North Korean children's booklets, 1965-1991

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Summary

Title:
North Korean children's booklets
Dates:
1965-1991
Abstract:
Collection consists of comics and illustrated story books for children in North Korea.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English , Korean .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], North Korean children's booklets, Collection no. 3389, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of comics and illustrated story books for children in North Korea. The publications are in black and white, and in color and feature military and agricultural imagery and authoritarian themes.

Biographical / historical:

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship, leading to heavily controlled publications. Children's literature instills self-reliance and loyalty to the country and the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung (1912-1994).

Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-12 11:24:01 -0700 .

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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.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], North Korean children's booklets, Collection no. 3389, 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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