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LIST OF INFORMATION IN MEDIA KIT
1. "DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS -
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY"
RELEASE: BIOGRAPHY OF DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS.
2. "CULTIVATE THE GARDEN AND THE FRUITS OF LABOR WILL RIPEN RICHLY"
RELEASE: THE COLLECTION, EVENT AND SPONSORS OF THE ERIC
WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE W'IT
INDIES, ST. AU(;USTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
3. "A GRANDDAUGHTER'S TRIBUTE"
ESSAY AND COLOR PIECE: ERIN WILLIAMS-CONNELL, 1996, AGE NINE.
4. CALLALOOO: LEADING AMERICAN JOURNAL DEDICATES SPECIAL ISSUE TO
CARIBBEAN'S FOREMOST SCHOLAR"
RELEASE: ABOUT THE NOVEMBER 1997, ISSUE DEDICATED TO THE
WORK OF DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS.
5. "UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT CATALOGUES THE
WORK OF DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB"
RELEASE: INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH THE PRESERVATION
DEPARTMENT, GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA.
5. REPRINT OF NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE
REPRINT OF NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS WHERE
DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS' WORK IS CITED AS THE BASIS FOR
CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH, NOVEMBER 30, 1997 ISSUE.
6. PHOTO OF DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS.
8. FACT SHEET.
9. LIST OF INFORMATION IN MEDIA KIT.
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FACT SHEET
WHAT: THE ERIC WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION
INAUGURAL DEDICATION
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE,
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
WHO: GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL, (USA) RETIRED
ACTING PRESIDENT GANACE RAMDIAL OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PRIME MINISTER BASDEO PANDA OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR AND CAMPUS PRINCIPAL (TRINIDAD)
COMPTON BOURNE
PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR REX NETTLEFORD (JAMAICA CAMPUS)
MRS. ERICA WILLIAMS CONNELL, DAUGHTER OF
THE LATE PRIME MINISTER DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS
WHERE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1998
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ERIC WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION
LEAVES LEGACY FOR STUDENTS OF THE WORLD
REPI'BLIC (0 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO...... (APRIL, 1998) THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING
an on-going entity to honor the legacy and scholarship of the late Dr. Eric Eustace
Williams, one of Trinidad and Tobago's former Heads of Government for a quarter
century and its first Prime Minister, has spanned a generation. This seed bore fruit
Sunday, March 22, 1998, when The Eric Williams Memorial Collection was inaugurated at
the Library of the I university of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago.
THEi EVENT
TO MARK TIll Al SPICIOULS OC( SMO%, the noted American, General Colin L. Powell,
USA (Retired), dedicated The Eric Williams Memorial Collection. His remarks were
followed by a tribute delivered by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday.
Dr. Williams' daughter Erica Williams-Connell has been the driving force behind
The Eric Williams Memorial Collection. She acknowledged the many individuals and
organizations both at home and abroad who have shared her commitment to assuring the
conservation of Trinidad and Tobago's history.
One of her favorite quotations is that of a preservationist: "If we fail to maintain the
roadmarks of the past, the future begins to lose its points of reference." It is within the
garden of this spirit that Ms. Williams-Connell witnessed her dream flower to reality.
EWMC PAGE 2
Trinidad and Tobago's acting President Ganace Ramdial, Pro-Vice Chancellor and
Campus Principal (Trinidad) Compton Bourne; and Pro-Vice Chancellor Rex Nettleford,
(Jamaica Campus), were among the distinguished guests who attended the inauguration
ceremony. Trinidad Campus Librarian Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones gave a brief overview of
the collection's history.
THE SPONSORS
THE ERIC WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION has taken root since the respected
statesman's death on March 29, 1981, through the tenacity of individuals, universities and
corporations all over the world.
The Collection will serve as a resource to analyze the many contributions of this
famous son of the soil, based on sound principles of academic research and investigation.
Major Sponsors:
AMALGAMATED SECURITY SERVICES, LTD.; CL FINANCIAL, INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK; NATIONAL GAS COMPANY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
LIMITED; TEXACO; TOURISM AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO LIMITED; and THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE
CAMPUS.
