The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Eric Roach manuscripts
SC15
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
- Creator
- Roach, Eric, 1915-1974
- Title
- Eric Roach manuscripts
- ID
- SC15
- Date
- 19--
- Extent
- 1.0 Linear feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation note
Eric Roach manuscripts. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
Biographical/Historical note
Eric Roach was born in Tobago in 1915. After a secondary education at Bishop High School Tobago, he entered the teaching profession. In 1939, he joined the army in Trinidad and served as a volunteer with the South Caribbean forces during World War II. After a short stint in the Civil Service, he worked as a journalist with the Trinidad Guardian and The Nation. At the age of 39 he turned his attention to writing and produced many short stories, poems, plays, articles, and a radio serial. He published poems using the pseudonym, Merton Maloney. He was also a regular contributor to the BBC Caribbean Voices programme. He died in 1974.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains manuscript copies of plays, journal articles, poems, radio programmes, notes and an unpublished novel.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine Campus868-662-2002 Ext.82132
Custodial History note
The author's collection of manuscripts and papers came into the possession of his wife, Iris Roach, after his death. She sold them to The University of the West Indies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The collection was purchased from Mrs. Iris Roach in May 1983.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago0
- Trinidad and Tobago -- History -- 20th century
Subject(s)
- West Indian literature
Bibliography
Gianetti, Danielle. "The life and poetry of Eric Roach." Thesis M. Phil. St. Augustine, Trinidad : The University of the West Indies, 1984 (PR9360.T89 R6 Z5 G53 1984)
Collection Inventory
Novel |
Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
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Death this carnival by Tony Maloney |
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Plays |
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Belle Fanto |
Box 1 |
Folder 2 |
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Calabash of blood |
Box 1 |
Folder 3 |
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The Corrigans |
Box 1 |
Folder 4 |
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Gayelle in the dooryard |
Box 1 |
Folder 5 |
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Letter to Leonora |
Box 1 |
Folder 6 |
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Mud Volcano |
Box 1 |
Folder 7 |
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Radio Drama |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 1-3 |
Box 1 |
Folder 8 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 4-6 |
Box 1 |
Folder 9 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 7-10 |
Box 1 |
Folder 10 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 11- 14 |
Box 1 |
Folder 11 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 15-17 |
Box 1 |
Folder 12 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater: Episodes 18-20 |
Box 1 |
Folder 13 |
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Sweetwater farm, or, Prisoner of Sweetwater Unnumbered Episodes |
Box 1 |
Folder 14 |
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Credit Union Cooperative scripts |
Box 1 |
Folder 15 |
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Radio programmes : scripts |
Box 1 |
Folder 16 |
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Articles |
Box 1 |
Folder 17 |
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Short stories |
Box 1 |
Folder 18 |
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Notes and other materials |
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Unfinished writings |
Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
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Notebooks |
Box 2 |
Folder 2 |
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Publications |
Box 2 |
Folder 3 |
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Notes |
Box 2 |
Folder 4 |
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Correspondence, flyer for Repertory Dance Theatre |
Box 2 |
Folder 5 |
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Poems |
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Poems with titles A-C |
Box 2 |
Folder 6 |
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Poems with titles D-F |
Box 2 |
Folder 7 |
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Poems with titles G-I |
Box 2 |
Folder 8 |
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Poems with titles L-N |
Box 2 |
Folder 9 |
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Poems with titles P, R, S |
Box 2 |
Folder 10 |
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Poems with titles T, W, V |
Box 2 |
Folder 11 |
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Poems unclassified |
Box 2 |
Folder 12 |
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