Finding aid for the Victor Wellington Peters papers 3031
Sungjin Park
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Victor Wellington Peters papers
Creator:
Peters, Victor Wellington, 1902-2012
Identifier/Call Number: 3031
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/6/resources/1520
Physical Description:
2.688 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (bulk): 1910s-1942
Abstract: The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals and letters which are collected when Dr. Peters engaged
in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea.
The physical portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, and slides.
Language of Material:
Korean,
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Container: 3
Dr. Victor Wellington Peters was born September 29, 1902 in Kansas City, Missouri. Attended UCLA and USC--B.A., 1924; Princeton
Seminary, 1924-1928. Missionary to Korea, August 29,1928-January 1941. Married Feb 12, 1938 Hahn Heung Bok in Kimhwa church,
Korea. Four children, 8 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Accomplished speaker, preacher, writer, artist, teacher who
continues to minister to and inspire the Korean people. From 1941-present, Dr. Peters pastored various churches in Los Angeles,
CA; taught in Azusa Pacific University; and mentored Korean doctoral students at Fuller Theological Seminary.
The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals and letters which are collected when Dr. Peters engaged
in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea. The photographs with handwritten explanations are primarily about his friends
and Korean family members. In addition, the letters are related to communicate with his parents in California. There are four
journals in the collection from 1939 to 1942 and they are written in Korean and English.
The physical portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, and slides.
To view digital materials contact the Korean Heritage Library.
Physical materials in the collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts in the digital materials must be submitted in writing to
Grace Alexander, owner of the archive. Copying from the digital files allowed by permission of the Korean Heritage Library,
University of Southern California.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Victor Wellington Peters papers, Collection no. 3031, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Missionaries -- United States -- Correspondence
Missions -- Korea -- Archives
Church work -- Korea -- Archives
Missionaries -- Korea -- Correspondence
Photographic postcards
Japan -- Photographs
Korea (South) -- Photographs
Audiotapes
Slides (photographs)
Peters, Victor Wellington, 1902-2012 -- Correspondence
Peters, Victor Wellington, 1902-2012 -- Photographs