George McAfee McCune Papers, McCune-Becker Collection...Helen Bailey McAfee McCune (1872-1952), who were educational missionaries of the Northern Presbyterian Church. His brother,

Center for Korean Studies

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Collection number 8.2

George McAfee McCune Papers, McCune-Becker Collection

Finding Aid

2018

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Contents

1. Descriptive Summary ---------------------------------------------- 3

2. Administrative Information --------------------------------------- 4

3. Keywords ------------------------------------------------------------ 5

4. Biographical / Historical Note ------------------------------------ 8

5. Scope and Content Note ------------------------------------------- 9

6. Series Descriptions ------------------------------------------------ 11

6.1. Series 1: Mission ------------------------------------------------ 12 6.2. Series 2: Professional works ------------------------------------- 13 6.3. Series 3: Studying and teaching --------------------------------- 16 6.4. Series 4: Letters -------------------------------------------------- 20 6.5. Series 5: News --------------------------------------------------- 23 6.6. Series 6: Maps --------------------------------------------------- 24 6.7. Series 7: Korea reconstruction ----------------------------------- 25 6.8. Series 8: Selected Records of the U.S. Legation, Seoul, Korea - 27

7. Catalog ------------------------------------------------------------- 28

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1. Descriptive Summary

Collection Title: George McAfee McCune Papers, McCune-Becker Collection

ID Number: UHMCKS-C8.2

Inclusive Dates: 1882 – 1976(bulk 1940s)

Extent: 19 linear feet (45 Boxes)

Creator/Collector: George McAfee McCune, 1908-1948

Language: Mostly English, Korean, and Japanese

Abstract:

George M. McCune (1908- 1948) was a historian, professor, businessman, and government officer. Correspondence, diaries, letters, writings, family papers, news clippings, missionary reports, lecture notes at Occidental College and the University of California, Berkeley, and other papers relating to the Korean independence movement while working at governmental offices.

Arrangement of the Collection:

The Collection is arranged in eight series:

Series 1. Mission, 1907-1965. Series 2. Professional Works, 1932-1962. Series 3. Studying and Teaching, 1882-1976. Series 4. Letters, 1927-1955. Series 5. News, 1932-1976. Series 6. Maps, 1916-1968. Series 7. Korean Reconstruction, 1938-1969. Series 8. Records of the U.S. Legation, Seoul, Korea, 1938-1940.

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2. Administrative Information Location: Center for Korean Studies

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 1881 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 URL: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/

Processing Archivist: Minyoung Chung (Korea Foundation Library Intern, July 2017~April 2018)

Completion Date: September 1, 2020 Restrictions: None Provenance: The papers of George McAfee McCune were given to the Center

for Korean Studies by Evelyn B. McCune in 1976. Preferred Citation: [UHMCKS-C8.2], George McAfee McCune Papers, McCune-

Becker Collection, Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the author of items in these papers, her descendants, or the repository if copyright has been signed over, as stipulated by United States copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user to determine any copyright restrictions, obtain written permission, and pay any fees necessary for the reproduction or proposed use of the materials.

Access and Restrictions: The papers of George McAfee McCune are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Center for Korean Studies. Prior to visiting. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Hawai'i as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the user.

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3. Keywords The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library’s online catalog. They are grouped by name of persons or organization, by subject or location. And by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

People

Bingham, Woodbridge, 1901-1986.

Fahs, Charles B. (Charles Burton), 1908-1980.

Field, Frederick V. (Frederick Vanderbilt), 1905-2000.

Han, Kil-su, 1933-1973.

Hardy, Osgood, 1889-1955.

Henderson, Gregory, 1922-1988.

Johnson, U. Alexis (Ural Alexis), 1908-1997.

Kerner, Robert Joseph, 1887-1956.

Kim, Hwal-lan, 1899-1970.

Kim, Ku, 1876-1949.

McCune family.

McCune, Evelyn Becker, 1907-2012.

McCune, George McAfee, 1908-1948.

McCune, Shannon, 1913-1993.

Oliver, Robert Tarbell, 1909-2000.

Paek, Nak-chun, 1895-1985.

Pak, Yong-man, 1881-1928.

Remer, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1889-1972.

Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965.

Underwood, Horace Horton, 1890-1951.

Organizations

American Council of Learned Societies.

American Historical Association.

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Chosen Gakkai (Japan).

Far Eastern Association (U.S.).

Foreign Policy Association.

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.

Huron College.

Institute of Pacific Relations.

Institute of Pacific Relations. American Council.

Institute of World Affairs.

Korea (Provisional government, 1919-1945).

Korean Pacific Press.

Kyemyong Kidok Taehak.

Library of Congress.

