January

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 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

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

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 245

Jonestown meeting, discussion of suicide

Transcript, Summary, and MP3.

[No notation on tape box, context places tape in late April/early May 1978]

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 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 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”

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

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 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

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 440

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

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

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 538

Labeled in part “Aug 1 News”

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

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 192

MP3 (Side A, Pt. 1, Side A, Pt. 2, Side B, Pt. 1, Side B, Pt. 2).

Labeled in part “15-Aug

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

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

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”

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 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

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

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

MP3.

Labeled in part “JT Express 28-9-78”

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

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

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.

Originally posted on July 25th, 2013.

Last modified on April 30th, 2020.