Philippines

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Try this book for a good place to start when doing research on the Philippines. See especially the bibliography on pages 493-620:

Historical Dictionary of the Philippines 3rd Edition by Artemio Guillermo
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c2012.
Paper Copy: Kroch Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) DS667 .G85 2012
Online Copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/9853632

Here is an older (1989) but useful research book containing annotated title listings of major and standard information sources covering a large number of topics:

Philippines (World Bibliographical Series) by Jim Richardson
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, ©1989.
Paper Copy 1: Kroch Library Asia Reference (Non-Circulating) Z3291 .R52 Note: Shelved in dictionary stand by Asia desk.
Paper Copy 2: Kroch Library Asia Z3291 .R52
Online Copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/9870146

For more introductory sources on the Philippines see here: Quick Reference Sources for Southeast Asia: Philippines

Databases (Find articles etc.) 

Computerized index to Philippine periodical articles (CIPPA) (This is a great place to search for articles about the Philippines)

Bibliography of Asian Studies (a good standard database for finding articles about Asia)

Women's Studies Bibliography: Philippines

Philippines Book Chapter Bibliography (collects chapters/articles about the Philippines from edited volumes)

ABIA South and Southeast Asian art and archaeology index

Southeast Asian Archaeology Scholarly Resources (has a bibliography of archaeology sources)

Bibliography of Performing Arts in the East (theatre, dance, puppetry, cinema, plays, masks, martial arts)

Other Resources

Southeast Asia Digital Library: Philippines (Great source for links to information about the Philippines)

Southeast Asia visions : a collection of historic travel narratives

South East Asian images & texts project : SEAiT

Statistics

Statistics Sources for Asia: Philippines

Bibliographies

Anderson, James N., Robert R. Reed and Gaspar L. Sardalla. Critical issues in Philippine research : a selected and annotated literature review on the women's movement, conflict in Luzon's Cordillera, Muslim autonomy, and recent political resistence. Berkeley, Calif. : Centers for South and Southeast Asia Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 1996. (Ref + Z 3298 .A5 A53x 1996) (Occasional paper series (University of California, Berkeley. Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies) ; 19.)

Bernardo, Gabriel Adriano. Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies, 1593-1961. Quezon City, Ateneo University Press, 1968. (Ref+ Z3294 .Q55 no.2)

Delson, Marcelino T. The Philippine Cordillera and its people : review and synthesis. [Baguio City?] : M.T. Delson, c1990. (Ref Z 7165 .P52 C676x 1990)

Hart, Donn Vorhis. An Annotated Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies:1965-1974. De Kalb : Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University, 1974. (Ref + Z3291 .A1 H32)

Houston, Charles Orville. Philippine Bibliography. v 1. An Annotated Preliminary Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies since 1900. Manila, Philippines : University of Manila, 1960- (Ref Z3291 .H84)

Orbase, Lily O. Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies, 1962-1985. Manila : Bibliography Division, National Library, 1987. (Ref +Z3291 .A1 O64 1987)

Philippine National Bibliography. Manila, National Library of the Philippines, 1974- (Ref + Z3291 P56 - c.i. RR) (Bimonthly, with annual cumulations)

Philippine Studies Newsletter. Villanova, Pa. etc. : Association for Asian Studies,1975- Southeast Asia Regional Council, 1975- (+DS651 .P542 - c.i. RR)

Richardson, Jim. Philippines. Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, 1989. (Ref Z3291 .R52) (World Bibliographical Series, vol. 106)

Rony, A. Kohar. Philippine holdings in the Library of Congress, 1960-1987 : a Bibliography. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1993. (Ref + Z 3299 .L69)

Saito, Shiro. The Philippines : a Review of Bibliographies. Honolulu : East-West Center Library, East-West Center, 1966. (Ref +Z3291 .A1 S13)

Colonial Era Resources

General Works

Blair, Emma Helen. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenthe century; translated from the originals. Cleveland, O. : The A.H. Clark Company, 1903-09. 55 v. (DS653.B63 P5)

