The Public Records Office, Nassau Bahamas was officially opened
on 15th September 1971. The old Mackey Street Post Office was
converted to archival standards to house, preserve and centralize
government records and archives to make them accessible to the
public.
With many thanks Tamika Butler and Rosemary Munroe Whylly in
compiling the following resources and the Public Records Office
for preserving our history, further research on Junkanoo can
be found within the resources:
BOOKS/DISSERTATIONS
- Bahamas. Ministry of Education and Culture. Archives Exhibition, Junkanoo. Bahamas, 1978. CALL NUMBER: B. Ref GT4987.24 J86
- Barlas, Robert. Cultures of the World: Bahamas. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2000. CALL NUMBER: BF1651.2 B37 2000
- Bethel, E. Clement. Junkanoo, Festival of The Bahamas. London: Macmillan Education Ltd, 1991. CALL NUMBER: B GT4824 A2 B48 1991
- Bethel, E. Clement. Music in The Bahamas: Its Roots, Development and Personality. Diss. University of California, 1978. Los Angeles, 1978. CALL NUMBER: B DISS ML3565 B35 B4
- Craton, Michael and Saunders, Gail. Islanders in the Streams. 2 vols. Athens, Ga. University of Georgia Press, 1992. CALL NUMBER: B F1656 C72 1998
- Etienne Dupuch JR Publications Limited. 2003 Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual. Bahamas, 2002. CALL NUMBER: B F1651 B232 2002
- Etienne Dupuch JR Publications Limited. 2002 Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual. Bahamas, 2001. CALL NUMBER: B F1651 B232 2001
- Ferguson, Arlene Nash. I Come To Get Me! An Inside Look at the Junkanoo Festival. Bahamas: Doongalik Studios, 2000. CALL NUMBER: B GT4824 A2 F47 2000
- Morley, Anthony L. Bahamas Junkanoo Annual. Bahamas: Far East Publications, 1989. CALL NUMBER: B GT4987.24 B33
- Mortimer, Gina, comp. Report of the Second Annual Esso Junior Junkanoo Parade. Bahamas, 1989. CALL NUMBER: B GT4987.24 R46 1989
- Saunders, Gail. Cultural Perspectives. Bahamas: Ministry of Tourism, 2003. CALL NUMBER: B F1654 S28 2003
- Wisdom, Keith Gordon. Bahamas Junkanoo: An Art in a Modern Social Drama. Diss. University of Georgia, 1985. An Arbour, 1985. CALL NUMBER: B DISS GT4987.24 W87
- Wood, Nina Michell. Rushing Hard and Runnin’ Hot: Experiencing the Music of the Junkanoo Parade in Nassau, Bahamas
MAGAZINES/JOURNALS
- Ministry of Tourism. "Junkanoo." Island Scene 1.1 (1995): 60-62 Junkanoo, a celebration unlike any other on earth. This article describes the excitement and events of a Junkanoo morning.
- Beadle, John. "Artists of the Junkanoo." Island Scene Winter (2000): 42-43. Brief bibliographical information on several Bahamian artists and the influence of Junkanoo on their work and their contribution to the festival.
- Bethel, Clement. "Junkanoo." Island Scene 2.3 (1998): 52-53. The article speaks about the roots of Junkanoo and how it has evolved to a uniquely Bahamian form of cultural expression.
- Bethel, Clement. "Junkanoo in The Bahamas." Caribbean Quarterly 36.3/4 (1990): 1-28. Provides historical development of Junkanoo and looks at this festival in its cultural context.
- Dean, Lisa Carol. "Preserving Junkanoo: A Traditional Festival of Music and Culture." Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society Oct 17.1 (1995): 11-22. Focus on the presentation of slave culture in the Bahamian Islands through music
- Deleveaux, Y. Bronique. "Junkanoo Shacks." Conch 1.7 (1991): 17. Shows performers preparing costumes.
- Rahming, Pat. "Junkanoo: A Look to the Future." 24th Annual Long Island Regatta (1991): 60-62. Although a reflection of the opinion of its author, the article nonetheless is thought provoking and amusing. It speaks about the evolution of Junkanoo from the custom design to the materials used to the introduction of a theme.
- Walton, Chelle Koster. "Art that Moves." Island Scene Winter (2000): 38-40, 44, 96. This article portrays how local artists bring life to Junkanoo all year round by capturing the frenzied spirit of Junkanoo on canvas.
- Wisdom, Keith. "The Art of Junkanoo." Conch 1.1 (1991): 6-8. Examines factors that make the Junkanoo festival, such as music and the construction of costumes.
- Wisdom, Keith Ph.D. "Junkanoo." Conch 1.5 (1991); 51 Examines the future and survival of Junkanoo in the 21st Century.
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