Man reads a book while sitting with a dog on the library steps at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica (a localized group of self-sustaining and self-respecting people). Many cooperatives like this one emerged in California during the 1930s, specifically in the Los Angeles - Orange County area
Man takes a copy of "Tom Brown at Oxford" by Thomas Hughes from a bookshelf at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, a localized group of self-sustaining and self-respecting people. Many cooperatives like this one emerged in California during the 1930s, specifically in the Los Angeles - Orange County area
Invitation to the launch of Stronger, Surer,Bolder:Ruth Nita Barrow -Social Change and International Development held at the Grande Salle, Frank Collymore Hall. Presented by the Centre for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies. Editors: Eudine Barriteau and Alan Cobley. Ruth Nita Barrow, the sister of Barbados first prime minister, Errol Barrow, was Barbados' first female governor general, serving in this post between 1990 and 1995. This book examines how Dame Nita Barrow developed her leadership strategies to contribute to social change and development policy on regional, national, and international levels.
Map to the University of the West Indies for to the launch of "Mr. Ragga Ragga," an annotated discography of the musical works of Red Plastic Bag and "The Red Collection Vols. 1 & 2." Stedson Wiltshire, also known as Red Plastic Bag or Mr. Ragga Ragga, is a well known calypsonian in Barbados who has won the Barbados calypso monarch competition (known as Pic o' de Crop Competition) numerous times. Wilthshire combined the sounds of reggae and soca music to form a new Caribbean genre of music known as ragga soca.
Invitation to the book launch of Slave Society in the City: Bridgetown, Barbados 1680-1834 by Dr. Pedro L.V. Welch, held at the Arts Lecture Theatre University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. This book seeks to explain the way slave societies functioned in the Caribbean. The book provides a comparison between urban and rural slave societies, an analysis of several areas of urban social formation, demographic issues, trade and commerce, gender issues, and social and economic issues in the free coloured communities.
Program of ceremony events for The Severance Payments Tribunal Reports: 1975 - 1982 held at the National Insurance Office, Sir Frank Walcott Building, Flodden, Culloden Road, St. Michael.
Card accompanying a copy of the book Confronting Power, Theorizing Gender, gifted to the Archives Department by the Centre for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies Campus. This book explores masculinity as a gender construct and its manifestation in the Caribbean. It explores the interaction of power and sexuality in the creation of masculine identities in the Caribbean region.
Invitation to the launch of White Rebel: the Life & Times of TT Lewis by Gary Lewis. Event held at the Lecture Theatre 2 New teaching Complex , the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill. Gary Lewis was the great nephew of Atholl Edwin Seymour (T.T.) Lewis. His book covers the life of T.T. Lewis, a white working class Barbadian who sought to better the conditions of all working class Barbadians. T.T. Lewis was elected to the Barbados Parliament in 1942 as an independent and later served under the Barbados Labour Party from 1948-1955.
Program of events for the launch of Confronting Power Theorizing Gender: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the Caribbean by the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Centre for Gender and Development Studies held at the Grande Salle, Frank Collymore Hall. This book explores masculinity as a gender construct and its manifestation in the Caribbean. It explores the interaction of power and sexuality in the creation of masculine identities in the Caribbean region.
Invitation from the Nation Publishing Co. Ltd for the launching of the book I Speak for the People: The Memoirs of Wynter Crawford held at the Grande Salle, Central Bank Barbados. Wynter Crawford (1910-1993) was the publisher and editor of the "Barbados Observer" newspaper, but was more known for his involvement in politics. He was the founder and leader of the West Indies National Congress Party and spent 26 years in Parliament. The memoirs offers insight to the personality of Crawford and information on his career.
Program launch of "Mr. Ragga Ragga," an annotated discography of the musical works of Red Plastic Bag and "The Red Collection Vols. 1 & 2." Stedson Wiltshire, also known as Red Plastic Bag or Mr. Ragga Ragga, is a well known calypsonian in Barbados who has won the Barbados calypso monarch competition (known as Pic o' de Crop Competition) numerous times. Wilthshire combined the sounds of reggae and soca music to form a new Caribbean genre of music known as ragga soca.
Invitation from the Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, to the formal launch of Old Barbados, a coffee table book by the Barbados Government Information Service. Event held at Tyrol Cot, Spooners Hill, St. Michael.