Occidental College.

Office of Strategic Services.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.

Rockefeller Foundation.

U.S. Department of State.

Union Christian College.

United Korean Committee in America.

United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency.

United Nations.

United States Army in World War II. War Department.

United States. Army Map Service.

University of California, Berkeley.

Subjects

Church-Mission.

History, Modern-20th century.

History- Study and Teaching-California (State)-Los Angeles county.

Independence Movement-Korea.

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International organization.

University and Colleges-California (State)-Los Angeles county.

War- Economic aspects.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918-Japan.

World War, 1914-1918- United States.

Places

China.

Chongqing (China).

East Asia.

Hawai'i.

Japan.

Korea (North).

Korea (South).

Russia (Federation).

United States.

Occupations

Government officers.

Historians.

Professors.

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4. Biographical / Historical Note Date Event 1908.6.16

Born in P'yongyang, Korea, to George Shannon McCune (1873-1941) and Helen Bailey McAfee McCune (1872-1952), who were educational missionaries of the Northern Presbyterian Church. His brother, Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune (1913-1993), was a professor at Colgate University, the University of Florida, and the University of Massachusetts.

1922 Enrolled in Huron College. 1923 Transferred to Rutgers University. 1928 Transferred to Occidental College. 1930 A.B. Occidental College. 1930-1932 Instructor, Union Christian College, P'yongyang, Korea, and businessman,

Taion & Company. 1932-1934 Lived in Hawai'i due to poor health. Married Evelyn Margaret Becker,

daughter of Arthur L. Becker, an American missionary in Korea. 1934-1935 M.A. Occidental College. 1935-1941 Graduate student at University of California at Berkley. 1936-1937 Teaching assistant in the History department at University of California. 1937-1938 William Harrison Mills Traveling Fellow in International Relations at the

University of California, in Korea, China, and Japan. 1938 Devised the McCune-Reischauer System of Romanization with Edwin O.

Reischauer of Harvard University. 1939.2-1942.2 Joined the faculty as a History instructor at Occidental College. 1941 Earned a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. 1942.2-1944.5 Researcher in the Far Eastern Section, Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

and the Board of Economic Warfare. 1944.5-1945.10 Chief of the Korean Section in the Office of Far Eastern Affairs in the

Department of State. 1945. 10-1946.7 Recuperated in Los Angeles while writing a number of articles with his

wife. 1946.7-1948.11 Joined the faculty as a lecturer, assistant professor, and later in early 1948

promoted to associate professor in the History Department at the University of California at Berkley.

1947.2 A member of the advisory editorial board of the Far Eastern Quarterly. 1948.11.5 Died of an illness, Berkeley, California.

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5. Scope and Content Note

The papers of George McAfee McCune (1905-1948) span the years 1882-1976, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the 1940s when McCune was working in the Office of Strategic Services, Board of Economic Warfare, and Department of State. These records relate to the Korean independence movement actively occurring in Hawai'i; Washington, D.C.; California; and China. The McCune papers constitute an important source for the history of twentieth-century affairs surrounding Korea concerning war propaganda, peace talks, early missionary works in Korea, academic issues on Korea, the Korean independence movement, and the Korea reconstruction project of the United Nations. The papers also include documentation of George M. McCune's research and lecture notes while he taught Korean history at Occidental College and the University of California, Berkeley. The collection consists of Mission, Professional Works, Studying and Teaching, Letters, News, Maps, Korean Reconstruction, and Selected Records of the U.S. Legation, Seoul, Korea (photographic film) series.

The Mission series concerns letters, reports, missionary reports, and serial publications published in Korea.

The contents of the series Professional Works include 1940s records relating to Korean affairs of the period during which George M. McCune served as a social science analyst in the Office of Strategic Services and as an officer at the Korea desk of the Board of Economic Warfare and Department of State. There are interviews and letters with Korean independence movement activists, research materials on Korea, and secret reports on Korean independence movement strategies and plans. While serving in these official positions, McCune was generally recognized as the government's leading expert on Korean affairs.

Studying and Teaching contains records from the periods McAfee spent as a teaching assistant at Occidental College and as a lecturer and associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. There are some papers and letters relating to an intensive course in the Korean language in the Far Eastern and Russian Language School of the University Extension. Also, this series includes materials on the Yi dynasty chronicles from McCune's research on a Mills Travelling Fellowship in Korea. There are some drafts prepared for his M.A. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation and articles published in journals. Some are drafts of unpublished writings. One interesting sub-series consists of records on the economy of Korea, including economic analysis reports and statistics on mining and agriculture.