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Cornejo, Miguel R. Cornejo’s Commonwealth directory of the Philippines. Manila : Miguel R. Cornejo, 1939. (+ DS654 .C81)

Galang, Zoilo M. Encyclopedia of the Philippines. Manila : Exequiel Floro, 1950-1958. 20 v. (DS655 .G14 1950)

___________. Encyclopedia of the Philippines : the library of Philippine literature, art and science. Manila, P. Vera, 1935. 10 v. (DS 655 .G14)

Manuel, E. Arsenio. Dictionary of Philippine biography. Quezon City, Filipiniana Publications, 1955-1986. 3 v. (Ref DS653.7 .M29)

Villarroel, Hector K. Eminent Filipinos. Manila : National Historical Commission, 1965. (Ref CT1793 .A5)

Bibliographies

Agoncillo, Teodoro A. Tagalog periodical literature. Manila, 1953. 
(Ref Z7101 .A75)

Bernardo, Gabriel A. Bibliography of Philippine bibliographies. Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University, 1968. (Ref +Z3294 .Q55 no.2)

______________. Philippine retrospective national bibliography : 1523-1699. Manila : National Library of the Philippines, 1974. (Ref + Z3294 .Q55 no.3a)

Bibliography of the Philippine Islands. Library of Congress and the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, 1903. (Ref Z3291.U58)

Cruikshank, Bruce. Filipiniana in Madrid : field notes on five major manuscript collections. Honolulu, HI : Philippine Studies Program, Center for Asia and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii, 1984.  (Ref +Z3296 .C95)

Houston, Charles, Orville. "Bibliographical Note and Bibliography."Journal of East Asiatic Studies, v. 4, no. 2 (April 1955), pp. 173-244. (DS501 .J8)

________. "A preliminary bibliography of Philippine anthropology, linguistics, ethnology and archeology." Journal of East Asiatic Studies, v. 2, no. 2 (Jan. 1953), pp. 55-110. (DS501 .J8)

________. Philippine bibliography. Manila, Philippines : University of Manila, 1960. (Asia Rare Z3291 .H84)

Literary index, 1932-1945. Diliman, Quezon City : The Library, University of the Philippines, 1971. (Ref +Z3298 .L5 L77)

Martinez de Zuniga, Joaquin. Estadismo de las Islas Filipinas, o Misviajes por este pais. Madrid : M. Minuesa de las Rios, 1893. 2 v (Film 5712 reel 68 no.4- reel 69 no.1 ; Asia Rare DS658 .M38)

Medina, Jose Toribio. Bibliografia espanola de las islas Filipinas, 1523- 1810. Amsterdam : N. Israel, 1966. [Reprint. Originally published: Santiago de Chile, 1897] (Ref Z3296 .M49 1966)

_________. La imprenta en Manila : desde sus origenes hasta 1810. With Adiciones y ampliaciones . Amsterdam : N. Israel, 1964. [Reprint. Originally published: Santiago de Chile, 1896 and 1904] (Ref Z212 .M49 R4 no.9)

Pardo de Tavera, T.H. Biblioteca filipina : o sea Catalogo razonado de todos los impresos, tanto insulares como extranjeros, relativos a la historia, la etnografia, la linguistica, la botanica, la fauna, la flora, la geologia, la hidrografia, la geografia, la legislacion, etc., de las  islas Filipinas, de Jolo y Mariana. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1903 
(Ref +Z3291 .U582 ; Ref Z3291 .U58)

The Philippines during the Japanese regime, 1942-1945 : an annotated list of the literature published in or about the Philippines during the Japanese occupation. Manila, 1945. (Asia Rare + Z3296 .U58)

Retana, W.E. Aparato bibliografico de al histoira general de Filipinas : deducido de la coleccion que posee en Barcelona la Comania General de Tabacos de dichas islas. Madrid, 1906. 3 v. (Film 5712 reel 73 no.3- reel 74 no.1 ; Asia Rare +Z3291 .R43 A6)

