Miss Lou's archive goes to Canadian university

[Assasin]

Miss Lou's archive goes to Canadian university

Published: Sunday | February 6, 2011 0 Comments


Joan Andrea Hutchinson



Maud Fuller



The late Louise 'Miss Lou' Bennett-Coverley.- File photos




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JIS:Archival materials belonging to [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Jamaica's[/COLOR][/COLOR] late Ambassador of Culture The Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be turned over to McMaster [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]University[/COLOR][/COLOR], located in Hamilton, Canada. The presentation will take place next Sunday, during an event dubbed, 'Walk Good: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Miss Lou', which will be held at the McMaster [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]University's[/COLOR][/COLOR] DeGroote School of Business, Ron Joyce Centre.
Judge Pamela Appelt, who served as co-executor of Miss Lou's estate, said the gift to the university will consist of all of Miss Lou's papers, photos and works in her possession when she died in July 2006, in [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]Canada[/COLOR][/COLOR], where she resided for many years.
"We are talking about some 80 boxes of materials," said Appelt during a recent interview with JIS News.
"The university will digitise all the material that they will receive and it will be available for anybody around the world to see and learn more about Miss Lou," she added.
seminars
Appelt, who is also co-chair of the Jamaica50 Committee, which is planning activities to celebrate Jamaica's 50th anniversary in 2012, said McMaster University will be working with the committee to organise seminars on the work of Miss Lou next year.
"My role is to keep Miss Lou's memory alive and I'm very pleased with the type of recognition being given to her," said Appelt, who has the distinction of being the first black woman to be appointed a Citizenship Court judge in Ontario.
The show will feature performances by the Heritage Singers; educator, Dr Honor Ford-Smith, who co-founded the Sistren Theatre Collective; Maud Fuller, who played Liza on the Lou and Ranny Show; and comedian, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, who is carrying on the legacy of Miss Lou.
Miss Lou, who has been credited with elevating the status of the Jamaican language, lived in Toronto, Canada for the last 20 years of her life. The province of Ontario honoured her memory with the establishment of 'Miss Lou's Room' in 2007 at Harbourfront Centre, a cultural centre located in downtown Toronto.
Visitors to Miss Lou's Room can see photographs and listen to her performances and recordings.

The university will digitise all the material ... and it will be available for anybody around the world to see and learn more about Miss Lou.

[Gamma]

dem have ring ding footage?

[Assasin]

A doubt them can find it unless a good samaritan can dig it up from their collection and donate it.

Mi read inna the paper today that Julian Marley ask somebody about 30ish if them know Dennis Brown and them say "No'.

How do we preserve our history, and why don't we archieve these? Why can't it be a joint venture?

[Muadib]

Well its the least dem could duh.. seeing as how di Airport ting nevah work out..

[Karl]

dem have ring ding footage?

More than 20 years past it was said "Ring Ding" and other material were lost because of budget constraints at JBC that force the recycling of tapes.

[Hortical]

So I see it is OK with everyone for the archive to be placed in Canada?

[Gamma]

it's not ok. what now?

[Hortical]

What about Jamaica? Just asking....

[Gamma]

those entrusted with preserving our heritage have done us a disservice! roger steffens is the proprietor of the largest collection reggae memorabilia and now this.....

somebody sleeping on the job!! who?! JCDC?

[Assasin]

No JCDC can't be held accountable to hold material. We need archive where these material are stored and in today's world it can be digitised.

The government can setup a few central systems for that. image if they had a proper imaging system at the RGD how easy it would be to find people's paper. I have worked on some systems and it is really handy. You need to employ a few people to scan and transfer to digital but we need to get it done. Government dept can pay a smalls for storage.