Letters includes family letters and business letters. Letters to various family members by George M. McCune and his wife, Evelyn B. McCune, provide a narrative on the life of Americans during and after World War II. Known as an expert on Korean affairs, George M. McCune contacted many researchers, students, statesmen, editors, professors, and Korean independence activists.

The News series spans 1932-1976 and ranges from news clippings to publications in Korea.

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The Maps series includes maps of Korea as well as world maps. Some were made by the Army Map Service and used the McCune-Reischauer System of Romanization for Korean geographic names.

The Korean Reconstruction series contains records created for the United Nations and the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA). This series also includes letters whose recipient was Evelyn B. McCune.

The Selected Records of the U.S. Legation, Seoul, Korea (photographic film) series contains reels of 35-millimeter film holding images of selected records of the U.S legation in Korea. The records were photographed by George M. McCune during 1938- 1940. The collection includes both negative and positive duplicates.

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6. Series Description

Series Container Series 1. Mission, 1907-1965. Boxes 5, 27 Series 2. Professional Works, 1932-1962. Boxes 9, 18, 20-23 Series 3. Studying and Teaching, 1882-1976. Boxes 2-4, 6, 7, 13, 24, 25, 28-30, 33, 37,

38, 40 Series 4. Letters, 1927-1955. Boxes 19, 26, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 Series 5. News, 1932-1976. Boxes 1, 41 Series 6. Maps, 1916-1968. Boxes 42, 43 Series 7. Korean Reconstruction, 1938-1969. Boxes 8, 10-12, 14-17, 30 Series 8. Selected records of the U.S. Legation,

Seoul, Korea, 1938-1940. Boxes 44, 45

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6.1. Series 1: Mission Date: 1907-1965

Extent: Two boxes

Serial Number: UHMCKS-C8.2-S1

Format: Printed materials

Language: Mostly English and Korean

Contents:

Letters, reports, serial publications relating to missionary work in Korea. Box 5 contains printed materials such as magazines, newsletters, and pamphlets of the missionary community. Also, there is correspondence between missionaries. Box 27 contains reports written by missionaries serving in Korea as well as records on mission hospitals and mission schools in Korea. There is some correspondence of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.

Container List:

BOX 5: Missionary publications in Korea, 1907- 1956. 5.1: General, 1907- 1956. 5.2: Magazine: Presbyterian Life, 1951- 1952. 5.3: Pamphlets, 1941- 1954. 5.4: Weekly Magazines, 1934- 1952. 5.5: News: Korea Calling: News of Christian Work in Korea, 1949- 1950. 5.6: The Korea Klipper, 1944-1951.

BOX 27: Missionary reports and correspondence, 1935- 1965. 27. 1: Correspondence of The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, 1935- 1936. 27.2: Mission Hospital, 1952- 1965. 27.3: Mission School, 1963- 1965. 27.4- 27.5: Missionary Reports, 1942- 1959. 27.6: Guide to the City of Seoul.

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6.2. Series 2: Professional Works Date: 1932-1962

Extent: Six boxes




Contents:

The contents of this series were mainly created when George M. McCune worked as a social science analyst in the Office of Strategic Services and as an officer at the Korea desk of the Board of Economic Warfare and State Department of State. There are interviews, letters from Korean independence movement activists, research materials on Korea, and secret reports relating to Korean independence movement strategies and plans. Sub-series 2.1: U.S. government works, 1935-1962, contains four boxes. Box 9 consists of publications published by the U.S. Department of State after the independence of Korea. There are reports, pamphlets, press releases concerning Korea issues such as international relations, truce talks, foreign policy, economy, military, and social changes. Box 18 holds research and analysis reports on the Korean situation by the Office of Strategic Services. Each report runs more than 100 pages. Box 22 contains reports of the U.S. Department of State and Office of Strategic Services on Koreans and independence units, mostly relating to the Korean Provisional Government. Included are secret reports, memoranda, correspondence, maps and press releases. One interesting folder is that for Syngman Rhee, who was the chairman of the Korean Commission. Box 23 holds records relating to Japanese during World War II and contains Japanese war propaganda (mostly illustrations), Tokyo Embassy records, telegrams on the Japanese-Russian war from Asian and European countries, and translated summaries of academic articles published in Japan. Sub-series 2.2: Korean network, 1932-1951 comprises two boxes. Box 20 contains O.S.S. records relating to Korean independence activities and activists in the United States, including Hawai’i, from 1941 to 1946. George M. McCune had good networks with Korean communities, helping the O.S.S. get credible information on the Korean independence movement and strategic plans for independence from Japan. Included here are letters between George M. McCune and Koreans from The Korean-American Council (한미협회), the United Korean Committee (재미한족연합위원회), the Korean Commission (구미위원부), and the Korean American Cultural Association(한미문화협회). Box 21 contains O.S.S. records relating to Korean independence activities and activists in United States as well as China from 1939 to 1948. Also, included are records relating to the United Korean Revolutionary (한국 혁명당), The Korean National Front Federation(조선민족전선연맹), and Sino-Korean People's League(중한민중동맹단). One interesting folder is for Kilsoo Haan, a representative of the Sino-Korean People's League, with headquarters in Honolulu, Hawai'i. There are memoranda, correspondence items, news clippings, and interviews on Kilsoo Haan and the Sino-Korean People's League.

