The Lynden Pindling Exhibit: the Man, the Dream, the Moment

Shananda Miller Hinsey

Abstract


The Sir Lynden O. Pindling Room at the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre of The College of The Bahamas contains an exhibit of over 260 items, including personal effects, gifts, gowns, photographs, speeches and publications. The items included in this special exhibit space are resources that scholars, students and the public may use to research the legacy of the former prime minister and, by extension, the history of The Bahamas.

Keywords


Bahamian history; Pindling, Lynden O. (Lynden Oscar, 1930-2001; Bahamas - Politics and government - 20th century; Prime ministers - Bahamas - Biography

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References


Beardsley Roker, P. (Ed.). (2000). The vision of Sir Lynden Pindling in his own words: Letters and speeches, 1948-1997. Creative Edge.

College of The Bahamas. (2013). Exhibition room heralds Sir Lynden: The man, the vision, the dream [Press release]. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330234049/http://www.cob.edu.bs/News/HCMLPindlingRoomOpens.php

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v21i1.254

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