{"id":35926,"date":"2013-07-25T04:51:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T04:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=35926"},"modified":"2021-03-05T17:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T01:00:42","slug":"organization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35926","title":{"rendered":"Jonestown Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {\nborder: 1px solid #c8a873 !important;\nborder-collapse: none !important;\npadding: 7px !important;\nvertical-align: middle;\n}\n--><\/style>\n<p>The clearing and construction of Jonestown began in 1974. By January 1977 the number of residents had grown from twenty-five to about fifty. Most of the mass exodus to Guyana of Peoples Temple members took place between June 1977 \u2013 about the time that the <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/newWestart.pdf\">New West article<\/a> was published \u2013 through November 1977. By the end of that year, Jonestown had more than 700 people (See chart: <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35655\">PT in Guyana: Population &amp; Growth<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Building an infrastructure in Jonestown to meet the needs of so many people was essential. Though Jim Jones always remained the center of all authority, review and decision-making, a hierarchy of people was needed to establish and maintain supports taken for granted in California \u2013 buildings, providing food and water, sanitation, public utilities, medical support, education, etc. Carving out a functional city in the jungle was a tremendous task for \u201cordinary\u201d people, something quite different from what the Peoples Temple community had ever done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snapshots<\/strong><br \/>\nThe structure that evolved from Summer 1977 to Fall 1978 emerges in the few \u201csnapshots\u201d that remain. Reports, lists, agendas, notes, letters, and receipts show the formation and activities of the departmental structure in place by November 1978.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35901\">Administration<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAccounting &amp; Organizational Charts, Departments, Jonestown Jobs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35917\">Planning Commission Reorganized<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPlanning, PC notes, Steering, Assistant Chief Administrative Officers (ACAOs), &amp; Analysts Meeting Minutes, Penny Kerns\u2019 Reports<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35921\">Rally: Peoples Forum<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRally purpose &amp; structure, Minutes, Descriptions in Roller Journal <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ten Departments \u2013 Formalized by August 1978<\/strong><br \/>\nIn July 1978, the Jonestown leadership requested a list of jobs and workers from the newly defined Departmental structure. This was to include each person\u2019s skills and their evaluation as a worker. In the documents recovered from Jonestown and released by the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act, some departmental records are more complete than others. Whether this means some departments responded more fully or some records were lost, may never be known, although minutes of Steering Committee meetings do indicate a concerted push to get the information from all departments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From these materials, we have assembled a list of jobs in a department and what each person did. A comprehensive list of all jobs is in <strong>Administration<\/strong> description above. A department\u2019s jobs are included in each <strong>Department<\/strong> description below. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Departments were numbered with Roman numeral codes. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35903\">Agriculture &amp; Livestock <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ag Reports, 5 year plan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>II. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35905\">Business &amp; Industry<\/a> <strong>Businesses, Boats, Special Projects<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>III. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35907\">Construction, Power &amp; Transportation<\/a> <strong>Construction, Shops, Welding, Vehicles<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IV. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35909\">Education, Housing &amp; Population<\/a> <strong>Education classes, Counseling, Child Care, Discipline<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>V. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35911\">Entertainment &amp; Guests<\/a> <strong>Programs, Groups, Visitors<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VI. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35913\">Foods &amp; Central Supply<\/a> <strong>Food Preparation, Storage, Processing, Cassava Mill<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VII. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35915\">Health Services<\/a> Staff, schedule, services<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>VIII. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35919\">Public Utilities<\/a> <strong>Roads, Safety, Sanitation<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IX. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35923\">Security<\/a> <strong>Areas, \u201cHelpers\u201d, Teams<\/strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>X. <a href=\"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=35925\">Small Shops<\/a> <strong>Soap, Sawmill, Bricks, Charcoal, Shake Mill, Graphics <\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The chart below shows twelve departments with their numerical codes. Arranging the department names in numerical order also puts departments I to X in alphabetical order, suggesting the numeral codes were added onto the alphabetized department list with two more departments added onto that.<\/p>\n<p>The listing shows there was a concerted effort to identify all the activities of running Jonestown and to coordinate what needed to be done. <strong>Other recovered documents in Security and Housing use these codes as a short hand to indicate a person\u2019s or place\u2019s association with a department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#c8a873\" width=\"590\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\"><a name=\"dept\"><\/a>Department Codes<\/span><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"67\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Numeral<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"114\"><strong><span style=\"\">Department Name<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"120\"><strong><span style=\"\">Supervisor<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"289\"><strong><span style=\"\">Activities<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code I<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Agricultural &amp; Livestock<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Jack Beam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Darrell Devers<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Piggery &amp; Livestock, Poultry, Cassava Mill, Cassava Warehouse, Insecticide &amp; Fertilizers, Library, Farm &amp; Other, Seeds &amp; Tools, Nursery Stock<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code II<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Business &amp; Industry<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Kay Nelson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Hue Fortson<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Albatross, Cudjoe, Kumaca Store, Sewing Room<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code III<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Construction, Power &amp; Transport<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Charlie Touchette<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Al Touchette<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Construction, Electric &amp; Power Dept, Machine Shop, Metal Fabrication Shop, Welding, Parts and Tool Room, Trucks &amp; Transportation, Wood Shop<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code IV<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Education, Housing &amp; Population<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Ava Jones (Brown)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Judy Ijames<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Baby Nursery, Toddlers, Pre-School, Grades &amp; High School, Library, Counseling, Housing, Inspectors<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code V<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Entertainment &amp; Guests<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Shanda Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Rhonda Fortson<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Band, Wardrobe, Tapes &amp; Supplies, Videos &amp; Movies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code VI<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Foods &amp; Central Supply<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Joyce Touchette<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Stanley Clayton<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Bakery, Central Supply, Herbal Kitchen, Laundry, Main Kitchen, Rice Workers, Cassava Mill Storage, Central Supply Storage, Aluminum Wire Storage, Barrel Storage (Wheat &amp; Beans), Tent Storage<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code VII<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Health Services<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Marceline Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Phyllis Bloom (Chaikin)<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Bond, Dental Clinic, Doctors Office, Practitioners Office, Clinic, Lab &amp; Pathology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, X-Rays<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code VIII<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Public Utilities<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Robert Christian<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Shirley Gieg (Hicks)<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Public Utilities<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code IX<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Security<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Tim Jones (Tupper)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Johnny Jones (Cobb)<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Security Supplies, Dispatch, Front Entrance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code X<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Small Shops<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Lee Ingram<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Amondo Griffith<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Brick Factory, P.A. &amp; Electronics, Graphics Shop, Refrigeration &amp; Small Appliances, Sawmill &amp; Alaskan Sawmill, Shake mill, Shoe Repair Shop, Soap Factory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code XI<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Miscellaneous Needs<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"120\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">(initially under several departments)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"67\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt; ; font-style: normal;\">Code XII<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"114\"><span style=\"\">Senior Citizens Care Unit<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"120\"><span style=\"\">Clevyee Sneed<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ccb48d\" width=\"289\"><span style=\"\">Geriatrics Administration (initially under Health Services)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#c8a873\" width=\"590\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"\">Adapted from: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 8.0pt;\">RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1, a-c, by Don Beck 4\/08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Don Beck<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clearing and construction of Jonestown began in 1974. By January 1977 the number of residents had grown from twenty-five to about fifty. Most of the mass exodus to Guyana of Peoples Temple members took place between June 1977 \u2013 about the time that the New West article was published \u2013 through November 1977. 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