Exhibit | Centering Philippine and Filipinx American Histories: Selections from The Bancroft Library
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The Bancroft Library's collections of materials relating to the Philippines span nearly 500 years. Highlights in this exhibit include a transcript of an Inquisitorial trial from 1646, a prayer book written in the Cebuano language, and UC Berkeley Filipino student publications from 1905 to the present. The exhibit also features selections from the personal papers of acclaimed author Jessica Hagedorn, including typewritten drafts of her novels, poetry, song lyrics, and a screenplay, as well as childhood drawings and writings.Bancroft's renowned Latin American collections offer up intriguing examples of documents produced by the Spanish Empire as it exploited the islands' natural, cultural, and human resources. Examples include the transcript of the Inquisitorial trial of two women accused of being spiritual mediums, a manuscript written in the Jawi script, which is based on Arabic script promising religious freedom to the Muslim residents of the island of Mindanao, and materials regardin
