Preserving Cordillera culture and history through the University of the Philippines Baguio Cordillera Studies Collection Library and Archives

Abstract

This paper gives a short background on the Cordillera Region, the University of the Philippines Baguio Cordillera Studies Collection Library; and Cordillera/Northern Luzon Archives and its collection; and the preservation efforts being undertaken to ensure that information sources will be made available to researchers for a long time thereby assuring a memory culture of the indigenous groups of the Cordillera Region. Cordillera Studies Collection Library and the Cordillera/Northern Luzon Historical Archives are two separate offices in the University of the Philippines Baguio tasked to collect information sources on the seven major indigenous groups of the Cordillera. The Library has in its collection books, journals, conference papers, local newspapers maps and audio-visual materials showcasing the peoples’ colorful history rich culture, unique cultural heritage and often extant customs and traditions. The Library endeavors to aggressively collect all materials on the Cordillera and in whatever format these are presented. Meanwhile, the Archives’ mission is to acquire and make accessible to scholars historical documents. The collection includes the personal papers of Robert B. Fox, Sr., Laurence Lee Wilson, Howard T. Fry, Armando J. Malay, Augustus U. Saboy and Otto Johns Scheerer. Hand in hand with the acquisition of materials is the goal of preserving the photographs, field notes, letters, drawings, maps and other primary sources that are in the collection. Aware of the problem of deterioration, the Archives is embarking on a digitization project that aims to preserve the collection of the Archives. The collection that is in UP Baguio Historical Archives’ possession is a treasure trove that if not preserved, the information contained in these sources will forever be lost.本文简单说明菲律宾大学碧瑶校区科迪勒拉研究图书馆、碧瑶市科迪勒拉和北吕宋历史档案馆及他们的收藏情况，介绍了工作人员在长期确保资料使地区文化源远流长方面做出的努力。 碧瑶大学科迪勒拉研究图书馆、碧瑶市科迪勒拉和北吕宋历史档案馆是碧瑶大学的两个独立机构，承担收集六省一市信息的任务。图书馆收集图书、期刊、会议论文、报纸和视听材料，传承丰富多彩的历史文化、风格独特的文化遗产和习俗传统。图书馆致力收集有关科迪勒拉的各种形式资料，档案馆则努力获取有助学者研究的历史文献，包括Robert B. Fox, Sr.、 Laurence Lee Wilson、Howard T. Fry、 Armando J. Malay、 Augustus U. Saboy 和 Otto Johns Scheerer的收藏资料。图书馆和档案馆携手合作，收集现场记录、书信、图纸、地图和其他原始材料。面对文献老化的问题，碧瑶历史档案馆实施数字化项目来保护档案馆资料，馆内资料是无价之宝，如果不加以妥善保管，这些资料将消失殆尽。