Harry L. Ettinger papers
Scope and Contents
The Harry L. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, collected publications, and other material belonging to American philanthropist Harry L. Ettinger. In 1966, Ettinger--then serving as the director of the American-Korean Foundation--established a leprosy rehabilitation center in southeastern Seoul known as Ettinger Village. Ettinger was also a close associate of Syngman Rhee, who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. The Harry L. Ettinger papers include correspondence between Ettinger and various Korean politicians; a portrait of Syngman Rhee signed and dedicated by Rhee to Ettinger; individual photographs and photograph albums depicting Ettinger Village and its residents; and art and correspondence relating to the Korean artist, Kim Sou (Kim Heungsou).
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1970
Creator
- Ettinger, Harry L. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFFSITE. 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 Department of the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian 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.
Extent
1.85 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Korean
Abstract
The Harry L. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, collected publications, and other material belonging to American philanthropist Harry L. Ettinger. In 1966, Ettinger--then serving as the director of the American-Korean Foundation--established a leprosy rehabilitation center in southeastern Seoul known as Ettinger Village. Ettinger was also a close associate of Syngman Rhee, who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. The Harry L. Ettinger papers include correspondence between Ettinger and various Korean politicians; a portrait of Syngman Rhee signed and dedicated by Rhee to Ettinger; individual photographs and photograph albums depicting Ettinger Village and its residents; and art and correspondence relating to the Korean artist, Kim Sou (Kim Heungsou).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John D. Doyle, 2020.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Ettinger, Harry L. -- Archives (Person)
- American-Korean Foundation -- Archives (Organization)
- Kim, Hŭng-su, 1919-2014 -- Archives (Person)
- Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965 -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
- Correspondence
- Graphic arts
- Newspaper clippings
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Publications (documents)
Geographic
- Korea (South) -- Description and travel -- Photographs
- Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1988 -- Archival resources
- Korea (South) -- Relations -- United States -- Archival resources
- Korea -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Harry L. Ettinger papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2022 February
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1825 United States