Designation of 6·25 Military Records and 4·19 University Materials as National Registered Cultural Heritage

Yeongju Buseok Church Old Main Sanctuary and Modern Era-made Shrine Enshrined Portraits Included

Yeongju Buseok Church Old Main Sanctuary

Military records from the Korean War (Air Force Combat Flight Unit, No. 790) and the Martial Law Proclamation of the April 19 Revolution by Yonsei University April Revolution Research Group (No. 793-2) have been designated as National Registered Cultural Heritage.

On the 12th, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced the registration of seven items as National Registered Cultural Heritage, including the two mentioned above, Yeongju Buseok Church Old Sanctuary (No. 789), Infantry and the Score (No. 791), Modern Era Jinjeon Enshrined Royal Portraits (No. 792), Yonsei University April Revolution Research Group April 19 Revolution Participant Investigation Records (No. 793-1), and the April 19 Revolution Injured List (Korea University April 18 Student Protest, No. 794).

Military Records of the Korean War (Air Force Combat Flight Group)

The Korean War military records are artifacts related to the Air Force 10th Combat Flight Unit during the war. They consist of eight items in six sets, including a comprehensive report organized with drawings and documents covering operational elements, flight record notebooks, sortie-marked operational maps, the 10th unit military diary, pilot sortie logs, and General Kim Young-hwan’s nameplate. The Cultural Heritage Administration explained, “These materials provide detailed information on the Air Force’s operational execution during the Korean War” and “possess historical and documentary value.”

The Infantry and the Score, housed at the Jinju Bronze Age Culture Museum, is an autograph score composed by composer Lee Sang-geun (1922?2000), who fled to Masan during the Korean War and participated as a war correspondent. It is based on the poem collection of the same name by Yoo Chi-hwan. The composition is in the form of a cantata combining orchestra and choir. It was evaluated as having historical value for realistically expressing the wartime situation.

Along with infantry, sheet music

The Modern Era Jinjeon Enshrined Royal Portraits held by the National Palace Museum are royal paintings symbolizing the legitimacy and authority of the Joseon Dynasty. Four portraits?King Taejo (Hongryongpo version), King Wonjong, King Sunjo, and King Sunjong?are grouped together. They were moved to Busan after the outbreak of the Korean War, but a fire broke out in the storage warehouse shortly after the war, causing partial damage. However, parts of the facial features, dragon robes, shoes, dragon throne, and decorative patterns are well preserved, earning high value in artistic, academic, and historical aspects.

The old sanctuary of Buseok Church located on Socheon-ro, Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, was completed in 1964. The walls built with adobe bricks and the wooden steeple maintain their original form relatively well. It was evaluated as highly valuable in terms of rarity and authenticity.

Wonjong Eojin

The Yonsei University April Revolution Research Group April 19 Revolution Participant Investigation Records are oral history materials compiled by senior students of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Yonsei University who formed an investigation team during the April 19 Revolution. They consist of demonstration investigation reports, injury status reports, detainee investigation reports, and post-event handling investigation reports. The political and social consciousness of each investigation subject is clearly revealed. In particular, the demonstration investigation report contains detailed information on participation motives, progress, time, location, and conflict processes, making it an empirical record.

Declaration of Martial Law during the April 19 Revolution

The Martial Law Proclamation of the April 19 Revolution by the Yonsei University April Revolution Research Group is a collection of materials gathered by the research group upon request from related institutions. It collectively refers to nineteen documents, including twelve types of emergency martial law proclamations, one admonition, three public notices, and two statements. Starting with the martial law declaration, proclamations and public notices regarding assembly dispersal, school closures, curfews, and control of the press and publications were issued sequentially, and the situation of control being dismantled following the president’s resignation announcement can be confirmed in chronological order. The Cultural Heritage Administration explained, “It provides specific insight into the social conditions at the time and the government’s management and control over the public.”

List of Injured Persons in the April 19 Revolution

The April 19 Revolution Injured List relates to the April 18 Korea University demonstration. It consists of two draft lists of injured Korea University students and one finalized version. The first draft includes various handwriting and writing tools recording department, year, number, name, location, and degree of injury. The second draft is presumed to have been written by one person due to consistent handwriting. The finalized version, titled “Students Injured during the April 19 Protest,” revises and supplements the draft contents. It details circumstances such as the attack by political thugs on Korea University students returning from a protest at the National Assembly building. The Cultural Heritage Administration stated, “This material holds great historical value for understanding the April 19 Revolution.”

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