i'm doing a paper about Philippine society and there is just not enough resources out there. I figured i would have to go back to the earliest newspapers (as far as possible). I need to know if there are libraries in the Philippines that have archives...
2007-02-23 23:23:08 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
surprisingly you will learn a lot about philippine society by reading philippine jurisprudence as far back as august 1901.
click on the site below and then click on the right hand tab that says "jurisprudence."
click on the box of the year starting as early as 1901. each year is further subdivided into months. for each month several jurisprudence are listed. reading each jurisprudence will give you insights on philippine society during american time. a lot of the cases decided upon by the supreme courts are events that took place during the latter part of the spanish occupation.
2007-02-26 20:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just finished my thesis, i realized there are in fact too many information from everywhere if only you knew how to get to the reliable sources. And the libraries are also complete, only that most of the time they aren't properly catalogued yet.
The Philippine National Archives in Kalaw street, Manila is in fact the best source for me, i was surprised to get 1700s information about a certain family property. (You'll have to know how to read in Spanish though.)
The University of Santo Tomas Central Library in Manila is very large and contains precious archives...ask your school/institution to draft a letter so UST can allow you to browse through their collection of such materials.
Online I found the University of Michigan library very helpful..(see below)
Depending on subject or topic, you can get a lot of information from the Arzobispado in intramuros (church-related) to the most sophisticated libraries such as private institutions like the Filipinas Heritage Library.
2007-02-24 00:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Beanie.beanie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The National Library is your best choice. Or try to get in touch with Fr. Ambeth Ocampo (I think he teaches in Ateneo), he might be able to help you locate some sources because I followed his column and I know he accessed these newspapers from way back.
Don't waste time at the Ayala Museum; you pay a P150 fee and there's nothing much to see.
2007-02-24 00:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Lady_Lawyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be hard. most libraries in the philippines don't have archives or microfiche(s) and in some cases, enough books. what you can do is got to the offices of the popular broasheets and ask them if you can have access to their archives. you can also try if UP has them.
2007-02-23 23:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Biaggio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the National Library. I just don't know you can have the access to it. Better yet, go to Filipinas Heritage Library at Ayala.
2007-02-23 23:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by Makisig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