Jamaica Archives and Records Department

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department is the national archives of Jamaica.[1]

Jamaica Archives and Records Department logo

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.[2][3]

Collections

In 2007, the department participated in the Endangered Archives Programme.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Jamaica Archives and Records Department - Bridge to the Future - Government of Jamaica". www.jard.gov.jm.
  2. National Archives of Jamaica. lancaster.ac.uk Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. "History - Jamaica Archives and Records Department - Government of Jamaica". www.jard.gov.jm.
  4. "Inventory of archival holdings in Jamaica". Endangered Archives Programme. 6 September 2017.


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