Finding aid for the Edward Paik papers 3315
Sarah Cassone
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2018 May
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Edward Paik papers
creator:
Paik, Edward, 1917-
Identifier/Call Number: 3315
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1931-2000
Date (bulk): 1939-1994
Abstract: Edward Paik was a Korean American food service equipment sales supervisor, Kitchen Specialist, and U.S. Air Force Surplus
Property Disposal Specialist. This collection comprises primarily photographs and printed materials created and collected
by Edward Paik. It also contains ephemera in the form of service medals, a wool cap, and Army patches, as well as personal
papers in the form of correspondence, letters, and yearbooks.
Biographical Note
Edward Paik, born in California on March 20, 1917, was a Korean American food service equipment sales supervisor, certified
Kitchen Specialist, and U.S. Air Force Surplus Property Disposal Specialist.
Paik came from a large Korean family. He went to Whittier Union High School and thereafter worked for Richard M. Nixon from
1936 to 1937. During the war years, Paik went back to school, studying at the University of Ohio and earning a certificate
as a Surplus Property Disposal Specialist for the U.S. Air Force. He worked as an airplane inspector for the U.S. Air Force
during World War II. In 1943, he was accepted as a flying cadet but did not complete his training due to cutbacks in the program.
After the war Paik went on to work in the food service equipment industry. He was a sales supervisor at Litton Industries,
the manager of Iscro Restaurant, and a food service equipment consultant for numerous restaurants, hotels, and hospitals.
In 1951 he earned his Kitchen Specialist certificate.
He was married to Katherine Paik and sometimes went by the name Eddie Pack, mostly in his professional career.
Scope and Contents
The Edward Paik papers (1931-2000, bulk 1939-1994) consist of personal papers, photographs, albums, printed materials, and
ephemera created and collected by Edward Paik. The majority of the material is comprised of personal and family photographs,
negatives, and albums, as well as printed materials in the form of magazines, clippings, instructional books, and postcards.
The collection also contains Paik's personal papers comprised of school yearbooks, correspondence, cards, and letters, and
documents related to his professional career in the food service equipment industry. The remainder of the collection comprises
ephemera related to Paik's time in U.S. Air Force, largely service medals in their original boxes, as well as stamps, pins,
woven names, patches, and a wool flight cap.
Organization
The Edward Paik papers have been organized into the following series: 1. Personal papers; 2. Photographs and albums; 3. Printed
materials; 4. Ephemera. Folders are arranged alphabetically.
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 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.
Preferred Citation
[Box/Folder# or Item name], Edward Paik papers, Collection no. 3315, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University of
Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the estate of Edward Paik.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Food service equipment industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Archival resources
Clippings
Commemorative medals
Correspondence
Ephemera
Magazines (periodicals)
Manuals (instructional materials)
Negatives (photographic)
Picture postcards
Photographs
Photograph albums
School yearbooks
Paik, Edward, 1917- -- Archives
Paik, Irvin, 1940- -- Archives
Paik, Katherine -- Archives
Litton Industries -- Archives
United States. Air Force -- Archives
Box 2, Folder 33
[American Korean Civic Organization]
1962-1979
Box 1
Blue and White [high school yearbook]
1931
Box 1
Cardinal and White Vol XXIV [yearbook]
1934
Box 1
Cardinal and White Vol XXV [yearbook]
1935
Box 1
Cardinal and White Vol XXVI [yearbook]
1936
Box 2, Folder 34
[Cards and letters]
1976-1988
Box 2, Folder 35
[Consulting Service documents]
1964
Box 2, Folder 36
[Correspondence and letters]
1963-1993
Box 2, Folder 37
Directory of San Francisco Chapter of Western Division of Korean Students Federation
undated
Box 2, Folder 38
[Edward Paik job history and related materials]
undated
Box 1
Historical and Pictorial Review: March Field Air Base
1941
Box 2, Folder 39
Kitchen Specialist certificate
1951-05-02
Box 2, Folder 40
[Korea House (restaurant)]
undated
Box 2, Folder 41
[Korean American Coalition agenda and various documents]
1991
Box 2, Folder 42
[Lee, Anthony to Kay Paik correspondence]
1991, 1994
Box 2, Folder 43
[Letters of recommendation and bio]
1941-1942
Box 2, Folder 45
Marriot Corporation [Donald Nixon, matchbook from Whitehouse]
1970
Box 2, Folder 46
[Notes and articles]
1978-1988
Box 2, Folder 47
[Paik family biographical information]
undated
Box 2, Folder 48
