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This section describes repositories other than the Family History Library that can help you in your research. The Family History Library has copies of many but not all of the records at these archives.
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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.
*'''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.
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
== Archives ==
'''National Archives of the Philippines'''<br>
1765 Paz Mendoza Guazon Street <br>
Paco, Manila 1007, Philippines<br>
<br>
Phone:(+63 2)  8524-3231 / 8245-3340 / 8245-3341 / 8708-8656 / 8708-8729 / 8521-6830<br>
E-mail:nationalarchives@nationalarchives.gov.ph<br>
[https://nationalarchives.gov.ph/?fbclid=IwAR0qaU48fH9LRqwIXGzXUxcscc8MmsqhyPEfN3iggq98N8BCvIxWJMti1C0 Website]<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/NationalArchivesPH/ Facebook]<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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Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. When you need the address of a library or archive, return to this section.
== Libraries ==
'''National Library of the Philippines'''<br>
P.O. Box 2926<br>
T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita<br>
Manila, Philippines 1000<br>
<br>
Telephone:(632) 5310-5029; (632) 5310-5031 to 33; (632) 5310-5035<br>
E-mail: do@nlp.gov.ph<br>
[http://web.nlp.gov.ph/nlp/ Website]<br>
[http://koha.nlp.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl Search catalog]<br>
: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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'''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]
: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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'''Edward E. Ayer Collection'''<br>'''Newberry Library'''<br>60 West Walton Street <br>Chicago, Illinois 60610-3394<br><br>Telephone: (312) 943-9090<br>E-mail: 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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'''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>
<br>
Telephone: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2856<br>
Fax: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2851<br>
E-mail: 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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'''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 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
===Provincial Libraries===
Besides the libraries listed above, each province has a library that stores valuable '''local histories'''.
===Municipal or City Libraries===
Some municipalities and cities have libraries that collect '''local family histories and other important genealogical records'''.


Before you visit, contact the archive or library. Ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Send a well-worded letter of introduction and intent. This will increase your chances to use the records.
== 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]


=== Libraries in the Philippines ===
== Record Offices ==
'''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&nbsp; <br>Email: L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph
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'''Most vital records should be available at the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Centers. The microfilmed records include:
*Birth certificates.
*Death certificates.
*Cemetery records (''cementerios'').
*Inheritance records and inventories of personalestates (''bienes de difuntos'').
*Marriage records (''matrimonios'').
*Census records (''vecindarios, estadísticas, padrones de chinos'').
*Military records (''quintas, guardia civil, hojas de servicio'').
*Immigration and naturalization records(''naturalización de Españoles, radicación de estrangeros'').
*Notarial records (''protocolos'').
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'''The National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO).''' The National Census and Statistics Office has the major civil records after 1932 and is currently responsible for all civil registration. Unfortunately, most documents from 1932 to 1945 were destroyed in World War II. Prior to 1974 the office was known as the Bureau of Census and Statistics.
[[Category:Philippines]][[Category:Philippines Archives and Libraries]]
 
Most vital records should be available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. The microfilmed records include birth <br />certificates, death certificates, marriage contracts, and notarial records.
 
Employees of the Philippine National Census and Statistics Office will answer questions. Send family history inquiries to:
 
'''Office of the Civil Registrar General<br />'''National Statistics Office <br />EDSA Corner, Times Street <br />West Triangle, Quezon City 1104<br />Philippines<br />Telephone: 926-7373 <br />Fax: 926-7329  <br />Email: [mailto:L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph]
 
'''Tanggapan Sa Pamamahala Ng Mga Kasulatan At Sinupan (Records Management and Archives Office).''' The Archive Division of the Records Management and Archives Office (Bureau of Records Management) at http://www.pnm.my/motw/philippines/3national_archives.htm has approximately 11,000,000 documents from the Spanish colonization period (1552–1898) and a few records from the American occupation period (1898–1946). Unfortunately, thousands of documents have been lost due to careless handling, deliberate destruction, and natural deterioration caused by termites, mold, and moisture.
 
The Family History Library has filmed the most important genealogical records from this collection, including:
 
* Cemetery records (''cementerios'').
* Inheritance records and inventories of personalestates (''bienes de difuntos'').
* Marriage records (''matrimonios'').
* Census records (''vecindarios, estadísticas, <br />padrones de chinos'').
* Military records (''quintas, guardia civil, hojas de servicio'').
* Immigration and naturalization records(''naturalización de Españoles, radicación de estrangeros'').
* Notarial records (''protocolos'').
 
For more information on these records, see the section of this outline for each record type.
 
The Archive Division of the Records Management and Archives Office is in the Philippine National Library Building. Send inquiries to:
 
Archive Division of the R.M. &amp; A.O. <br />Philippine National Library<br />T. M. Kalaw Street<br />Ermita, Manila 2801<br />Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
 
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 atlases, maps, gazetteers, and manuscripts of the rare books collection are listed in:
 
Medina, Isagani R., Editor. ''Filipiniana Materialsin the National Library.'' Quezon City, Philippines: Published jointly by the National Library and the University of the Philippines Press, 1971.
 
The Filipiniana collection at the University of the Philippines Library is also helpful. See:
 
''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.
 
