Allan,Harold Egbert (Author) and Allan,Edris (Author)
Format:
Unpublished Material
Publication Date:
unknown
Published:
New Orleans, LA
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
0.8 Linear Feet
Notes:
"The papers of the noted Jamaican political leader, businessperson, and teacher Sir Harold Egbert Allan are comprised of items that document his political career and the family business, the Capitol Theatre. They include correspondence (letters, cards, and telegrams), biographical data and obituaries, speeches, clippings, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks. Letters, speeches and clippings related to Lady Edris Allan are also present. ... The collection complements the Center's holdings of American Missionary Association (AMA) documents that cover a forty-year period of the Association's educational work with freed Jamaican slaves in the nineteenth century. In addition, the papers of Dr. Kenneth B. Crooks, a native Jamaican educator and scientist, complement the Allan papers. The three collections have great potential for the study of Jamaican affairs." (Amistad Research Center)
Benezet,Anthony (Author), Hodgson,Adam (Author), Cropper,James (Author), Cooper,Thomas (Author), Taylor,John (Author), and Winn,T. S. (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
unknown
Published:
s.l.: s.n.
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
5 vols.
Notes:
Set contains materials concerning slavery printed between 1774-1845. Contents include: Abstract of the Acts of Parliament for abolishing slave trade and of the orders in council, 1810; Letter to John Bull : to which is added the sketch of a plan for the safe, speedy, and effectual abolition of slavery, 1823; Immediate, not gradual abolition; or, an inquiry into the shortest, safest, and most effectual means of getting rid of West Indian slavery, 1824; Thoughts on the abolition of slavery ; humbly submitted in a letter to the King, 1824; Report of the debate in the House of Commons, June the 16th, 1825 on Dr. Lushington's motion respecting the deportation of Messrs. L.C. Lecesne and J. Escoffery, two persons of colour, from Jamaica, 1825; Account of a shooting excursion on the mountains near Dromilly Estate, in the parish of Trelawny, and Island of Jamaica, 1825.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
The Little Theatre Movement (LTM) has the distinction of being Jamaica's longest surviving theatre company of contemporary times. It was founded in 1941 by Henry Fowler and Greta Bourke (later Fowler). Louise Bennett-Coverley and the late Ranny Williams who were among the pioneers of the LTM and who did much to mould the annual show into a unique creation, which features aspects of Jamaican culture, folklore and historical references. The Pantomime prides itself on its universal appeal to children and adults alike. In so doing the Pantomime has utilised some of Jamaica's leading talent in every area of production, from script writing to music composition, set and costume design, choreography as well as on-stage performance.
