Kim family papers
Finding aid prepared by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Kim family papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-2005, undated
Collection Number: MS 014
Creator:
Kim family
Creator:
Kim, Violet Catherine
Extent:
20.0 linear feet
(23 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection contains materials from the Kim family, including correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, clothing, and other
items related to their experience as Korean Americans in Riverside, California.
Languages: The collection is in English and Korean.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & University Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & University Archives for more information.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Kim family papers (MS 014). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside
Acquisition Information
Gift of Meiko Inaba and Violet Catherine Kim, 2018.
Processing History
Processed by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist, 2022.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials from the Kim family, including correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, clothing, and other
items related to their experience as Korean Americans in Riverside, California.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged into six series as follows:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1946-2005
- Series 2. Personal and Family materials, 1941-2001, undated
- Series 3. School and Educational materials, 1922-1984, undated
- Series 4. Photographs, 1926-2003, undated
- Series 5. Realia, 1912-1984, undated
- Series 6. Textiles, 1935, undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Korean Americans
Riverside (Calif.)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Realia
Series 1. Correspondence
1946-2005
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of correspondence, as well as a large number of photographs sent with individual letters.
Series Arrangement
Correspondence is grouped by recipient and arranged alphabetically by recipient.
Box 1, Folder 2
Catherine Kim - Inaba family
1996-2003
Box 1, Folder 3
Catherine Kim - Mikami family
2002-2006
Box 1, Folder 4
Catherine Kim - Oshiro family
1997-2004
Box 1, Folder 5
Kim family
1946-1978, 2005
Box 2, Folders 1-3
Kim sisters
1978-1981, 1996-2000
Box 2, Folder 4
Lucy Kim
1982, 1997-1998, undated
Box 2, Folders 5-6
Mallie Kim
1954-1980, 1996-1998
Box 3, Folders 2-4
Sympathy Cards
1978
Scope and Contents
Correspondence sent to the Kim family following the death of Hazel Kim.
Box 3, Folder 6
Yong Nin Kim
undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Scope and Contents
Two page, hand-written letter, in Korean addresssed to Yong Nin Kim.
Series 2. Personal and Family materials
1914-2001, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of assorted personal and family related materials.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged topically.
Box 6, Folder 1
Address Books
undated
Physical Description:
3 Items
Box 4, Folder 1
American Legion School Award
1930
Biographical
Awarded to Lucy Kim
Box 4, Folder 2
Commencement Announcements
1933, 1945
Biographical
For Lucy Kim and Violet Kim
Box 6
Day Planners/Calendars
1955-1976
Physical Description:
29 Items
Scope and Contents
These items are loose in Box 6 and arranged in chronological order.
Box 4, Folder 3
Death Certificate for Theodore Kim
1925
Box 4, Folder 4
Easy Washer Bill of Sale
1929
Box 4, Folder 5
Johnnie Kim Military Documents
1942-1943
Scope and Contents
Includes notice of selection, power of attorney documents, and will.
Box 4, Folder 6
Korean Financial Notes/Certificates
1920, undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 4, Folder 7
Korean National Association in America
1917-1919, 1921-1924, 1942
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 4, Folder 8
Korean Newspaper Fragment
undated
Preservation Restriction
Item is rolled and acidic. Item is unavailable until it can receive preservation treatment.
Box 4, Folder 9
Korean Patriotic Fund
undated
Language of Material: Korean, English.
Flat-File-Folder 05
Land Survey
1966
Scope and Contents
Located at intersection of Sierra and Streeter streets.
Box 4, Folder 10
Leather Wallet Contents
1953-1959
Scope and Contents
Items in this folder are from a black leather wallet (see Realia series), materials include licenses and permits.
Box 4, Folder 11
Legal Documents
1915-1985, undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include alien registration cards, deeds, cerrtificates, and death certificates.