[Postcard and receipt]
undated
Box 2, Folder 49
[Professional correspondence]
1939-1961
Box 2, Folder 50
[Ratheon Radaramge information]
1959-02-16
Box 2, Folder 51
[Rose Young Soon Park Paik memorial program]
2000-08-23
Box 3, Box 1
[Shopright Grocery promotional cards and notepads and payroll and bank receipts]
undated
Box 2, Folder 53
[Thank you card and birth announcement]
1965
Box 2, Folder 54
[Various Korean American Organizations documents]
1992-1994
Box 2, Folder 55
Whittier Union High School Class Reunion
1966-1969
Box 2, Folder 24
[Young Sun Paik United States Coast Guard Certificate of Service]
1954-10-25
Box 2, Folder 1
[Air Force photos]
1943-1944
Box 2, Folder 2-3
[Cardboard framed family photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 30
[Edward, Florence, and Randy Paik photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
[Edward Paik Air Force headshots]
undated
Box 2, Folder 31
[Flying Tigers aircraft photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 6
[Foam core and cardboard framed photos: Edward Paik and parade photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 7
[Helen J. Young photo, b&w]
undated
Box 2, Folder 8
[Landscape photos]
undated
Box 1
[Leather bound scrapbook photo album (Military)]
undated
Box 1
[Leather scrapbook photo album (unbound)]
undated
Box 2, Folder 9
[Mrs. Paik teaching photos]
1967-1968
Box 2, Folder 14
[New York based photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 15
[Official U.S. Army Air Force photos]
1944-01-11
Box 1, Item 1-8
[Oversize photos (on foam core, in cardboard frames)]
undated
Box 2, Folder 29
[Paik Army negative]
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
[Paik family photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 17
[Parade and family photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 18-19
[Personal photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
[Photos: Air Force]
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
[Photos: graduation, wedding, baby pictures, family]
undated
Box 1
Photos [small leather bound scrapbook photo album]
undated
Box 1
Photographs [small black leather bound scrapbook photo album]
undated
Box 2, Folder 22
[Restaurant promotional photos (8x10 glossy, b&w)]
undated
Box 2, Folder 23
[Small color religious photo]
undated
Box 2, Folder 25
[University grounds and military photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 26
[Vacation photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 27-28
[Wallet size photos]
undated
Box 2, Folder 32
[Wedding reception photos in cardboard frames]
undated
Box 2, Folder 57
"Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News"
1964-09-14
Box 2, Folder 59
"Cooking for Profit" [magazine]
1963-1964
Box 2, Folder 60
"Drive-in Fast Service" [magazine]
1971-04
Box 1
"El camino real: Book One" by Jarrett and McManus
1953
Box 2, Folder 61
"Good Taste" Vol II [magazine]
1963-10
Box 1
[Hardcover book in Japanese regarding Abraham Lincoln history]
1955
Box 2, Folder 62
"Ingelwood Daily News"
1959-07-16
Box 2, Folder 63
"Key to Practice Exercises and Review Tests for El camino real Book 1, Third Edition"
1953
Box 2, Folder 64
"Korea Hub of Japan's Defense" [clipping]
undated
Box 2, Folder 65
"Korea Times" Los Angeles Edition
1985-10-1985-11
Box 2, Folder 66
"Korea Times" Los Angeles Edition
1990-04-01
Box 2, Folder 68
[Korean Community Center brochure]
undated
Box 2, Folder 69
"Korean People" [magazine, Edward Paik article]
1986-07
Box 2, Folder 70
"Los Angeles Times" [Sunday issue]
1992-04-19
Box 2, Folder 71
["Los Angeles Times" and "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (photocopied clippings)]
1971
Box 2, Folder 72
["Los Angeles Times" 'Pilot Training' clipping]
1943-01-02
Box 2, Folder 73
"Objective Tests to Accompany El Camino Real Book One"
undated
Box 2, Folder 74
[Postcards and phonetic language books]
undated
Box 2, Folder 75
"Practice Exercises and Review Tests for El camino real Book 1"
undated
Box 2, Folder 76
[Restaurant News and L.A. Times (clippings and issues)]
1968-1970
Box 3, Folder 1-2
[Scenic postcards]
undated
Box 3, Folder 3
[Souvenir tourist mini picture books]
undated
Box 3, Folder 4
"Teacher's Manual and Key for El Camino Real"
1953
Box 3, Folder 5
"The Whittier"
1959-07-16
Box 3, Folder 6
["Yank: the Army Weekly" and "Los Angeles Examiner" clippings]
1942-1943
Box 2, Folder 56
[Air Force patches]
undated
Box 1
American Campaign complete service medal [in box]
undated
Box 1
American Defense service medal [in box]
undated
Box 1
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign service medal [in box]
undated
Box 1
[Flight cap (blue, wool)]
undated
Box 1
Good conduct decoration medal [in box]
1943-07-24
Box 1
J & J Cash Incorporated [stamp, pins, and woven names (in original box)]
undated
Box 1
National Defense service medal [in box]
undated
Box 1
[Service medals in brown union bag]
undated
Box 1
Victory World War II medal [in box]
undated
