Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Existence and Location of Copies
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Korean-American Oral History Project collection
Creator:
Korean-American Oral History Project
Creator:
Sunoo, Sonia Shinn
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles. Asian American Studies Center
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1414
Physical Description:
6.0 Linear Feet
(3 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1975-1981
Date (bulk): 1975-1977
Abstract: The Korean-American Oral History Project at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center was founded to develop oral history source
materials on Korean American history during the 1903-45 period, and to facilitate their use by researchers. The tape-recorded
oral histories of Korean American immigrants to the United States made by Sonia Shinn Sunoo form a part of that project. The
collection consists of 31 cassette tape recordings of interviews with Korean immigrants to the United States.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Korean.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted
in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on
behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed audiovisual materials. All requests to access materials
must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of these materials are available for viewing in the Library Special Collections reading room.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sonia Shinn Sunoo, 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Korean-American Oral History Project Collection (Collection 1414). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processing Information
Processed by Anne Caiger, August 1985.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The Korean-American Oral History Project at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center was founded to develop oral history source
materials on Korean American history during the 1903-45 period, and to facilitate their use by researchers. Its goals are
to collect individual memories of people and events, to develop an indexing project for the collection and to establish a
permanent depository of these records at UCLA. The tape-recorded oral histories of Korean American immigrants to the United
States made by Sonia Shinn Sunoo form a part of that project.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of 31 master cassette tape recordings of interviews with Korean immigrants to the United States and 31
duplicate copies. Boxes 1 and 2 of the collection contain the duplicate copies of the master cassettes contained in Box 3.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audio cassettes.
Korean Americans -- California -- Interviews.
Korean-American Oral History Project--Archives.