Inventory of the Philippines newspaper collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Simon Ertz, Sarah Cassone
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2019
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Title: Philippines newspaper collection
Date (inclusive): 1934-1957
Collection Number: 2019C127
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Spanish, English and Tagalog
Physical Description:
61 oversize boxes
(87.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The newspapers in this collection were originally collected by the Hoover Institution Library and transferred to the Archives
in 2019. The Philippines newspaper collection (1934-1957) comprises seven different titles of publication, in Spanish, English,
and Tagalog. All of the titles within this collection have been further analyzed in Stanford University Libraries catalog.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
Due to the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across its scope. Copyright is assumed to be held
by the original newspaper publications, which should be contacted wherein public domain has not yet passed. The Hoover Institution
can neither grant nor deny permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2019 from the Hoover Institution Library.
Preferred Citation
The following information is suggested along with your citation: [Title/Date of Publication], Philippines newspaper collection
[Box no.], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Historical Note
The Hoover Institution's collecting history regarding newspapers spans over 80 years. Newspapers became an integral core component
of the "Hoover War Collection" soon after it was established in 1919 as a repository of materials on World War I and the states
and societies involved in it. The subsequent widening of focus to cover the themes of "War, Revolution, and Peace" caused
the collection to grow further in scope and volume into a variety of directions.
As a result, over the course of 80 years, thousands of newspaper titles from close to a hundred different countries were collected.
They document major political and historical events, such as military conflicts and wars, the collapse of political systems,
states, and empires, the establishment of radical and revolutionary regimes, and the corollaries of all these developments,
including economic crises, famines, and migration for political reasons.
In 2000-2001, the Hoover Library's newspaper collection activities came to an almost complete halt. Around that time, the
"realignment" of library activities and collections at Stanford saw the transfer of more than 2,000 newspaper titles from
specific (mostly non-European) countries from the Hoover Library to other libraries at Stanford. Moreover, prior to the realignment,
a significant but unknown volume of paper copies of newspapers (including many Russian/Soviet titles) were discarded after
being microfilmed.
In totality, the remaining paper copies of newspapers at Hoover - excluding microfilm holdings - comprise more than 5,000
unique titles, of which at least many hundreds can be considered rare or very rare. These remaining newspaper collections
at Hoover contain materials dating from all periods of the 20th century, with some titles reaching back into the 19th century.
While the variety and diversity of papers is considerable, most titles fall into one of three groups: 1) general daily and
weekly newspapers; 2) party and propaganda newspapers; 3) newspapers addressing national or ethnic minorities, émigré newspapers,
veterans' papers, professional and union papers.
The largest number of newspaper runs include copies from the first half of the 20th century. Newspapers from this period illuminate
in particular the two world wars and their consequences as well as political, social, and economic developments in Europe
and beyond, including the rise of Socialist, right-wing, and Fascist ideologies and movements. Among the late 20th century
holdings, a significant number of papers reflect political change in various regions, most prominently the end of Socialist
and Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, but also revolutionary or radical political movements in non-European states, e.g.
in Latin America.
Very few holdings of individual newspaper titles possess complete or near-complete runs. However, in cases of gaps, supplementation
can sometimes be found in the form of microfilm copies available at the Hoover Library or holdings at Stanford University
Libraries.
Scope and Contents
The Philippines newspaper collection (1934-1957) consists of seven unique titles, in Spanish, English, and Tagalog. Some titles
also exist on microfilm. Further analyzed title information as well as availibility information regarding microfilm can be
found in Stanford University Libraries catalog.
Arrangement Statement
The Philippines newspaper collection has been organized into seven (7) series, for each title within the collection. The titles,
publication information, and Hoover-held date ranges are: 1. El debate. (Manila , 1935-1936); 2. Guerrilla. (Manila [Philippines]:
Win Pub. Co., 1945); 3. Mabuhay. (Maynila: People's Press, 1934-1935, 1941); 4. Manila bulletin. (Manila, 1938-1942, 1948-1951,
1953-1954, 1957); 5. The Manila chronicle. (Manila [Philippines]: Manila Chronicle Pub. Co., 1949-1954); 6. Taliba. (Maynila:
Taliba, 1941-1942); and 7. Voz de Manila. (Manila: PSP Publications, 1945).
You will also notice a string of numbers within the series information. These numbers represent the library catalog ID for
that particular newspaper title. If input into Stanford's library catalog you will be directed to the full catalog record.
We have preserved this information within our finding aid for both the benefit and ease of the researcher, as well as our
intention to utilize it via automated linking in the future.
The materials in this collection are part of an Offsite Move Project spanning 2018-2019. The items were acquired from the
Hoover Institution Library as "news collections" and were originally housed, unboxed, on shelves via their call number (normally
a country) and ordered alphabetically by title. In some cases, newspapers were not assigned a particular country, but instead
a language designation.