_________. Archivo del bibliofilo filipino : recopilacion de documentos historicos, cientificos, literarios y politicos, y estudios bibliograficos. Madrid, 1895-1905. 5 v. (Film 5712 reel 74 no.2- reel 75 no.1 ; Asia Rare Z3291 .R43 ; Microfiche 887 SEI 93 82241)

_________. Bibliografia de Mindanao (epitome). Madrid, 1894. (Film 5712 reel 75 no.2 ; Ref Z 3297 .M6 T55; Rare Z3297 .M6 R43 ; Microfiche 887 SEI 93 82064)

Robertson, James Alexander. Bibliography of the Philippine islands, printed and manuscript, preceded by a descriptive account of the most important archives and collections containing Philippina. Cleveland : Arthur H. Clark, 1908 [Reprint : 1970] (Ref Z3291 .R65 1970)

Sanz, Carlos. Bibliografia descriptiva y critica de libros filipinos dedon Antonio Graino. Manila : Instituto Nacional de Historia, 1976. (Ref Z3299 .S23)

Tiamson, Alfredo T. Mindanao-Sulu bibliography : containing published, unpublished manuscripts, and works-in-progress : a preliminary survey ; and W.E. Retana’s Bibliografia de Mindanao (1894). Davao City : Ateneo de Davao, 1970. (Ref Z3297 .M6 T55)

Tubangui, Helen R. A catalog of Filipiniana at Valladolid. Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1973]. (+Z3294 .Q55 no.4)

Wickberg, E. B. "Spanish records in the Philippine National Archives."American Historical Review 35 (1955) 77-89.

Manila

Camagay, Maria Luisa T. Social history of Manila, 1765-1898 : an annotated bibliography. 1989 (Ref Z3297 .M2 C17)

Periodicals

Bulletin of the American Historical Collection. Manila : American Association of the Philippines, 1972- (DS651 .A51)

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Filipino culture and values.  Quezon City: Giraffe Books, 1994. (DS663 .A528x 1994)

Encyclopedia of Philippine folk beliefs and customs.  Cagayan de Oro City, R.P.: Xavier University, 1991. (GR325.D37 D5 1991+) (2 v.)

Historical and cultural dictionary of the Philippines.  Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1973. (DS654 .M33)

Historical dictionary of the Philippines, 3rd ed.  Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2012. (Asia Ref DS667 .G85 2012)

Philippine encyclopedia of the social sciences.  Quezon City: Philippine Social Science Council, 1993-. (H41 .P55 1993.) (3 v.)

The University of the Philippines cultural dictionary for Filipinos.  Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. 2009. 2nd ed. (Asia Ref LB45 .K56 2009 +)

History Sources

General Histories

Agoncillo, Teodoro A. History of the Filipino people. Quezon City: Garotech Pub., 1990. 8th ed.

Constantino, Renato. A history of the Philippines : from the Spanish colonization to the Second World War. New York : Monthly Review Press, c1975. (DS668 .C75 1975) [Published in the Philippines in 1975 under title: The Philippines : a past revisited.] Kasaysayan : the story of the Filipino people. Hong Kong : Asia Pub. Co., c1998. 10 v. (+ DS 668 .K37 1998; vol. 10 in Asia Reference)

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Guillermo, Artemio R. and May Kyi Win. Historical dictionary of the Philippines. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c2012. 3rd ed. (Ref DS 667 .G85 2012)

Martinez Salazar, Angel. Presencia alavesa en America y Filipinas (1700- 1825). Vitoria : Diputacion Foral de Alava, Servicio de Publicaciones, 1988?. (E29.B35 M37)

Misioneros extremenos en Hispanoamerica y Filipinas : diccionario biografico y bibliografico. Madrid : Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos, 1993. (Olin BV 2832 .M67 1993) (in Spanish)

