Collection Summary
Andres Soriano Papers
1940-1984
(bulk 1942-1964)
1940-1984
(bulk 1942-1964)
MSS81597
Soriano, Andres,
1898-1964
500 items
3 containers plus 1 oversize
1.2 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
United States Army
officer and Filipino industrialist. Correspondence, speeches, reports,
newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining chiefly to
Soriano's service on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II
and to conditions in the Philippines during the war.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
Soriano, Andres, 1898-1964.
Subjects
National characteristics, Japanese.
Psychological warfare.
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines.
Places
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945--Newspapers.
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
Titles
Leyte-Samar free Philippines.
Occupations
Army officers.
Industrialists.
Provenance
The papers of Andres Soriano, United States Army officer and Filipino
industrialist, were given to the Library of Congress by the A. Soriano
Corporation in 1992.
Processing History
The papers of Andres Soriano were arranged and described in 1995. The
collection was revised in 1999.
Transfers
Periodicals have been transferred to the Library's Serial &
Government Publications Division where they are identified as part of these
papers.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Andres Soriano
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Andres Soriano are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Andres Soriano Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Andres Soriano (Andres Soriano y Roxas, also known in
the Philippine Islands as Don Andres Soriano, 1898-1964), span the years
1940-1984, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period 1942-1964.
They consist of correspondence, corporate annual reports, newspaper clippings,
photographs, reports, and speeches and proclamations. The Philippine experience
during World War II and Soriano's assignment to Douglas MacArthur's staff are
the focus of these papers. Included are studies and reports regarding the
Japanese psyche and psychological warfare, speeches by MacArthur and Philippine
presidents, and
Free Philippines
(Leyte-Samar Free Philippines)
, a periodical produced
during Japanese occupation in Leyte. Also included is a description by Soriano
of the first meeting of MacArthur with Hirohito, emperor of Japan, in 1945.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm92081597]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
A. Soriano Corp., annual reports,
1979-1982
1979-1982
1
Biographical,
circa 1964-1966
[
See also Oversize
](ov)
circa 1964-1966
1
Don Andres Soriano Memorial Hall,
Fort Bonifacio, Philippines,
1973
1973
1
MacArthur, Douglas,
1946-1951, 1961-1964
[
See also Oversize
](ov)
1946-1951, 1961-1964
(2 folders)
1
Military service record,
1942-1958
1942-1958
1
Press clippings,
1945-1948
1945-1948
1
World War II, Philippine Islands
and east Asian theater
1
American internees and prisoners
of war,
1942-1945
1942-1945
1
Chronology of events in southwest
Pacific,
1945
1945
1
Commander-in-chief daily
communiqués,
1941-1945
1941-1945
1
Corregidor Island, Battle of,
1942
1942
1
Currency usage,
circa 1942, 1947
circa 1942, 1947
1
Free Philippines (Leyte-Samar Free Philippines),
1945
1945
1
General,
1941-1945
1941-1945
2
Guerrilla resistance movements,
1945
1945
(2
folders)
2
Hirohito, emperor of Japan,
1945
1945
2
Intelligence studies,
1944
1944
2
Japanese atrocities,
1944-1945
1944-1945
2
Manila, Philippines, reentry by
allies,
1945
1945
2
Memoranda for the
commander-in-chief,
1944-1945
1944-1945
2
Military instructions, rules, and
regulations,
1940-1944
1940-1944
2
Philippine commonwealth
government,
1942-1945
1942-1945
2
Photographs,
1944-1952
1944-1952
2
Press clippings,
1941-1945, 1951, 1964, 1973, 1984
1941-1945, 1951, 1964, 1973, 1984
2
Proclamations, radio broadcasts,
speeches, and statements,
1944-1945
1944-1945
(2
folders)
3
Psychology and psychological
warfare,
1943-1945
1943-1945
(3
folders)
3
Santo Tomas University, Manila,
Philippines, liberation by Americans,
1945
1945
3
Seventh Amphibious Press News
,
1944
1944
3
Terrain studies, 1944
3
Lingayen,
Philippines
3
Luzon, Philippines
(2
folders)
OV 1
Oversize
OV 1
Biographical,
1966
1966
(Container
1)
OV 1
MacArthur, Douglas,
1964
1964
(Container
1)