Original source materials on Non-Mainstream Political, Religious, Psychotherapy, and Self-improvement Groups, including cults, sects, new religious movements, far-right and far-left political parties, New Age channeling enterprises, and splinter groups or defector circles from any of the above.
Original sources materials might include:All such material will go into the giant archival collection compiled over a period of more than 40 years by author King. The collection will be transferred soon to a major research library along with a detailed finder’s guide (searchable on the Internet) to each box and folder.books, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, videos, CDs, DVDs, audio tapes, etc. published by non-mainstream groups mailings from these groups court documents re: cases in which these groups are or were plaintiffs or defendants leaflets, course materials, brochures, conference schedules, posters, etc. regarding events sponsored by these groups video or audio tapes of radio/TV interviews with members or leaders of these groups, or video copies of Public Access TV shows sponsored by these groups election campaign materials of non-mainstream political parties internal documents and internal e-mails (if lawfully obtained) (NOTE: electronic documents will not be accepted as e-mail attachments; please send either in paper form or on a disk) photographs of group events, daily group activities or group leaders memorabilia (political campaign buttons, T-shirts or match books with the group’s name or slogans on them, autographs of leaders, etc.) denunciations written by former members and apologetics written by loyalists memoirs, scrapbooks or personal correspondence of former or present members or leaders yearbooks, course catalogs, course guides, etc. of educational institutions sponsored by these groups