National Library of Jamaica

Miss Lou's Archive

MS 2177 Louise Bennett-Coverley archive Published and Printed Material 1883 and 1936-1988
4   Series 4 Published and Printed material. – Series contains material by and about Louise Bennett-Coverley, theatre programmes, and some material about Jamaica. Some published and printed sheet music may be  found elsewhere in the archive. 1944-1987
4.1 Booklets, pamphlets and flyers Sub-series 4.1 Booklets, pamphlets and flyers. 1949-1972
4.1.1 (Jamaica) Dialect Verses photocopy of book by LB, published by The Herald in 1942 n.d. (original, 1942)
4.1.2 Jamaican Humour in Dialect photocopy of book by LB, published by The Jamaica Press Association in 1943 n.d. (original, 1943)
4.1.3 Jamaican Songs from Pantomime songbook by LB and Barbara Ferland 1949
4.1.4 Folkways Records booklets regarding records, Children’s Jamaican Songs and Games sung by Louise Bennett, 1953, Jamaican Folk Songs sung by Louise Bennett, 1954, and other records 1953-1954
4.1.5 Tercentenary Song, Jamaica 300 leaflets featuring words to the song written by LB to mark the 300th anniversary of the English conquest of Jamaica in 1655 1955
4.1.6 Jamaica Labrish flyer publicising book by LB, published by Sangster’s 1966
4.1.7 Periodicals featuring photographs and/or articles by or about LB including Dunn’s River Falls Festival 1964 programme containing Dunn’s River Ribba Mumma story by LB 1966-1972 and n.d. [c.1950s]
4.1.8 Display cards featuring photographs of LB, probably constructed by EC n.d. [c.1950s-1960s]
4.1.9 Uriah Preach copy pages from publication featuring LB’s poem in the English and Krivol writing systems n.d.
4.2 Press cuttings and periodicals Sub-series 4.2 Press cuttings and periodicals. 1944-1986
4.2.1 Scrapbook pages scrapbook pages containing press cuttings of poems by LB and current events probably assembled by EC 1944
4.2.2 Scrapbook mainly containing clippings of press cuttings of poems by LB, and some theatre reviews [and photocopy version of scrapbook] n.d. [c.1950s]
4.2.3 Press cuttings mainly relating to LB’s career including On Reading Louise Bennett Seriously by Mervyn Morris, and Recessional by Edward Lucie-Smith, 3 Oct 1965 1960s
4.2.4 Press cuttings mainly relating to LB’s career  1970s
4.2.5 Press cuttings mainly relating to LB’s career  Nov 1980-Jun 1986
4.2.6 Press articles mainly copy press cuttings of articles by Horace Levy and I Jabulani Tafari Aug 1980-Apr 1983 and n.d. [c.1980s]
4.3 Programmes Sub-series 4.3 Programmes. – Series contains theatre and other programmes featuring LB, and programmes concerning other events collected by LB and EC. 1941-1987
4.3.1 Programmes and flyers featuring LB   Dec 1947-Aug 1986
4.3.2 Pantomime programmes   1941-1987
4.3.3 Programmes (not pantomimes)    
4.4 Printed stationery Sub-series 4.4 Printed stationery. 1960-1986
4.4.1 Personal printed stationery letterheaded paper, thank you cards with the motto “Howdy and tenky bruk no square”, envelopes, and other stationery printed for LB n.d. [c.1960s-1980s]
4.4.2 Printed invitations invitations to LB and EC Jan 1960-May 1986
4.4.3 Jamaican greetings cards unused cards and stationery including cards featuring paintings by Rhoda Jackson and Jonathan Routh n.d. [c.1962-1977]