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Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center

Welcome to the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC) website!

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

MARC is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (except holidays), 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. Since the maximum number of visitors is limited, we highly recommend visitors to schedule appointments in advance. Walk-in visitors will be accepted if the maximum number of visitors is not reached.  

GUAM & MICRONESIA COLLECTION (Maximum capacity: 5 persons)

  • Mondays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm
  • Tuesdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm (Genealogy Collection Users) 
  • Wednesdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm (Genealogy Collection Users) 
  • Thursdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm  
  • Saturdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm (except 11/27/2021, 12/25/2021 and 01/01/2022) 

To schedule an appointment with the Guam and Micronesia Collection,  please send email to Dr. Melissa Taitano at marcref@triton.uog.edu 

MANUSCRIPTS & SPANISH DOCUMENTS (SDC/MSS) (Maximum capacity: 1 person)

  • Mondays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm
  • Tuesdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm
  • Wednesdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm
  • Thursdays: 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm 

To schedule an appointment with SDC/MSS, please send email to Dora Herrero at herrerod@triton.uog.edu

All visitors must sign a Declaration of Individual Attesting to COVID-19 Vaccination form before entering the collections.

 

50th Anniversary Crowdfunding Campaign - #MakeYourMARC

The Micronesian Area Research Center is the primary repository of Micronesian history, knowledge, and cultural preservation in our region. To continue their critical work, MARC needs your support.

Learn how you can help #MakeYourMARC

  

Dean of University Libraries Monique C. Storie
Dean of University Libraries Monique C. Storie

The Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center was formally created in 1967 by Guam Public Law No. 9-106. This Public Law was introduced by Guam Congressman Richard Flores Taitano and the Research Center was named after him on its Thirtieth Anniversary in 1997.

The legislative creation of MARC was the result of a gathering together of scholars by former UOG President Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita and a transfer of funding for the enterprise by former Governor Manual F. Guerrero.

This Center contains over 40,000 volumes of resource materials on Guam and Micronesia, and 800 unpublished theses and dissertations. It contains many early publications such as the Guam Recorder.

There are housed at MARC more than 100,000 pages of Spanish documents, 23,000 photographic prints, 90,000 negatives, and 4,000 slides.

A popular part of the collection is the CHamoru Genealogy section, where more than 100 family genealogies have been traced.

A map collection is also maintained, and a manuscripts collection.

MARC has an impressive list of publications produced by MARC scholars, and the publication effort continues with the UOG Press currently housed at MARC.

MARC is currently undergoing a renewal of efforts on its 50th Anniversary and has established task forces to work on further developing the various aspects of the Center. MARC welcomes volunteers and students to partake of this process! A great proportion of the renewal efforts will be devoted to increased web based information to allow members of the public access to the treasure trove of information retained by MARC.

 

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Retired Director and Faculty

  • Dr. John A. Peterson, Director
  • Dr. Hiro Kurashina, Director Emeritus
  • †Dr. Dirk Ballendorf, Professor of Micronesian Studies
  • †Donald Shuster, Professor of Education
  • Marjorie G. Driver, Associate Professor, Spanish Documents
  • Dr. Marilyn Salas, Acting Director Center of Excellence in Chamorro Language and Culture; Associate Professor, Elementary Education

 

 

MARC Emeritus

  • †Sr. Felicia E. Plaza, M.M.B., Professor Emerita of Mathematics
  • Kenneth L. Carriveau, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Library Science
  • Paul Carano, M.A., Professor Emeritus of History
  • Thomas McGrath, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
  • Hiro Kurashina, Ph.D., Director Emeritus of MARC
  • Dr. Mary Spencer, Professor of Psychology & Micronesian Studies
 

Address:

Richard Flores Taitano
Micronesian Area Research Center
UOG Station
Mangilao, Guam  96923
Office: 671-735-2150/2151
Fax: 671-734-7403

 

For Publications Inquiries or Orders, email:

LaVonne C. Guerrero-Meno

 

General Reference Inquiries, email:

Wai Yi Ma

Carmen Quintanilla Starnes

Melanie A. Duenas

 

Board of Advisors

Click here for the Board of Advisors page.

 

 

 

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