Published in 1903 by the United States Government Printing Office, this bibliography serves as a comprehensive catalog of Philippine-related materials held by the Library of Congress shortly after the United States acquired the archipelago. The work was compiled by A.P.C. Griffin and includes a specialized chronological list of maps by P. Lee Phillips. This document is historically significant as it reflects the American effort to systematically categorize and understand their new territory through existing Spanish, European, and indigenous records. The presence of the Silliman University Library watermark and the Lincoln University Library stamp suggests a provenance linked to Protestant educational missions in the Philippines. Silliman University, founded in 1901, would have utilized such bibliographies to build its academic foundations during the transition from Spanish to American educational systems.
A List of Books (with references to periodicals) on the Philippine Islands in the Library of Congress