Finding aid for the Yin Kim papers 3011
Lindsay Long, Sarah Cassone
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2017 December
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Yin Kim papers
Creator:
Kim, Yin, -2006
Identifier/Call Number: 3011
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
2 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): 1903-2012
Abstract: Yin Kim was a first-generation Korean American WWII veteran, dentist, and USC alum. This small collection consists of photographs
and biographical materials related to Kim, as well as to his family members Earl Kim, Sung Kwon Kim, Hye Won Kang, and wife
Jane Kim. The collection also contains books, audio CDs, awards, and two medals.
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Yin Kim.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged chronologically in box, with loose items placed after.
Biographical Note
Yin Kim was a first-generation Korean American WWII veteran, dentist of 50 years, and graduate of USC. His brother, Earl Kim
was also a WWII veteran and a composer. Their parents, Sung Kwon Kim and Hye Won Kang, were active in the Korean Independence
Movement and the foundation of the Young Korean Academy.
Yin Kim passed away on January 2, 2006 at age 89 after a persistent period of illness. His wife Jane as well as four children
from a previous marriage, five grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survived him. In 2012, Jane Kim wrote "A Man of Many
'Tales'", a biography about her husband.
Preferred Citation
[Box/Folder# or Item name]. Yin Kim Papers, Collection no. 3011, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
Related Archival Materials
Related materials pertaining to Yin Kim can be found within USC's Korean-American Digital Archive in the form of oral histories,
as part of the Korean American Museum Oral History Series subcollection. http://libguides.usc.edu/KADA
Scope and Contents
The Yin Kim papers, 1903-2012, consist of twenty-four folders, as well as a number of loose items, relating to Kim and his
family Amongst these materials is biographical information on Yin Kim, Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, Earl Kim, and Sung Kwon Kim and
copies of articles, clippings, and writings. There is also correspondence with Susan Ahn Cuddy, Henry Ahn, the Korean Centennial
Committee, as well as greeting cards, including a White House birthday greeting from Bill and Hilary Clinton. The rest of
the collection comprises photographs of Kim and family members (six folders which include photos with Winona Judd, Luke Perry
and Mel Gibson, eight foam board photos, and one framed photo), a copy of the 1941 El Rodeo, a scrapbook of Yin Kim's mother's
Patriot Award ceremony, two CDs of music by Earl Kim, and two books.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of the Korean
Heritage Library. 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Asian American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American physicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American women -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Clippings
Compact discs
Correspondence
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Kim, Yin, -2006 -- Archives
An, Ch'ang-ho, 1878-1938 -- Archives
Kang, Hye Won -- Archives
Kim, Earl, 1920-1998 -- Archives
Kim, Sung Kwon, 1875-1960 -- Archives
Korean American Museum -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
[Copies of articles in Korean]
undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 1, Folder 2
[Handwritten note]
undated
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 3
"Heart and Seoul" [USC article]
undated
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 4
[Photograph Labels]
1903-1973
Box 1, Folder 5
[Biographical Information]
1910-1999
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 6
[Photograph - Yin Kim, 1 year old]
circa 1918
Box 1, Folder 7
[Family photographs]
1933-1990
Box 1, Folder 8
[Dosan Ahn Chang Ho papers]
[1936-?]
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 9
[Family photographs]
1941-2002
Box 1, Folder 10
[Photocopies of photographs]
1943-2005
Box 1, Folder 11
[Photocopies and clippings]
circa 1972
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 12
[Earl Kim photographs]
circa 2001
Box 1, Folder 13
[Greeting cards]
1990s-2000
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 14
[Korean American Museum papers]
undated
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 15
[Earl Kim papers]
circa 2001
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 16
[Awards]
1996-2001
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 17
[Susan Ahn Cuddy correspondence]
2001
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 18
Henry Ahn Correspondence
2002
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 19
[Newspaper clippings]
2001-2002
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 20
[Sung Kwon Kim papers]
2001-2002
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 21
[Applications for returning Merit awardee's remains]
2002
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 22
[Korean Centennial Committee correspondence]
2001-2002
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 23
[Correspondence in Korean]
2002-08
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 1, Folder 24
"Cornet, A Tale of Love and Death" by Earl Kim
2004
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Item 1
"A Man of Many 'Tales'" by Jane Kim
2012
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Item 2
[Spiral bound book in Korean]
1985
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 1, Item 3
El Rodeo
1941
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Item 4
Patriot's awards book
1998-01-23
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Item 5-12
[Yin Kim black and white foamboard photographs]
undated
Box 1, Item 13
[Framed black and white photograph]
undated
Box 1, Item 14
Earl Kim: Unmastered Works
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (Audio CD) ; digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Item 15
Earl Kim: Violin Concerto
2004
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (Audio CD) ; digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language of Material: English.
Oversize-folder 1
Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Los Angeles ... Winter Class [poster]
1949
