Lystra Lewis papers
SC93

Summary Information

Repository
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Creator
Lewis, Lystra.
Title
Lystra Lewis papers
ID
SC93
Date
1960-2005
Extent
10.0 Linear feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation note

Lystra Lewis papers. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Biographical/Historical note

Lystra Lewis was born in Woodbrook, Trinidad and Tobago in 1924. She attended Tranquility Girls School and later went to England through a British Council scholarship to study Physical Education at Bedford College.

Early in her life she participated in many sporting activities and selected netball as her sport of choice. Although she started her involvement in the game as a player, she excelled as a coach, umpire, tester and administrator. She served at all levels of the administration for the game, including President of West Indies Netball Board, President of the Caribbean Netball Association, President of the Americas Federation of Netball Associations, and Vice President of the International Federation of Netball Associations.

She has been credited with many firsts in the netball fraternity in Trinidad and Tobago and the region. Some highlights of her career include: 1939 - Founding Member of the Port of Spain Netball league; 1949-Founding Member of the Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association; 1954 -Founding member of the West Indies Netball Board, forerunner to the Caribbean Netball Association; 1960 -Caribbean representative at the Ceylon conference which agreed to the formation of the International Federation of Women’s Basketball and Netball Association and an International Code of Rules for Netball. 1960-First West Indian to receive the All England Panel Award for Umpiring; 1961 -First Government Netball Coach; 1969-Recipient of the Medal of Merit for Sport (Netball) at the First Trinidad and Tobago National Awards; 1974-Founding Member of the Caribbean Netball Association; 1979 -Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Netabll team which was victorious at the World Netball Championships hosted in Trinidad and Tobago. This was the first country to host and win the championships

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies

St. Augustine Campus
868-662-2002 Ext.82132

Restrictions

The papers are available for consultation by researchers, however there are restrictions on the copying of letters and photographs. Box 8 has been closed to the public.

Custodial History note

The materials were in the possession of Mrs Lystra Lewis until her passing on July 4, 2009. Dr. Iva Gloudon and Ms. Enid Browne received the materials through the Will and Estate of Mrs. Lystra Lewis.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The materials were donated to the Alma Jordan Library by Dr. Iva Gloudon and Ms. Enid Browne in 2010.

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Biographies 

Biographical data: Lystra Lewis 

Box
1
Folder
1

Biographical data: manuscripts 

Box
1
Folder
2

Biographical data: personalities 

Box
1
Folder
3

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Series 2: Correspondence 

General note

There is a general correspondence series, but within each series, correspondence specific to that subject area is housed at the begining of the series.

Correspondence: 1987 

Box
1
Folder
4

Correspondence: coaching 

Box
1
Folder
5

Correspondence: from Lystra Lewis 

Box
1
Folder
6

Correspondence: greeting cards 

Box
1
Folder
7

Correspondence: Men's Netball 

Box
1
Folder
8

Correspondence: Netball competitions 

Box
1
Folder
9

Correspondence: personal 

Box
1
Folder
10

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Series 3: Financial matters 

Correspondence: Financial matters 

Box
1
Folder
11

Expenses and Receipts, 1992-1995 

Box
1
Folder
12

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Series 4: Carifesta & other cultural activities 

General note

Lystra Lewis was the manager, Human Resources and General Administration for Carifesta V which was held in Trinidad and Tobago in 1995.

Correspondence: Carifesta 

Box
1
Folder
13

Carifesta V brochures 

Box
1
Folder
14

Carifesta V reports 

Box
1
Folder
15

Junior calypso monarch competition 2003 

Box
1
Folder
16

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Series 5: Conferences and workshops 

Correspondence: International Sports and Physical Education ( ISPEC) 

Box
1
Folder
17

Correspondence: Sports management 

Box
1
Folder
18

Conferences & workshops: Women in sport 

Box
1
Folder
19

Workshops: coach training 

Box
1
Folder
20

Workshops: Sports management (a) 

Box
1
Folder
21

Workshops: Sports management (b) 

Box
1
Folder
22

Workshops: Umpiring , 1995 

Box
1
Folder
23

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Series 6: Men's Federation of Netball Associations 

Men's Federation of Netball Associations: Correspondence 

Box
2
Folder
1

Men's Federation of Netball Associations 

Box
2
Folder
2

Men's Federation of Netball Associations, 1995 

Box
2
Folder
3

Men's Federation of Netball Associations: Statistics & records 

Box
2
Folder
4

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Series 7: Netball tournaments 