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Arrangement:

The series has six boxes based on contents of records and has two sub-series.

Sub-series 2.1: U.S. government works, 1935- 1962 [four boxes]. Sub-series 2.2: Korean network, 1932- 1951 [two boxes].

Container List:

Sub-series 2.1: U.S. government works, 1935-1962. BOX 9: Publications and Reports of U.S. Department of State, 1945- 1962.

9.1: Reports of Department of State, 1945-1953. 9.2- 9.3: Pamphlets of Department of State, 1946-1962. 9.4: Dispatch, 1947-1952. 9.5-9.9: Reports of Department of State, 1947-1953.

BOX 18: Research & Analysis on Korea, Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.), 1942-1945. BOX 22: Research on Korea by Department of State, 1942-1951.

22.1: Secret Reports, 1945. 22.2: Department of State Records on Korean Commission, 1944-1945. 22.3-22.4: Study on Korea, Department of State, 1944-1945. 22.5: Reports on Korea, 1944-1948. 22.6: Press release, Department of State 1945, 1947. 22.7: U.S Government Documents on Korean Provisional Government, 1942-1943. 22.8: Syngman Rhee Interviews- Korean Pacific Press, 1947-1951.

BOX 23: Records relating to Japanese War, 1935-1954. 23.1: Letters, 1940-1941. 23.2: Division of Philippine Affairs, 1945. 23.3: World War II, 1943-1944. 23.4: Japanese War Propaganda, 1943-1944. 23.5: Tokyo Embassy Records on U.S. Internment, 1941-1942. 23.6: Illustrations of Japanese Army, 1944-1945. 23.7: Records on Manchuria, 1941-1944. 23.8: World War II Telegrams, 1945. 23.9-13: Reports on Japan, 1935-1954.

Sub-series 2.2: Korean network, 1932- 1951. BOX 20: O.S.S.: Korean Independence Activists in U.S., 1932-1951.

20.l: O.S.S. Project: Korean Independence Movement, 1941-1943. 20.2: Letter with Koreans, 1932-1948. 20.3: Records on Sohn case in Hawai'i: correspondence and news clippings, 1942-1943. 20.4: The Korean-American Council (KAC, 한미협회), 1942-1943. 20.5: United Korean Committee (UKC, 재미한족연합위원회), 1942-1945. 20.6: Records related to Yongjeung Kim, UKC, 1943. 20.7: Records related to J. K. Dunn, UKC, 1942-1943.

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20.8: Newsletter of The Korean Commission(구미외교위원부), Translation of mimeographed newsletter, 1942-1943.

20.9: Korean American Cultural Association(한미문화협회), 1946- 1951. BOX 21: O.S.S.: Korean Independence Activists in U.S. and China, 1939-1948.

21.1: News 21.2: United Korean Revolutionary (UKR, 한국 혁명당), 1942-1943. 21.3: Material on Korea brought from Chungking, 1942-1945. 21.4: Materials from China, 1942. 21.5: The Korean National Front Federation-Sino-Korean People's League, 1942-1948. 21.6: Records related to Kilsoo Haan, Sino-Korean People's League, 1939-1947. 21.7: Records related to Soon Kyo Hahn, 1942.

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6.3. Series 3: Studying and Teaching Date: 1882-1976

Extent: Fifteen boxes



Language: Mostly English, Korean, and Japanese

Contents:

This series consists of study materials and teaching materials as a teaching assistant at Occidental College and lecturer and associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. There are papers and letters relating to an intensive course in the Korean language in the Far Eastern and Russian Language School of the University Extension. Also, this series includes research materials on the Yi dynasty chronicles collected when McCune was on a Mills Travelling Fellowship to Korea. There are some drafts completed while preparing for his M.A. thesis and Ph.D. dissertation and articles published in journals. Some are drafts of unpublished writings. One interesting subseries includes records on the economy of Korea. Included are economic analysis reports and statistics on mining, and agriculture.

