Finding aid for the Thesa Jolly family papers 3314
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: Thesa Jolly family papers
creator:
Jolly, Donald
creator:
Jolly, Thesa
Identifier/Call Number: 3314
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1951-2016
Date (bulk): 1970-1974
Abstract: Thesa Jolly was an American volunteer of the Peace Corps in Korea from July 1972-1974. Her father, Donald Jolly, was a Lieutenant
in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. This small collection comprises primarily correspondence, clippings,
brochures, guides, memos, and articles relating both personally and professionally to Thesa and Donald Jolly. The collection
also includes various forms of ephemera, photos, slides, and a few books.
Biographical Note
Thesa Jolly was born circa 1950 to Donald and Jean Jolly and is the younger of two daughters. After completing college, Thesa
joined the Peace Corps in Korea, serving for two years between the summers of 1972 and 1974.
Her father, Donald Jolly, was born in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 1922. He attended Chapman College and studied for
the ministry at Pittsburgh-Xenia seminary, graduating in 1945. From 1945 to 1947, he was the assistant minister at Salinas
United Presbyterian Church. In 1947 he joined the Navy Chaplaincy, serving a number of stations including El Toro Marine Corps,
USS Renville, and Navy Communication Station. From July 1951 to February 1952, Jolly served with the Fifth Marines and the
First Combat Service group in Korea during the Korean War. He received a Letter of Commendation for his service. Thereafter,
he was stationed with the 12th Marines, Third Marine Division in Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, California.
Scope and Contents
The Thesa Jolly family papers (1951-2016, bulk 1970-1974), consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, postcards, brochures,
slides, photos, books, and ephemera created and collected by Thesa Jolly and relating predominantly to her time in the Peace
Corps in Korea and also well to her father, Marine Corps Lieutenant Donald Jolly. The majority of the material is comprised
of correspondence in the form of written letters and cards, largely from Thesa to Donald and her mother, and brochures, guides,
memos, clippings, and articles mainly relating to the Peace Corps with some items specific to Donald Jolly's military career.
The collection also consists of ephemera in the form of stamps, handkerchiefs, framed artwork, flower patches, a Ten Won note,
parchment, a plaque, travel related items, postcards, yearbooks, and the Korean game Yoot. The remainder of the collection
comprises some photos and slides, a few financial documents, a syllabus, and a copy of the Holy Bible belonging to Donald
Jolly (inscribed and annotated).
Arrangement
Items 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], Thesa Jolly family papers, Collection no. 3314, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Thesa Jolly.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Naval operations -- Archival resources
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives -- Archival resources
Presbyterian Church -- Clergy -- Archival resources
Volunteers -- Korea (South) -- Archival resources
Brochures
Clippings
Correspondence
Ephemera
Postcards
Printed ephemera
Jolly, Donald -- Archives
Jolly, Thesa -- Archives
Peace Corps/Korea
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 1st -- Archives
United States. Navy -- Archives
United States. Navy. Chaplain Corps -- Archives
Box 2, Folder 1
[ACTION memos and correspondence]
1972
Box 2, Folder 2
[Articles and essays]
undated
Box 2, Folder 3
[Bankbooks, slides, stamps, cloth handkerchief]
1973
Box 2, Folder 4
[Brochures, Ten Won note, cloth flower patches]
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
[Business cards and addresses]
undated
Box 2, Folder 6
[Cards and letters]
1973-2011
Box 2, Folder 7
Certificate of Crossing the International Date Line
1972-07-09
Box 2, Folder 8
Chinese Characters for Beginners
1971
Box 1
[Clippings scrapbook]
1951-1952
Box 2, Folder 9
[Correspondence]
1972, 2011-2016
Box 2, Folder 10
[Correspondence and letters (many in Korean)]
1971
Box 2, Folder 11
[Donald Jolly correspondence, clippings, and photos]
1957-1973
Box 2
[Donald Jolly name plaque]
undated
Box 1
[Framed landscape artwork made from seeds]
undated
Box 1
Holy Bible [belonged to Donald Jolly, contains inscriptions and annotations]
undated
Box 2, Folder 12
Korea - 23 Middle School TESOL syllabus
1972-07-10-1972-09-29
Box 2, Folder 13
[Letters and notes]
1972-1974
Box 2, Folder 14
[Letters from Thesa to Donald Jolly]
1972-1974
Box 2, Folder 16
[New York Times clipping (photocopy)]
1972-03-10
Box 2, Folder 18
[Parchment in Korea]
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
[Peace Corps brochures]
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
[Peace Corps brochure and journal article]
1970
Box 2, Folder 22
[Peace Corps guides and documents]
1971-1974
Box 2, Folder 23
[Peace Corps in Korea memos, notes, clippings, and misc materials]
1972
Box 2, Folder 24
[Postcards (mainly blank)]
1972
Box 2, Folder 25
[Seoul Winter of 1896 landscape photo, presented by the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society to its membership]
1976
Box 2, Folder 27
Tax and wage statements
1972-1975
Box 1
[Three handkerchiefs with Korean writing]
undated
Box 2, Folder 28
Touring souvenir of Bool Kuk Sa. Kyung Joo
undated
Box 2, Folder 30
[U.S. Army emergency instructions, and documents in Korean]
1971
Box 2, Folder 31
[Yoot (Korean game)]
undated
