A Guide to Sources for the History of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1671-1917
A Guide to Sources for the History of the Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands), 1671-1917

Author: Erik Gøbel

Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Danish West Indies - the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix - were a traditional Caribbean colony, characterized by sugar production, trade, and shipping. The colony was under the Danish flag from 1671 until 1917, since which time the islands have been known as the United States Virgin Islands. The archival sources for the history of the three islands are first and foremost in the Danish National Archives. These records are exceptionally comprehensive and their research potential is enormously rich, as the Danes have been meticulous in documenting almost everything that happened in the colony and in preserving the records. The Danish archival sources are therefore unique historical resources today. This book is a thorough guide to the vast Danish West Indian material in Denmark.

Manuscript Sources for the History of the West Indies
Manuscript Sources for the History of the West Indies

Author: Kenneth E. Ingram

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a record of over 2000 manuscript sources for the study of the West Indies and its history. The major focus is on the collections of the Nation Library of Jamaica but other entries relate to manuscript sources in repositeries elswhere in Jamaica, the United States, Canada and Britain.