Peters (Victor Wellington) papers, 1910-2014, bulk 1910s-1942

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Summary

Title:
Victor Wellington Peters papers
Dates:
1910-2014, bulk 1910s-1942
Creators:
Peters, Victor Wellington, 1902-2012
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Extent:
2.688 Linear Feet 3 boxes
Language:
Korean , English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victor Wellington Peters papers, Collection no. 3031, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals, and letters which were collected when Dr. Peters engaged in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea. The photographs with handwritten explanations are primarily about his friends and Korean family members. The collection also includes letters between Peters and his parents in California. There are four journals in the collection from 1939 to 1942 and they are written in Korean and English.

The analog portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, pamphlets, speech notes, and slides.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Victor Wellington Peters was born September 29, 1902 in Kansas City, Missouri. Attended UCLA and USC--B.A., 1924; Princeton Seminary, 1924-1928. Missionary to Korea, August 29,1928-January 1941. Married Feb 12, 1938 Hahn Heung Bok in Kimhwa church, Korea. Four children, 8 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Accomplished speaker, preacher, writer, artist, teacher who continues to minister to and inspire the Korean people. From 1941-present, Dr. Peters pastored various churches in Los Angeles, CA; taught in Azusa Pacific University; and mentored Korean doctoral students at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sungjin Park
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-10 16:24:58 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

To view digital materials contact the Korean Heritage Library.

Analog materials in the collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts in the digital materials must be submitted in writing to Grace Alexander, owner of the archive. Copying from the digital files allowed by permission of the Korean Heritage Library, University of Southern California.

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

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victor Wellington Peters papers, Collection no. 3031, 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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