Irma Goldstraw Papers
Item
Title of collection or material
Irma Goldstraw Papers
Significant contributors
Creation dates
circa 1940-2000
Source institution
General notes
Irma Goldstraw is a former librarian who worked at the Main Library, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
Content notes
The collection is a valuable resource for information on the activities of the artists, playwrights, and other members of the Art community in Trinidad and Tobago. It includes items such as exhibition catalogues, theatre programmes, Alfred Codallo and J. Newel Lewis prints, magazines which showcase the cultural life of Trinidad and Tobago; several items about Carlisle Chang, Derek Walcott, Beryl Mc Burnie; and recipe books. The materials were donated over the period 2003-2008 by Mrs. Irma Goldstraw, a former librarian who worked at this library. Mrs. Goldstraw has been a long standing friend of Derek Walcott and her husband Lawrence Goldstraw also performed in several of Walcott's productions.
Type
Extent
6.0 Linear feet
Language
Call number
SC86