Philippine encyclopedia of the social sciences. Quezon City : Philippine Social Science Council, 1993-v. 1. History (Ref H 41 .P55 1993)

Quirino, Carlos. Who's who in Philippine history. Manila : Tahanan Books, c1995. (Ref CT 1792 .Q8 1995)

Bibliographies

Hart, Donn V. Philippine studies : history, sociology, mass media and bibliography. DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 1978. (DS655 .P543)

Looney, David M. A beginner's guide to Philippine history books. Boston : Friends of the Filipino People, 1977. (+ DS670 .L86 1977)

Netzorg, Morton J. The Philippines in World War II and to independence (December 8, 1941-July 4, 1946) : an annotated bibliography. Detroit : Cellar Book Shop Press, 1995. (Ref + Z 3298 .A5 N47 1995)

Onorato, Michael Paul. Philippine bibliography, 1899-1946. Santa Barbara, Calif., A[merican] B[ibliographical] C[enter, 1969, c1968] (+ Z3298 .A5 O58)

Scott, William Henry. Prehispanic source materials for the study of Philippine history . Quezon City : New Day Publishers, 1984. (DS673.8 .S43 1984)

United States. Army. Forces, Pacific. The Philippines during the Japanese regime, 1942-1945 : an annotated list of the literature published in or about the Philippines during the Japanese occupation. Manila, 1945. (Rare + Z3296 .U58)

Wu, Ching-hung. A study of references to the Philippines in Chinese sources from earliest times to the Ming Dynasty. Quezon City : University of the Philippines, 1959. (DS 740 .5 .P5 W95 1959)

Zafra, Nicolas. Philippine history through selected sources. Quezon City, Alemar-Phoenix Pub. House, 1967. (+ DS668 .Z17 1967)

Zaide, Gregorio F. Documentary sources of Philippine history. Manila, Philippines : National Book Store, 1990. 12 v. (DS 668 .D6x 1990)

Periodicals

Bulletin of the American historical collection. Manila, American Association of the Philippines, 1972- (DS651 .A51)

The Journal of history. Manila : Philippine National Historical Society, 1941-(+ DS651 .J86)

Philippiniana sacra. Manila, University of Santo Tomas, 1966- (+ BL1.P55)

Guides

Gupit, Fortunato. A Guide to Philippine legal materials : a text on Philippine legal bibliography, Philippine legal history, Philippine legal system, legal philosophy, methods of legal research. Manila : Rex Book Store, 1993. (Ref KQH .G94 1993)

Manila

Camagay, Maria Luisa T.Social history of Manila, 1765-1898 : an annotated bibliography. Manila : s.n., 1989. (Ref Z 3297 .M2 C17)

University of the Philippines. Institute of Asian Studies. Manila complex : IAS project 104. Quezon, 1967. (+ Z 3297 .M2 Q32 1967)

Regional

Abrera, Josefa B. An annotated bibliography of the history of the sugar industry in Panay and Negros. Manila : Ateneo de Manila, 1963. (+ Z3294 .Q55)

Funtecha, Henry Florida. Bibliography on Iloilo's history and culture : a bibliographic guide to the history and culture of the city and province of Iloilo. Iloilo City : U.P. in the Visayas, 1993- (+ Z3297 .I4 F98 1993)

Mojares, Resil B. History of Cebu : bibliographic guide. Cebu City, Philippines : Cebuano Studies Center, University of San Carlos,1980- (+ Z3297.C42 M19)

Realubit, Maria Lilia F. Bikols of the Philippines. City of Naga, Philippines : A.M.S. Press, 1983. (PL5583.5 .R28)

Periodicals and Indexes

Academic Periodicals

Diliman Review. Quezon City : College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines. 1953-(+LH7 .Q8 D57)U

Kinaadman. Cagayan de Oro, Philippines : Xavier University, Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Zamboanga. 1979-(DS651 .K51 - c.i. RR) U

Philippine Quarterly of Culture & Society. Cebu City, Philippines : University of San Carlos. 1973-(DS651 .P5163 - c.i. RR)U

Philippine Social Sciences Review. Quezon City : College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines. 1984-(H8 .P5P55). Previously titled: Philippine Social Science and Humanities Review. 1929-1982.