The following libraries shelve Filipiniana collections:
 
* 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]  
* 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]
* 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
 
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
 
Many important libraries are listed in:
 
Dayrit, Marina. ''Directory of Libraries in the Philippines.'' Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines: The University of the Philippines Library, 1973.
 
Besides the libraries listed above, each province has a library that stores valuable local histories. Some municipalities and cities have libraries that collect local family histories and other important genealogical records. Also, each municipality has a local civil registrar office that keeps valuable family history information. The local civil registrar logs all civil registration events (see the “[[Philippines Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]” section of this outline).
 
'''Church Archives.''' See the “[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records ]]” section of this outline.
 
=== Foreign Libraries ===
 
'''The U.S. Library of Congress.''' The U.S. Library of Congress has a large Filipiniana collection. It has the most comprehensive foreign bibliography on the Philippines (about 18,000 entries) in the Orientalia Division of its:
 
''Southeast Asia Subject Catalog.'' Boston, Massachusetts, USA, G.K. Hall, 1972. Six Volumes. Volume 4: The Philippines.
 
'''Library of Congress'''<br />1st–2nd Streets, S.E. <br />Washington, D.C. 20504 <br />Internet: http://www.loc.gov/index.html
 
'''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:
 
'''Newberry Library'''<br />60 West Walton Street <br />Chicago, Illinois 60610-3394 <br />Internet: http://www.newberry.org/
 
The above collection is described in:
 
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.
 
Welsh, Doris V. ''Catalog of Printed Materials Relating to the Philippine Islands, 1519–1900'', in the Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Newberry Library, 1959.
 
Lietz, Paul S., Editor. ''Calendar of Philippine Documents in the Ayer Collection of the Newberry Library''. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Newberry Library, 1956. (FHL book 959.9 A3c; film 0795964 item 4.)
 
=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
 
Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial online services help family history researchers:
 
* Locate other researchers.
* Post queries.
* Send and receive e-mail.
* Search large databases.
* Search computer libraries.
* Join in computer chat sessions.
 
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from the Philippines in many sources at local, provincial, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most information is available at no cost.
 
Some information and guides are available on the Internet for research in the Philippines. Sites that include information about libraries and museums, maps, and naming customs are found in various sections of this outline.
 
General sites that act as indexes to many interesting Philippines genealogical sites on the Internet include:
 
* Philippines Genealogy Web Project.
* Family History Library home page.
 
=== Web Sites ===
 
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/philippines/resources/philippines-libraries.html

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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.
  • 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.
  • Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of the Philippines
1765 Paz Mendoza Guazon Street
Paco, Manila 1007, Philippines

Phone:(+63 2) 8524-3231 / 8245-3340 / 8245-3341 / 8708-8656 / 8708-8729 / 8521-6830
E-mail:nationalarchives@nationalarchives.gov.ph
Website
Facebook
List of Collections

Endangered Archives: Philippines

Libraries[edit | edit source]

National Library of the Philippines
P.O. Box 2926
T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita
Manila, Philippines 1000

Telephone:(632) 5310-5029; (632) 5310-5031 to 33; (632) 5310-5035
E-mail: do@nlp.gov.ph
Website
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.

Library of Congress
1st–2nd Streets, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20504
Philippine Archives Collection

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.

Edward E. Ayer Collection
Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-3394

Telephone: (312) 943-9090
E-mail: info@newberry.org
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.

U.S. Embassy, American Historical Collection
Ateneo de Manila University
Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila
Philippines

Telephone: (632) 924-4601, ext. 2668
Fax: (632) 924-4428

Documents from the American occupation period, with some records from the Spanish colonization period, and a few modern records.

Filipiniana Collection
University of the Philippines Library
University of the Philippines Diliman
Temporary Location (as of 2022):
Environmental and Energy Engineering Building
T.H. Pardo de Tavera St.
Diliman, Quezon City
1101 Philippines

Telephone: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2856
Fax: (+632) 8981-8500 loc. 2851
E-mail: library.updiliman@up.edu.ph
Search Catalog

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. WorldCat

Ayala Museum Library and Iconographic Archives
Makati Avenue
Makati, Manila
Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
Website

The Fr. Luis G. Merino Library
5/F Palacio del Gobernador Building
Gen. Luna Street, Intramuros
Manila, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

Telephone: 02.8527.3141
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

Provincial Libraries[edit | edit source]

Besides the libraries listed above, each province has a library that stores valuable local histories.

Municipal or City Libraries[edit | edit source]

Some municipalities and cities have libraries that collect local family histories and other important genealogical records.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Google list of Philippines Museums

Jorge B. Vargas Filipiniana Foundation
241 Shaw Boulevard
Mandaluyong, Manila
Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
Website

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Office of the Civil Registrar General
National Statistics Office
EDSA Corner, Times Street
West Triangle, Quezon City 1104
Philippines

Telephone: 926-7373
Fax: 926-7329 
Email: L.Hufana@mail.census.gov.ph

Most vital records should be available at the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Centers. The microfilmed records include:

  • Birth certificates.
  • Death certificates.
  • Cemetery records (cementerios).
  • Inheritance records and inventories of personalestates (bienes de difuntos).
  • Marriage records (matrimonios).
  • Census records (vecindarios, estadísticas, padrones de chinos).
  • Military records (quintas, guardia civil, hojas de servicio).
  • Immigration and naturalization records(naturalización de Españoles, radicación de estrangeros).
  • Notarial records (protocolos).
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