March 26, 2009

Yeon Ah Kim

Librarian National Archives of Korea

Table of Contents

Ⅰ Ⅱ III IV

Introduction of the National Archives of Korea The Modern and Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at the National Archives of Korea National Archives Portal Service Conclusion

I. Introduction

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Organization Chart

(as of May 2008) The National Archives Of Korea

The numbers of staff : Total 350

The Presidential Archives (in Sŏngnam ) Headquarter (in Taej ŏn ) (in S Nara Repository ŏ ngnam) History Archives (in Pusan) ※ Net budget 2008 for records management : $ 43 Million Records Information Center (in Seoul)

I. Introduction (con’t)

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Institutional History

Aug. 1969 Nov. 1984 Aug. 1998 Jan. 1999 Apr. 2004 May 2005 Sep. 2006 Dec. 2006 Oct. 2007 Dec 2007 Apr. 2008

Born as the "

Government Archives & Records Service

" in Seoul under the Ministry of Government Administration Opened a Branch and Repository in Pusan city (Now called as the “

History Repository

”) Headquarter Moved to Taej ŏ n after being reorganized under the

Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs

Promulgation of the "

Public Records Management Act

" Renamed to the "

National Archives and Records Service

" Reorganized to 1 body, 9 teams & 2 centers Amendment of the "

Public Records Management Act

" Reorganized to 3 departments, 17 teams, 1 branch and 1 center Renamed to the "

National Archives of Korea

" Inauguration of the “

Presidential Archives

” in S ŏ ngnam city Inauguration of the “

Nara Repository

” in S ŏ ngnam city * Nara means “Nation”

I. Introduction (con’t)

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Three Repositories

History Archives (1984) - Repository focusing on preservation : 1st to 4th stories underground - Labs and office rooms : 1st to 2nd stories on the ground Headquarter in Taejŏn (1998) - Changed its design and installed repository : 1st to 2nd stories underground - Labs, exhibition halls and office rooms : 1st , 4th and to 5th stories on the ground Nara Repository (2008)

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- Newly built repository with 7 stories on the ground and 5 underground

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- Labs and office rooms : 1st to 5th stories on the ground

Nara Repository (in Sŏngnam)

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK

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General Collection 1) Textual Records

- 1,993,000 Volumes (As of Dec. 2008) - The Annals of Chosŏn Dynasty [Chosŏn wangjo sillok, T’aebaeksan Sago pon] : Compiled Historical Drafts of Chosŏn dynasty dating from 1392 to 1910 - The Official Documents of the Taehan Cheguk (late Chosŏn dynasty) - The Records of the Coercive Colonial Rule of the Government General of Chosŏn : Original cadastral maps and land survey notes ( 일제시대 토지조사부 · 임야조사부 · 지적원도 ) , the Court Records of Ruling on Independent Movements ( 독립운동관련 판결문 , 1907), Lists of the Forced Korean Laborers to Japan ( 일제강제 연행자명부 ), etc.

- The Official documents approved by the presidents of Korea since the establishment of the South Korean Government : The 1 st Draft of the Korean Constitution ( 제헌헌법 초안 ), Five-Year Plan files ( 경제개발 5 개년 계획 , 1962), Records of Saemaŭl Movement ( 새마을운동기록 ), The Status of Forces Agreement ( 한미 SOFA 협정문서 ), Historical incidental records including Kwangju Democratic Movement etc. ( 광주 민주화운동 등 주요 사건 기록 ), Presidential Records, Overseas Records, etc.

- Permanent Records of Government Agencies

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK 1) Textual Records (con’t)

The 1st Draft of the Korean Constitution (

제헌헌법 초안

) The Annals of Chosŏn Dynasty

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t)

2) Audio/Visual Records

- 2,208,000 Items (As of Dec. 2008) Photographs, audio-video recordings, movies reels related to modern Korean history - Taehan News (대한뉴스) - Photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives & Archival Movies (기록영화)

News about Official Certification test for English Type Writers (Taehan News no. 111, 1957) A Picture of Miss Korea Beauty Contest (1958) A Picture of President ‘Park Chung Hee’ in the ceremony for the completion of Saenara Car Manufacturing plant (1962)

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t)

3) Administrative Artifacts (

행정박물

)

- 53,000 Items (As of Dec. 2008) - Memorial Stamps (기념우표) , Posters, Postcards, Pamphlets, Medals, Badges (훈장) , Presidential Notebooks (대통령 집무일지) , Congressmen Directory Books (국회의원수첩) , etc.

