Leading Filipino Americans of the greater Los Angeles area
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Scope and Contents
The Filipino American Library collection consists of materials owned by the Filipino American Library in Historic Filipinotown that were transferred to the University of Southern California Special Collections in 2017. The collection is currently divided into two categories: (i) digitized material and (ii) minimally processed material. The digitized material consists of lantern slides, bound volumes, photographic prints, maps, and other materials that the USC Digital Library digitized and described at the item-level beginning in 2017.
The minimally processed material consists of various formats that have not been digitized or described beyond this finding aid. Types of material grouped under the minimally processed series include published books and periodicals, spiral-bound course readings, library routing requests, newspaper clippings, photocopies of legal proceedings, unpublished manuscripts for journal articles, conference materials, brochures, pamphlets, travel guides, newsletters, teacher and student workbooks, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative records, subject files, photograph albums, and audio and video recordings.
Items selected by affiliates of the FAL to be made digitally available include lantern slides, bound volumes, photographic prints, maps, and loose printed materials showing life in the Philippines, contributions by Filipino Americans in the World War II effort, and the acculturation and growth of the Filipino American community in Southern California. Materials are written in English, Tagalog, and Ilocano. Highlights of the Filipino American Library Collection include:
- Items commemorating Filipino veterans from World War II, including publications and a certificate of commendation from President Clinton;
- Bilingual short stories written by staff from the Asian American Bilingual Center about Asian immigrants and their journey and settlement to the United States;
- Reports, summaries, and recommendations surrounding the health, education, and welfare of Asian Americans;
- Ephemeral materials from the Philippines detailing geography, culture, religion, and life in the Philippines in the early 20th century.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 2015
Creator
- From the Collection: Filipino American Library (FAL) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 48.17 Linear Feet (49 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Tagalog
From the Collection: Iloko
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu