Sources on the History of East Asia . Sources on the History of Northeast Asia . |
KMLA Papers . References : Online Secondary Sources . Online Primary Sources .
Bibliographic and Print Sources until 1945 : Korea |
Country Profiles | current |
from BBC News,
from World Desk Reference,
from Nations Encyclopedia,
from CIA World Factbook, click Korea, South;
from Index Mundi;
from Wikipedia Library of Congress, Country Studies : South Korea |
historical |
Links | on History |
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World,
from BUBL;
from dmoz;
from Korean Studies Internet Resources at Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library, UCLA;
Links on Korea (chapter on K. History) from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies;
List of Korea-related topics, from Wikipedia Virtual Library South Korea, maintained at Duke |
on History |
from Virtual Library Labour History;
from Virtual Library Economic and Business History;
from Korean Studies Internet Resources;
from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies Category History of South Korea, from Wikipedia |
Historical Dictionary |
Thesaurus of Korean Historical Terms, from NIKH K-Developedia, Overview of Korea's development experience |
Portals |
Organizations |
Timelines |
from Korea in the Eyes of the Tiger,
very detailed, in the context of Asian (Chinese) history from www.timelines.ws : South Korea (for period until 1945 mislabelled, begins in 2333 B.C.); from BBC News Chronologie Coree, from Clio, in French |
Accounts of History | General, Modern |
Article History of South Korea, from Wikipedia;
from Crime and Society. A Comparative
Criminology Tour of the World |
General, Historical |
Specific Periods |
Historiography | on Korean Perspective |
Pankaj N. Mohan, The Imagined Histories of Early Korea ,
NIAS newsletter 2002 |
Politics |
Political Resources on the Net : South Korea;
Governments on the WWW : Korea. Republic of;
For the Record 2000 : Korea, Republic of;
Article Politics of South Korea, from Wikipedia Ku Do-Wan, The Structural Change of the Korean Environmental Movement, Korean Journal of Population and Development 25, 1996, pp.155-180 |
Military |
Wars of Korea, from ACED Category Wars of Korea, from Wikipedia Article Military History of Korea, from Wikipedia Orders, Decorations and Medals of South Korea, from ODM B. Mauldin, Bill Mauldin in Korea (1952), IA A.W. Green, The Epic of Korea (1950), IA R.T. Oliver, Verdict in Korea (1952), IA R.T. Oliver, Why War Came to Korea (1950), IA C. Berger, The Korea Knot : a Military Political History (1957), IA E.J. Kahn, The Peculiar War. Impressions of a Reporter in Korea (1951), IA C.M. Others, War in Korea. Report of a Woman Combat Correspondent (1951), IA A. Guttmann, Korea : Cold War and Limited War, Lexington : D.C. Heath (1967) 1972 [G] 31st US Infantry Regiment Association, History, chapters on Korea 1946-1948, 1950-1987 |
Economy |
A Global History of Currencies : Korea Article Economy of North Korea, from Wikipedia National Labour Law Profile : Republic of Korea, from ILO R.O.K., from Technological Independence - The Asian Experience, by S. Chamarik and S. Goonatilake Articles Korea Exchange, KOSPI, from Wikipedia The Economic History of Korea, by Cha, Myung Soo (EH Net) Brief History of Korean Economy, from KOTEX Articles Korean Automobile Industry, POSCO, Samsung Electronics, from Wikipedia Search Company History, Funding Universe : Company Histories for Korea Company History : KIA Motors Corporation., Hyundai Group, POSCO, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., Daewoo Group, Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., from Funding Universe South Korean Enterprise, from Economy Point Search Asian Development Bank (ADB) Publications for Republic of Korea |
Social History |
Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Korea Republic of Korea : History of the Third Sector, Republic of Korea : History of Philanthropy, from Philanthropy and the Third Sector in Asia and the Pacific Crime and Society : A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World : South Korea Chun/Shaw/Choi, Traditional Korean Legal Attitudes, pp.54-101, posted by Asian Law Center, #E506 Article : South Korea, from Education Encyclopedia Kim, Chiegul, Sources of income inequality in Korea : a historical approach, thesis Kansas State 1989, IA |
Ethnography |
Languages of South Korea, from Ethnologue Country Report : South Korea, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Reports 1997-2004) Migration Information Source : South Korea World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : South Korea |
Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Korea, from Kirken i Norge Category Religion in Korea, from Wikipedia South Korea, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project Catholic Church in the Republic of Korea, from GCatholic Ordo Fratrum Minorum, scroll down for Corea Korean Buddhism, from Buddhapia |
History of Regions |
Local History |
Institutions |
History, from KBS History of Korean Air, from Wikipedia South Korea, from Airline History Korea, from Tram Views of Asia Structurae : South Korea; Search Lighthouse Depot for Korea |
Culture |
Article South Korea at the Olympics,
Category Sport in South Korea, from Wikipedia |
Biographies |
List of People of Korean Descent, from Wikipedia |
Environmental History |
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF Kim, Ji Soo et al., The history of deforestation and forest rehabilitation in Korea, n.d. Lee, Kyung Joon, Successful Reforestation in South Korea: The Roles of the Government, Village Forestry Cooperatives, and Saemaul Movement, 2013 Kim, Eui-Gyung et al., Management and utilization of forest resources in Korea, n.d. Disaster History by Country : Republic of Korea, from Relief Web; Category Disasters in South Korea, from Wikipedia M. Pawar et al., Korean Responses to Environmental Challenges: Origin, Drivers and Impacts of Green Growth on Development 2011 J. Rice, South Korea and its Efforts towards Sustainable Development thesis, n.d. |
Others |
Korea Directory, from Peace Corps Online Johannes De Gruyter, Coherentie of improvisatie. Het Belgisch buitenlands beleid in het Verre Oosten, 1945-1953., diss. Leuven 2004, in Dutch |
Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon);
from Rulers (B. Schemmel);
from World Rulers (E. Schulz) |
Lists of Ambassadors |
U.S. Ambassadors to South Korea, from NNDB;
Chinese Ambassadors to the R.O.K., from PRC MOFA;
Liste der Deutschen Botschafter in Seoul (Republik Korea), from
Wikipedia German edition;
Embajadores de Mexico en Corea, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico |
Lists of Consuls | Political Graveyard : South Korea, consular officials (incomplete list of consuls, begins in 1890) |
Statistical Data | Responsible Institution |
Statistics Korea |
Population Figures |
South Korea, from Population Statistics Population of Cities : South Korea, from Cities, Urban Areas, from City Population Historical Abortion Statistics, South Korea, from Johnston's Archive |
Exchange Rates |
Historical Exchange Rates, from Oanda, since 1990 Federal Reserve (U.S.) : Foreign Exchange Rates, Historic |
Election Results |
from Psephos, since 1952;
from IFES Election Guide, since 1998;
from Elections and Electoral Systems from Electoral Geography 2.0 |
Documents | Links |
Historical Newspapers | Hemerotheques |
National Institute of Korean History, Newspapers;
various newspapers 1905-1953, in Korean ICON, International Coalition on Newspapers, Newspaper Digitization Projects, scroll down for Korea |
Newspaper Articles |
Old Magazine Articles : Cold War - Korean War |
Modern Newspapers |
links from Online Newspapers,
from World Newspapers |
Online Yearbooks | Staatskalender |
General ROK Entries |
Video Documentaries |
Search INA (video documentaries 1945-2009) for Coree |
Newsreels |
Wochenschau-Archiv (in German; newsreels) |
Image Databanks |
Systematic Collections General |
Systematic Collections Specialist |
IMCOM Korea, Korean War Historical Images Horace Bristol, Korea, 1948, 1951, RASKB Pictorial Korea 1953-1954, 1955, RASKB |
Accidental Collections |
Category : Historical Photographs of Korea,
from Wikimedia Commons Category : Historical Postcards of Korea, from Wikimedia Commons |
Oriental Collections Items on South Korea |
AGSL Digital Photo Archive : Asia and Middle East Asian Historical Architecture, a Photographic Survey |
Universal Collections Items on South Korea |
License Plates, from License Plates of the World,
from Francoplaque passport, from World Passports Airline Timetable Images : Korea (Republic) Naval Historical Center (U.S.), Photos : The Korean War |
Archival Deposits | U.S. Archives |
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian : World Wide Diplomatic
Archices Index : The Republic of Korea Mational Archives (US), Korean War Records |
British Archives |
National Archives (UK), British Battles : Korea 1951 ArchivesHub, UK |
Dutch Archives |
Nationaalarchief (NL) :