Upon transfer to the Archives, the collection's materials were housed in archival boxes according to size, and afforded item
level descriptive information. Intellectual arrangement was then imposed to each collection both alphabetically by title and
chronologically by date. When searching for a title alphabetically it is important to remember that all initial articles,
particularly ones used in varying languages, are excluded in alphabetical arrangement, and the title is organized based on
the first word (despite the initial article still remaining at the beginning of the title). The formatting of the dates preserves
the packet title holdings information, which was the format used by Hoover Library Staff for decades. As a result, some dates
may appear out of order by month. In the 1980s, Hoover grew less detailed in their capturing of holdings information, resulting
in generalized statements of "many issues missing" or sometimes not recording a missing issue at all.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Philippine newspapers
El debate. (Manila , 1935-1936) 419118
box 27
El debate (Manila)
1935:Mar 24, 1936:Apr 5
Processing Information
Presumably irrelevant barcode affixed to packet
Guerrilla. (Manila [Philippines]: Win Pub. Co., 1945) 419052
box 26
Guerrilla (Manila)
1945:Oct 2
Mabuhay. (Maynila: People's Press, 1934-1935, 1941) 13283076
box 56
Mabuhay (Manila)
1934:Apr 29, 1935:May 12, 1941:Dec 16
Manila bulletin. (Manila, 1938-1942, 1948-1951, 1953-1954, 1957) 13283043
box 28
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1938:Feb 15-1940:Feb26
box 29
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1941:Oct 15-1942:Jan 2
Scope and Contents
Many Issues Missing
box 1
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1948:Apr 16-Dec 31
Scope and Contents
Many Issues Missing
box 5
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Apr
box 1
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Aug
box 9
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Dec
box 3
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Feb
box 4
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Jan
box 2
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Jul
box 11
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Jun
box 6
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Mar
box 12
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:May 2-31
box 10
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Nov
box 7
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Oct
box 8
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1949:Sep
box 23
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Apr 1-25
box 18
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Aug
box 14
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Dec 1-20
box 23
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Feb 14-28
box 22
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Jan 2-Feb 13
box 19
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Jul
box 20
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Jun
box 24
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:May
box 16
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Nov
box 17
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Oct 2-31
box 15
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1950:Sep
box 21
Manila bulletin (Manila)
1951:Mar
box 13
Manila bulletin (Manila) 13283043
1953:Mar 30, 1954:Mar 29, 1957:Apr 1
The Manila chronicle. (Manila [Philippines]: Manila Chronicle Pub. Co., 1949-1954) 13283067
box 28
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1945, 1948
Scope and Contents
Many Issues Missing
box 30
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Apr
box 36
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Aug 2-31
box 43
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Dec
box 35
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Dec 1-30
box 31
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Feb
box 31
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Jan 2-30
box 28
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Jul
box 30
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Mar
Scope and Contents
Missing:mar 24
box 29
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:May-Jun
Scope and Contents
Missing:May 23, Jun 13
box 35
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Nov
box 36
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1949:Sep
box 33
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Aug
box 37
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Jan-Feb
box 34
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Jul
box 34
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Jun
box 42
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Mar-Apr
Scope and Contents
Many Issues Missing
box 33
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:May
box 26
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Nov-Dec
box 41
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Nov-Dec
box 27
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1950:Sep-Oct
box 38
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Apr-May
box 39
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jan 2-Mar 31
box 25
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jan 7-Jun 24
box 40
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jul-Aug
box 25
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jul-Dec
box 43
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jun
box 26
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Jun-Dec
box 44
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Oct-Dec
box 43
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Sep
box 54
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1951:Sep 30
box 54
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:Jan 2-Feb 29
box 57
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:Jul-Aug
box 55
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:Mar -Apr
box 56
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:May-Jun
Scope and Contents
Missing:Jun 13
box 58
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:Nov-Dec
box 47
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1952:Sep-Oct
Scope and Contents
Missing:Sep 13
box 45
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Dec
box 52
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Jan 2-Feb 28
box 60
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Jul-Aug
box 53
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Mar-Apr
box 32
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:May-Jun
box 45
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Nov
box 50
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1953:Sep-Oct
box 51
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Apr
box 49
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Aug
box 46
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Jan 2-Feb 28
box 48
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Jul
Scope and Contents
Missing:Jul 19
box 48
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Jun
box 51
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Mar 1-30
box 49
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:May
box 61
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Oct-Nov
box 59
The Manila chronicle (Manila)
1954:Sep
Taliba. (Maynila: Taliba, 1941-1942) 13283038
box 57
Taliba (Manila)
1941:Dec 31, 1942:Jan 1-2, May, Jun, Jul, Nov
Voz de Manila. (Manila: PSP Publications, 1945) 418842
box 26
Voz de Manila (Manila)
1945:Oct 3
