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In 1888, the hitherto separate colonies of Trinidad (British since 1797/1802) and Tobago (British since 1814) were merged.
In 1962 Trinidad and Tobago was granted independence. Historical Atlas, British Empire - the Caribbean Page |
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| E x t e r n a l . F i l e s |
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| Social History | Ethnography | History of Religion | Regional History | Local History | Institutions | Culture |
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| D o c u m e n t s |
| Historical Data | Documents | Institutions | National Symbols |
| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Modern |
from CIA World Factbook;
BBC Country Profiles;
World Desk Reference;
Index Mundi,
Nations Encyclopedia Article : Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia Trinite et Tobago, from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
| Historical |
L.A.A.G. de Verteuil, Trinidad: its geography, natural resources, administration, present condition, and prospects (1858), posted on
Internet Archive L.W. Bates, The path of the conquistadores, Trinidad and Venezuelan Guiana (1912), posted on Internet Archive W. Gommersbach, Geschichte, Geographie und Bedeutung de Insel Trinidad (1907) in German, posted on Internet Archive |
| Links | General |
from LANIC;
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World;
from BUBL Category : Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia |
| on History |
Category : History of Trinidad and Tobago,
from Wikipedia |
| Organizations |
Association of Caribbean Historians Caribbean Historical Society Caribbean Contacts, from Caribbean Database of Documentary Heritage British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group |
| Historical Dictionaries |
| Timelines |
from timelines.ws; from
BBC News |
| Accounts of History | Modern |
from Wikipedia |
| Historical, of the Caribbean |
Th. Coke, A history of the West Indies,
vol.1, 1808,
vol.2, 1810,
vol.3, 1811, GB Th. Southey, Chronological history of the West Indies, vol.1, 1827, GB (out of 3 vols.) E. Regnault bet al., Histoire des Antilles et des colonies françaises, espagnoles, anglaises .., 1849, in French, GB |
| Historical, of Trinidad, Tobago |
H.I. Woodcock, History of Tobago (1867), IA E. Williams, History of the People of Trinidad & Tobago (1962), IA L.M. Fraser, History of Trinidad vol.1, vol.2 (1891), posted on Internet Archive |
| Specific Periods |
Marco Ramerini, Dutch and Courlanders in Tobago. A History of the First Settlements, 1628-1677 A. Boomert, Archaeological-historical survey of Tobago, West Indies, pp.246-254 in Journal de la Societe des Americanistes, Persee |
| Politics | Links |
Political Resources on the Web : Trinidad & Tobago;
Governments on the WWW : Trinidad and Tobago |
| General |
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Institutions |
Elections in Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia |
| Foreign Policy |
Wikipedia : Caribbean Community (member since 1973),
Wikipedia : Organisation
of Eastern Caribbean States : Political Union with Trinidad and Tobago (as of 2011);
Wikipedia : Organization of American States (member since 1967);
United Nations (since 1962) Association of Caribbean States (since 1994) Article : Foreign Relations of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Military |
Orders, Decorations and Medals from Trinidad & Tobago, from ODM Regiments of the British West Indies and Bermuda, by Frank Goodwill |
| Economy & Finances |
Entry Trinidad and
Tobago, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor Article Economy of Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia Catregory : Economy of Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia Trinidad & Tobago, from Ministry of Rum |
| Social History |
Trinidad and Tobago Law and Legal Research, from GlobaLex Trinidad & Tobago, from Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Trinidad and Tobago (6), from Ethnologue Category Languages of Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia First Nations of Trinidad and Tobago, ethnographic, by Maximilian C. Forte World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Trinidad & Tobago The Caribs of Trinidad and Tobago, from Caribbean American Centrelink Trinite et Tobago, from L'amenagement linguistique dans le monde, in French |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses - Trinidad & Tobago, from Kirken i Norge Category : Religion in Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia B. Tappin, A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain 1850-2000 |
| History of Regions |
Regions of Trinidad and Tobago, from www.statoids.com |
| Local History |
List of Cities in Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia History of Port of Spain, from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
Trinidad & Tobago, from Airline History Search Lighthouse Explorer for Trinidad |
| Culture |
Trinidad & Tobago, from Alcohol and Drugs History Society Article Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics, from Wikipedia |
| Biographies |
List of Trinidadians,
List of Tobagnians, from Wikipedia Lists of Eastern Caribbean People, scroll down for Trinidad |
| Others |
Disaster History by Country : Natural Disasters, Trinidad & Tobago, from Relief Web Neotropic Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon),
from Rulers (B. Schemmel),
from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated) |
| Lists of Ambassadors |
