German News Articles; Leo Kim in der Galerie Nieser (March, 13, 2008);Mittwoch/Donnerstag Meditative Landschaften 6/7. Juni, 2007; Regional Kultur Endlose Landschaft unter Wolkenformationen (11. Marz, 2009); Schwabisches Tagblatt (No reference of Leo Kim Found); Stuttgarter Zeitung. Blick Vom Fernsehturm Der Himmel uber dem Sioux (03/17/2008)

File — Box: 9, Folder: 99

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Leo Kim manuscript collection contains the following: (1) personal correspondence consisting of extended written letters, Christmas cards and letters, and general cards; (2) personal notes, quotes, and passages; (3) various ephemera material; (4) physical artifacts; (5) promotional project material and published works; (6) news articles, clippings, and newspaper scrapbooks; (7) and finally, large poster material.

The extended letters are arranged topically and are in alphabetical order. They contain correspondence regarding friends, family, personnel updates, projects, volunteering, and thank-you letters. Christmas cards and letters have been broadly separated into dated and non-dated categories in alphabetical order. Postcards and letters containing family pictures are separated into their own folders. Folders containing postcards with family pictures also have a corresponding list of names. The first name on the list corresponds to the first postcard in the front of the folder. General cards and correspondence are arranged topically and in alphabetical order. They contain correspondence regarding personnel updates, birthdays, invitations, health, and ‘thank-you’ related cards. The last three folders contain business cards, poster cards, and unidentified cards made by, or kept by, Mr. Kim.

Notes, passages, and quotes are arranged topically and in alphabetical order. They contain notes on historical dates and names, North Dakota Prairie Landscape book passages, and photography. Poems and quotes from other individuals were also kept and have been separated into two general categories-authored and non-authored. This distinction was made based on information that could be found on the documents themselves. Finally, vocabulary notes of several languages and their English translations were kept by Mr. Kim.

Ephemera contains official forms, guest books, notebooks, journals, personal identification, and maps. They are arranged by topic and in alphabetical order. The guest books are from several of Mr. Kim’s art exhibits. Several notebooks contain information regarding Mr. Kim’s contacts and daily journal of expenditures and experiences during his time compiling photos for the North Dakota Prairie Landscape publication. Mr. Kim kept several old passports and personal identification from earlier years as well as maps from his travels.

Physical artifacts content was arranged by what could be placed into folders and what could not. Content is not topically or alphabetically assigned. Most items are related to North Dakota or from the prior travels of Mr. Kim. Travel documents are contained in an envelope made up of old train and plane tickets, bus tickets, exhibit or activity tickets, and stamps. Items that are not found within specific folders are the Mount St. Helens volcanic ash and a collection of 5 pins.

Promotional project material and publications are arranged in alphabetical order. This section primarily contains corporate and industrial photography projects undertaken by Mr. Kim. The material created by Mr. Kim was used for marketing and informational purposes by the associated companies. Magazine articles, flyers, and pamphlets were marketing material for exhibits done by Mr. Kim. Book proofs and published books contain the two primary book projects completed by Mr. Kim. The first several folders contain the proofs for North Dakota Prairie Landscape and St. Paul Serenity. The books found within are their final publications. Newspaper articles are arranged by the newspaper name and in alphabetical order. The final folder in this section are unidentified newspaper articles kept by Mr. Kim. Any newspaper company that has two or more articles associated with it are then arranged in alphabetical order by title of the article. Articles that were removed from the initial collection that contained no clear mention of Mr. Kim were removed and listed. The magazine and newspaper scrapbook contains a Life magazine and a personal project done by Leo Kim. The magazine contains a copy of Life magazine with an article related to the death of Mr. Kim’s mother. The scrapbook contains primarily local articles from The Forum, Sunday Forum, and Farmers Forum newspapers during Mr. Kim’s earlier years in North Dakota. The final section of the Leo Kim manuscript collection are numerous posters or poster-size material, many of which relate directly to the promotional project material and publication section. This section also contains the poster board with signatures during the time Mr. Kim achieved U.S citizenship as well as drawings made by Mr. Kim or received by him. The number of items contained within each folder is listed.