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1. EAP148/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP148/1
Title:
National Library of Jamaica: West India Reference Library, Manuscripts Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection contains a sample of manuscripts that were digitised as part of the pilot project EAP148.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
12 files consisting of 404 images

2. EAP148/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP148/2
Title:
Angela Reid Collection (Birth, Baptismal, and Death Registers) [1795-1965]
Scope & Content:
The collection comprises ecclesiastical records held by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica since 1795. It contains information on burial, baptismal, confirmation and marriage for the period 1795-1823. The collection also includes baptismal certificates of enslaved, free black and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1795-1965
Extent:
457 TIFF images

3. EAP148/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP148/3
Title:
Jamaica Archives: The Office of the Island Secretary of Jamaica Collection, Central Government [1659-1879]
Scope & Content:
The collection contains 24 series and comprises information on some administrative and corporate bodies. It also contains documents such as topographical maps, vital statistics and legal papers pertaining to land, population, slavery, corporate accounts (business) and government.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
1659-1879
Extent:
8 files totalling 3,030 TIFF images

4. EAP148/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP148/4
Title:
University of the West Indies: West Indies and Special Collections [1672 - present]
Scope & Content:
The Manuscripts Collection contains documentation from Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, Carriacou, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. The current inventory focuses on manuscripts from 1672 through 1800. The Collection comprises documents pertaining to slave...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
after 1672
Extent:
10 files totalling 209 TIFF images