Documents of the Korean National Association Building

Collection no.:
3302

Description:
The Korean National Association building dedicated in Los Angeles in 1938, served as the headquarters for several Korean organizations. Among these were the Korean National Association (Kungminhoe) itself, the United Korean Committee in America, the Korean Chamber of Commerce in America, the Korea Relief Society, and the newspaper Sinhan Minbo (New Korea). The documents in this collection are the records that have remained in the KNA building to the present day and document many of the major events of the first 60 years of Koreans in America. Additional information and an inventory may be accessed at: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/findingaids/knadocs/index.html

Dates:
1945-1964

Extent:
1.0 Linear feet

Language(s):
English

Subject(s):
Korea
Korean Americans

Geographic Name(s):
East Asia--Study and teaching
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Archival resources

Record date:
2010

Contact Information:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-1825
(213)740-1772