Sub-series 3.1, Research, 1921-1976, contains four boxes. Box 3 holds material on George M. McCune's biography, school transcripts, work records, and personal medical and legal records. Box 6 contains records relating to Korean literature, academic papers on Korea, and records on elections and politics in Korea. Records on literature are from McCune's wife, Evelyn B. McCune. Also included are academic papers on Korea, Shannon McCune's papers and publications, and records concerning elections and politics in Korea after independence. Box 7 contains records related to post-war settlements. Included are newsletters, published in Korea and by the Department of State, and correspondence. Some interesting folders contain papers on reconstruction and the Korea interim government and constitution after independence. Box 33 contains records relating education and language. Some folders contain information on the schools in Korea and Korean students studying in the United States. One interesting folder for the United Nations includes correspondence and fiscal reports and project reports for educational programs.

Sub-series 3.2, Writings, 1882-1950, contains six boxes. Box 13 contains George M. McCune 's drafts. These range from published articles to master's thesis and doctoral dissertation to unpublished manuscripts. Box 25 contains research materials on Korean-American relations. Most folders contain photocopied materials that range from 1895 to 1904. Also included is George M. McCune's "Korean-American Relations (1951)". Box 29 also includes records on McCune's Korean-American Relations project. Box 28 contains research materials from McCune's time on a Mills Traveling Fellowship to continue his studies in Korea, during which he spent a year working on the official Yi dynasty chronicles in connection with preparation of his dissertation. Box 29 contains preparation materials and writings on Korean issues written by McCune and others. One

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interesting folder is for project and research materials for "Korean-American Relations." Box 39 contains McCune's M.A. thesis, "Manchuria as an Agent in Japan's Rise to Dominance in Asia, 1931-1935," and Ph.D. dissertation, "Korean Relations with China and Japan, 1800-1864." There are also newspaper clippings and some illustrations in connection with McCune's thesis. Box 40 contains published articles and reviews prepared while McCune recuperated in Los Angeles during the late 1940s and his book, Korea Today, published in 1950.

Sub-series 3.3, Academic activities, I 927-1950s, contains three boxes. Box 2 contains lecture related records when George M. McCune taught Korean history at the University of California, Berkeley. There are teaching materials, references syllabuses, exam papers, and hand-written lecture notes. Box 37 contains teaching and study materials at Occidental College and UC Berkeley. Included are lecture notes, a syllabus, and exam papers when McCune taught "Pacific Ocean in History," "West and East," and "History of Modern Europe" at Occidental College. There are study materials from his coursework and classes during his Ph.D. studies at the University of California at Berkeley. One folder holds study materials from a class taught by Professor Robert Kerner, who was McCune's doctoral advisor. Box 38 contains lecture materials from McCune's lecture, Korean History at the University of California, Berkeley. There are teaching materials, seminar papers, and exam papers. Also included are Japanese lecture materials used in The Far Eastern & Russian Language School, UC Berkeley.

Sub-series 3.4, Economy, 1912-1954, contains two boxes. Box 4 contains research materials such as project papers, statistics, and maps, which are all about the Korean economy. Especially agriculture and mining. Box 24 contains statistics of Korean industries during the Japanese colonial period. There are economic reports, papers, and a yearbook.

Arrangement:

The series consists of four sub-series in fifteen boxes based on the subject of the records.

Sub-series 3. 1: Research, 1921- 1976. [four boxes] Sub-series 3.2: Writings, 1882- 1950. [six boxes] Sub-series 3.3: Academic activities, 1927- 1950s. [three boxes] Sub-series 3.4: Economy, 1912- 1954. [two boxes]

Container List:

Sub-series 3.1: Research, 1921-1976. BOX3: George McAfee McCune's Personal Papers, 1937-1950. 3.1: McCune's Biography, 1948-1950. 3.2: School records, 1937-1947. 3.3: Work records, 1944-1947. 3.4: Private personal records, 1940-1948. 3.5: Miscellaneous.

BOX 6: Research: Literature, Academic papers, and Elections and Politics, 1933- 1976.

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6.1-6.4: Literature, 1940s. 6.5-6.8: Academic papers on Korea, 1933-1976. 6.9: Elections and Politics, 1947-1970.

BOX 7: Records related to Postwar Settlement, 1921-1953. 7.1-7.9: Miscellaneous, 1921-1953. 7.10: Military Government Press, 1937-1947. 7.11: Letters, 1941-1952..

BOX 33: Research: Education, Language, 1929-1954. 33.1-33.11: Education, 1945-1954. 33.12-33.24: Language, 1929-1954.

Sub-series 3.2: Writings, 1882-1950. BOX 13: George M. McCune's Drafts, 1945- 1949. 13.1-13.2: Draft: Published Articles, 1945-1949. 13.3: Brief Articles in The Voice of Korea, 3, 1946. 13.4: Unpublished Writings, 1946-1947. 13.5: Doctoral program at UC Berkeley, 1934-1937. 13.6: Drafts: Master's thesis. 13.7: Drafts: Doctoral dissertation.

