Yong-jeung Kim papers, 1906-1994, bulk 1940-1975

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Series II: Manuscripts and Documents



Box 2 Articles (1), 1948-1959


Box 2 Articles (2), 1940s-1950s

Articles by Yongjeung Kim, some dated and some not. All in English. These deal with the situation in Korea and/or American foreign relations.



Box 3 Articles (3), 1940s-1950s

Articles by Yongjeung Kim, some dated and some not. All in English. These deal with the situation in Korea and/or American foreign relations.


Box 3 Speeches (1), 1946-1947

Text of speeches made by Kim dated 1946 -1967 on Korean affairs.


Box 3 Speeches (2), 1943-1959

Text of speeches and radio broadcasts made by Kim dated 1943 - 1959 on Korean affairs and Korean-American relations.


Box 3 Speeches (3), 1942-1953

Text of speeches, interviews and radio broadcasts made by Kim dated 1942 - 1953 on Korean affairs and Korean-American relations.


Box 3 K.C. Cho (Kyu Chun Cho)'s (and others) Writings (1), 1950-1962

Letters between K.C. Cho and Kim, 1950-1962.

Manuscript entitled "I Survived Communist Seoul", undated. Authorship is not noted but in file immediately below, another copy exists noting that this was written by K.C. Cho using pseudonym of Yi Sobang.

Various copies of articles on Korea from The Economist's Foreign Report, all dated 1961.

Various manuscripts dated between 1950-1962- authorship unclear, no title. These appear to be texts transmitted (some by wire) regarding the situation in Korea. Some are obviously intended for publication either as broadcasts or published articles.

Copy of letter to Kim from Cho, January 19, 1950.

Telegrams exchanged between Kim (in Washington) and Cho (in Pusan), May 1951.

Manuscript by Pak Kyung Sook, undated, 8 pages.


Box 3 K.C. Cho (Kyu Chun Cho)'s (and others) Writings (2), 1951, undated

Color poster illustrating military insignia of North Korean soldiers.

5-page manuscript by Duvall Cho" entitled "Calling Mr. Chung!", no date.

Manuscript entitled "I Survived Communist Seoul" by Yi Sobang (Fictitious) - in pencil is written: (K.C. Cho).

Manuscript entitled "Havoc of War in Korea" by Bu Hwal - A Korean Writer. No date and presume this, too, by Cho.

Letter from Cho to Kim dated December 1951 accompanying manuscript describing conversation he had with Chinese communist prisoner of war in Korea.

Manuscript by Kyung Sook Pak entitled "The Mountain People", undated.


Box 3 R.C. Hahm ''The Economic Effect'of Imperialism on Korea", May 1934, 80 pages

Thesis by R.C. Hahm, Yale University.


Box 3 Homer B. Hulbert, Unpublished Manuscript

Unpublished manuscript that appears to be on the history of Japan's aggressive tendencies in Asia (there is no title page and it is undated, though from the content it appears to have been written in the 1930s).

Also available on microfilm.



Box 4 Homer B. Hulbert, "Echoes of the Orient: A Memoir of Life in the Far East" Unpublished Manuscript, 321 pages

"ECHOES OF THE ORIENT: A Memoir of Life in the Far East" by Homer B. Hulbert F.R.G.S. [H.B.Hulbert/44 Springfield Street/Springfield, M.A.]. This is an unpublished manuscript.

Also available on microfilm.


Box 4 Documents: Miscellaneous, 1942-1974

A Photograph depiciting the YMCA building in Seoul, Korea, showing ... cut during a demonostration on July 7th 1947. Photo by T/3 J. Duncan, 8 July, 1947.

Handwritten law document suing Japanese Minister of Justice for declaring a Korean association in Japan illegal and confiscating its properties, Showa 24 (1949) September 27.

Transcript (in Korean) of broadcast speech by Kim in Seoul, 1947 July 7, announced as a statement by the South-Korean temporary government. Content: purpose of visiting Korea, defending America's good intentions, calling for Nationlist movements.

Text of speech by Owen Lattimore ("Korea in this Crisis"), New York, 1942 May 27.

Materials related to "The Korean Liberty Conference" held in late February-early March of 1942 in Washington D.C.. Note that Yongjeung Kim was a speaker, as was Homer Hulbert (identified as Personal Adviser and Confidential Envoy of the former Emperor of Korea.)

Text of undated manuscript by Arthur C. Bunce entitled "Can Korea Be Free?" Probably from late 1940s or early 1950s.

Copy of article from the "Korea Newsletter'' dated September 15, 1974 entitled: "Anti-Japan Sentiment in South Korea."

Printed "Letter to the Congress of the United States" dated April 6, 1973 from the "Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."

Copy of press release prepared by Carl Levin Associates for the Embassy of Korea re: U.S.-Korean initiative to accelerate development in Korea, undated but probably late 1960s or early 1970s.


Box 4 Korean Historical Documents, 1882-1948

Copies of various treaties between Korea and other countries dating from 1882-1883. Originals appear to come from the National Archives. Multi-page copy of handwritten treaty between the US and Chosen (Korea) is also included. Original from the National Archives.

Several copies of Korean documents (Declaration of Independence?) that are dated the 4252nd year of the Korean Empire.

Copy of Declaration of Korean Independence.

Translated copy of The Constitution of the Republic of Korea, 1948.



Mapcase 15-L-8 Korean Language Scrolls

Removed from box 4, unrolled, flattened and moved to mapcase.

Reproduction of The Proclamation of Korean Independence, circa 1919.

Calligraphy: 懷思萬端不能成寐, by 鄭海[](정화[]?)



Box 4 Korean Affairs Institute: Articles of Incorporation, Annual Meeting Minutes, 1943-1963, 1 volume


Box 4 Korean Affairs Institute-Charter, etc., 1943-1963

Documents related to the Korean Affairs Institute, 1943-1954.

Ledger notebook containing bound documents related to the Korean Affairs Institute, 1943-1963.