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| *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. | | *'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm. |
| *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. |
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| Phone:(+63 2) 8524-3231 / 8245-3340 / 8245-3341 / 8708-8656 / 8708-8729 / 8521-6830<br> | | Phone:(+63 2) 8524-3231 / 8245-3340 / 8245-3341 / 8708-8656 / 8708-8729 / 8521-6830<br> |
| E-mail:nationalarchives@nationalarchives.gov.ph<br>
| | Email:nationalarchives@nationalarchives.gov.ph<br> |
| [https://nationalarchives.gov.ph/?fbclid=IwAR0qaU48fH9LRqwIXGzXUxcscc8MmsqhyPEfN3iggq98N8BCvIxWJMti1C0 Website]<br> | | [https://nationalarchives.gov.ph/?fbclid=IwAR0qaU48fH9LRqwIXGzXUxcscc8MmsqhyPEfN3iggq98N8BCvIxWJMti1C0 Website]<br> |
| [https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesPH/ Facebook]<br> | | [https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesPH/ Facebook]<br> |
| [https://nationalarchives.gov.ph/_list-of-collections/ List of Collections]<br> | | [https://nationalarchives.gov.ph/_list-of-collections/ List of Collections]<br> |
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| | [https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3APhilippines '''Endangered Archives: Philippines'''] |
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| == Libraries == | | == Libraries == |
| '''National Library of the Philippines''' | | '''National Library of the Philippines'''<br> |
| P.O. Box 2926 | | P.O. Box 2926<br> |
| T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, | | T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita<br> |
| Manila, Philippines | | Manila, Philippines 1000<br> |
| 1000 | | <br> |
| | | Telephone:(632) 5310-5029; (632) 5310-5031 to 33; (632) 5310-5035<br> |
| Telephone:(632) 5310-5029 | | Email: do@nlp.gov.ph<br> |
| (632) 5310-5031 to 33 ; (632) 5310-5035 | | [http://web.nlp.gov.ph/nlp/ Website]<br> |
| E-mail: do@nlp.gov.ph
| | [http://koha.nlp.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl Search catalog]<br> |
| [http://web.nlp.gov.ph/nlp/ Website] | |
| [http://koha.nlp.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl Search catalog] | |
| :The Philippine National Library has a valuable 45,000-volume Filipiniana collection of '''biographies, local histories''', bibliographies, and gazetteers. It also has collections of rare books and manuscripts, newspapers and brochures, and microforms. | | :The Philippine National Library has a valuable 45,000-volume Filipiniana collection of '''biographies, local histories''', bibliographies, and gazetteers. It also has collections of rare books and manuscripts, newspapers and brochures, and microforms. |
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| The Filipiniana collection at the University of the Philippines Library is also helpful. See:
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| ''Filipiniana 1968: A Classified Catalog of Filipinian Books and Pamphlets in the University of the Philippines Library as of January 1, 1968.'' Diliman, Rizal, Philippines: the University of the Philippines, 1968.
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| '''Library of Congress'''<br>1st–2nd Streets, S.E. <br>Washington, D.C. 20504 <br>[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/philippine Philippine Archives Collection] | | '''Library of Congress'''<br>1st–2nd Streets, S.E. <br>Washington, D.C. 20504 <br>[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/philippine Philippine Archives Collection] |
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| | :The Philippine Archives Collection constitutes an invaluable source of information on the Pacific war during World War II, particularly concerning the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs); military operations in the Philippines, 1941-1942; guerrilla warfare in the Philippines; and conditions in the Philippines under Japanese occupation. |
| | :The collection’s focus is on the individual men and women who served in military or civilian capacities or in guerrilla units in the Philippines during the period of SWPA control. Among the records are: |
| | :*personal histories and diaries; |
| | :*unit histories; |
| | :*medical and death reports; |
| | :*documents on activities within guerrilla units and criminal behavior by guerrillas; and |
| | :*accounts of the effort to liberate the Philippine Islands from Japanese control. |
| | :These records also provide descriptions of conditions within the camps that held POWs and civilian internees in the Philippines, Japan, and on the Asiatic mainland; accounts of Japanese occupation and atrocities; reports of Japanese unit operations; and diaries and narratives recalling the Bataan death march and POW camp life. |
| | :A large portion of the records are: |
| | :*applications for pay and benefits based on military or civilian service, |
| | :*claims by civilians who were pressed into service to repel the Japanese invasion, and |
| | :*claims for compensation by former guerrillas based on their support of the U.S. effort in the Philippines. |
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| *The Ayala Museum Library has over 3,500 rare books and manuscripts: <br>'''Ayala Museum Library and Iconographic Archives'''<br>Makati Avenue <br>Makati, Manila <br>Metropolitan Manila, Philippines<br>Internet: [http://www.ayalamuseum.com/ http://www.ayalamuseum.com]
| | '''Edward E. Ayer Collection'''<br>'''Newberry Library'''<br>60 West Walton Street <br>Chicago, Illinois 60610-3394<br><br>Telephone: (312) 943-9090<br>Email: info@newberry.org<br>[https://www.newberry.org/collection/subjects/american-indian-and-indigenous-studies Website] |
| | :Philippine and Hawaiian History: Recognizing the United States’ presence in the Pacific in the late 19th century, Ayer expanded the scope of his collection westward to include manuscripts, publications, photographs, maps, and language materials related to Philippine and Hawaiian history. Our collection is strongest for the late Spanish period in the Philippines, Filipino nationalism and revolution, the Philippine-American War, and the missionary period in Hawaiʻi. |
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| *The Jorge B. Vargas Filipinian Collectionhouses Vargas's personal collection of rarebooks, documents, and manuscripts: <br><br>'''Jorge B. Vargas Filipiniana Foundation'''<br>241 Shaw Boulevard <br>Mandaluyong, Manila<br>Metropolitan Manila, Philippines<br>Internet: [http://www.vargasmuseum.org/ http://www.vargasmuseum.org]
