Chas McKhann was a professor of Anthropology and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Whitman College. This collection includes interviews, environmental film and photographs, and field journals from McKhann’s research into ethnic minorities in China. Materials date from 1921 to 2017.

The Arthur H. Smith Chinese Artifact Collection, which dates from circa 1700 to 1930, consists of hand-painted scrolls, poetry, and wall decorations. This collection, which spans from 1700 to 1930, also contains advertisements, calligraphy, and accordion codices. It also houses printed pamphlets of philosophy and ethics, and a small wooden abacus.