The Jamaican Nurse was the official organ of the Nurses’ Association of Jamaica (NAJ). Publication dates range from 1961-2005. The publication covers scientific and professional information regarding the profession of nursing in Jamaica.
The Jamaican Nurse was the official organ of the Nurses’ Association of Jamaica (NAJ). Publication dates range from 1961-2005. The publication covers scientific and professional information regarding the profession of nursing in Jamaica.
This document features the letters written to the family of William Titford and to his friends from Spanish Town, Jamaica, British West Indies between 1802 and 1807. Fifty-four letters are transcribe with some accompanied by notes indicating the location of the original letters.
Below is a link to the materials identified for digitization by the University of the West Indies, Mona Library.
Proposed List of material to be digitized
This collection includes documents and images related to the founding of the University of the West Indies. Included is the Priestley Diaries which was written by one of the members of the Committee on Higher Education which visited the West Indies in 1944 to investigate the setting up of a West Indian University.
A collection of historical maps including: Jamaican Maps | Rare West Indian Maps | Probyn Marsh Map Collection | Hurricane Allen August 5-8, 1980 Disaster maps | West Indian Insurance Maps.
This collection of black and white photographs was extracted from the Archibald Cooper Collection. They were taken in 1938-1939 when Cooper and his wife undertook anthropological research among the Maroons of Accompong. The images were digitized from the negatives which were deposited along with his field notes. They were intended to be included in his doctoral thesis. However, his studies were interrupted by the war (1939-1945) and were never completed. The photographs illustrate aspects of life in Accompong at the time.
The Pepperpot covers the period 1915 to 1975 and was presented as a “Magazine depicting mainly the personal and lighter side of Jamaican life”. It is a melting pot of poems, short stories and articles and is infused with a lot of plates and illustrations. The first issue in the Collection was published in 1915 and is made up of short stories and poems, written in English and the Jamaican dialect. The magazines evolved over the years to include articles on topical issues such as the bauxite industry, sports, politics etc. The issue published in 1975, marks the end of the collection and provides a comprehensive review of the year, covering areas such as government, theatre, literature, sport, women, art, music, education, industry, business and politics.
The P.J. Patterson Collection comprises approximately 35,322 documents, including; correspondence, minutes, cabinet submissions, published and unpublished materials, reports, speeches and newspaper clippings. These materials were largely generated during Mr. Patterson’s tenure as prime minister of Jamaica (1992- 2006). This digital repository at Mona currently represents the Speeches given by Mr. Patterson.
Roger Mais was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. He began writing verse and short stories in the 1930's and his involvement in the emerging nationalist movement of the time is reflected in his work. The West Indies & Special Collection (WISC) of the Mona Library houses many of Roger Mais works including short stories such as City Stricken to thee Bone, as well as postcards collected during his travels.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