| | '''U.S. Embassy, American Historical Collection'''<br>'''Ateneo de Manila University'''<br>Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila <br>Philippines<br><br>Telephone: (632) 924-4601, ext. 2668<br>Fax: (632) 924-4428 |
| | :Documents from the American occupation period, with some records from the Spanish colonization period, and a few modern records. |
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| | '''Filipiniana Collection'''<br> |
| | University of the Philippines Library<br> |
| | University of the Philippines Diliman<br> |
| | Temporary Location (as of 2022):<br> |
| | Environmental and Energy Engineering Building<br> |
| | T.H. Pardo de Tavera St.<br> |
| | Diliman, Quezon City<br> |
| | 1101 Philippines<br> |
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| | Telephone: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2856<br> |
| | Fax: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2851<br> |
| | Email: library.updiliman@up.edu.ph<br> |
| | [https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/ Search Catalog]<br> |
| | ::''Filipiniana 1968: A Classified Catalog of Filipinian Books and Pamphlets in the University of the Philippines Library as of January 1, 1968.'' Diliman, Rizal, Philippines: the University of the Philippines, 1968. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/845067737?oclcNum=845067737 '''WorldCat] |
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| *The Fr. Luis G. Merino Library has rare holdings from 1700 on, Philippine history, architecture, cultural arts, and the restoration of the historic walled City of Intramuros. <br><br>'''The Fr. Luis G. Merino Library<br>'''5/F Palacio del Gobernador Building<br>Gen. Luna Street, Intramuros <br>Manila, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
| | '''Ayala Museum Library and Iconographic Archives'''<br>Makati Avenue <br>Makati, Manila <br>Metropolitan Manila, Philippines<br>[http://www.ayalamuseum.com/ Website] |
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| The following collection includes mostly documents from the American occupation period, with some records from the Spanish colonization period, and a few modern records:<br><br>U.S. Embassy, American Historical Collection Ateneo de Manila University <br>Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila <br>Philippines<br>Telephone: (632) 924-4601, ext. 2668<br>Fax: (632) 924-4428 | | '''The Fr. Luis G. Merino Library<br>'''5/F Palacio del Gobernador Building<br>Gen. Luna Street, Intramuros <br>Manila, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines<br><br>Telephone: 02.8527.3141<br>Email: research@intramuros.gov.ph |
| | | :The Fr. Luis G. Merino Library has rare holdings from 1700 on, Philippine history, architecture, cultural arts, and the restoration of the historic walled City of Intramuros |
| Many important libraries are listed in:
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| Dayrit, Marina. ''Directory of Libraries in the Philippines.'' Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines: The University of the Philippines Library, 1973.
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| ===Provincial Libraries=== | | ===Provincial Libraries=== |
| Besides the libraries listed above, each province has a library that stores valuable '''local histories'''. | | Besides the libraries listed above, each province has a library that stores valuable '''local histories'''. |
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| == Museums == | | == Museums == |
| | [https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+philippines&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+philippines&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l6j0i390l3.7614j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Google list of Philippines Museums'''] |
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| | '''Jorge B. Vargas Filipiniana Foundation'''<br>241 Shaw Boulevard <br>Mandaluyong, Manila<br>Metropolitan Manila, Philippines<br>[http://www.vargasmuseum.org/ Website] |
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| == Record Offices == | | == Record Offices == |
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| '''Office of the Civil Registrar General'''<br>National Statistics Office <br>EDSA Corner, Times Street <br>West Triangle, Quezon City 1104<br>Philippines<br><br>Telephone: 926-7373 <br>Fax: 926-7329 <br>Email: L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph | | '''Office of the Civil Registrar General'''<br>National Statistics Office <br>EDSA Corner, Times Street <br>West Triangle, Quezon City 1104<br>Philippines<br><br>Telephone: 926-7373 <br>Fax: 926-7329 <br>Email: L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph |
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| *Immigration and naturalization records(''naturalización de Españoles, radicación de estrangeros''). | | *Immigration and naturalization records(''naturalización de Españoles, radicación de estrangeros''). |
| *Notarial records (''protocolos''). | | *Notarial records (''protocolos''). |
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| '''The Newberry Library.''' Chicago's Newberry Library has the most valuable foreign collection of documents from the Spanish colonization period. You can contact the library at:
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| '''Newberry Library'''<br>60 West Walton Street <br>Chicago, Illinois 60610-3394 <br>Internet: http://www./
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| The above collection is described in:
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| Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois, USA. ''Dictionary Catalog of the Edward E. Ayer Collection of Americana and American Indians in the Newberry Library''. Volume 6, pp. 5,895–99,964. Boston, Massachusetts, USA: G. K. Hall, 1961.
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| Welsh, Doris V. ''Catalog of Printed Materials Relating to the Philippine Islands, 1519–1900'', in the Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Newberry Library, 1959.
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| Lietz, Paul S., Editor. ''Calendar of Philippine Documents in the Ayer Collection of the Newberry Library''. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Newberry Library, 1956. (FS Library book 959.9 A3c; film 0795964 item 4.)
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| [[Category:Philippines]][[Category:Philippines Archives and Libraries]] | | [[Category:Philippines]][[Category:Philippines Archives and Libraries]] |