Finding aid for the Charr-Kim family papers 3005
Diann Benti
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2021 November
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
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
Easurk Emsen Charr papers
Behold the Golden Mountain
Box 1, Folder 2
Typescript draft (incomplete, front matter-Chapter 8)
circa 1920-1940s
Box 1, Folder 3
Part Two (typescript draft, pp. 159-199)
Box 1, Folder 4
Typescript draft (incomplete, pp. 315-338 with additional loose materials)
Scope and Contents
Additional loose material at front of binder consists of a typescript two-page essay titled "War and Peace" and typescript
copies of: "Survival of the Fleetest" by Air Raid Jeremiah; "The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling; and "Labouchere's
Parody of Kipling's Poem."
Box 1, Folder 5
Book Two (typescript draft; pp. 360-375)
Box 1, Folder 6
Soup and Salad: Four Generations of a Korean-American Family by Anna Charr Kim
1996-12
Box 1, Folder 1
School diploma
1930-06-09
Scope and Contents
Rolled diploma of Evelyn Kim for graduation from the Upper School of the Kenwood Loring School.
Box 1, Folder 7
Photocopies of articles, correspondence, and other material
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of articles, biographical information, a poem, and correspondence related to Easurk Emsen Charr and Anna Charr
Kim, including a photocopy of Charr's 1918 enlistment record.