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Botanical notes for Carlisle Chang's orchid collection.
The document provides information on the types of orchids grown by Carlisle Chang. Carlisle Chang is known for his work as an artist and his involvement in many aspects of Caribbean culture. Little is known of his hobby in orchid culture. The document presents another view into the life of this individual, and highlights his meticulous collection of data for his hobby.
Camps-Campins greeting card collection
The collection comprises the greeting cards prepared and researched by Adrian Camps-Campin. Each card depicts a historic event in Trinidad and Tobago and is enhanced with notes from research sources.
Rudranath Capildeo Letters
Caribbean charts and engravings
The Caribbean Charts and Engravings 1555-1818 collection comprises fifty-five framed items that showcase the archipelago as well as individual islands drawn from the perspective of cartographers at that time. In addition to statistical data, topography and local history, several of the maps have unique illustrations which provide more information on the cultural aspects of the islands. It is a good resource to study cartography in the Caribbean.
Caribbean Performing Arts: Programmes and Ephemera
The Caribbean Performing Arts: Programmes and Ephemera, holds items collected over the years about theatre productions. The items were part of the Vertical File collection at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus.
Caribbean Voices Correspondence,
Photocopies of correspondence between West Indian authors and Henry Swanzy, the BBC General Overseas Service producer of the Caribbean Voices programme. This programme offered stories, poetry, plays and literary criticism and launched the careers of many Caribbean writers. Caribbean writers include: Selvon, Samuel -- Walcott, Derek -- Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) -- Lamming, George -- Bennett, Louise -- Semour, A. J. -- Sealy, C. -- Mittelholzer, Edgar -- Braithwaite, Edward.
Caroni Swamp
The collection covers the campaign led by Professor Bacon and the Blue River Action Committee against the attempt by Shell Trinidad Limited to transport liquified propane gas by barge through the Caroni Swamp which had been designated as a bird sanctuary. The collection consists of two folders with mainly letters and newspaper clippings.
Carlisle Chang collection
The collection includes sketches of carnival costumes, numerous other sketch pads, photographs, slides, correspondence, newspaper clippings, documents relating to Carifesta V, transparencies, catalogues of art exhibitions and the medal of the Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil which Chang received.
Chris Mana Waite's Carnival Research
Christian Prayers in Yoruba
The six wooden plaques are inscribed with the following Christian prayers in the Yoruba language: Lord's Prayer (Gbadura Oluwa); I Believe (Awon Aposteli); The Lord is my Shepherd (Oluwa li Oluso Agutan mi); Out of the Depths Have I Called unto Thee (Lati inu ibu wa); Africa our Motherland (Afrika Ile Iya wa).