BOX 25: Legation (Embassy) of the United States in Korea, 1895-1950. BOX 28: Research materials for "The Yi Dynasty Annals of Korea," 1930-1937. 28.1-28.4: Printed materials, 1930-1937. 29.5- 28.9: Hand-written Notes.

BOX 29: Preparation materials for writings, 1882-1950. BOX 39: George M. McCune's Dissertations, 1930s. BOX 40: George M. McCune's Articles, 1940-1950.

Sub-series 3.3: Academic activities, 1927-1950s. BOX 2: Lecture: Korean History at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 2.1: McCune's Course, Korean History (197A & B) at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 2.2: McCune's Course, Korean History (S 199) at UC Berkeley. 1929-1950. 2.3- 2.12: Lecture Notes, 1930s- 1940s.

BOX 37: Teaching and Study materials at Occidental College and UC Berkeley, 1927-1946. 37.1: Miscellaneous, 1940. 37.2: Pacific Ocean in History: Lecture Notes, Occidental College, 1939-1942. 37.3: West and East: Syllabus and Lecture notes, Occidental College, 1927. 37.4: History of Modern European Expansion (History 1658), Occidental College, 1940s. 37.5-37.6: UC Berkeley: History Department Course work, 1934-1937. 37.7: Academic materials at Occidental College, 1930-1939. 37.8: Professor Woodbridge Bingham, 1946. 37.9: Doctoral class at UC Berkeley (History 249A&249B), 1935-1937.

BOX 38: Lecture at UC Berkeley, 1943-1951. 38.1- 38.3: Far Eastern & Russian Language School, 1943. 38.4: History Course at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 38.5: Student papers, 1947- 1951. 38.6: Lecture Notes.

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38.7: Records on UC Berkeley, 1947-1948. Sub-series 3.4: Economy, 1912-1954.

BOX 4: Korean Economy: Agriculture and Mining, 1912-1954. BOX 24: Statistics of Korea Industries, 1938-1950.

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6.4. Series 4: Letters Date: 1918-1955

Extent: Seven boxes


Format: Papers


Contents:

Family letters sent and received between George M. McCune's family members; his father (George Shannon McCune, 1873-1941), his mother (Helen Bailey McAfee, 1872-1952), his wife (Evelyn Margaret Becker, 1907-2012), his sisters (Anna Catherine [Kitty] McCune, 1906-1995, and Helen Margaret [Peggy] McCune, 1911-1984), his brother (Shannon Boyd-Bailey McCune, 1913-1993), his brother-in-law (Robert Wells Kingdon, Catherine's husband), his sister-in-law (Edith Emma Blair, Shannon's wife), and his daughters (Helen Louise McCune, 1934- , and Heather McAfee McCune, 1939-). Also included are family records and correspondence from a family lawyer. Business letters are from professors, publishers, and government officers. Names and nicknames of recipients and senders are notated as same as written in the original letters.

Sub-series 4.1: Family, 1918-1948, is contained in four boxes. Box 31 holds letters to George M. McCune and his wife, Evelyn B. McCune. Box 32 contains letters written by George M. and Evelyn B. McCune. Most of the letters are to family members: mother, father, sisters, brothers, and daughters. Box 34 contains letters to McCune 's father (George Shannon McCune, 1873-1941) and mother (Helen Bailey McAfee, 1872-1952) written by McCune and his wife. Names and nicknames of recipients and senders are notated as same as written in the original letters. Box 35 contains family financial records including bills, insurance papers, bank papers, property papers, and legal papers. One interesting folder holds correspondence between the McCune family and William C. Phinney, a family real estate broker. Also, there is a folder of correspondence from James B. Hudson, a family attorney.

Sub-series 4.2: Business, 1931-1955, spans three boxes. Box 19 contains business letters from Far Eastern Association, where intensive language program was held in 1946 at Far Eastern and Russian Language School, UC Berkeley, and letters from members of the American Institute of Pacific Relations and records relating to the IPR conference held at Coronado, California, in 1947. IPR letters to Evelyn B. McCune are in Box 17, Korean reconstruction series. Also, in this subseries, there are some files for letters to George M. McCune when he worked in the Office of the Coordinator of Information, Office of Strategic Services, and Department of State. One interesting folder contains letters relating to the Korean Cultural Relations Association. Letters to Evelyn B. McCune relating to the Korean Cultural Relations Association are in Box 30. Korean reconstruction series. Box 26 contains business letters mostly from George M. McCune's colleagues and students. One folder contains correspondence from Robert J. Kerner, who was

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George M. McCune's doctoral advisor and a professor in history at UC Berkeley. Box 36 contains business letters from publishing companies and correspondence between George M. McCune and people from Foreign Policy and the United Nations. Box 8 and 14 contain the Korean reconstruction series. One interesting folder in this sub-series contains records relating to E. Haimowitz, a musician who held a concert in Seoul in 1947.