OECS/ ECCB Netball Championships Under 23 St. Kitts/ Nevis, 2003 

Box
2
Folder
5

5th World tournament, 1978-1979 

Box
2
Folder
6

10th World Championships 

Box
2
Folder
7

World Netball tournament, 1987-2003 

Box
2
Folder
8

World Netball tournament magazines 

Box
2
Folder
9

Correspondence & reports: 9th World Netball Championships 

Box
2
Folder
10

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Series 8: Sport Constitutions and Netball Rules 

Constitution and rules (A) 

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2
Folder
11

Constitution and rules (B) 

Box
2
Folder
12

Netball rules 

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2
Folder
13

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Series 9: Trinidad and Tobago Netball and other sports 

Correspondence, 1983 

Box
3
Folder
1

Correspondence: Chips, sports and cultural clubs 

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3
Folder
2

Correspondence: Football/ Jack Warner 

Box
3
Folder
3

Correspondence: WITCO Hall of Fame, 2002, 1984 

Box
3
Folder
4

Correspondence, 1983, 2002, Ministry of Sport, Culture and Youth Affairs 

Box
3
Folder
5

Correspondence, 1989-1990, National Sports Commission 

Box
3
Folder
6

Correspondence & reports: National stadium opening 

Box
3
Folder
7

Trinidad & Tobago Netball Association Correspondence 

Box
3
Folder
8

Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association : Calypso prelimaries 

Box
3
Folder
9

Chips sports and cultural club, 1989-2005 

Box
3
Folder
10

CONCACAF qualifying draw, 1994 

Box
3
Folder
11

WITCO Hall of fame, 2002 

Box
3
Folder
12

Hall of fame: First Citizens Bank Sports Foundation 

Box
3
Folder
13

Ministry of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs 

Box
3
Folder
14

National Sports Commission, 1987-1990 

Box
3
Folder
15

National Sports Council 

Box
3
Folder
16

Port of Spain Netball League 

Box
3
Folder
17

Primary Schools Netball League, 1983 

Box
3
Folder
18

Secondary Schools Netball Task Force Sports Policy 

Box
3
Folder
19

Village olympics, 1993 

Box
3
Folder
20

Trinidad and Tobago Badminton Association 

Box
3
Folder
21

Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association 

Box
3
Folder
22

Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association: Singapore, 1983 

Box
3
Folder
23

Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Netball Association 

Box
3
Folder
24

WITCO sports foundation seminar for New Sports Administrators 

Box
3
Folder
25

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Series 10: Caribbean Netball Association 

Caribbean Netball Association correspondence: general 

Box
4
Folder
1

Caribbean Netball Association correspondence: West Indies tour of Australia, 1989 

Box
4
Folder
2

Caribbean Netball Association annual general meeting (Minutes) 

Box
4
Folder
3

Caribbean Netball Association Australian tour of the West Indies 

Box
4
Folder
4

Caribbean Netball Association, Caribbean Netball Championship 

Box
4
Folder
5

Caribbean Netball Association, Caribbean Youth Netball Championship 

Box
4
Folder
6

Caribbean Netball Association, Coaching sub-committee (reports) 

Box
4
Folder
7

Caribbean Netball Association constitution 

Box
4
Folder
8

Caribbean Netball Association council meeting documents (Minutes and reports) 

Box
4
Folder
9

Caribbean Netball Association development plan for Caribbean Netball 

Box
4
Folder
10

Caribbean Netball Association excutive committee (reports) 

Box
4
Folder
11

Caribbean Netball Association, Guidelines: Organization and hosting championships 

Box
4
Folder
12

Caribbean Netball Association, Jamaica Netball Association council report 

Box
4
Folder
13

Caribbean Netball Association mailing lists 

Box
4
Folder
14

Caribbean Netball Association speeches 

Box
4
Folder
15

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Series 11: Americas Federation of Netball Associations 

Correspondence: AFNA outstanding accounts, 1996-1999 

Box
4
Folder
16

Correspondence: AFNA/CNA joint tournament, 1994 

Box
4
Folder
17

Correspondence: AFNA immediate past President and Regional representative Americas, 1998-2000 

Box
4
Folder
18

AFNA: Minutes & reports 

Box
4
Folder
19

Correspondence: AFNA 

General note

Folder was entitled: Regional Championship 1997 Grenada August 15th - 27th

Box
4
Folder
20

Corrspondence: Past President, 1992-1997 

Box
4
Folder
21

Correspondence: AFNA, Tour to Australia (A) 

Box
5
Folder
1

Correspondence: AFNA, Tour to Australia (B) 1997/1998 (financial statement in AFNA Immediate Past President) 

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5
Folder
2

Corresponndence: AFNA Training and Development Umpiring programme 1994 

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5
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3

