Finding aid for the Don Pfeifer collection on Korean military, politics, and culture 3377
Bo Doub
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2022 October
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Don Pfeifer collection on Korean military, politics, and culture
Creator:
Pfeifer, Donald M. (1949)
Identifier/Call Number: 3377
Physical Description:
3.13 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1894-2001
Date (bulk): 1950-1970
Abstract: The Don Pfeifer collection on Korean military, politics, and culture contains Korean military albums, planners, newsletters,
memorabilia, art, and other material collected by Donald M. Pfeifer (1949-). The majority of the material in the collection
relates to Korean military and law enforcement entities, including the National Police in the Republic of Korea. The collection
holds at least eight photograph albums identifying Korean military and law enforcement leadership and achievements, ranging
from 1961 to 1988, along with handbooks relating to military policies and rules. The collection also holds material relating
to Korean arts and culture, including exhibition programs, tourism pamphlets, a photographic print of jangseungs in a forest,
rolled woodcut prints, travel magazines, and a 1904 issue of the
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections quarterly titled "Korean Headdresses in the National Museum." Lastly, the collection includes reports, periodicals, and papers
relating to Korean politics and U.S. involvement in Korea -- including issues of the
Foreign Policy Bulletin and reports from the American Consulate General Hong Kong from the early 1950s. The earliest items in the collection include
an 1894 issue of
The Illustrated American and an 1898 issue of
Harper's Weekly -- both containing articles relating to "The United States in Korea" (the title of one of the articles). Don Pfeifer served
in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1972, spending two 13-month tours at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea during his
service. Beginning in 1993, Pfeifer became a collector and scholar of Korean military orders, medals, and decorations from
1900 to the present.
Language of Material:
Korean
, English
.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Container: 3
The Don Pfeifer collection on Korean military, politics, and culture contains Korean military albums, planners, newsletters,
memorabilia, art, and other material collected by Donald M. Pfeifer (1949-). The majority of the material in the collection
relates to Korean military and law enforcement entities, including the National Police in the Republic of Korea. The collection
holds at least eight photograph albums identifying Korean military and law enforcement leadership and achievements, ranging
from 1961 to 1988, along with handbooks relating to military policies and rules. The collection also holds material relating
to Korean arts and culture, including exhibition programs, tourism pamphlets, a photographic print of jangseungs in a forest,
rolled woodcut prints, travel magazines, and a 1904 issue of the
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections quarterly titled "Korean Headdresses in the National Museum." Lastly, the collection includes reports, periodicals, and papers
relating to Korean politics and U.S. involvement in Korea -- including issues of the
Foreign Policy Bulletin and reports from the American Consulate General Hong Kong from the early 1950s. The earliest items in the collection include
an 1894 issue of
The Illustrated American and an 1898 issue of
Harper's Weekly -- both containing articles relating to "The United States in Korea" (the title of one of the articles). Don Pfeifer served
in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to 1972, spending two 13-month tours at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea during his
service. Beginning in 1993, Pfeifer became a collector and scholar of Korean military orders, medals, and decorations from
1900 to the present.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Don Pfeifer, February 11, 2022.
[Box/folder# or Item name], Don Pfeifer collection on Korean military, politics, and culture, Collection no. 3377, Korean
Heritage Library, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Democracy -- Korea (South) -- Archival resources
Korea -- Armed Forces -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Korea -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
Korea -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Korea (South) -- Military policy -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Korea (South) -- Politics and government -- 1960-1988 -- Archival resources
Korea (South) -- Relations -- United States -- Archival resources
Law enforcement -- Korea -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Photograph albums
Newsletters
Memorabilia
Prints
Magazines (periodicals)
Pfeifer, Donald M. (1949) -- Archives