Arrangement

The series has seven boxes, two sub-series, family and business, based on context of letter depending on recipients and sender of letters.

Sub-series 4.1: Family, I 9 I 8- 1948. [four boxes] Sub-series 4.2: Business, 1931- 1955. [three boxes]

Container List:

Sub-series 3.1: Research, 1921-1976. BOX3: George McAfee McCune's Personal Papers, 1937-1950. 3.1: McCune's Biography, 1948-1950. 3.2: School records, 1937-1947. 3.3: Work records, 1944-1947. 3.4: Private personal records, 1940-1948. 3.5: Miscellaneous.

BOX 6: Research: Literature, Academic papers, and Elections and Politics, 1933-1976. 6.1-6.4: Literature, 1940s. 6.5-6.8: Academic papers on Korea, 1933-1976. 6.9: Elections and Politics, 1947-1970.

BOX 7: Records related to Postwar Settlement, 1921-1953. 7.1-7.9: Miscellaneous, 1921-1953. 7.10: Military Government Press, 1937-1947. 7.11: Letters, 1941-1952..

BOX 33: Research: Education, Language, 1929-1954. 33.1-33.11: Education, 1945-1954. 33.12-33.24: Language, 1929-1954.

Sub-series 3.2: Writings, 1882-1950. BOX 13: George M. McCune's Drafts, 1945- 1949. 13.1-13.2: Draft: Published Articles, 1945-1949. 13.3: Brief Articles in The Voice of Korea, 3, 1946. 13.4: Unpublished Writings, 1946-1947. 13.5: Doctoral program at UC Berkeley, 1934-1937. 13.6: Drafts: Master's thesis. 13.7: Drafts: Doctoral dissertation.

BOX 25: Legation (Embassy) of the United States in Korea, 1895-1950.

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BOX 28: Research materials for "The Yi Dynasty Annals of Korea," 1930-1937. 28.1-28.4: Printed materials, 1930-1937. 29.5- 28.9: Hand-written Notes.

BOX 29: Preparation materials for writings, 1882-1950. BOX 39: George M. McCune's Dissertations, 1930s. BOX 40: George M. McCune's Articles, 1940-1950.

Sub-series 3.3: Academic activities, 1927-1950s. BOX 2: Lecture: Korean History at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 2.1: McCune's Course, Korean History (197A & B) at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 2.2: McCune's Course, Korean History (S 199) at UC Berkeley. 1929-1950. 2.3- 2.12: Lecture Notes, 1930s- 1940s.

BOX 37: Teaching and Study materials at Occidental College and UC Berkeley, 1927-1946. 37.1: Miscellaneous, 1940. 37.2: Pacific Ocean in History: Lecture Notes, Occidental College, 1939-1942. 37.3: West and East: Syllabus and Lecture notes, Occidental College, 1927. 37.4: History of Modern European Expansion (History 1658), Occidental College, 1940s. 37.5-37.6: UC Berkeley: History Department Course work, 1934-1937. 37.7: Academic materials at Occidental College, 1930-1939. 37.8: Professor Woodbridge Bingham, 1946. 37.9: Doctoral class at UC Berkeley (History 249A&249B), 1935-1937.

BOX 38: Lecture at UC Berkeley, 1943-1951. 38.1- 38.3: Far Eastern & Russian Language School, 1943. 38.4: History Course at UC Berkeley, 1940s. 38.5: Student papers, 1947- 1951. 38.6: Lecture Notes. 38.7: Records on UC Berkeley, 1947-1948.

Sub-series 3.4: Economy, 1912-1954. BOX 4: Korean Economy: Agriculture and Mining, 1912-1954. BOX 24: Statistics of Korea Industries, 1938-1950.

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6.5. Series 5: News Date: 1932-1976

Extent: Two boxes



Language: English and Korean

Contents:

Newspaper articles relating to Korean issues. There are newspaper clippings, articles, illustrations, and serial publications. Related boxes are 10, 11, 12, which contain U.S. Embassy daily press and translated Korean news in Korea reconstruction series. Box 1 contains newspaper clippings on issues surrounding Korea before, during, and after Korean independence as well as newspaper articles. Box 41 contains serial publications issued in Korean in Korea such as Business Week and Himang. Included are four issues of Business Week published in 1953 and public bulletins from Korean government agencies such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Judiciary in 1953.

