Ronyoung Kim was a Korean American author, best known for her novel "Clay Walls." Her husband, Richard Hahn, was a doctor and writer as well. This collection comprises primarily biographical materials, writings, academic papers, printed materials, photographs, and correspondence created and collected by both Ronyoung Kim and Richard Hahn, documenting Kim's personal life and professional career. It also contains correspondence and printed materials by and about Richard Hahn.

Born Gloria Jane Kim on March 28, 1926 in Los Angeles, Kim was the daughter of Korean immigrants and a Korean American writer; she married Richard S. Hahn, a heart surgeon, at the age of age 19. The two lived in Belvedere and had four children.

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