The Sylvia Maehrischel Collection consists of items collected by Maehrischel that relate to her experience as an Old China Hand. The collection is primarily made up of articles on the topic of Jewish refugees in China, as well as issues of the Old China Hands newsletter The Hongkew Chronicle. Also included is a letter from Bill and Elly Grasse, a program for the Silver Jubilee of the Association of Far Eastern Jews in Australia, and an assortment of travel guides for Kaifeng, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an, the Suzhou Hotel, the Wuxi Limin Porcelain Factory, and Helen Wong’s Guide to China. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.