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Teacher and administrator in the Philippines, governor of the Mountain Province, 1923-1930, later advisor to the Governor General on non-Christian affairs; correspondence, reminiscences, speeches, articles, and photographs.

The John C. Early collection consists of two series: Papers and Photographs. The Papers series includes correspondence, reminiscences, speeches, and articles written by Early, primarily relating to his experiences in the Philippines and papers of Willa R. Early. Correspondents represented in the collection include Charles H. Brent, James Fugate, Gouverneur Frank Mosher, Henry L. Stimson, and Leonard Wood. The Photograph series includes photos of Early, his family, and other American officials in the Philippines. There are also photos of the Philippine countryside, cities, and people, especially views of the Mountain Province.

University of Michigan professor of political science, specialist in Philippine Island politics and government, vice governor of the Philippines in the 1930s; correspondence, collected Philippine materials, course materials.

As vice governor of the Philippine Islands during the 1930s, and later as advisor on Philippine affairs to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II, Joseph R. Hayden was recipient of much substantive documentation relating to the American phase of Philippine Island history. Hayden was an astute and discerning scholar of Philippine life and history, and as such used the opportunity of his frequent trips to the Far East to collect materials (official and personal) that he knew would be of value in his teaching and research, and that he also hoped would prove useful to scholars following after him. Although the Hayden papers include some non-Philippine materials, such as his University of Michigan files and those records from his service with the Michigan Naval Division during World War I, the Philippine Collection is the heart of the collection. Comprising more than 75% of the Hayden papers, the Philippine Collection is testimony to Hayden's foresight in drawing together official documents (because of the positions he held) and other records (sent to him because of his known interest in the Philippines). This collection of official reports, minutes of meetings attended, memoranda with government officials, photographs, clippings, and published materials is unique, especially because of the devastation to Philippine public records and historical documents that occurred during the war.