Victor Wellington Peters papers
Scope and Contents
The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals, and letters which were collected when Dr. Peters engaged in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea. The photographs with handwritten explanations are primarily about his friends and Korean family members. The collection also includes letters between Peters and his parents in California. There are four journals in the collection from 1939 to 1942 and they are written in Korean and English.
The analog portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, and slides.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1910s-1942
- Creation: 2012
Creator
- Peters, Victor Wellington, 1902-2012 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
To view digital materials contact the Korean Heritage Library.
Physical materials in the collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts in the digital materials must be submitted in writing to Grace Alexander, owner of the archive. Copying from the digital files allowed by permission of the Korean Heritage Library, University of Southern California.
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
Dr. Victor Wellington Peters was born September 29, 1902 in Kansas City, Missouri. Attended UCLA and USC--B.A., 1924; Princeton Seminary, 1924-1928. Missionary to Korea, August 29,1928-January 1941. Married Feb 12, 1938 Hahn Heung Bok in Kimhwa church, Korea. Four children, 8 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Accomplished speaker, preacher, writer, artist, teacher who continues to minister to and inspire the Korean people. From 1941-present, Dr. Peters pastored various churches in Los Angeles, CA; taught in Azusa Pacific University; and mentored Korean doctoral students at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Extent
2.688 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
Korean
English
Abstract
The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals, and letters which were collected when Dr. Peters engaged in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea.
The analog portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, and slides.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Victor Wellington Peters papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sungjin Park
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022 March: Bo Doub edited the collection title at the request of the East Asian Library. The collection's former title was "Reverend V.W. Peters collection."
- 2023 August: Finding aid updated and boxes added by Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1825 United States