Miss Lou Collection

Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) renowned poet, actress, social commentator, comedienne, folklorist and singer was a beloved Jamaican who for over 50 years made significant contributions to Jamaican theatre, music, culture and literature.

The Miss Lou archives, MS2177, is housed in the Special Collections at the National Library of Jamaica. The intellectual property rights to the works of the Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley rest with her estate. Permission to copy, distribute, perform, broadcast, make adaptations or in any way utilise her works must be made with her estate through the National Library of Jamaica.

This collection consists of digitised photographs relating to Miss Lou and her family, contained within the Louise Bennett manuscript collection as well as NLJ's photograph collection.