Philippine Studies. Quezon City : Ateneo de Manila. 1953-(DS651 .P54 - c.i. RR)U

Pilipinas. Honolulu, Hawaii : Philippine Studies Committee, Southeast Asia Council, Association for Asian Studies. 1980-(+DS651 .F452)

Silliman Journal. Dumaguete City, Philippines : Silliman University. 1954-(AS540 .S58)U

Solidarity. Manila : Solidaridad Publishing House. 1966-(+AP8 .S68)U

General Interest/Current Affairs Periodicals

Philippines free press. Manila, Philippines : Philippines Free Press, 1986- (+ DS651.P511 – c.i. RR)

Indexes/Abstracts

Index to Philippine Periodical Literature, 1946-1967. Quezon City : Library, University of the Philippines, 1972. (+ DS655 .U58) (5 v.) (Research guide (University of the Philippines. Library) no. 10.)

Index to Philippine Periodicals. Quezon City : University of the Philippines. Library. 1955- (Ref + AI3 .I38) (quarterly)

Selected Philippine Periodical Index. Dumaguete City, Philippines : Silliman University. 1969-1974. (AS540 .S581) (4 v.)

Government Publications

United States. Consulate (Iliolo). Despatches from United States Consuls in Iloilo, 1878-1886 [microform]. Washington : National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1957. 2 reels (Asia Film 1252)

United States. Consulate (Manila, Philippines). Despatches from United States consuls in Manila, 1817-1899. Washington : National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955. 12 reels (Asia Film 1251)

United States. Consulate (Manila, Philippines). Despatches from United States consuls in Manila, Philippine Islands, 1817-1899 [microform]. Washington, D.C. : National Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1969. 6 reels (Asia Film 9067)

United States. War Dept. Philippine insurgent records, 1896-1901 : with associated records of the United States War Department, 1900-1906 [microform]. Washington, DC : National Archives, National Archives and Record Service, General Services Administration, 1958. 643 microfilm reels + printed guide (52 p.) (Asia Film 3736)

Philippine Republic, 1945-1949 : internal affairs, decimal number 896 and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 796 and 711.96 [microform]. Frederick, MD : University Publications of America, c1986. 35 (Asia Film 10116)

Philippine Republic, 1950-1954 : internal affairs, decimal numbers 796, 896, and 996 and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 696 and 611.96 [microform]. Frederick, MD : University Publications of America, c1986. 37 reels (Asia Film 10089)

Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Philippine Republic, 1955-1959  : internal affairs, decimal number 796, 896, and 996, and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 696 and 611.96 [microform]. Frederick, MD : University Publications of America, c1987. 24 reels + printed guide (76 p.) (Asia Film 10309)

Managing nationalism : United States National Security Council documents on the Philippines, 1953-1960. Quezon City : New Day Publishers, 1992. (Asia E183.8.P5 M26)

National Security Archive (U.S.). The Philippines : the Marcos years, 1965-1986 [microform]. Washington, D.C. : National Security Archive ; Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., 1990. 652 microfiches + printed guide and index. 3 v. (606, 808, 1108 p.) (Asia Fiche 961)

Philippines: Indexes/Catalogs

United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs. Index to official documents relating to Cuba and the insular possessions of the United States, 1876-1904-[1906] [microform]. Washington : The National Archives, 1942. (Temporary Control Number: AEE8053)

United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs. Records of the Bureau of Insular Affairs relating to the Philippine Islands, 1898-1935 : a list of selected files. Washington : National Archives, 1942. (Asia +CD3028 .P5 A2)

National Archives (U.S.). Preliminary inventory of the records of the High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands (Record group 126). Washington, 1963. (Asia + CD3026 .A32 no.151)