Manuel Luis Quezon papers, 1909-1944

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President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1935-1944; correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, articles, and other materials relating to his career, 1909-1944.

The Manuel Quezon microfilm was a joint project of the University of Michigan and the National Library of the Philippines. The resulting 54 reels of microfilm represent the most important, but not all, of the Quezon papers. The papers span the period beginning with Quezon's residence in Washington DC as Resident Commissioner and ending with his death in New York State during World War II. There is no material relating to his public service in Mindoro or Tayabas Province, approximately 1903-1909, or to his education.

The collection is of greatest importance for the wide range of Quezon's correspondence and for the documentation of the events and politics involved in the long history of the Philippine independence movement. Quezon corresponded widely both with political figures in the United States as well as with the other great leaders within the Philippines.

Due to the sensitivity of the positions he held, especially before independence, Quezon had cause to devise codes which he used in his correspondence. Staff members of the National Library have prepared a glossary of these words and numerical codes with their meaning. These code indices cover different chronological periods: Code I: 1911-1912; Code II: 1911 and January-July 1914; Code III: 1914-1915 (also known as the War Department code); Code IV: 1917-1929; Code V: 1930s. This code index has been place with the first set of microfilm boxes; a second set has been attached to the printed finding aid.

The collection has been arranged into three series: General Correspondence; Speeches, Articles, Statements, Reports, Interviews, and Book File; and Correspondents File.

Many of the documents had suffered physical damage or decay prior to microfilming. Some are fragments of the original and portions of others may be illegible due to staining, water damage or climate induced decay.

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Nov. 9, 1909-August 5, 1911

Roll 1

Highlights of roll 1, Nov. 9, 1909-August 5, 1911, with notes and comments prepared by Michael Cullinane:

Communications with individuals in the United States:
- Extensive correspondence with Erving Winslow (Secretary, Anti-Imperialist League) mostly re: working toward Philippine independence
- Correspondence with various U.S. congressmen, businesses, etc.
Communications with individuals in Manila and the Philippines:
- Sergio Osmeña--extensive correspondence, mostly cablegrams, specifically:
  - Osmeña to Quezon. Confidential letter in Spanish (Dec. 24, 1910)
  - Quezon to Osmeña. Long letter (March 9, 1911)
  - Quezon to Osmeña. 3 page letter (April 21, 1911)
- Jaime de Veyra (kept Quezon informed of events in Manila)
  - de Veyra to Quezon. Letter. Spanish (Dec. 7, 1910) re: Osmeña's work in Assembly
  - de Veyra to Quezon. Letter. Spanish (Feb. 14, 1911)
  - de Veyra to Quezon. Letter. Spanish (March 4, 1911)
- James Harbord--continual correspondence, usually personal and re: Philippine--American relations
- Harry Hill Bandholtz. Letter (March 23, 1910)
- Teodoro M. Kalaw--some confidential, informative letters to Quezon, especially
  - letter (Aug. 2, 1911)
- Vicente Singson Encarnacion
  - Singson to Quezon. 2 page letter (April 2, 1911)
  - Quezon to Singson. 5 page reply (May 25, 1911)

President of the Senate

The President of the Senate (1916-1935; Reels 7-18) subseries details the evolution of the Philippine government with the filling of positions by Philippine nationals and his increasingly difficult relationship with speaker of the Philippine Assembly Sergio Osmeña for control of the legislature and the Nacionalista party. There is continuing documentation of the relationship between the Philippines and the United States with the drafting of legislation in the United States leading to independence, first the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act (which was reject by the Philippine legislature), then the Tydings-McDuffie Act which passed.

President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

The President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1944; Reels 18-21) subseries covers Quezon's tenure as president, the passage of social legislation, and the war with Japan. For the years 1936 to 1944, there is substantially reduced documentation compared to the previous two subseries and almost no correspondence for 1938.

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