Abstract: From 1945 to 1947, Wang Zhongmin was invited by Nancy Lee Swann, the curator of GSD Oriental Library of Princeton University then, to carry out the catalogue review in the library, and completed the first catalogue of rare Chinese books in the history of the library. This catalogue has not been published so far. The only manuscript of the catalogue is kept in the East Asia Library of Princeton University. For the first time, this catalogue has carried out a systematic version identification of the rare books collected by Princeton University. However, due to the limitation of conditions, Wang also made some mistakes. The style and content of the catalogue made by Wang Zhongmin had an important influence on the later cataloguing and research of rare books in the library.

Key words: Wang Zhongmin, Gest Oriental Library, Catalogue of Chinese rare books, East Asia Library of Princeton University