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MS 2177 |
Louise Bennett-Coverley
archive |
Personal and Professional
Documents |
1883 and 1936-1988 |
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5 |
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Series 5 Personal and professional documents. – Series contains Louise
Bennett- Coverley’s resumes, interviews with and writing about her,
notebooks, awards, related correspondence, and other material. |
1883 and 1936-1988 |
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5.1 |
Biographical |
Sub-series 5.1 Biographical. |
1961-1988 |
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5.1.1 |
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation |
correspondence and papers relating to application by LB for a Guggenheim
Fellowship Award, her career and achievements to date |
Oct 1961-Jan 1962 |
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5.1.2 |
Resumes |
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n.d. [c.1960s-1980s] |
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5.1.3 |
Reviews |
review by Andrew Salkey of
Jamaica Labrish, 1966,
and typed copy of Robert Verity’s introduction to
Laugh with Louise, Nov
1961 |
1961-1966 |
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5.1.4 |
Press releases and tributes |
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1965-1985 and n.d. |
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5.1.5 |
West Indian Survey, Miss Louise Bennett |
original handwritten manuscript by Basil A Williams, and two typed
copies |
Mar 1970 |
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5.1.6 |
An Interview with Louise Bennett-Coverly [sic] |
photocopy typescript of interview with LB by Peta-Anne Baker, and letter |
10 Jun 1973 |
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5.1.7 |
Interview with Louise Bennett, Friday, September 15, 1974 |
interview with LB by Daryl C Dance, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Sep 1974, and letter, 6 Jul 1980 |
Sep 1974-Jul 1980 |
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5.1.8 |
Louise Bennett in
Print |
paper by Mervyn Morris, Department of English, University of the West
Indies |
May 1981 |
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5.1.9 |
The Politics of Creativity: Louise Bennett, The Silenced Griot. A
Preliminary sketch towards a biography |
paper by Opal Palmer Adisa, Dec 1987, and correspondence |
Dec 1987-Feb 1988 |
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5.2 |
Honours and tributes |
Sub-series 5.2 Honours and tributes. |
1957-1988 and n.d. [c.1950s] |
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5.2.1 |
Certificates |
awarded and relating to LB including copy of LB’s Excelsior School
Admission Record |
1957-1988 and n.d. [c.1950s] |
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5.2.2 |
Honours |
letters of congratulation to LB on her awards of the Member of the
British Empire (MBE) in 1960, and the Order of Jamaica (OJ) in 1974 |
Jun 1960-Aug 1974 |
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5.2.3 |
Poems for LB |
written about and in tribute to LB |
Sep 1969-Dec 1983 and n.d. |
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5.2.4 |
Official citations |
citations relating to 1. Award for Excellence from the Norman Washington
Manley Foundation, 1972, 2. Order of Jamaica, 1974, 3. Gold Musgrave
Medal from Institute of Jamaica, 1978, 4. Degree of Doctor of Letters
from the University of the West Indies, 1983 |
1972-1983 |
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5.2.5 |
Golden Jubilee |
correspondence regarding the Service of Thanksgiving held at the Coke
Methodist Church, East Parade, 17 Aug 1986, to mark 50 years
contribution to Jamaican Art and Culture by LB, including tributes from
Prime Minister Edward Seaga, the Governor General, Hugh Shearer, Samuel
L Carter L.J., the Right Reverend Neville de Souza, and Olive Lewin, and
poem, Tengad [Thank god]
by LB (handwritten and typed copies) |
Jul-Aug 1986 |
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5.3 |
Diaries, lists and notes |
Sub-series 5.3 Diaries, lists and notes. |
1936-1981 |
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5.3.1 |
Exercise books and notebooks |
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1936-1947 and n.d. [c.1960s-1980s] |
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5.3.2 |
Performances and lectures |
programmes and notes relating to performances and related papers
including lists of Bird Calls, Street Cries, and African words used in
Jamaica and their meanings |
1973-1976 and n.d. [c.1960s-1970s] |
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5.3.3 |
Diary (part) |
diary pages torn from book |
1978-1981 |
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5.3.4 |
File lists |
lists of files kept by LB |
n.d. [c.1960s-1970s] |
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5.3.5 |
Guest list |
Guests - Film Louise Bennett 25/11/79
listing friends and colleagues of LB to be invited
to film showing |
n.d. [c.Nov 1979] |
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5.4 |
Travel and health |
Sub-series 5.4 Travel and health. |
1981-1987 |
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5.4.1 |
Travel documents |
airplane tickets, and immigration forms |
1981-1987 and n.d. [c.1980s] |
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5.4.2 |
Eric Coverley - Health |
papers relating to EC’s heart condition, and LB immunisation
certificate, 1982 |
Oct 1983-Sep 1987 |
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5.5 |
Religious and devotional |
Sub-series 5.5 Religious and devotional. |
1883-1988 |
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5.5.1 |
Religious pamphlets and papers |
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1883-1985 and n.d. [c.1960s-1970s] |
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5.5.2 |
Memorial Service programmes |
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Jan 1975-Mar 1988 |
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5.6 |
Eric Coverley drawing |
Sub-series 5.6. – Series contains drawing by EC. Other EC drawings are
found in MS 2177.3.7.5. |
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5.6.1 |
Jamaica Ring Games by Louise Bennett |
pencil drawing entitled
Jamaica Ring Games by Louise Bennett almost
certainly by EC |
n.d. [c.1950s] |
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