Administrative Information
Provenance
The provenance for the records of the Chosŏn Sangsa Chusik Hoesa, the first international trading company by the North Korean government, is unknown. Upon discovering these records in the Asian Division stacks, it could not be determined when the collection was received by the Library of Congress.
Processing History
Due to the fragile quality of the records, the Chosŏn Sangsa Chusik Hoesa collection was sent to the Conservation Division for treatment and re-housing from 2017 to 2019. Originally, the materials were bound into 45 items. Each bound item was disbound, treated and re-housed in custom made boxes. The collection was arranged and described by Asian Division’s Korean reference specialist from 2019 to 2020.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: The Chosŏn Sangsa Chusik Hoesa Collection, Container number, Folder title, Korean Collection, Asian Division, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.