Jamaica
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Papers of Alexander Garden Fraser
Memoranda, press cuttings, printed items, correspondence, reports, articles and speeches relating to Fraser's work as a missionary and teacher in Uganda, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Scotland and Jamaica. Included are circular letters (entitled "Journals" and "Letter to Prayer Helpers") written by Fraser and his wife whilst in Uganda, Ceylon and the Gold Coast, and letters from Fraser to his wife and son ("Sandy").
Extents: 12 boxes
Dates:
1900-1962
Collection
Papers of Sir Edward Brandis Denham
Diaries covering Mauritius (1921-1923), Kenya (1923-1928), Gambia (1928-1930), British Guiana (1930-1934) and Jamaica (1934-1938). 30 volumes. Also, papers relating to Ceylon (1911-1917), Gambia (1816-1929) and British Guiana (1806-1932), including some 19th century papers dated before Denham's time. 2 boxes.
Extents: 30 volumes and 2 boxes
Dates:
1806-1938
Collection
Papers of the Dawkins family, of Over Norton, Oxfordshire
The Dawkins family papers consist of:
Deeds and papers relating to estates in Oxfordshire
Deeds and papers relating to estates in Jamaica
Stray deeds relating to properties in England outside Oxfordshire
Additional Dawkins papers, consisting of deeds and papers relating to the wills of various members of the family
Extents: 73 shelfmarks
Dates:
1545-1923
Collection
Papers of William Beckford, 1787-1811
The papers consist of correspondence, a commonplace book and an agreement for the purchase by Beckford of a house in Lisbon. The papers relate to Beckford's affairs in Jamaica and Portugal.
Extents: 5 shelfmarks
Dates:
1787-1811