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Marous W. Scherbacher, Cultural Attache, American Embassy, Seoul, is pictured receiving from Dr. CHOI Kyu-nam, Minister of Education, a commendation for the Rockefeller Foundation whose financial Assistance made possible the publication of the first Hangul Dictionary. The citation was made on Hangul Day, a national holiday, October 9, 1957." - caption on back of the photograph

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October 9, 1957
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Rockefeller Archive Center

Rockefeller Foundation records. Photographs. Series 100-1000 (FA003). Series 613: Korea; Sub series 613R: Korea-Humanities and Arts. Box 148. Folder 2840 Korean Language Society – Korean Dictionaries. RAC.

Marous W. Scherbacher, Cultural Attache, American Embassy, Seoul, is pictured receiving from Dr. CHOI Kyu-nam, Minister of Education, a commendation for the Rockefeller Foundation whose financial Assistance made possible the publication of the first Hangul Dictionary. The citation was made on Hangul Day, a national holiday, October 9, 1957.” – caption on back of the photograph

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