- San Jose: Parish, Town and People by Juan A. Ona
A brief but well-researched account of the history of San Jose from pre-Spanish colonial times to the end of the 20th century
- San Jose, Batangas: A Study in Historical Demography by Marlou O. Castillo
An award-winning college thesis written in 1972 when historical demography was still in its infancy. The paper is reproduced here to demonstrate that valuable data and information could be obtained by demographers, economists, sociologists and other social scientists from the centuries-old records.
- San Jose sa Pang Araw Araw na Buhay by Gabrielle Medina, Althea Medrano, Sofia Neri and Bennett Wong
An oral history of San Jose prepared by four senior History major students of De La Salle University based on their interviews with resource persons who were born in San Jose in four different decades (1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s) and spent their adolescence/early adult years in the town. The paper chronicles life in San Jose during those years.
- The 1886 Padron General de Almas by Juan A. Ona
A short article describing the 1886 census of San Jose which contains fascinating details of each household in the town’s c. 62 barangays 130 years ago.
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