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In Sup Shin collection on Korean advertising

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Identifier: 3378

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Scope and Contents

The In Sup Shin collection on Korean advertising consists of correspondence, advertisements, writings on the Korean advertising industry, newspaper clippings, Korean advertising data, and other material collected and/or created by In Sup Shin. Born in 1929, In Sup Shin has worked in the Korean advertising industry since 1965, filling such roles as corporate communications director of Gold Star (LG Electronics), advertising director of the Hee Sung Company (HS Ad), an executive of Nara Advertising, secretary general of the 35th International Advertising Association (IAA) World Advertising Congress, executive secretary of the IAA Korea Chapter, and advisor for the Busan International Advertising Festival. Shin organized most of the collection chronologically by era. The earliest eras represented in the collection (e.g., the Gaehwagi period, 1886-1910) contain photocopies of Korean advertisements, maps, and other material on the history of the Korean advertising industry that Shin collected. The collection also holds some of Shin's correspondence and data from his advertising career, audiovisual material, and Shin's dissertation and research.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886 - 2022

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

In Sup Shin (born in 1929) has worked in the Korean advertising industry since 1965, when he became advertising manager of the Hyundae (Modern) Economic Daily and Sunday News published in Seoul. Shin has worked as assistant marketing manager at the Honam Oil Refinery Company (now GS Caltex), corporate communications director of Gold Star (LG Electronics) of the Lucky Group of companies, advertising director of the Hee Sung Company (HS Ad), an executive of Nara Advertising, advisor for Korad Ogilvy & Mather, and executive vice president of the Korea Audit Bureau of Circulations. Shin has also served as secretary general of the 14th Asian Advertising Congress (AdAsia), secretary general of the 35th International Advertising Association (IAA) World Advertising Congress, executive secretary of the IAA Korea Chapter, and advisor for the Busan International Advertising Festival. As an educator, Shin has taught at the Schoool of Communications at Hallym University and the Graduate School of Mass Communications at Chang-Ang University. Shin has authored over 20 books, including History of Korean Advertising, Advertising in Japan, Advertising in China, International Advertising and Public Relations, History of Public Relations in Korea, and Advertising in Korea.

Extent

12 Linear Feet (9 boxes)

Language of Materials

Korean

English

Abstract

The In Sup Shin collection on Korean advertising consists of correspondence, advertisements, writings on the Korean advertising industry, newspaper clippings, Korean advertising data, and other material collected and/or created by In Sup Shin. Born in 1929, In Sup Shin has worked in the Korean advertising industry since 1965, filling such roles as corporate communications director of Gold Star (LG Electronics), advertising director of the Hee Sung Company (HS Ad), an executive of Nara Advertising, secretary general of the 35th International Advertising Association (IAA) World Advertising Congress, executive secretary of the IAA Korea Chapter, and advisor for the Busan International Advertising Festival. Shin organized most of the collection chronologically by era. The earliest eras represented in the collection (e.g., the Gaehwagi period, 1886-1910) contain photocopies of Korean advertisements, maps, and other material on the history of the Korean advertising industry that Shin collected. The collection also holds some of Shin's correspondence and data from his advertising career, audiovisual material, and Shin's dissertation and research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of In Sup Shin, October 28, 2022.

Processing Information

In Sup Shin organized most of the collection chronologically by era. The material was originally housed in Korean shopping bags, with each bag representing a period of time. The descriptive records under this finding aid use Shin's inventories of each era-based bag. The printed inventories are also included in the collection.

Title
Finding aid for the In Sup Shin collection on Korean advertising
Status
Completed
Author
Bo Doub
Date
2022 November
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
This finding aid's collection-level description is in English. However, the majority of the item- and folder-level description provided by In Sup Shin is written in Korean.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries East Asian Library Repository

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