Title: Bertsch Papers,
Authors: Bertsch, Leonard M., approximately 1910- approximately 1976.; Bertsch, Leonard M., approximately 1910- approximately 1976.; Hodge, John R. 1893-; Brown, Albert Eger 1889-1984.; Yŏ, Un-hyŏng; Kim, Kyu-sik, 1881-1950; An, Chae-hong, 1891-1965; Limb, Ben. C.; Sargent, Clyde E.; Weckerling, John.; Baldwin, Roger N.; Watlington, Thomas Morgan.; United States.; Korean Pacific Press; United Nations.; United States.
Year: 2012
Subjects: Bertsch, Leonard M.,; Hodge, John R.; Rhee, Syngman,; Yŏ, Un-hyŏng; Kim, Ku,; Kim, Kyu-sik,; Cho, So-ang; Kim, Kun-hoo.; Yŏ, Un-hong.; Kim, Sa-mok; United States.; United States.; United States.; Sso-Mi Kongdong Wiwŏnhoe; Military government Korea History.; Legislative bodies Korea.; International trusteeships Korea History.; Ideology Korea (South) History; Popular music Korea; Folk music Korea; Korea Politics and government; United States Armed Forces Political activity Korea History.; United States Foreign relations Korea; Korea Foreign relations United States; Korea History Sources.; Korea (North) History Sources.; Korea Maps; Korea Periodicals; Korea (South) In mass media
Abstract: A collection of Leonard Bertsch, a political advisor of US Army Millitary Government in Korea, that of correspondence, documents, notes, periodicals, army records, etc. mostly related to Korean political situation after Korea's independence, or a few related to the understanding of Korean culture. Press summaries from Korean newspaper companies and Korean periodicals in their 1940s and 50s occupy a lot of the collection.
Contents: Box 1: 1) Documents copied by Dr. Alan Milleit. 2) Correspondences by Kang, Younghill and Kim, Jongjeung. 3) Various forms about Herbert Kim, Kim Sa Mok and Kim Kyu Sik, Ben.C.Limb and Lyuh, Woon Hong and Lyuh, Woon Hyong, Rhee, Maurice Williams and Sun Yat Sen. 4) Handwritten memos/notes between Gen.A.E.Brown, Clyde E. Sargent, Gen.John R.Hodge and Bertsch 5) Confidential reports and Political summary on situation in Korea 6) Various forms about Interim Legislative Assembly, Korean Communist Party, etc. 7) Applications, petitions and other forms regarding properties. 8) Petitions by An Chai Hong: "How to realize independence of Korea". 9) Memos/Reports of LMB. 10)Documents about Legislature: such as Korea Representative Democratic Council.