Jamaica Archives and Records Department
{{Short description|National archives of Jamaica}}
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The Jamaica Archives and Records Department is the national archives of Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://www.jard.gov.jm/|title=Jamaica Archives and Records Department - Bridge to the Future - Government of Jamaica|website=www.jard.gov.jm}}
History
The department was created in 1955 from the archives section of the Island Records Office which itself was established by the Islands Records Law (Law 6 of 1879) when it took over the functions of the Island Secretary's Office.[https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/projects/caribbean/NAJm.html National Archives of Jamaica.] lancaster.ac.uk Retrieved 28 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.jard.gov.jm/pages/history|title=History - Jamaica Archives and Records Department - Government of Jamaica|website=www.jard.gov.jm}}