Without their help, this vision could not have become real.
THE COLLECTION
The Eric Williams Memorial Collection is housed in a three-room wing of the Library
at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine. The physical configuration consists of
one large room that contains Dr. Williams' more than 8,000 books and papers. This
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functional research room will be utilized for on-going scholarly investigations at a national,
Pan-Caribbean and global level. Adjacent to it is a small museum depicting the seven
decades of Dr. Williams' life, complete with the personal effects that distinguished his
prolific career.
The last room that forms part of the Collection Wing is an actual recreation of Dr.
Williams' personal study. With his jacket slung to the side of his well-utilized chair, the
exhibit fosters an air of immediacy and use, while highlighting the glorious chaos that
defined his inner sanctum. And its authenticity favorite pipe in ashtray to boot infuses
the visitor with a sense of Dr. Williams' knowledge and acceptance of his destiny, as he
navigated the turbulent seas that characterized a nation's transition from colonialism to
freedom, steering his countrymen to the safe harbor of Independence and unity within the
family of nations.
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, is located in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago. The Campus Librarian is Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones. For general
information, telephone numbers are (868) 662-2002 or (868) 663-1334. For library
information, telephone number is (868) 645-3232 ext. 3506 or 2008. The library fax is
(868) 662-9238.
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DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...... (MARCH, 1998) DR. Eric Eustace Williams, the
scholar turned statesman who navigated the political life of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago, was a man of vision, erudition and passion. He was democratically elected every
five years for a quarter of a century.
Dr. Williams' vision forged the destiny of the twin-island British territory of
Trinidad and Tobago from the colonial dependency it was into the modern independent
nation it is. His tenacity about the idea of self-determination shaped his country's future as
a nation, vibrant within the Caribbean and the world.
Dr. Williams' erudition nurtured that vision. He was an historian of renown not
only in pan-Caribbean circles, but also of global importance. In England, at Oxford his
Ph.D. in History was conferred in 1935, and in the United States, at Howard University in
Washington, D.C., he was Assistant Professor of Political Science in 1939 and Professor of
Political Science in 1948. Beyond those academic milestones, however, his commitment to
research and study resulted in a prolific body of investigative and philosophical literature
that embedded his reputation in the annals of twentieth century intellectual culture.
Dr. Williams' passion dominated both his erudition and his vision and although
being an inward-looking man, this manifested itself in spearheading Trinidad and Tobago's
independence. This same fire fueled his leadership as the yoke of colonialism was cast aside
forever and a unified people emerged out of the ethnic callaloo that is Trinidad and
Tobago's population.
DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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THE SCHOLAR
FROM middle-class origins in Trinidad, Eric Williams was born the eldest of twelve
children. Bright and curious, yet of a shy demeanor, the young Williams was educated at
Tranquillity School and Queen's Royal College in Trinidad, and at St. Catherine's College,
Oxford, England. He remained at Oxford to continue research in colonial history. He
earned his Ph.D. based on his highly controversial dissertation that focused on the abolition
and emancipation of British West Indian slavery.
In 1944, his expanded doctoral thesis was published by the University of North
Carolina Press as the book Capitalism and Slavery. More than half a century later, the
nucleus of his book that economic realities rather than humanistic concerns dictated the
demise of the West Indian slave trade is the genesis for on-going and new research on
slavery. Dr. Williams described it as "a study of the contribution of slavery to the
development of British capitalism." Capitalism and Slavery was a groundbreaking study
and is the classic in the field of West Indian colonial history.
A scholar, Dr. Williams continued to write prolifically even as head of government
for a quarter of a century. Outstanding among his works are the following: BRITISH
HISTORIANS AND THE WEST INDIES, published 1969, (West Indian history examined
through the eyes of British historians who masked simple prejudice with historical
objectivity); THE NEGRO IN THE CARIBBEAN, published 1942, (the role of the Caribbean
Negro scrutinized within the context of its historical panorama and challenges common to
the region); HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, published 1962,
DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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(the authoritative history of his native land written to celebrate its Declaration of
Independence on August 31, 1962); and FROM COLUMBUS TO CASTRO: THE HISTORY OF
THE CARIBBEAN, 1492-1969, published 1970, (the pivotal role that the history of sugar and
slavery played within the economic history of the Caribbean).
