title: Jamaica Archives and Records Department
text: # Jamaica Archives and Records Department
  
  The Jamaica Archives and Records Department is the national archives of Jamaica.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Collections
  
  In 2007, the department participated in the Endangered Archives Programme.
  
  