[KYHAM] KC7CCF Needs Assistance with Research

[n4dit]

I have two letters to pass on to you. The first was a note to me from Marie
Bradshaw, daughter of the late Harry Bradshaw/W4TPB, who was a very active
Ham in Central Kentucky and the Bluegrass ARS for more than 40 years. The
second is a letter Marie received from Joey Dieckman/KC7CCF, in Springfield,
Oregon. Anyone who can help Joey with his project should contact him
directly, as indicated in his letter. Also, if you know of anyone who many
years ago may have information related to Jonestown, Guyana, please forward
this note to them.

Tnx es 73,
de Bill/N4DIT

Letter #1:
Bill:

     I received this letter addressed to my dad. I do remember him talking
about some involvement of Hams (and possibly himself) with Guyana/Jonestown,
but don't really know where any information is if it does exist. Perhaps
there are some other members who remember and were involved. I thought you
would be the best person to send this to, so it could be forwarded to the
proper person(s).

Marie Bradshaw

Letter #2

     My name is Josef (Joey) Dieckman, and I am a senior at the University
of Oregon, majoring in History. I am also an amateur radio license holder,
KC7CCF. I am currently undertaking a research project (not college related)
involving amateur radio. I am exploring the relationship between amateur
radio and The Peoples Temple and their Agricultural Settlement in Guyana,
also known as Jonestown. As part of the research effort, I am collecting
materials from hams across the country that had some contact with this group
in the late 1970's, presumably under the calls WB6MID/8R3 and WB6MNH/8R1.
     What kind of materials am I looking for? I am seeking out (photo
copies, scans, or originals) QSL cards, post cards, handwritten letters, log
book entries for multiple contacts, etc. If it's on paper and related to
Jonestown/Ham Radio, I'm interested in it. Also, I am looking for more
information on the effort undertaken by Hams in the late 1970's to record
communications between Jonestown and their stateside affiliates. This would
include talking to the Hams who made those recordings, obtaining copies of
notes and log book entries related to the tapes. I have a few copies of such
tapes now, and am busily transcribing them. I would like to match them up
with their makers.
     Where is all this going? Well, this is all really part of a larger
research project on the Peoples Temple and Jonestown being conducted by
Fielding McGehee. The Ham radio connection is my little niche. The immediate
part I play in this is to gather as much available information as I can
track down. After a period devoted to collection, I will dive into the
processing portion of the work, which involves sorting, interpreting and
evaluating value of sources/materials. After this is completed all materials
and my work surrounding them will be forwarded to the guy I answer to. .
.Fielding McGehee. . .for final processing. And in the end, the goal is to
package the materials for consumption by the public through the web site he
maintains. Please feel free to visit it, as it is a great example of how
materials will be presented (http://jonestown.sdsu.edu).
     Rest assured, any donated materials will be properly credited to you,
unless you wish to remain anonymous. Please feel free to contact me if you
have any questions.

Sincerely,
Joey Dieckman
1420 W. Fairview
Springfield OR 97477
541-726-6908
jdieckma@gladstone.uoregon.edu