Eric Williams' statesmanship and intellect were recognized globally. He was made
a member of Her Majesty's Privy Council in 1964 and Companion of Honor in 1969. He
was an Honorary Fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford; and in 1965, an Honorary
Degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred by Oxford University. He was also an
Honorary LL.D. of the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and the only Pro-Chancellor
to date of the University of The West Indies.
He shared his insatiable pursuit of knowledge through publicly held fora at
Woodford Square, a park in Trinidad's capital Port-of-Spain. The masses gathered
eagerly to hear history made vibrant and intimate through Dr. Williams' lengthy talks.
And his talks were to the masses, not down to them, as he liberally spoke in local picong
- a sharp, witty and often acerbic play on words that appealed to the entire audience as he
"turned history into gossip" according to George Lamming, the noted Caribbean author.
Such public lectures, in what amounted to an intensive program of mass political
education, were legion between September 1954 and January 1966. That these were so
extraordinary and his information so compelling is evident in the moniker which came to
define this public education locale, "The University of Woodford Square."
DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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THE STATESMAN
DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS' academic pursuits in Caribbean studies brought well-
deserved recognition to his work, and by the mid-1940s he had emerged as the foremost
authority on Caribbean history. He was invited to join the staff of the Anglo-American
Caribbean Commission, a consortium formed by the United States, Britain, France and the
Netherlands to focus on the economic and social development of the Caribbean. He left it in
1955 in protest against its pseudo-colonialist policies. And in the same year, he entered
politics.
"I have dealt too much in the past years with the historical background of
problems and with the statistics: what I intend to do now is to see the living humanity
behind the statistics." In that spirit, Dr. Williams founded a new political party, the
Peoples' National Movement, and fostered a unique political focus: he advocated reason
over rhetoric at his public gatherings. In 1956, the PNM emerged as the majority party in
the legislature and he became the colony's first Chief Minister.
He gained even wider support by the vigorous campaign against the American naval
base at Chaguaramas. In the elections under a new self-government constitution in 1961,
the PNM won in increased numbers and Dr. Williams was made its Premier, only to become
Prime Minister when Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Britain the following
year. Upon Independence, Dr. Williams gave to the nation its motto: "Discipline,
Production and Tolerance." His positions as Head of Government were Chief Minister from
1956 to 1959; Premier from 1959 to 1961; and Prime Minister from 1962 to 1981.
DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS
SCHOLAR AND STATESMAN: A LEGACY FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Dr. Williams was a staunch advocate of the West Indian Federation which was
dedicated to the economic and political integration of all British colonies in the Caribbean.
It was a testament to his leadership and the nation's high standing that Trinidad was chosen
as the capital of the Federation. This enthusiasm was short lived, however, as dissension
among the islands brought about the collapse of the West Indian Federation. Dr. Williams
withdrew from it three months before Trinidad and Tobago became independent and
shortly after Jamaica severed its relationship in 1962.
Geography and geology buttressed the new independent nation's economic footing
due to its significant oil reserves. As a result Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed one of the
highest per capital incomes in the Caribbean and Latin America as skyrocketing oil prices
bolstered the economy in the 1970s. In view of his support for pan-Caribbean policies, and
in possession of the finances to act, Dr. Williams loaned substantial amounts to less
fortunate Caribbean neighbors. In spite of the high unemployment and social unrest that
characterized these maverick times, he forged a nation that was one of the richest and most
fully industrialized in the Caribbean. Indeed today, Trinidad and Tobago receives the
largest amount of foreign investment per capital in the Caribbean and Latin America.
His legacy as a statesman was in no way proportionate to the size of his country's
then 1.1 million people. Trinidad and Tobago, often referred to as "The Geneva of the
Caribbean", owed its unrivalled reputation as a country relatively unified in its
heterogeneous racial mixture to the "Architect of Independence" Dr. Eric Williams.
