RPH Flashcards
materials used for the writing of history
historical sources
are materials that have been published for public use, such as books, magazines,
reading journals, travelogues, or speech transcripts.
published materials
are any handwritten or typed record that has not been printed, such as archival materials,
memoirs, and diaries.
manuscripts
such as oral history, artifacts, ruins, fossils, artworks, video and audio recordings
non-written sources
– materials produced by people or groups directly involved in the event or topic being studied
– either participants or witnesses
– range from eyewitness accounts, diaries, letters, legal documents, and official documents
(government or private) and even photographs
primary sources
materials written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness or the participant
written source
visual documents published or made by an eyewitness, or the participant
images
materials made by a firsthand eyewitness, or the participant
artifacts
documented conversations written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness, or
the participant
oral testimonies
- Fossil Remains
- Artifacts and Ruins
- Royal Decrees and Laws
- Official Reports
- Chronicles
- Friar Accounts
- Maps
- Memoirs
- Personal Accounts
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Legislative Journals
- Court Records
- Speeches
- Personal Letters
- Online Databases
- Blogs
- Documentary Films
- Recorded Interviews
kinds of primary sources used
- The National Archives of the Philippines (Manila)
- The National Library (Manila)
- The National Historical Commission (NHC) (Manila)
- The National Museum Complex (Manila)
- Private Museums and Shrines
a. The Lopez Memorial Museum (Pasig)
b. The Ayala Museum (Makati) - The Big Four (4) University Libraries
a. University of the Philippines Main Library (Quezon City)
b. Ateneo de Manila University’s Rizal Library (Quezon City)
c. The American Historical Collection (Ateneo) (Quezon City)
d. De La Salle University Libraries (Manila)
e. University of Santo Tomas’ Library (Manila)
archives of primary sources in ncr
– materials that analyze and interpret primary sources
– may have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them
secondary sources
Tests of Authenticity
external criticism
determining the date of the document to see whether they are
anachronistic (i.e. being out of time)
anachronistic document date
determining the author’s manuscript (handwriting), which includes the signature and seals
author