- Great Seals of the Republic of Korea (국새)

Great Seals of the Republic of Korea (

국새

) Badges and the preservation facility

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t)

4) Publications

- 306,000 volumes (As of Jan. 2008)

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Government agency publications, books with “publication registration number (발간등록번호)

”

- Deposit of 3 copies under the 「 Public Records Management ACT 」 (공공기록물 관리에 관한 법률, 2004) - Full text available on the National Archives portal called “ Nara Kirok Portal” (http://contents.archives.go.kr)

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Digital Collections

1) Assembly Records of the National Affairs (국무회의관련 컬렉션)

- The Minutes of the Cabinet Meetings (

국무회의록

, 1949-2001) : 230 volumes - The File of the Cabinet Meeting Agenda (

국무회의 안건철

,1949-2001) : 1,675 volumes - Other related records ( including A/V records)

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t) 2) Official Gazettes (관보 컬렉션)

- 1910 ~ 1945 : The Gazettes of The Japanese Government-General of Chos ŏ n (

조선총독부 관보

) *linked to The National Library of Korea’s website - 1945 ~ 1948 : The Gazettes of The Unites States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) Gazettes (

미군정청관보

) - 1948 ~ 2000 : The Gazettes from the establishment of Republic of Korea to 2000 - Since 2000. 10 : Electronic Gazettes (

전자관보

) * linked to the website of The Ministry of Public Administration and Security electronic Gazettes

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t) 3) Architectural Records in the Japanese Colonial Periods ( 일제시기 학교건축도면 컬렉션 )

- Original drawing maps and designs classified in “school” in the Japanese Colonial Periods and the lists, explanatory guides and 3D rendering contents - Total 4,797 sheets of architectural records of 68 school buildings : mostly 1,670 sheet of the collection relating to the Seoul Imperial College - Consists of topographical maps, cadastral maps, floor & ground plans, sectioned drawings, detailed drawings, etc. The Blueprint of the Seoul Imperial College

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t) 4) The Records of the Japanese Government-General of Chosŏn ( 조선총독부 기록물 ) - 14,000 volumes of total 33,000 volumes /

850,000 maps

- Consists of :

· Original cadastral maps, Land Registry and Survey Notes · Lists of the Forced Korean Laborers to Japan · The Court Records of Ruling on Independent Movements · Records of the Administrative Changes in the Japanese Colonial Period

- Published “Series of Guide to the Colonial

Archives” (

일제문서해제집

, 2000-)

II. The Modern & Contemporary Korean Historical Collection at The NAK (con’t) 4) The Records of Democratization

- The records of Investigations on Anti democratic activities (

반민주행위자 조사기록물

) : 407 volumes - The records of The 4 th Korean Presidential Election on March 15 and 4.19 revolution

III. National Archives Portal Service

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나라기록포털

(Nara Kirok Portal)

Http:// contents.archives.go.kr

National Archives Portal Web Site Providing Internet Service

Lists of 21 million records 1.6 million items of original documents Copies of the original records Contents by topics, subjects, collections An integrated searching tool Web 2.0 applications (tag, user rating

The Number of Visitors : 3.76 millions (as of Jan. 2008)

IV. Conclusion

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The Role of a Memory Institution

- An increasing emphasis on the archives as a ‘memory institution’, a body – along with libraries, museums, galleries, etc. – with a responsibility for main taining humankind’s recorded memory ■

The Gold Mine of Korean records heritage

- From collection to connection - Accelerating efforts to collect overseas records relating to Korean history, in particular, about the early historical records of Korean immigrants around the world