He guided Trinidad and Tobago through the various stages to political maturity, his
policies of inclusion being reflected in the motto he gave to his country, "Together We
Aspire: Together We Achieve."
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CULTIVATE THE GARDEN AND THE FRUITS OF LABOR WILL RIPEN RICHLY
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...... (MARCH, 1998) THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING an
on-going entity to honor the legacy and scholarship of the late Dr. Eric Eustace Williams,
one of Trinidad and Tobago's former Heads of Government for a quarter of a century and
its first Prime Minister, has spanned a generation. This seed will indeed bear fruit on
Sunday, March 22, 1998, when The Eric Williams Memorial Collection will be inaugurated
at the Library of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago.
THE EVENT
TO mark this auspicious occasion, the noted American, General Colin L. Powell,
USA (Retired), will dedicate The Eric Williams Memorial Collection. His remarks will be
followed by a tribute delivered by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday.
Dr. Williams' daughter Erica Williams Connell has been one of the driving forces
behind The Eric Williams Memorial Collection. She will address the gathering and will
acknowledge not only her appreciation to the many individuals and organizations both at
home and abroad who have shared her vision over the years, but also those whose
commitment to assuring the conservation of Trinidad and Tobago's history has more than
amply been demonstrated.
CULTIVATE THE GARDEN AND THE FRUITS OF LABOR WILL RIPEN RICHLY
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One of her favorite quotations is that of a preservationist: "If we fail to maintain
the roadmarks of the past, the future begins to lose its points of reference." It is within the
garden of this spirit that Ms. Williams Connell will witness her dream flower to reality.
Trinidad and Tobago's Acting President Ganace Ramdial, Pro-Vice Chancellor and
Campus Principal (Trinidad) Compton Bourne, and Pro-Vice Chancellor Rex Nettleford,
(Jamaica Campus), will be among the distinguished guests who will be attending the
inauguration ceremony. Trinidad Campus Librarian Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones will give a
brief overview of the collection's history.
THE SPONSORS
THE Eric Williams Memorial Collection has taken root since the respected
statesman's death on March 29, 1981, through the tenacity of individuals, universities and
corporations all over the world. Partly as a result of the passion and commitment of Ms.
Erica Williams Connell, virtually every detail pertaining to her father's collection was
preserved.
It is a fitting tribute to Dr. Williams, historian-turned-politician, that one week shy
of the 17th anniversary of his death, a very small step, with untold benefits to the people of
Trinidad and Tobago and indeed, the wider Caribbean, will have been taken. The Eric
Williams Memorial Collection will serve as a resource to analyze the many contributions of
this famous son of the soil, based on sound principles of academic research and
investigation.
The challenge of initiating an institution of this sort a generation after Dr.
Williams' passing cannot be understated. Such efforts have succeeded with the active
support and encouragement from Trinidad and Tobago's corporate citizens:
CULTIVATE THE GARDEN AND THE FRUITS OF LABOR WILL RIPEN RICHLY
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AMALGAMATED SECURITY SERVICES, LTD.; CL FINANCIAL; INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK; NATIONAL GAS COMPANY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,
LIMITED; TEXACO; TOURISM AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF TRINIDAD AND
TOBAGO LIMITED and THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS.
Without their help, this vision could not have become real.
THE COLLECTION
THE Eric Williams Memorial Collection will be housed in a three-room wing
of the Library at The University of the West Indies in St. Augustine. The physical
configuration consists of one large room that will contain Dr. Williams' more than 8,000
books and papers. This functional research room will be utilized for continuing scholarly
analysis at a national, pan-Caribbean and global level.
Adjacent to it will be a small museum depicting the seven decades of Dr. Williams'
life, complete with the personal effects that distinguished his prolific career.
The last room of the Collection Wing will be an actual recreation of Dr. Williams'
personal study. With his jacket slung to the side of his well-utilized chair, the exhibit will
foster an air of immediacy and use, while highlighting the glorious chaos that defined his
inner sanctum. And its authenticity favorite pipe in ashtray to boot will infuse the visitor
with a sense of Dr.Williams' knowledge and acceptance of his destiny, as he navigated the
turbulent seas that characterized a nation's transition from colonialism to freedom, steering
his countrymen to the safe harbor of Independence and unity within the family of nations.
