Peace Corps Korea Archives @ USC Libraries
an archive of photos, letters, documents and memories
The Peace Corps Korea archives at USC are now available -- click here for access. All the materials collected by Gary Hedrick and posted on PeaceCorpsKorea.com were transferred to the Korean Heritage Library at USC in 2017. Under the watchful direction of the staff at the library, the items were catalogued and organized - a lengthy and costly process requiring the creation of metadata elements and formats.
If you are interested in donating digitized images or other items to this archive, read the guidelines below carefully. Please note that these guidelines are recommendations only; they are not mandatory requirements. USC Libraries will accept JPEGs and PDFs as well. USC Libraries is also accepting physical items for digitization which, if desired, will be returned to the owner along with the digital copy. If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
Wondering if there are other options? Click here to learn more.
If you are interested in donating digitized images or other items to this archive, read the guidelines below carefully. Please note that these guidelines are recommendations only; they are not mandatory requirements. USC Libraries will accept JPEGs and PDFs as well. USC Libraries is also accepting physical items for digitization which, if desired, will be returned to the owner along with the digital copy. If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
Wondering if there are other options? Click here to learn more.
Peace Corps Korea Digital Archive
Suggested Guidelines for Donors - University of Southern California Libraries
Image Quality Standards
Metadata Elements and Formats
In a spreadsheet, create 1 record per row. Fill in the cells where you can, leaving blank when not. Using Korean Hangul is not mandatory but encouraged if doable. Do not worry too much about the correct spelling of Hangul or the Romanization. Within each cell, delineate each unit (names, places, etc.) with a semicolon; do NOT use carriage returns within each cell. Click here to see a sample spreadsheet. If you want to download a blank spreadsheet, already formatted and ready for you to complete, please click here. (This file should automatically download when you click on it. To find it, go to your downloads folder.)
Submission
When you are ready to submit your files, send an email to Jungeun Hong ([email protected]). She will create a folder for you and send you an invitation to upload your files there.
Updated: Sept 17 2025
Suggested Guidelines for Donors - University of Southern California Libraries
Image Quality Standards
- 35mm mounted slides should be scanned at 4,000 pixels per inch (ppi) and they should be saved as TIFF files.
- Printed photos that are 8”x10” or larger should be scanned at 600 ppi; 5”x7” prints or smaller should be scanned at 800 ppi. These should be saved as TIFF files.
- Textual materials should be scanned at 600 ppi or greater. These should be saved as TIFF files.
- Videos should be digitized as MOV files (Video encoder: Motion Jpeg 2000, Audio encoder: PCM 48 kHz at 16 bit)
Metadata Elements and Formats
In a spreadsheet, create 1 record per row. Fill in the cells where you can, leaving blank when not. Using Korean Hangul is not mandatory but encouraged if doable. Do not worry too much about the correct spelling of Hangul or the Romanization. Within each cell, delineate each unit (names, places, etc.) with a semicolon; do NOT use carriage returns within each cell. Click here to see a sample spreadsheet. If you want to download a blank spreadsheet, already formatted and ready for you to complete, please click here. (This file should automatically download when you click on it. To find it, go to your downloads folder.)
Submission
When you are ready to submit your files, send an email to Jungeun Hong ([email protected]). She will create a folder for you and send you an invitation to upload your files there.
Updated: Sept 17 2025