Inventaris van de archieven van de Nederlandse Ambassade in Zuid-Korea (1955-1974) en de Permanente Vertegenwoordiger bij de United Nations Commission
for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (1955-1969) Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Mofa, NL ; enter "Korea" in field : "Lijst samenstellen op land of regio", 7 entries; sources posted in Dutch language; also try Zuid-Korea, Zuid Korea |
Constitutions |
Laws |
FAOLex, search for Korea |
Treaties | General Treaty Collections |
Bilateral Treaty Collections |
Peace Agreements Digital Collection : North Korea - South Korea, from United States Institute of Peace |
Consular Reports |
Foreign Relations of the United States
1851-1958/1960 |
Historiography |
Historic School Textbooks |
Korean Cyber Textbook Museum, Korean language site listing historical school textbooks in chronological order; all subjects, all levels of preschool, primary and secondary education, beginning in 1901 |
Document Surveys | British Library, Guide to Current South Asian Official Publications; scroll down for Korea |
Individual Documents |
UN General Assembly 3rd Session 1948-1949, Resolution No.195;
4th Session 1949-1950, Resolution No.293;
5th Session 1950-1951, Resolution No.376, 384, 410, 483, 498, 500,
6th Session 1951-1952, Resolution No,507, 574 7th Session 1952-1953, Resolution No.610, 661, 701, 705, 711, 712; 8th Session 1953-1954, Resolution No.716, 725, 767, 804; 9th Session 1954-1955, Resolution No.811, 828, 880, 908; 10th Session 1955-1956, Resolution No.910, 920, 965, 977; 11th Session 1956-1957, Resolution No.1010, 1020, 1082; 12th Session 1957-1958, Resolution No.1159, 1171, 1180; 13th Session 1958-1959, Resolution No.1264, 1268, 1304; 14th Session 1959-1960, Resolution No.1433, 1455; 15th Session 1960-1961, Resolution No.1547; 16th Session 1961-1962, Resolution No.1740, 17th Session 1962-1963, Resolution No.1855, 18th Session 1963-1964, Resolution No.1964, 20th Session 1965-1966, Resolution No.2132, 21st Session 1966-1967, Resolution No.2224, 22nd Session 1967-1968, Resolution No.2269, 23rd Session 1968-1969, Resolution No.2466, 24th Session 1969-1970, Resolution No.2516, 25th Session 1970-1971, Resolution No.2668, 29th Session 1974-1975, Resolution No.3333, 30th Session 1975-1976, Resolution No.3390, 46th Session 1991-1992, Resolution 46/1, 55th Session 2000-2001, Resolution 55/11, 62nd Session 2007-2008, Resolution 62/5 |
Historical Maps | Responsible Institution |
Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation (KCSC) |
Collections |
Korea Maps, from PCL, UTexas Atlas of South Korea, from Wikimedia Commons Korean War Project Map Library U.S. Army Center of Military History, Korean War Maps |
entire country, modern |
North and South Korea, from Asian Linguistic Maps |
entire country, contemporary |
detail, modern |
detail, contemporary |
U.S. Army Map Services, Korea 1:250,000, 1950-;
Korea City Plans 1944-1946 Se-ul and Environs 1912 (Seoul), PCL, UTexas Central Seoul, Eastern Seoul, Southern Seoul 1946, Entire Map, PCL, UTexas Soviet Military Topographic Maps : South Korea, 1:200,000, according to Stanford University, Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections |
Parliamentary Debates |
Historic Tour Guides |
Exhibition Catalogues |
Institutions | Archives |
National Archives of Korea Korean Film Archive |
Musea |
National Museum of Korea |
Monuments |
Tentative List : Republic of Korea,
World Heritage List, scroll down for Republic of Korea; from UNESCO World Heritage South Korea Index, from Showcaves |
Libraries |
National Library of Korea Libraries in South Korea, from LibDex, 17 entries |
State Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag of the Republic of Korea, from FOTW; lacks explanation
of history of the flag; Coat of Arms, from Wikipedia,
National Anthem, from National Anthems.Net |
Coins |
from World Currency Gallery,
Ron Wise's World Paper Money |
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PRINT SOURCES Bibliographies . Online Libraries . Thesis Servers . Online Journals . General Accounts . Specific Topics . Historical Dictionaries . Statistical Data . Yearbooks |
Bibliographies | general |
Search ISBN Database |
on ROK | survey of bibliographies |
bibliographic database |
Korean Bibliography, from Library of Congress (U.S.) |
general bibliographies |