Article : United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, from Wikipedia;
Heads of Post : Trinidad and Tobago, from
MOFA, Canada |
| Lists of Consuls |
Political Graveyard : Trinidad & Tobago, has incomplete list of U.S. consuls |
| Lists of Bishops |
Article : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain, from Wikipedia |
| Population Figures |
from Population Statistics, Univ. Utrecht |
| Exchange Rates |
Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990 |
| Election Results |
from Trinidad (since 2000);
from IFES Election Guide IPU Election Archive : House of Representatives, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers | Hemerotheques |
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library Newspaper Collection, from National Archives of Trinidad & Tobago |
| Selected Articles |
Trinidad & Tobago Digital Library
Newspaper Clippings Database History of Trinidad and Tobago, from World History Archives |
| Modern Newspapers |
Newspapers and News Media : Trinidad and Tobago, from ABYZ;
from Online Newspapers,
from World Newspapers,
from Worldpress.org (links) Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Archives : 2009-, 2003-2008 Trinidad & Tobago Government News, Gazette Archive 2000- |
| Newsreels |
British Pathe |
| Image Databanks |
Systematic Collections General |
|
Systematic Collections Specialist |
Historical Postcards, from Antanlontan Antilles |
| Accidental Collections |
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Universal Collections Items on Trinidad & Tobago |
License Plates, from Francoplaque, from
License Plates around the World Passports of Trinidad and Tobago, from World Passports Airline Timetable mages : BWIA |
| Archival Deposits |
Het Netionaal Archief :
Inventaris van de archieven van het Nederlands Vice-Consulaat en
Consulaat-Generaal, later de Ambassade in Trinidad en Tobago, 1956-1974 Search National Archives (UK) for Trinidad and Tobago Search Janus for Trinidad and Tobago |
| Constitutions, Laws |
Constitutions of Trinidad and Tobago, from Political Database of the Americas List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Trinidad & Tobago, from ILO, 16 docs. since 1963 Trinidad and Tobago Law and Legal Research, from GlobaLex |
| Consular Reports |
| Chamber of Commerce Reports |
| Document Collections |
Trinidad & Tobago, from Caribbean Register of Documentary Heritage Search : Wikisource, English edition, Dutch edition Trinidad & Tobago Digital Library : Historical Society Collection Caribbean GenWeb Project, scroll down for Trinidad |
| Historical Maps |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles Trinidad,
Tobago, from EB 1911 Articles Trinidad, Tobago, Port of Spain, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
| Religious |
Article Archdiocese of Port of Spain, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907 |
| Economic |
| Geographical |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
J.H. Stark, Stark's Guide-book and History of Trinidad: Including Tobago, Granada, and St. Vincent (1897), posted on
Internet Archive |
| Residence Memoirs |
G.W. des Vux, My colonial service in British Guiana, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Fiji, Australia, Newfoundland, and Hong Kong, with interludes
vol.1,
vol.2,
(1903) posted on Internet Archive |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
National Archives of Trinidad & Tobago Libraries in Trinidad and Tobago, from LibDex Museum Directory : Trinidad & Tobago, from Caribbean Museums |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Trinidad & Tobago, from World Currency Museum;
from Ron Wise's World Paper Money Collections of Coins : Trinidad & Tobago, bilingual Russian-English page; Trinidad and Tobago Coins, from World Coin Gallery |
| Stamps |
Rare Tobago
Trinidad,
Trinidad & Tobago, Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery,
Tobago Stamps 1879-1898,
Trinidad Stamps 1847-1914, with Trinidad & Tobago issues,
from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer Postal History of Trinidad & Tobago, from Tradewinds |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliographies | general |
Search ISBN Database RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library |
| on Trinidad & Tobago | survey of bibliographies |
| bibliographic database |
| general bibliographies |
A Select Bibliography of Trinidad & Tobago, by P.E. Springer (1998) Bibliography : Trinidad & Tobago, from NNDB |
| annual bibliographies |
| specialist bibliographies |
Caribbean Languages, Select Bibliography of published works on Trinidadian French Creole Every Culture : East Indians in Trinidad, Bibliography A.K. Ingram, Parang Bibliography |
| serial publications |
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general bibliographies Trinidad & Tobago entries |
Annotated Bibliography for the English Speaking Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Bermuda, The British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) (In order of importance.), from Florida Coastal School of Law National Archives (UK) : Caribbean Histories Revealed : Bibliography Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography Bibliography of Caribbean Archaeology, from Florida Museum of Natural History G.A. Besson, Caribbean History Archives : Bibliography, mostly on Trinidad & Tobago |
| booksellers |
| Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust;
Gallica Biblioteca Digital Hispanica; Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |
| on the Caribbean |
Digital Library of the Caribbean Trinidad & Tobago Digital Library |
| Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals Journal de la Societe des Americanistes 1895-2000, Persee |
| On the Caribbean |
Nieuwe West Indische Gids 1919-2010 The Caribbean History Archives 2007-2008 |
| General Accounts |
Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994 [G] Gad Heuman, The British West Indies, pp.470-493 in : Andrew Porter (ed.), The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol.III : The Nineteenth Century, Oxford : UP 1999, KMLA Lib.Sign. 909.0971241 O98o v.3 |
| Specific Topics |
Jewish Settlement in Tobago, pp.58-67 in : Mordechai Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean, Jerusalem : Gefen 2002 [G] Steven Vertovec, Indian Indentured Migration to the Caribbean, pp.57-62 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c |
| Historical Dictionaries |
| Yearbooks |
Article Trinidad, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1913 pp. 660-662 (on events of 1912) [G] Article West Indies, British, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1945, pp. 760-761 (on events in 1945) [G] Article West Indies, British, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1946, p. 823-824 (on events in 1945) [G] Article Trinidad, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1947 p.761 (on events of 1946) [G] Article Trinidad, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1948 p.734 (on events of 1947) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1949 p.655 (on events of 1948) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1950, p. 678 (on events in 1949) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1951, pp. 681-682 (on events in 1950) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1952, p. 685 (on events in 1951) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1953, p. 693-694 (on events in 1952) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1954, p. 696 (on events in 1953) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1955, p. 750 (on events in 1954) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1956, p. 686-687 (on events in 1955) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1957, p. 751 (on events in 1956) [G] Article Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1958, pp. 689-690 (on events in 1957) [G] Article West Indies, The, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1959, pp. 744-746 (on events in 1958) [G] Article West Indies, The, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960, pp. 744-746 (on events in 1959) [G] Article West Indies, The, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961, pp. 745-747 (on events in 1960) [G] Article West Indies, The, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1962, pp. 734-736 (on events in 1961) [G] Article : West Indies - Trinidad, in : Statesman's Year Book 1895 pp.227-234, 1898 pp.227-234, 1901 pp.260-270, 1905 pp.290-300, 1910 pp.269-270, 1919 pp.333-335, 1924 pp.333-335, 1925 pp.337-339, 1926 pp.337-339, 1928 pp.335-337, 1929 pp.340-342, 1932 pp.342-345, 1937 pp.367-369, 1943 pp.285-288 [G] Article : Trinidad and Tobago, in : Americana Annual 1927 pp.833-834, 1928 p.766, 1930 p.752, 1931 p.748, 1932 p.697, 1933 pp.752-753, 1935 p.704, 1936 p.718, 1937 p.693, 1943 pp.711-712, 1944 pp.685-686, 1945 pp.700-701, 1946 pp.723-724, 1947 pp.706-707, 1957 pp.786-787 [G] Article : British West Indies, in : Americana Annual 1946 p.129, 1947 pp.104-105 [G] Article : West Indies Federation - Trinidad and Tobago, in : Americana Annual 1962 pp.827-830, 1963 pp.736-738 [G] Article : Trinidad, in : International Year Book 1898 p.783 [G] Article : Trinidad & Tobago, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1963 p.796, 1964 p.825, 1965 p.827, 1966 pp.776-777, 1967 pp.764-765, 1968 pp.771-772, 1969 pp.758-759, 1970 pp.760, 761, 1971 p.742, 1972 pp.695-696, 1973 pp.696-697, 1974 p.691, 1975 p.696, 1976 p.674, 1977 p.678, 1978 pp.681-682, 1979 p.680, 1980 p.679, 1981 p.673, 1982 p.676, 1983 pp.675-676, 1984 pp.674-675, 1985 pp.594, 795, 1986 pp.587, 794, 1987 pp.556, 762, 1988 pp.508-509, 714, 1989 pp.510, 714, 1990 pp.526, 730, 1991 pp.510, 715, 1992 pp.483, 715, 1993 pp.491, 731, 1994 pp.491, 731, 1995 pp.484, 731, 1996 pp.480, 731, 1997 pp.483, 729, 2002 pp.502-503, 743 [G] Article : Trinidad & Tobago, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.458-461, 1973-1974 pp.497-501, 1975-1976 pp.500-503, 1976-1977 pp.506-510, 1978-1979 pp.1176-1179, 1979-1980 pp.1185-1189, 1980-1981 pp.1181-1184, 1981-1982 pp.1188-1192, 1982-1983 pp.1187-1191, 1983-1984 pp.1186-1189, 1984-1985 pp.1183-1186, 1985-1986 pp.1184-1187, 1986-1987 pp.1183-1187, 1987-1988 pp.1187-1190, 1988-1989 pp.1191-1194, 1989-1990 pp.1197-1200, 1990-1991 pp.1198-1201, 1991-1992 pp.1201-1204, 1992-1993 pp.1283-1286, 1993-1994 pp.1287-1290, 1994-1995 pp.1286-1289, 1995-1996 pp.1273-1276, 1996-1997 pp.1254-1257, 1997-1998 pp.1252-1255, 1998-1999 pp.1367-1370, 2000 pp.1535-1539, 2001 pp.1503-1507, 2002 pp.1558-1563, 2003 pp.1558-1563, 2004 pp.1577-1582, 2005 pp.1587-1592, 2006 pp.1596-1601 [G] Article : Trinidad and Tobago, in : The World in Figures 1st ed. 1976 pp.147-148, 2nd ed. 1978 pp.147-148, 4th ed. 1984 pp.147-148 [G] Entry : Trinidad and Tobago, Cabinet p.100, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2003 [G] Article : Trinidad and Tobago, in : Americana Annual 1964 pp.667-668, 1965 p.699, 1966 pp.686-687, 1967 pp.689-690, 1968 p.684, 1969 p.691, 1970 p.693, 1971 p.689, 1972 p.688, 1973 p.687, 1974 p.604 [G] Entry : Trinidad and Tobago, pp.988-993 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G] Entry : Trinidad and Tobago, in : The Commonwealth Yearbook 1989 pp.367-374 [G] |
