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Koreana

 Fonds
Reference code: 156

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three separate documents from Korea. The first is an album of twelve hand-tinted photographs of the Ch’angdok Palace; the second is a diviners’ handbook, and the third is a pair of scrolls bearing state civil service examination scripts.

Dates

  • Creation: Mid 19th to early 20th century

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment

Extent

4 Item(s)

Language of Materials

Korean

Custodial History

The album and handbook were purchased by the Centre for Japanese Studies from Parker Funding provided by the UK Government in 1986 to support minority subjects. They were presented to the Library for safe-keeping by Dr James H. Grayson in 1987, who provided information about the subject matter.

The kwagŏ examination scrolls were gifted by Dr James H. Grayson who purchased them from an antique shop. They were said to be from Andong in the North Kyŏngsang province, South Korea.

Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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