Earlier this month the Cambridge University Library blog uploaded an article telling the story of a letter recently rediscovered among the papers of Sir Harry Parkes by Jiyeon Wood, who is in charge of the Korean and Japanese collection at the library. According to Professor Kim Jong-Hak from Seoul National University: “[Prominent politician and leader of Kapsin Coup] Kim Ok-kyun wrote the letter after he obtained the news that Sir Harry Parkes would enter Korea to ratify the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce Between Great Britain and Corea, hinting at his plan for the Kapsin Coup, and he tried to explore whether Britain could provide aid for his plan.”
Read the full story on the Cambridge University Library website here. In the article Jiyeon Wood talks briefly about some of the other treasures in the library’s Korean collection. Jiyeon has prepared an exhibit about the library’s collection for the upcoming Cambridge Korea day.