Box 4, Folder 12
Mary Kim Funeral Announcement
1959
Box 5
Memorial Books
1954, 1955, 1959,1978
Physical Description:
6 Items
Scope and Contents
Memorial books for Samson Kim, Mary Kim, Hazel Kim, and Yong Nun Kim.
Box 4, Folder 13
Miscellaneous Materials
1954, 1984, 1987, undated
Scope and Contents
Contents include recipe book, advertisements, certificate.
Box 4, Folder 14
Newspaper Clippings
1978, undated
Flat-File-Folder 03, Flat-File-Folder 04
Newspaper Clippings - Korean
1919, undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Box 4, Folder 15
Newspaper Clippings - Tennis
1949, 1967, undated
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings related to Malllie Kim's tennis career.
Flat-File-Folder 02
Passports
undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Scope and Contents
Korean passports
Box 4, Folder 16
Republic of Korea Certificate of Indebtedness
1919
Box 4, Folder 17
Riverside Tennis
1949, 1961-1966
Scope and Contents
Materials include newsletters, membership lists, and photos.
Box 4, Folder 18
Rosa Kim Birth Announcement
1914
Box 4, Folder 19
Titles & Insurance Documents
1930-1942, 1958, undated
Box 6, Folder 3
Weekly Memo Books
1969-1970, 1988
Physical Description:
3 Items
Box 4, Folder 20
Unidentified fragment
undated
Preservation Restriction
Item is rolled and acidic. Item is restricted until it can receive preservation treatment.
Box 4, Folder 21
Unidentified Korean Certificates
Physical Description:
6 folders
Language of Material: Korean, English.
Scope and Contents
The materials in these six folders are primarily in Korean and are currently unidentified. Several items are financial in
nature.
Box 4, Folder 22
Unidentified Korean Documents
undated
Language of Material: Korean.
Series 3. School and Educational materials
1922-1984, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Materials in this series are related to Kim family members' schooling, including diplomas, yearbooks, letterbooks, and the
like.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged topically.
Box 4, Folder 23
Educational Certificates
1922-1940, 1984
Box 8, Box 8b
Letter Patches
undated
Physical Description:
8 Items
Box 8, Folder 1
Polytechnique High School Commencement
1933
Box 7, Folders 2-8
Polytechnique High School: Orange & Green
1924-1930
Physical Description:
7 Items
Scope and Contents
Yearbooks for Riverside Polytechnique high school.
Box 8, Box 8a
School Realia
undated
Physical Description:
3 Items
Scope and Contents
Small box includes ribbon and two pins
Flat-File-Folder 01
UCLA Diploma
1947
Biographical
Diploma for Violet Kim
Series 4. Photographs
1926-2003, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series of photographs is primarily comprised of family photo from the early 20th century.
Additional photographs can also be found in Series 1. Correspondence.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged topically, and chronologically within grouped topics.
Box 9, Folder 1
Anne Atwood
1936
Physical Description:
1 photograph
Flat-File-Folder 07
Dedication Ceremony New K.N.A. Building
1938
Preservation Restriction
Photograph is rolled. Item is unavailable until it can receive preservation treatment.
