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)

 

Anna Charr Kim papers

Box 1, Folder 6

Soup and Salad: Four Generations of a Korean-American Family by Anna Charr Kim 1996-12

 

Evelyn Kim diploma

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.