Finding aid for the North Korean children's booklets 3389
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2023 July
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: North Korean children's booklets
Identifier/Call Number: 3389
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/6/resources/3407
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1965-1991
Abstract: Collection consists of comics and illustrated story books for children in North Korea.
Language of Material:
English,
Korean.
Container: 1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship, leading to heavily controlled publications.
Children's literature instills self-reliance and loyalty to the country and the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung (1912-1994).
Collection consists of comics and illustrated story books for children in North Korea. The publications are in black and white,
and in color and feature military and agricultural imagery and authoritarian themes.
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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
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[Box/folder# or Item name], North Korean children's booklets, Collection no. 3389, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Children's books -- Archival resources
Comic books
Korea (North)
Korea (North) -- History -- 1948-1994
Propaganda, North Korean
Publications (documents)
Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994