[4] His father was able to possess a great fortune by expanding his shops along Jongno street, current central area of Seoul.

[6] It is said that an independent activist Go Hui-dong and O se-chang influenced Jeon's philosophy and philanthropic passion for Korean arts.

[8][9] In 1940, he was seated as a principal of Boseong high school currently in Songpa district of Seoul and later organized the group Dongin, the first Korean association on art history.

It notably holds an original 1446 copy of the text Hunminjeongeum, which proposes what is now the Korean alphabet Hangul.

[14] It was said that King Sejong bestowed the copy with the House to praise the defeat of the conquest of Jurchen people in northern part of Korean peninsula.

After hearing the news that the document was found, Jeon paid 10,000 won as worth as ten enormous residences in major cities at the time.

The tactic brought his colleagues and friends to protect cultural relics amid the conflicts since the control over the capital area had gone through some changes.