CULTIVATE THE GARDEN AND THE FRUITS OF LABOR WILL RIPEN RICHLY
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The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, is located in the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago. The Campus Librarian is Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones. For general
information, telephone numbers are (868) 662-2002 or (868) 663-1334. For library
information, telephone number is (868) 645-3232 ext. 3506 or 2008. The library fax is (868)
662-9238.
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CALLALOO: LEADING AMERICAN JOURNAL DEDICATES SPECIAL ISSUE
To CARIBBEAN'S FOREMOST SCHOLAR
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...... (MARCH, 1998) CALLALOO, the premier African-
American and Diasporic multi-disciplinary journal dedicated its November 1997 issue to
the work of DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS. The idea of a tribute to the work of Dr. Williams
resulted from the Symposium "Capitalism and Slavery Fifty Years Later: Eric Williams
and the Post Colonial Caribbean" that was held for a week in September 1996, at The
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus. The global interest in Dr. Eric E.
Williams' groundbreaking scholarship on this topic drew professors, writers and public
figures from the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, China and North America.
This special issue of Callaloo devoted to the late Prime Minister Eric Williams is a
first for the journal. Given the enormous political and cultural contributions Dr. Eric E.
Williams made not only to his country, but also his contributions to political thought in the
world, this issue is dedicated to his writings. To date Callaloo has never been devoted to the
writings of a political writer; all its writers are creative writers.
Callaloo is published quarterly by the Johns Hopkins University Press and is
sponsored by the University of Virginia. Its editor Charles H. Rowell, a Professor of
English at the University of Virginia, is committed to publishing works of poetry, literature,
critical essays and visual art of academics and people from throughout the African
Diaspora.
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CARIBBEAN'S FOREMOST SCHOLAR
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For more information, contact The Johns Hopkins University Press, Journals
Publishing Division, P.O. Box 19966, Baltimore, Maryland 21211, USA. Telephone is
(410) 516-6987; Fax is (410) 516-6968. The Toll-Free Number is (800) 548-1784.
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT CATALOGUES
THE WORK OF DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ...... (MARCH, 1998) UNDER THE DIRECTION OF Erich
Kesse, Chair of Preservation at the University of Florida, a site on the Internet's World
Wide Web facilitates immediate access to information about Dr. Eric E. Williams, former
Head of Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
The website is listed: "karamelik.eastlib.ufl.edu/williams" which circuits directly to
the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries Preservation Department
homepage. Within the Preservation Department's formidable collection, the homepage
"ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS 1911-1981" is singled out, and is comprised of four categories:
"WORKS AUTHORED BY DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS"; "WORKS ABOUT DR. ERIC
EUSTACE WILLIAMS"; "WORKS EDITED BY DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS"; and
"MANUSCRIPTS OF DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS". This latter site lists addresses,
broadcasts, brochures, forewords, interviews, journals, articles, lectures, messages,
newspaper articles, press releases, statements, and other miscellaneous writings. Items are
categorized based on information from a bibliography provided by his daughter Erica
Williams Connell.
ABOUT THE WEBSITE
In conducting a general search through the World Wide Web with the topic as
"DR. ERIC EUSTACE WILLIAMS" the user will access a site connected to the University of
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT CATALOGUES THE WORK OF
DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
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Florida that is a general biography of Dr. Williams. This particular listing is:
http://www.users.interport.net/-alana/eric.html which offers links to the Preservation
Department site as well as other links about Trinidad such as location information and
pertinent photographs.
No collection of works by or about Dr. Eric Williams would be complete without a
resource as a reference point. The Preservation Department of the University of Florida
has been able to catalogue information through the contribution of the Trinidad Guardian
newspaper and its parent company, the Trinidad Publishing Co., Ltd., as its resource.
