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Gyujanggak was originally founded as the royal library in 1776 in the rear garden of Changdeok Palace by King Jeongjo. It was originally conceived as a royal library established for the preservation of the writings and calligraphies produced by Joseon dynasty kings. It also functioned as a repository for the royal genealogy. Gyujanggak in SNU, located near the College of Social Sciences, is a replica of the real one in Changdeok Palace. The Gyujanggak collections now contain over 320,000 historic articles, such as <The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty> and <The Diary of the Office of Royal Secretaries>, which are both designated as UNESCO World Documentary Heritages.

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