Correspondence: AFNA: Screening of Umpires 1997-1998 

Box
5
Folder
4

Correspondence: AFNA, Umpiring Caribbean Netball Association 

Box
5
Folder
5

AFNA: Umpiring programmes 

Box
5
Folder
6

Correspondence: Visit by Australia Netball team to the Region 

Box
5
Folder
7

Correspondence & programmes: Visit by the President of IFNA Mrs. Anne Taylor OBE to the Americas 30th May- 7th June 1996 

Box
5
Folder
8

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Series 12: International Federation of Netball Association 

Correspondence: IFNA, International suspension of Trinidad and Tobago 1989 

Box
5
Folder
9

Correspondence: IFNA, 1984-1991 

Box
5
Folder
10

Correspondence: IFNA 1991 

Box
5
Folder
11

Correspondence: IFNA 1992 

Box
5
Folder
12

Correspondence:IFNA, 1994- 1998 

Box
5
Folder
13

Correspondence:IFNA, 1999-2000 

Box
5
Folder
14

Correspondence: IFNA, 2000 

Box
5
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15

Correspondence: IFNA, 2001-2002 

Box
5
Folder
16

Correspondence: IFNA, Binder A, Part 1 

Box
5
Folder
17

Correspondence: IFNA, Binder A, Part 2 

Box
5
Folder
18

Correspondence: IFNA 8th World Netball Championship Sydney 

Box
6
Folder
1

IFNA Netball Congress, Singapore, 2001: Correspondence 

Box
6
Folder
2

IFNA: Books of Administration: 1983, 1987, 1989 

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6
Folder
3

IFNA: Books of Administration, 1991, 1993 

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6
Folder
4

IFNA Congress 2001, Singapore 

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6
Box
5

IFNA Council meetings, 1979, 1983, 1989 

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6
Folder
6

IFNA: Council meeting, 1991, 1993 

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6
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7

IFNA: Council meetings, 1997 

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6
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8

IFNA: Council meetings, 1995, 2001 

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6
Folder
9

IFNA Netball Congress, Singapore, 2001 

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6
Folder
10

International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball Associations: Minutes of Council meeting, 1967, 1971 

Box
6
Folder
11

IFNA: Management plan, 1995-2000 

Box
7
Folder
1

IFNA Regulations, 1998 

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7
Folder
2

Reports: IFNA, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989 

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7
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3

Reports: IFNA, 1987-1990 

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7
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4

Reports: IFNA, 1991 

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7
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5

Reports: 1991, 1998: IFNA 8th Conference 

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7
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6

Reports: IFNA, 1992 

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7
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7

Reports: IFNA, 1994-1998 

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7
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8

Reports: IFNA, 1999-2000 

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7
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9

Reports: IFNA, 2001-2003 

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7
Folder
10

Report: IFNA, 8th World Netball Championship Sydney, 1991 

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7
Folder
11

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Series 13: Umpiring and Testing 

General note

BOX 8 is not available to Researchers.

Umpiring: Umpires practical test sheets 

Box
8
Folder
1

Caribbean Netball Association Umpiring: Theoretical examination 

Box
8
Folder
2

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examinations, 1979-1985 

Box
8
Folder
3

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires examinations, 1986-1999 

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8
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4

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examination results, 1976-1981 

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8
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5

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examination results, 1982 

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8
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6

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examination results, 1983 

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8
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7

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examination results, 1984-1990 

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8
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8

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires Examination results, 1991-1996 

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8
Folder
9

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring list of candidates 

Box
8
Folder
10

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring medical reports 

Box
8
Folder
11

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring Correspondence 

Box
9
Folder
1

Caribbean Netball Association Umpiring: Correspondence, 1982-1990 

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9
Folder
2

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring Bye-laws governing Umpiring exams & awards 

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9
Folder
3

Caribbean Netball Association: Coaching, training, questionaries & rules 

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9
Folder
4

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring Championships & tournaments 

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9
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5

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires constitution amendments (Proposed) 

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9
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6

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires meeting & reports 

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9
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7

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires- recognised Umpires, 1983 

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9
Folder
8

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpire's Training Manual- Coaching & Umpiring 

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9
Folder
9

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring training, testing & code of ethics 

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9
Folder
10

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpires seminars 

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9
Folder
11

Caribbean Netball Association: Umpiring Sub- Committee- reports 

Box
9
Folder
12

CNA Umpires Pool, 1991-2000 

Box
9
Folder
13

Umpiring: Certificates for Netball Umpires 

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9
Folder
14

Umpiring: Itinerary & flight arrangement 

Box
9
Folder
15

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Series 14: Ephemeral materials 