Invitation to the launch of the audio cassette "Barbadian Short Stories," held on 20 July 1993 at the Courtyard of the Island Inn Hotel, Aquatic Gap. "Alfred Pragnell reads Timothy Callender and recalls Joe Tudor." Alfred Pragnell is a well known story-teller who has been telling stories on Barbadian radio stations from the 1950s. He has also been involved in the field of broadcasting and acting.
Invitation by Elizabeth Watson (UWI Campus Librarian) and Stedson Wiltshire in collaboration with the National Cultural Foundation to the launch of "Mr. Ragga Ragga," an annotated discography of the musical works of Red Plastic Bag and "The Red Collection Vols. 1 & 2." The event was held at the Arts Lecture Theatre, UWI. Stedson Wiltshire, also known as Red Plastic Bag or Mr. Ragga Ragga, is a well known calypsonian in Barbados who has won the Barbados calypso monarch competition (known as Pic o' de Crop Competition) numerous times. Wilthshire combined the sounds of reggae and soca music to form a new Caribbean genre of music known as ragga soca.
Invitation to and programme of events for "A Review of Rare Books from the Mark Hunte Collection" held on 15 May, 1991 at the Barbados Historical Museum and Historical Society.
Program for book launch Slave Society in the City by Dr. Pedro L.V. Welch held at the Arts Lecture Theatre UWI, Cave Hill Campus. This book compares life in the urban slave society with that of the rural plantation. It also analyzes various areas of urban social formation, examines demographic issues, trade and commerce, gender issues, social and economic issues in the white and free coloured communities.
Program for the ceremony for the official book launch of the book Shaping a Nation - Principals of Barbados 1900-1980 held at the Garrison Room, Hilton, Barbados.
Program of events for the International Book Year 1972 National Exhibit, with the theme ''Books for all''. Held on August 9 - 19, 1972 at Unity House, Roebuck Street.
Program of the launch for the book Holetown Barbados by Morris Greenidge. Holetown is a small town located on the west coast of the island in the parish of St. James. It was on this site that the British landed in 1625 and claimed the island of Barbados for the British.
Invitation to the launching of The Barbados Severance Payments Tribunal Reports: 1982-1989 held on Friday October 6, 1995 at the National Insurance Office, Sir Frank Walcott Building, Culloden Road, St. Michael.
Book edited by Stewart Brown and John Wickham. Ceremony held in the Grande Salle of the Central Bank of Barbados. The book includes fifty-two short fiction stories from the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.
Program for I Speak for the People: The Memoirs of Wynter Crawford held at the Grande Salle, Central Bank Barbados. Wynter Crawford (1910-1993) was the publisher and editor of the Barbados Observer newspaper but was more known for his involvement in politics. He was the founder and leader of the West Indies Nationl Congress Party and spent 26 years in Parliament. The memoirs offer insight to the personality of Crawford and information on his career.
Invitation for Ms. Christine Roachford by Ian Randle Publishers for the celebration of the publication of When Ground Doves Fly by Esther Phillips. Event held at the Grande Salle of Barbados Central Bank. Esther Phillips is a literary icon in Barbados who became the island's first ever poet laureate. When Ground Doves Fly is her first full length collection of poems.
Launch of volume III of The Slave Societies of the Caribbean held at the Elsie Payne Complex, Constitution Road. Topics covered in this book include European settler colonies, the sugar revolutions, forms of resistance, the influence of creolization and religious beliefs, and the place of the Maroon communities.
Invitation from Macmillan Caribbean to the launch of A-Z of Barbados Heritage held at the Main Guard, the Garrison, St. Michael. This book covers every aspect of Barbadian history, geography, culture and society.
Invitation from the Superintendent Minister of The Bethel Circuit of the Methodist Church for Ms. Christine Mathhews to the launching of John Wesley 300, a collection of biographical sketches of pioneers, preachers and practioners of Methodism by Francis ''Woodie'' Blackman, held at the Hawthorn Memorial Church.
Invitation to the launching of The Severance Payments Tribunal Reports: 1975 - 1982 held on 8 January 1994 at the National Insurance Office, Sir Frank Walcott Building, Flodden, Culloden Road, St. Michael.