Box 9, Folder 2
Lincoln School Class Photos
1974-1975
Box 9, Folder 3
Lincoln School Class Photos
1975-1976
Box 9, Folder 4
Lincoln School Class Photos
1976-1977
Box 9, Folder 5
Lincoln School Grade 5 & 6
1979
Box 9, Folder 6
Lincoln School Grade 5
1980
Box 9, Folder 7
Lincoln School Grade 5
1981
Box 9, Folder 8
Negatives
1927, undated
Physical Description:
33 photographs
Box 9, Folder 9
Negatives & Photos
1954, undated
Physical Description:
17 photographs
Box 9, Folder 10
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
35 photographs
Scope and Contents
Photos are undated, circa early to mid-20th century
Box 9, Folder 11
Photos
1947, 1957-1963, undated
Physical Description:
65 photographs
Box 9, Folder 12
Photos
1978, 1982, undated
Physical Description:
43 photographs
Box 9, Folder 13
Photos
1996-1999
Physical Description:
21 photographs
Box 9, Folder 14
Photos
1979-1981, 1987, undated
Physical Description:
15 photographs
Box 9, Folder 15
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
30 photographs
Box 9, Folder 16
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
4 photographs
Box 9, Folder 17
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
3 photographs
Box 9, Folder 18
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
18 photographs
Box 10, Folder 1
Photos
undated
Physical Description:
139 photographs
Box 10, Folder 2
Photos in Cardboard Housing
undated
Physical Description:
14 photographs
Box 10, Folder 3
Photos in Cardboard Housing
undated
Physical Description:
14 photographs
Box 10, Folder 4
Photos in Cardboard Housing
undated
Physical Description:
5 photographs
Box 14
Photos in Cardboard Housing - Large
undated
Physical Description:
10 photographs
Box 10, Folder 5
Photos from Correspondence
1968, 1989-2003
Physical Description:
13 photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs that were loose with correspondence.
Box 10, Folder 6
Photos - Kim Ranch
1984-1997
Physical Description:
13 photographs
Box 10, Folder 7
Photos sent to Pvt. Johnnie Kim
1942
Physical Description:
9 photographs
Box 10, Folder 8
Photos to Sam
1926, undated
Physical Description:
4 photographs
Box 10, Folder 9
Photos - Vineyard
1993
Physical Description:
3 photographs
Box 11, Folder 1
Photo Album - My Memory Book
1929
Scope and Contents
Mallie Mae Kim's photo album. Photos mounted via corners on black paper.
Box 11, Folder 2
Photo Album
undated
Scope and Contents
Red, self-stick photo album with mostly polaroids. Circa early 1980s.
Box 13
Photo Album
1927, 1947-48, 1952, 1962, undated
Physical Description:
1 boxes
red 3-ring binder photo album
Box 12, Folder 1
Photo Album - Aloha Hawaii
undated
Scope and Contents
Wood bound photo album with photos mounted by corners to black paper.
Box 12, Folder 2
Photos - Sammy Kim
undated
Scope and Contents
Leather covered photo album with photographs mounted by corners to black paper
Box 15
Photo of Johnnie Kim
circa 1942
Scope and Contents
Framed photo of Johnnie Kim in military uniform addressed "To Mother and Father".
Box 15
Family Photograph
undated
Series 5. Realia
1912-1984, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of plaques, pocket books, and other objects owned by members of the Kim family.
Box 16
Bibles
undated
Physical Description:
2 Items
Scope and Contents
One New Testament in English for Lucy Kim. One New Testament in Korean.
Box 16
Black Leather Pocket Book
1912
Language of Material: Korean.
Scope and Contents
Pocket book includes a 1912 day planner with notes written in Korean, a busines card, and a loose sheet from a notepad.
Box 16
Black Leather Pouch - Milford's Antitoxin
undated
Box 16
Black Leather Wallet
undated
Box 16
Brown Leather Pocket Book
undated
Box 16
Brown Leather Pouch - The American National Bank
undated
Box 17
Colton Joint Unified School District Retirement and Longevity Awards Banquet
1984
Scope and Contents
Contents include plaque, two programs, and envelope.
Box 17
Ontario Valley Tournament Plaque
1956
Scope and Contents
Includes plaque and receipt
Box 16
Oval Picture Frame
undated
Series 6. Textiles
1935, undated
Series Scope and Contents
The series consists of clothing, blankets, and other textiles belonging to the Kim family.
Box 18
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
undated
Scope and Contents
18 items
Box 19
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
undated
Scope and Contents
5 quilts
Box 20
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
undated
Scope and Contents
8 items (tops)
Box 21
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
undated
Scope and Contents
8 items; including tops, a pair of slippers, and bolts of cloth
Box 22
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
undated
Scope and Contents
2 quilts made by Lucy Kim
Box 23
Traditional Korean clothing and textiles
1935
Scope and Contents
One quilt made by Lucy Kim