Certificates 

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10
Folder
1

Invitations 

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10
Folder
2

Miscellaneous 

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10
Folder
3

Music scores National anthem 

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10
Folder
4

Netball newsletters, magazines 

Box
10
Folder
5

Postcards 

Box
10
Folder
6

Programs 

Box
10
Folder
7

Remembrance book 

Box
10
Folder
8

Slides & negatives 

Box
10
Folder
9

Tournament forms & score sheets 

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10
Folder
10

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Series 15: Newspaper Clipping 

Australia 2nd World Tournament, 1967 

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11
Folder
1

Culture & Youth Affairs 

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11
Folder
2

Men in Netball newspaper clippings 

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11
Folder
3

Mucurapo Sports Complex, 1978-1979 

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11
Folder
4

Netball 

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11
Folder
5

Netball: Various years 

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11
Folder
6

Netball: 1971- 1973 

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11
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7

Netball: 1975, 1988 

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11
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8

Netball: 1976, 1979 

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11
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9

Newspaper clippings: Lystra Lewis, 1983- 2003 

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11
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10

Newspaper clippings: Netball, 1976-1979 

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11
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11

Newspaper clippings: Netball, 1983-1985 

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11
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12

Newspaper clippings: Netball, 1995, 1997 

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11
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13

Newspaper clippings: Netball, 2000-2002 

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11
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14

Newspapers Clippings: Sports 

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11
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15

Sport: 1986 

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11
Folder
16

Touring English Netball team visit to Trinidad, 1969 

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11
Folder
17

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Series 16: Scrapbooks 

Box

Jean Pierre Scrapbook 

12

World Netball Tournament Jamaica 

12

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Series 17: Photographs 

Correspondence 

Box
13
Folder
1

Awards/ Trophies 

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13
Folder
2

Carifesta V 

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13
Folder
3

Ceremonies & Programmes 

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13
Folder
4

Conferences/ Committees/ Launches 

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13
Folder
5

Keeping fit 

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13
Folder
6

Lewis, Lystra: Early life and Portraits 

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13
Folder
7

Lewis, Lystra: Later life portraits 

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13
Folder
8

Lystra Lewis Centre for Sport Administration 

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13
Folder
9

Lystra Lewis: National award 

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13
Folder
10

Motor Vehicle 

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13
Folder
11

National Sporting event Secondary schools 

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13
Folder
12

Netball: Australia 

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13
Folder
13

Netball Competition (Hawaii) 

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13
Folder
14

Netball teams: Trinidad & Tobago in Australia 

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13
Folder
15

Netball games 

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13
Folder
16

Netball teams 

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13
Folder
17

Personalities 

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13
Folder
18

Personal photos 

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13
Folder
19

Public speaking 

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13
Folder
20

Scenes: Rome 

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13
Folder
21

Scenes: Unidentified 

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13
Folder
22

St. Vincent & Grenadines Netball 

Box
14
Folder
1

Umpiring/ Coaching 

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14
Folder
2

Unidentified 

Box
14
Folder
3

WITCO Sports awards 

Box
14
Folder
4

World Championship- Scotland, 1987 

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14
Folder
5

World Championship: Singapore 

Box
14
Folder
6

Photo album #1 

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15
Folder
1

Photo album #2 

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15
Folder
2

Lystra D. Lewis 

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15
Folder
3

Photo album #4 

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15
Folder
4

Photo album #5 

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15
Folder
5

Photo album #6: 1979 World Netball Championship, Trinidad and Tobago 

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15
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6

Photo album #7 

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15
Folder
7

Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 

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16
Folder
1

Photo album #2 

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16
Folder
2

Photo album #3 

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16
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3

Photo album #4 

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16
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4

Lystra's 75th Birthday party: 14th/01/1999 

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16
Folder
5

1979 World Games/ World Netball Series 

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16
Folder
6

Thanksgiving Mass on occasion of the Retirement of Mrs. Lystra Lewis & Miss Milta Stephanie Thomas 

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16
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7

An Evening with: The World Netball Champions, Caribbean Netball Champions & National Champions. 

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16
Folder
8

Scrap book of photos 

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17

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Series 18: Videos 

Box

West Indies Netball UK tour 1991 

18

Trinidad & Tobago National Anthem 

18

WITCO Sports Foundation 2003 

18

World Netball Championships 1991 Sydney- Australia 

18

Opening, Jamaica vs. Dominica, TnT vs. Grenada, Closing Ceremony 

18

Hall of Fame 1985 

18

Commonwealth Games 1998 

18

England vs. West Indies 1987 

18

The Vodafone World Netball Championships New Zealand vs. Australia 

18

The Vodafone World Netball Championships New Zealand vs. Australia 

18

No Title 

18

WITCO 1987 

18

Hall of Fame 1985 

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