Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1515
Dates:
circa 1919-1972, undated
Languages:
Some of the documents are in
Tagalog
and
Ilocano
. Materials have been translated into English.
Physical Description:
1.5 Cubic feet
4 boxes
Repository:
Collection of archival materials removed from trunks of personal belongings abandoned at death by Filipino agricultural workers in Stockton, California.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Archival materials containing correspondence, photographs, albums, work receipts, books, and other ephemera documenting the lives of Filipino migrants in Stockton, California dating from 1920s-1970s.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into eighteen series.
Series 1: Enrique Andales, dates
Series 2: Julian S. Arofo, dates
Series 3: A.T. Bastion, dates
Series 4: Andres Salle Casinas, dates
Series 5: Cesario H Comparativo, dates
Series 6: Hilario Cuevas, dates
Series 7: Jose M. Galinato, dates
Series 8: Cabalan Janier, dates
Series 9: Seven Madrias, dates
Series 10: Eusebio Maglente, dates
Series 11: Espinaco Fariola Manseuto, dates
Series 12: Sixto Olaco, dates
Series 13: Anastacio Omandam, dates
Series 14: Juan Campoco Pascual, dates
Series 15: Julian Rogas, dates
Series 16: Arcadio Simangca, dates
Series 17: Pablo Solomon, dates Series 18: Dagohoy Masonic Lodge, Number 528, dates
Administration
Author
Angelica Pahamotang, Sam Vong, and Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, 2023
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by the Little Manila Foundation through Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, 2021.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Angelica Pahamotang, intern, 2023; supervised by Sam Vong, curator, 2023; and Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2023.
Separated Materials
The National Museum of American History's Divison of Work and Industry holds the objects that came with the collection including:
Accession number 2022.0058.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Filipino Agricultural Workers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Related Materials
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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143
Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints, NMAH.AC.0204
Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 8: Geography, NMAH.AC.0300
Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection, NMAH.AC.807
Catherine Hann Papers, NMAH.AC.0921
Kamikawa, Omata and Matsumoto Families Papers, NMAH.AC.0924
Juanita Tamayo Lott Filipino American Photographs and Papers, NMAH.AC.0925
Bishop Mitsumyo Tottori Memorial Notebooks, NMAH.AC.0926
Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Correspondence -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Filipino Americans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Migrant workers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Receipts -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agriculture -- California Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tagalog language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diaries Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Little Manila Foundation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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