Jeong Dong-in, Former Superintendent, Donates Lifetime Collection of Jeonnam Education History Materials for Free

1732 Student Education Records Since the 1940s

Jeong Dong-in, former Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, during his tenure. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeong Dong-in, former Jeonnam Superintendent of Education, has donated his lifelong collection of Jeonnam educational history materials to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education free of charge.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 4th, the materials donated by former Superintendent Jeong include 1,732 items such as books, documents, and educational supervision materials, covering educational history related to student education from the 1940s to relatively recent times. Each item reveals the development of education over different eras, making them highly valuable for individual or collective research.

In particular, materials produced independently by the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, Jeonnam Education Committee, schools, and education support offices before the era of city and county-level educational autonomy have great value as basic data for constructing the modern and contemporary educational history of Jeonnam.

Jeong Dong-in, former Superintendent of Jeonnam Education, donated his lifelong collection of Jeonnam education history materials to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education free of charge. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

The Office of Education presented a plaque of appreciation to former Superintendent Jeong and plans to publish a catalog of the donated materials in the future to spread their social and educational significance in various ways.

Additionally, by systematically managing and preserving the collected donated items, they aim to establish a foundation for utilizing the collection and expand the educational history genre of the materials by publishing thematic collections, fulfilling the mission of creating a historical and cultural window of Jeonnam education that communicates with the residents.

Former Superintendent Jeong said, “I hope the donated materials will be meaningfully used for exhibition education and academic research for students and residents.”

Jeong Dong-in, former Superintendent (age 90, 12th term), was born in Gurye and graduated from Suncheon Normal School. He contributed to the development of Jeonnam education through his roles as a teacher, educational supervisor, education director, and superintendent.

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