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Charr-Kim family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3005

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Scope and Contents

This small collection contains papers of the Korean-American Charr-Kim family, chiefly consisting of typescript drafts of "The Golden Mountain," the memoir of Korean immigrant Easurk Emsen Charr (1895-1986), as well as some of his other writings, and the memoir of his daughter Dr. Anna Charr Kim (born 1930), titled "Soup and Salad: Four Generations of Korean Americans" (1996). There is also a 1930 school diploma for Evelyn Kim Charr and photocopies of biographical articles, correspondence, and other material.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898 - 1999

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Korean Heritage Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Korean Heritage Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Biographical note on Anna C. Kim

Dr. Anna Charr Kim was born in 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Korean immigrants Easurk Emsen Charr and Nien-wha (Evelyn Kim) Charr. Kim was an assistant professor at National-Louis University.

Biographical note on Easurk Emsen Charr

Easurk Emsen Charr was born in Pyeng-An Province, Korea, in 1895 and immigrated alone to Hawaii in 1904. Charr served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later earned a Bachelor's Degree from Park College in Parkville, Missouri. He worked for Rand McNally in Chicago as a cartographer and married Nien-wha (Evelyn Kim) in 1928. The Charrs later moved to Portland, Oregon, and in 1961, Charr's memoir The Golden Mountain was published. He died in 1986.

Extent

0.43 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This small collection contains papers of the Korean-American Charr-Kim family, chiefly consisting of typescript drafts of "The Golden Mountain," the memoir of Korean immigrant Easurk Emsen Charr (1895-1986), and the memoir of his daughter Dr. Anna Charr Kim (born 1930).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dr. Anna C. Kim, May 1999.

Related Materials

There are digitized photographs of the Charr-Kim family in the Korean American Archive Photo Set of the USC Digital Library.

Title
Finding aid for the Charr-Kim family papers
Status
Completed
Author
Diann Benti
Date
2021 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository

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