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EAP914/1/1/4

Record Id:

036-003678608

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003678592

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100105463202.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP914/1/1/4

Title:

Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1850-1950

Scope & Content:

These records comprise minutes of the legislative council from 1850 to 1950 (no records digitized from 1895 to 1926). The Legislative council was chaired initially by the President (until 1873) and later by a commissioner (appointed by the governor of Jamaica). The Legislative council was responsible for the passing of legislation in the islands, for determining the island’s budget. The council met in the council chambers at Government House in Grand Turk. The minutes are in large bound volumes (except for 1926 – 1950).

11 files.

Minutes arranged in chronological order of meetings by minute taker. There are no set dates or times between meetings..

This series contains the following 21 files:

EAP914/1/1/4/1: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1850-1851
EAP914/1/1/4/2: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1852
EAP914/1/1/4/3: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1853
EAP914/1/1/4/4: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1854
EAP914/1/1/4/5: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1855
EAP914/1/1/4/6: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1856-1857
EAP914/1/1/4/7: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1860-1863
EAP914/1/1/4/8: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1864-1867
EAP914/1/1/4/9: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1868-1873
EAP914/1/1/4/10: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1874-1894
EAP914/1/1/4/11: Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1926-1950.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

The Archives of Forgotten Places: The Turks and Caicos Islands

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003678592
033-003678593
036-003678608

Is part of:

EAP914/1 : Government and Church Records at the Turks and Caicos Museum, 1799-1950
EAP914/1/1 : Government Records, Turks and Caicos Islands [1850-1950]

EAP914/1/1/4 : Minutes of Legislative Council Records, 1850-1950

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-003678592[0001]/033-003678593[0004]/036-003678608

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

2,787 TIFF images

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1850

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

10 Oct 1850-14 Feb 1950

Era:

Place of Origin:

Turks and Caicos Islands

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User Conditions:

Access is for research purposes only

Information About Originals:

The original material is located at the Turks and Caicos National Museum.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Accounting and Finance
Administration
Colonialism
Politics and Government

Places:

Jamaica, Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands, West Indies