The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection contains more than 25,000 rare and unique items, including documents, books, maps, posters, paintings, photographs, tableware, and other artifacts.

Donated to UBC Library in 1999, the Chung Collection represents an unique and extensive research collection of items in various formats related to early British Columbia history, immigration and settlement, particularly of Chinese people in North America, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. One of the most exceptional and extensive collections of its kind in North America, the Chung Collection has been designated as a national treasure by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board.

A selection of materials from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection are on display in the newChung | Lind Gallery, located on level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. To learn more,visit the Chung | Lind Gallery website.