[KS] Terry Bennett's Photo Collection

[James Hoare]

Dear All
Some years back, Terry Bennett approached me with the same request. I tried
various channels, including ROK museums and the Cultural Ministry, without
success. Some museums were interested but were not prepared to buy the
collection - they would be happy to accept it as a gift, which was not on
offer. Eventually, I also got warned off by the ROK embassy in London that
my efforts were unproductive and that I should not pursue the matter.  They
had quite enough old photographs in the ROK already.So I stopped.
This is no reason not to try again. The collection is very good indeed. If
I remember, it is entirely made up of original photographs, not copies,
unlike a lot of collections in the ROK

Jim Hoare


On Mon, 13 Jul 2020 at 11:13, Thomas Duvernay <profduv at yu.ac.kr> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I heard from Terry Bennett today that he would like to find a good home
> for his historic photos of Korea. You might remember his book on early
> photos in Korea, "Korea: Caught in Time". I've corresponded with Terry for
> many years, and he was very helpful when I was doing my research into the
> 1871 US-Korea military conflict; there are several things in my book
> attributable to him. Here is what he wrote to me:
>
> "I’m at the stage in life now where I would like to find a home for my
> collection of some 4,000 Korean photos. It needs an institution with the
> funds, interest and understanding of the need to preserve them in the right
> temperature and humidity conditions. I always thought it would be a good
> buy for one of the chaebols to then donate to one of the museums."
>
> If you know of anyone/any place that might be interested in his
> collection, please let me know.
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Thomas
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> --
> Thomas Duvernay, PhD
> Associate Professor
> College of Basic Studies
> Yeungnam University
> Gyeongsan, Korea
>
>
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