The website for Dr. Eric Eustace Williams is dedicated to building a complete
collection of reports. Selection does not intend to reflect a bias in the politics of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Indeed, articles are selected about political parties,
including Dr. Williams' own People's National Movement (PNM), on the basis of one simple
criterion: the publication of Dr. Williams' name in the article. Letters to the editor are not
selected, as these require additional copyright clearances.
ABOUT THE ERIC WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION INAUGURAL DEDICATION
Erich Kesse, Chair, Preservation Department, is an American who has savoured the
philosophies and stirring rhetoric of Dr. Eric E. Williams since his boyhood. In the
commitment to maintaining pertinent information on Dr. Williams, he has directed that an
electronic archive of the Inaugural Dedication of The Eric Williams Memorial Collection at
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, be created. Personal recollections,
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT CATALOGUES THE WORK
OF DR. ERIC E. WILLIAMS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
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photographs and other information relevant to the full scope of Dr. Eric E. Williams' legacy
are solicited for this purpose and will be fully considered.
ABOUT THE PROCESS
As of March 1998, the Preservation Department of the University of Florida
has documented over 500 articles spanning January through April of 1981 alone. This high
volume of articles coincides with the former Prime Minister's passing. As a "mode of
operation" preservationists decided to begin at this point Dr. Williams' death- and work
backward chronologically through the paper. The preservationists' goal is to document and
produce over thirty years of articles from the Trinidad Guardian.
As no index exists for dates in the Trinidad Guardian, preservationists manually
and visually scan for select articles. This process often involves searching through entire
newspapers. Information is then entered into a database that contains the basic
bibliographic information about each piece, i. e., title, author, date, page, column and
illustrations or photographs.
For more information, contact: Mr. Erich Kesse, Chair, Preservation Department,
George A. Smathers Libraries, University Florida, P. O. Box 117007, Gainesville, Florida
32611-7007. Telephone is: (352) 392-6962. Fax is: (352) 392-6597. E-mail is:
preserve@mail.uflib.ufl.edu .
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CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH, NOVEMBER 30, 1997 ISSUE.
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THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE
WEST INDIES
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR
COMPTON BOURNE
PRINCIPAL OF THE ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS
Cordially invites
To the Opening Ceremony of the
ERIC WILLIAMS MEMORIAL COLLECTION
Guest of Honour:
GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL
U.S.A. (Ret.)
At the Main Library (2nd Floor)
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
At 3.30 p.m. on Sunday, March 22nd, 1998
(Note: Please bring this invitation
with you and be seated by 3.15 p.m.)
RS.V.P 662-2002 / 645-3234/5/6
(after tone) ext 2008
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THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE
WEST INDIES
SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL
CHANCELLOR
SIR ALISTER MCINTYRE
VICE CHANCELLOR
AND
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR
COMPTON BOURNE
PRINCIPAL OF THE ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS
Request the pleasure of your company
at a Reception in honour of
GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL
U.SA (Ret.)
Sunday March 22, 1998
Immediately following the Formal Opening of
The Eric Williams Memorial Collection
at The Office of the Campus Principal
Wooding Drive, UWI Campus.
R.S.V.P. 662-3261/662-0600 662-0602
645-3238/9 (after tone) exts. 2180/2186
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Tel. No.: 662-2002 (Enquiries Ext. 2132)
Fax No.: 1-809-662-9238
E-mail: mainlib@library.uwi.tt
Ref: G.1423
1998/03/11
Dear Dr. Kesse,
Eric Williams Memorial Collection
The Eric Williams Memorial Collection will be
formally opened on March 22, 1998 and on the request of Mrs.
Erica Williams-Connell, an invitation is extended to you to be
present at the Opening Ceremony scheduled for 3.30 p.m.,
Second Floor of The University of the West Indies Library, St.
Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Opening Ceremony will be followed by a reception
at the Office of the Principal. The official invitations will
be mailed to you.
I should be grateful if you would indicate by return
FAX (868 662 9238) whether you would be available to attend.
Yours sincerely,
(Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jo es)
Campus Librarian
Dr. Enrich Kesse
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl. 32611
U.S.A.
The Main Library
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago
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