The East Asian Library Collections Fund supports the collection needs of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library (EAL).
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library and Chang-Lin Tien Center for East Asian Studies is bursting with treasures, including manuscripts, thousands of woodblock editions, and an oracle bone bearing some of the oldest written Chinese script. The library is home to one of the largest collections of East Asian materials in North America. The Fong Yun Wah Rare Book Room holds about 40,000 items, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean manuscripts and imprints; Japanese historical maps; and early Buddhist scriptures. This collection acts as a bridge between East and West, connecting California with its neighbors across the Pacific. Gifts to the fund will support the growth and preservation of the library’s collections.