Bibliography, pp.207-264 in Andrew C. Nahm, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1993 [G] Courant, Bibliographie coreenne: tableau litteraire de la Coree vol.1 1894, vol.2 1895, IA Bibliographie Coreenne. Liste des ouvrages traitant de la Coree en langue française [Korean Bibliography. List of works treating Korea in the French language], posted by the Books Bureau of the French Embassy, Seoul, 2004 Korean Bibliography, from Monumenta Altaica, in Russian K.R. Robinson, Korean History : A Bibliography Chung/Ganse, Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Korea 1588-1950, Seoul : Myongji UP 2008 [G] |
annual bibliographies |
specialist bibliographies |
A. C. Muller et al., Bibliography for Korean Buddhism |
serial publications |
Publications, Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch Publications, from Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, St. Petersburg (most in Russian) New Asia Books : Korea |
general bibliographies ROK entries |
Memory & Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific : Comfort Women : Bibliography |
booksellers |
Books on Korea, from Orchid Press |
Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust |
on Korea |
Republic of Korea, National Digital Library |
Thesis Server |
Open Access Theses and Dissertations Registry of Open Access Repositories, South Korea |
Online Journals | Guides, General |
Directory of Open Access Journals Electronic Journals Online |
Guides, Specific |
Korean Graduate Studies Prep : Korean History Journals |
full text online |
Search Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly 1971- for
Korea Asia Insights, from NIAS, 2002- Asian Perspectives, 2003- IIAS Newsletter, 1993-2003 Korean Journal of Medical History 1992-, English language abstracts |
contents online |
Korea Journal, ToC of issues since 1961 online Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch, Transactions, Volume Index, since 1900, in English |
Historiography |
Article : Korean Historiography, by F. Kawashima, pp.511-514, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G] |
General Accounts |
Specific Topics |
Historical Dictionaries |
Andrew C. Nahm, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1993 [G] Andrew C. Nahm, James E. Hoare, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 2nd ed. 2004 [G] |
Yearbooks |
Article : Korea, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1105-1109, 1975-1976 pp.1104-1109, 1976-1977 pp.1104-1108,
1978-1979 pp.758-762, 1979-1980 pp.762-766, 1980-1981 pp.765-769, 1981-1982 pp.768-772, 1983-1984 pp.762-766,
1984-1985 pp.763-767, 1985-1986 pp.765-769, 1986-1987 pp.765-769, 1987-1988 pp.769-773, 1988-1989 pp.771-775,
1989-1990 pp.780-784, 1990-1991 pp.781-785, 1991-1992 pp.781-785, 1992-1993 pp.857-862, 1993-1994 pp.850-855,
1994-1995 pp.843-848, 1995-1996 pp.840-845, 1996-1997 pp.785-791, 1997-1998 pp.795-801, 1998-1999 pp.853-859,
2000 pp.976-984, 2001 pp.952-960, 2002 pp.991-999, 2003 pp.994-1002, 2004 pp.999-1007, 2005 pp.1005-1014.
2006 pp.1005-1012 [G] Article : Korea, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1946 pp.423-424, 1947 pp.441-442, 1948 p.425, 1949 pp.379-380, 1950 pp.398-399, 1951 pp.403-409, 1952 pp.403-409, 1953 pp.400-405, 1954 pp.399-410, 1955 pp.452-453, 1956 pp.389-390, 1957 pp.451-453, 1958 pp.391-392, 1959 pp.387-388, 1960 pp.381-382, 1961 pp.387-389, 1962 pp.383-385, 1963 pp.501-502, 1964 pp.481-482, 1965 pp.468-470, 1966 pp.439-440, 1967 pp.462-464, 1968 pp.462-464, 1969 pp.449-450, 1970 pp.451-453, 1971 pp.431-433, 1972 pp.400-402, 1973 pp.395-396, 1974 pp.398-399, 1975 pp.423-425, 1976 pp.451-452, 1977 pp.443-444, 1978 pp.478-480, 1979 pp.472-474, 1980 pp.474-477, 1981 pp.476-478, 1982 pp.477-479, 1983 pp.471-473, 1984 pp.470-472; Korea, Republic of 1985 pp.504-505, 719, 1986 pp.499-501, 717, 1987 pp.469-470, 685, 1988 pp.426-427, 637, 1989 pp.426-427, 638, 1990 pp.444-445, 653, 1991 pp.425-427, 637, 1992 pp.398-399, 636, 1993 pp.400-401, 645, 1994 pp.400-401, 646, 1995 pp.434-435, 646, 1996 pp.431-432, 646, 1997 pp.441, 443, 644, 2002 pp.453-454 [G] Article : Korea, in : Americana Annual 1946 pp.409-410, 1947 p.387, 1957 pp.433-436, 1961 pp.408-411, 1962 pp.415-418, 1963 pp.375-377, 1964 pp.373-375, 1965 p.387, 1967 pp.390-392, 1968 pp.387-389, 1969 pp.399-400, 1970 pp.397-398, 1971 pp.388-390, 1972 pp.384-386, 1973 pp.387-389, 1974 pp.325-326, 1976 pp.326-327, 1988 pp.306-310, 1989 pp.308-313, 1990 pp.303-307, 1992 pp.310-313, 1993 pp.308-312, 1994 pp.307-310, 1998 pp.300-305, 2006 pp.223-224 [G] Article : Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia Year Book 1946 pp.242-246, 1952 pp.228-231, 1961 pp.181-182, 1983 pp.211-212 [G] |