The Chung Collection

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The Chung Collection

About the Chung Collection
The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection is an outstanding collection of archival documents, photographs, books and artifacts related to three broad themes: British Columbia History, Immigration and Settlement and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Donated in 1999 by Drs. Wallace and Madeline Chung, the Chung Collection is held at UBC Library's Rare Books and Special Collections. For more information about the Chung Collection and a complete inventory, please visit http://chung.library.ubc.ca.

About the digitization of the Chung Collection
Digitization of select items from the Chung Collection began in 2008. The process of digitization is ongoing and new records will be added regularly. Photographs may have been digitally enhanced to show the clearest possible image on your screen.

Share your knowledge
Throughout the Chung Digital Collection you can leave comments for each item by clicking on the "Feedback" button found at the bottom right of the screen. If you have information about an item (such as names of people, identification of locations, or other information) please consider sharing this.

Further information
You can read more about this collection on our Digitizer's Blog:

Yucho Chow, Part 1: “Rain or Shine, Anything, Anywhere, Anytime”

Yucho Chow, Part 2: Chow’s Enduring Impact