The Jamaica Archives and Records Department is the
national archives
National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon bureaucratic processes of paperwork retention.
Conceptual development
From the Middle Ages i ...
of
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
.
History
The department was created in 1955 from the archives section of the
Island Records Office which itself was established by the
Islands Records Law (Law 6 of 1879) when it took over the functions of the
Island Secretary's Office.
[National Archives of Jamaica.]
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Collections
In 2007, the department participated in the
Endangered Archives Programme
The Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) is a funding programme and digital archive run by the British Library in London. It has the purpose of preserving cultural heritage where resources may be limited. Each year EAP awards grants to researcher ...
.
See also
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National Library of Jamaica
The National Library of Jamaica is the national library of Jamaica. It is located at 12 East Street in Kingston, Jamaica. The library provides access to various collection of Jamaican literature, maps, films, newspapers, photographs, and more.
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References
National archives
Archives and Records
1955 establishments in Jamaica
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