Biographical note on Anna C. Kim
Biographical note on Easurk Emsen Charr
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Related Materials
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Charr-Kim family papers
source:
Kim, Anna Charr, 1930-
Creator:
Kim, Anna Charr, 1930-
Creator:
Charr, Easurk Emsen, 1895-1986
Identifier/Call Number: 3005
Physical Description:
.43 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1898-1999
Abstract: This small collection contains papers of the Korean-American Charr-Kim family, chiefly consisting of typescript drafts of
"The Golden Mountain," the memoir of Korean immigrant Easurk Emsen Charr (1895-1986), and the memoir of his daughter Dr. Anna
Charr Kim (born 1930).
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical note on Anna C. Kim
Dr. Anna Charr Kim was born in 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Korean immigrants Easurk Emsen Charr and Nien-wha
(Evelyn Kim) Charr. Kim was an assistant professor at National-Louis University.
Biographical note on Easurk Emsen Charr
Easurk Emsen Charr was born in Pyeng-An Province, Korea, in 1895 and immigrated alone to Hawaii in 1904. Charr served in the
U.S. Army during World War I and later earned a Bachelor's Degree from Park College in Parkville, Missouri. He worked for
Rand McNally in Chicago as a cartographer and married Nien-wha (Evelyn Kim) in 1928. The Charrs later moved to Portland, Oregon,
and in 1961, Charr's memoir
The Golden Mountain was published. He died in 1986.
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains papers of the Korean-American Charr-Kim family, chiefly consisting of typescript drafts of
"The Golden Mountain," the memoir of Korean immigrant Easurk Emsen Charr (1895-1986), as well as some of his other writings,
and the memoir of his daughter Dr. Anna Charr Kim (born 1930), titled "Soup and Salad: Four Generations of Korean Americans"
(1996). There is also a 1930 school diploma for Evelyn Kim Charr and photocopies of biographical articles, correspondence,
and other material.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Korean Heritage Library
at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Korean Heritage 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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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], Charr-Kim family papers, Collection no. 3005, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Anna C. Kim, May 1999.
Related Materials
There are digitized photographs of the Charr-Kim family in the Korean American Archive Photo Set of the USC Digital Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean Americans -- Archives
Korean Americans -- Biography
Kim, Anna Charr, 1930-
Kim, Anna Charr, 1930- -- Archives
Charr, Easurk Emsen, 1895-1986 -- Archives
