Korean War collection, 1950-1964, bulk 1950-1953

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Summary

Creators:
Du, Gao, He, Yi, 1914-1987, Liu, Lun, 1913-, and Yu, Zengyi
Abstract:
The Korean War collection contains Chinese propaganda leaflets printed during the Korean War (1950-1953), restricted Chinese military maps, books of photographs, post-war North Korean propaganda, songs, a photograph album, posters, comic books, and illustrated propaganda created during and shortly after the Korean War. The leaflets in the collection include both propaganda printed in English that Chinese military forces dropped over American lines and also leaflets printed in Chinese directed at Chinese soldiers fighting in the Korean War. The collection also includes 69 books published in China and North Korea during the Korean War. Much of the propaganda in the collection promotes the heroism of the soldiers fighting for the North Korean side and the undying friendship of the Chinese and Korean peoples.
Extent:
2.21 Linear Feet 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Language:
Chinese , English , Korean .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], Korean War collection, Collection no. 3332, Korean Heritage Library, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Korean War collection contains Chinese propaganda leaflets printed during the Korean War (1950-1953), restricted Chinese military maps, books of photographs, post-war North Korean propaganda, songs, a photograph album, posters, comic books, and illustrated propaganda created during and shortly after the Korean War. The leaflets in the collection include both propaganda printed in English that Chinese military forces dropped over American lines and also leaflets printed in Chinese directed at Chinese soldiers fighting in the Korean War. The collection also includes 69 books published in China and North Korea during the Korean War. Much of the propaganda in the collection promotes the heroism of the soldiers fighting for the North Korean side and the undying friendship of the Chinese and Korean peoples.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Peking Man Bookshop, March 2021.
Processing information:

This finding aid's file-level records are based on a collection inventory created by the immediate source of the acquisition, Peking Man Bookshop. Peking Man Bookshop divided the inventory into two "parts": "Part One: Archival collection" and "Part Two: Books." The USC Libraries preserved Peking Man Bookshop's arrangement and description. Peking Man Bookshop's inventory of the material, which is mostly written in Chinese, is also included with the collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian 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.

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

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], Korean War collection, Collection no. 3332, Korean Heritage Library, 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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