Title: Documents of the Korean National Association Building
Collection no: 302
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.
Library: East Asian Library
Finding Aid Available
Finding Aid Online: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/findingaids/knadocs/index.html
Formats: Ephemera, Manuscripts
Topics: East Asian Studies, Korean Language and Culture, Los Angeles
Access: Open for research
Use of this collection is by appointment only. Please contact:
- Name: Ken Klein
- Title: Head, East Asian Library
- Email: kklein@usc.edu
- Phone: 213-740-1772
- Fax: 213-740-7437
