019s Revolutionary Socialist Movement (WRSM) – 3 meetings
\n\u2014 Concerned Relatives threat
\n\u2014 Save electricity was going into effect
\n\u2014 Guest: Tass News Reporter (Apr 15-16)
\n\u2014 SF Press conference
\n\u2014 Teachers’ Conference in GT (Apr 17-23)
\n\u2014 Safety plan: check-in 4 times daily to protect all
\n\u2014 Jim questions whether isolation box works as changing behaviors
\n\u2014 Shots from the bush (Apr 22)
\n\u2014 Jonestown school system a credited by Guyana Dept of Ed
\n\u2014 Ag Report: Soap Project Apr25; Pea-Nut Crop Apr 28
\n\u2014 Dentist from GT visits Apr 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

May 1978 (May 1-31) 137 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-2 -A-3 (1) to (137) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Rallies (9 times): Ag reports-lengthy (6 times), entertainment (3 times), people on floor
\n\u2014 Women\u2019s Revolutionary Socialist Movement (WRSM) – 2 meetings
\n\u2014 Mosquito spraying (May 10)
\n\u2014 Guests: John & Barbara Moore, parents of Ann and Carolyn (May 12-14)
\n\u2014 Group discusses Debbie Layton’s leaving
\n\u2014 Choosing texts to use from Guyana school texts
\n\u2014 New arrivals (May 16)
\n\u2014 Learning Crew renamed New Brigade
\n\u2014 Mrs. Hunter from Ukiah in GT (May 20)
\n\u2014 “Windmill playground” being built next to cottages at night, camouflage for a watch tower
\n\u2014 Newsmen expected May 21
\n\u2014 New Arrivals (May 24)
\n\u2014 Alert called, White Night, noon May 25
\n\u2014 Ag: Sick Chicks (May 27)
\n\u2014 Boat in at Pt Kaituma, New Arrivals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

June 1978 (Jun 1-30) 99 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-2 -A-4 (1) to (99) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Rallies (6 times): Ag reports-lengthy (6 times), entertainment (1 time), people on floor
\n\u2014 Women\u2019s Revolutionary Socialist Movement (WRSM) – 2 meetings
\n\u2014 Socialism classes and being tested on what
\n\u2014 PNC Rally – Burnham (Jun 2-3)
\n\u2014 Watched the movie “Z”, discussion for many days
\n\u2014 News men visit
\n\u2014 Debbie Layton who left, is in Caracas
\n\u2014 School Open House
\n\u2014 Little bull calf born
\n\u2014 Monthly remembrance of Lynetta Jones’ death
\n\u2014 Our own fruit preserves from our plantings at a meal
\n\u2014 FCC cancels PT radio license
\n\u2014 Roots series shown (Jun 23)
\n\u2014 Political Enlightenment class
\n\u2014 No electricity or water (Jun 25)
\n\u2014 Enquirer plane fly-over (Jun 26 & 30)
\n\u2014 Several days of Journal unreadable<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

July 1978 (Jul 28) 1 page (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-3-A-1 (2) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 NO JULY JOURNAL
\n\u2014 Only one page, Sun July 28, crossed out on back of Aug 2 entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

August 1978 (Aug 1-31) 96 pages (from handwritten notes) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- C-3-A-1 (1) to (96) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Rallies (7 times): Ag reports (4 times), entertainment (3 times), people on floor
\n\u2014 Socialism class (5 times)
\n\u2014 Women\u2019s Revolutionary Socialist Movement (WRSM) – 2 meetings
\n\u2014 Eye checks
\n\u2014 Edith changes cottages
\n\u2014 Socialism classes
\n\u2014 Oral tests on what learned: paper shortage in JT
\n\u2014 Radio ban in US on responding to “Jonestown\/Peoples Temple” shortwave.
\n\u2014 Fashion show
\n\u2014 Making “Africa patch-work quilt” to learn countries
\n\u2014 All-day pavilion meeting
\n\u2014 Guest: Don Freed (Aug 21-23), wrote “The Parallax View”
\n\u2014 Freed said Tim Stoen CIA agent
\n\u2014 Electricity outages
\n\u2014 Russian classes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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September 1978 (Sep 10) 1 page (typed letter) <\/strong><\/p>\n

RYMUR 89-4286-2018- EE-2-pq-9 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u2014 Letter to Jim about binder, paper Journal notes missing from her foot-locker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

No further journals found<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The PDFs as released by the FBI are as follows<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FBI Section Number (2001)<\/strong><\/td>\nFBI Section Designation (2009)<\/strong><\/td>\nGuyana Index Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nC-1 (Pt. I)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Jun-Aug76<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nC-1 (Pt. II)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Sep-Dec76<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nC-2 (Pt. I)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Jan&Apr-Jun78<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nC-2 (Pt. II)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Jan&Aug77 Mar-May76<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nC-3 (Pt. I)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Aug, Feb-Mar78<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nC-3 (Pt. II)<\/td>\nRoller Journal Sep-Dec77<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Nota del editor: una traducci\u00f3n al espa\u00f1ol de estos diarios se encuentra aqui.Los editores le agradecen a Ma. Trinidad Carrillo por su contribuci\u00f3n a esta p\u00e1gina.) When the Jonestown community died on 18 November 1978, one of the silenced voices was that of Edith Roller, a 63-year-old former college professor who had joined Peoples Temple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35667","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35667"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135759,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35667\/revisions\/135759"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}