Nak Chung Thun papers, circa 1920s-1990s

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Summary

Creators:
Chŏn, Nak-ch'ŏng, 1876-1953
Abstract:
This collection contains the literary archive of Korean-American writer Nak Chung Thun (1875-1953), including the handwritten manuscripts for novels, stories, and essays. There are also some family papers including two yearbooks of Samson Thun from Dinuba Union High School (1924-1925) and the biographical writing of Ellen Thun.
Extent:
2.25 Linear Feet 4 boxes
Language:
Korean , English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Nak Chung Thun papers, Collection no. 3331, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the literary archive of Korean-American writer Nak Chung Thun (1875-1953), including the handwritten manuscripts for novels, stories, and essays. The manuscripts are written in an archaic form of Korean hangul, and date from approximately the 1920s and 1930s. There are also some family papers including two yearbooks of Samson Thun from Dinuba Union High School (1924-1925) and the biographical writing of Ellen Thun.

Some of the short stories and essays were removed from two binders for preservation purposes. The binder covers are housed in Box 4.

Biographical / historical:

Nak Chung Thun (1875-1953) was born in Pyŏngan Province, Korea (now part of North Korea), and immigrated first to Hawaii and then to California in 1907. He settled in Riverside and worked as a laborer. Thun wrote dramas and fiction in Korean that remained unpublished during his lifetime. He was married Ruth (born 1889) and they had seven children including Samson Thun (1908-1998) and Ellen Thun (1912-2006).

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Terms of access:

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to 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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Nak Chung Thun papers, Collection no. 3331, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1825, US
Contact:
(213) 740-1772
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