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Rare literary works from the Korean Collections of the University of Washington Libraries published from August 15th, 1945 up to June 25th, 1950. Full-texts of 104 rare works are available online.
A reprint edition in 3,000 volumes of the collected works of over a thousand individual authors mostly from Koryo and Choson Dynasties (10th-20th century). The contents include historical accounts, social observations, descriptions of daily life and customs as well as personal correspondence, travelogs, and literary endeavors both in verse and prose. These are indispensable materials for any scholar engaged in research on traditional Korea.
Until now, these collected works are very much beyond the reach of individual scholars because most of these books are in the category of rare books and are often in private collections scattered throughout the country. In response to the long standing demand to have these important primary sources available to a wide range of researchers, Kyongin Publishing Company in Seoul, Korea undertook the difficult task of publishing these collections in reprints by working out complicated arrangements with numerous current owners of Munjip including libraries and descendants of the authors. Their hard work culminated in the publication of the Hanguk yoktae munjip chongso.
Throughout this enormous collection, the work of some authors comprises more than one volume while a single volume often contains more than one author's works. An author/title index for the set is provided to aid search. A Romanized name of an author or a title can be searched leading to either romanized or Korean format, each with volume reference.
This is a reprint of the trial records of the Japanese court in Korea from the late 1920's to 1944. The records comprise official summons, descriptions of defendants, charges against them in addition to the actual court proceedings. One of the most important primary sources on modern Korea, it shows the workings of the Japanese judicial system in Korea and offers detailed background on the Koreans prosecuted in the system. The set, consisting of 385 volumes, was reprinted from the microfilm edition owned by Hanguk Kidok Kyohoesa Yonguhoe (The Historical Society of the Korean Christian Church) in Seoul. A name index compiled by Korean staff in the East Asia Library is available.
Early Korean periodicals collection dated from 1910 to 1960. The table of contents (TOC) database is available for searching.
This collection, acquired in the early 1970's, is one of the larger such collections in North America today. The library will continue to strengthen its collection of modern poetry as part of the agreement with the Korean Collections Consortium of North America.
Many statistical yearbooks by subject are available in the collection.