Archival materials belonging to Jamaica's late Ambassador of Culture, Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be turned over to the McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Canada.

A release sent to THE STAR by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) yesterday stated that the presentation will take place on February 13, during an event dubbed, 'Walk Good: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Miss Lou'. The event will take place at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business, Ron Joyce Centre.

Judge Pamela Appelt, who served as co-executor of Miss Lou's estate, said the gift to the university will consist of all of Miss Lou's papers, photos and works in her possession when she died in July 2006 in Canada, where she resided for many years.

"We are talking about some 80 boxes of materials," said Judge Appelt during an interview with JIS News.

"The university will digitise all the material that they will receive and it will be available for anybody around the world to see and learn more about Miss Lou," she added.

Judge Appelt, who is also co-chair of the Jamaica50 Committee, which is planning activities to celebrate Jamaica's 50th anniversary in 2012, said McMaster University will be working with the committee to organise seminars on the work of Miss Lou next year.

"My role is to keep Miss Lou's memory alive and I'm very pleased with the type of recognition being given to her," said Judge Appelt, who has the distinction of being the first black woman to be appointed a Citizenship Court judge in Ontario.

Miss Lou, who has been credited with elevating the status of the Jamaican language, lived in Toronto, Canada, for the last 20 years of her life. The province of Ontario honoured her memory with the establishment of 'Miss Lou's Room' in 2007 at Harbourfront Centre, a cultural centre located in downtown Toronto.