Tobago Archives Holdings

The physical holdings contain over 7,000 items and documents, and over 2.5 gigabytes of digitized records beginning in the late 18th century. Researchers can gain access to a wide array of archival material such as:

  • Administration of justice records
  • Censuses
  • Correspondence
  • Digital images
  • Gazettes
  • Journals
  • Laws
  • Manuscripts
  • Maps
  • Minutes
  • Newspapers
  • Reports
  • Registers
  • & More!

SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS

The most significant collections include:

  • Tobago Legislative Council Minutes, 1794-1888
  • Tobago House of Assembly Minutes, 1794-1869
  • Tobago Slave Registers, 1819-1832
  • Tobago Blue Books, 1839-1909
  • Dr J.D. Elder Papers, ca.1955-1989