Arrangement:

The series has two boxes and is arranged by language.

Container List:

BOX 1: Newspaper clippings and articles. Various. BOX 41: Publications in Korea, 1932- 1976.

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6.6. Series 6: Maps Date: 1916-1968

Extent: Two boxes


Format: Paper maps and cloth maps

Language: Mostly English, Korean and Japanese

Contents:

This series consists of diverse paper maps and cloth maps of all parts of the world. Most maps are colored and written in English. Box 42 contains maps of the world. Included are maps from private companies, magazines, and a government office, the Army Map Service. Box 43 contains maps of Korea and Japan. Most of folders are maps of Korea and are arranged chronologically from 1916 to 1953, some of which were issued by the Japanese government. Those cities in folder 1 are famous port cities in Korea. There are also different kinds of maps of Seoul from hand-drawn to U.S. government-issued from the Army Map service, Office of Strategic Services, and War and Navy Departments.

Arrangement

The series has two boxes based on contents of maps.

Container List:

BOX 42: Maps of World, 1938-1968. 42.1: Map of The National Geographic Society, 1938-1968. 42.2: Maps of United Stater, 1939-1963. 42.3: World Maps, 1943-1957. 42.4: Maps of Army Map Service, 1938-1943. 42.5: World Maps, 1943-1961.

BOX 43: Maps of Korea and Japan, 1916-1954. 43.1: Army Map, 1944-1954. 43.2-43.4: Maps of Korea, 1916-1954. 43.5: Maps of Japan, 1930-1954. 43.6: Charts et cetera, 1942-1946. 43.7: Maps of War and Navy Departments, 1943-1944.

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6.7. Series 7: Korea Reconstruction Date: 1938-1969

Extent: Nine boxes



Language: English

Contents:

The series Korea reconstruction consists of two subseries and nine boxes. Most of the records in the series are from Evelyn B. McCune and most were created in the 1950s. Sub-series 7.1: United Nations, 1944-1956, has seven boxes. Boxes 8, 15, and 16 contain reports of the United Nations from 1944 to 1955. In box 15, there are some records relating to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations General Assembly. Boxes 10-12 contain Korean news published in Seoul and translated into English by the Translation Unit Office, United Nations. Some interesting files in box 10 are summaries of proceedings of the Korean National Assembly in 1953 and 1954. Box 14 has letters of Evelyn B. McCune relating to UNKRA.

Sub-series 7.2: Evelyn's records, 1938-1969, has two boxes. Box 17 has Evelyn's letters relating to the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), arranged chronologically. For McCune's letters relating to IPR, see box 19 in Letter series. Box 30 contains general letters of Evelyn B. McCune. One folder is for letters of the Korean Cultural Relations Association. For McCune's letters relating to the Korean Cultural Relations Association, see box 19, Letter series. Through the Korean Cultural Relations Association, George and Evelyn McCune did a lot of work such as helping Korean students studying in the United States get scholarships from universities, writing recommendations, building professional relationships with professors in universities in Korea, providing books and articles relating to Korean issues, and funding Korean professors to publish their articles. Included are some folders of letters relating to study of Korean arts and Korean studies in the American Council of Learned Societies.

Arrangement

The series consists of two sub-series and nine boxes based on contents of records.

Container List:

Sub-series 7.1: United Nations, 1944-1956. BOX 8: United Nations Activities and Reports, 1944-1954. BOXES 10-11: U.S. Embassy Daily Press, 1953-1954.

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BOX 12: Translated Korean News, 1953-1954. BOX 14: UNKRA-related letters, 1950-1956. BOX 15: United Nations and UNKRA Activities and Reports, 1950-1954. BOX 16: United Nations Activities and Reports, 1949-1955.

Sub-series 7.2: Evelyn's records, 1938-1969. BOX 17: Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR), 1938-1969. BOX 30: Letters of Evelyn, 1947-1954.

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6.8. Series 8: Records of the U.S. Legation, Seoul, Korea Date: 1938-1940

Extent: Two boxes


Format: 35-millimeter photographic film

Language: English

Contents:

This series contains microfilmed copies of selected correspondence from the files of the U.S. legation in Seoul, Korea, created between 1938 and 1940 by George M. McCune with the assistance of Vice-Consul U. Alexis Johnson and authorization from the Department of State. The collection includes six reels of original film containing 2,748 frames. It also includes positive and negative duplicates of the original films.

Arrangement

The series consists of microfilm reels arranged chronologically.

Container List:

BOX 44: Selected Records of the U.S. Legation in Seoul, Korea (originals). BOX 45: Selected Records of the U.S. Legation in Seoul, Korea (duplicates).