Archives of the National Debt Redemption Movement
Documentary heritage submitted by the Republic of Korea and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2017.
The Archives of the National Debt Redemption Movement is a documentary heritage chronicling the entire process and history of a nationwide campaign undertaken by the Korean public from 1907 to 1910, to help their government pay back a huge debt owed to Japan and thereby save their country from colonization. The heritage consists of a total of 2,475 documents, these handwritten documents relate to the background and beginning of the movement, the expansion of reach and influence of the movement . Also, the collection includes documents of the Japanese government (Residency-General in Korea) related to the movement and mass media materials including newspaper and magazine articles reporting on the movement.
- Year of submission: 2016
- Year of inscription: 2017
- Country: Republic of Korea