Autograph manuscripts and old books of Sumi Yasuaki (1750-1808) and Yasunori (1784-1847), scholars of Japanese language and literature in the Tottori.
The collection consists mainly of Japanese and Chinese books related to Japanese linguistics and Japanese literature.
Other collections of the Sumi family materials are held in the Educational Reference Library of the Maritime Self-Defense Force 1st Technical School, Tottori Prefectural Museum, Tottori Prefectural Library, Yonago City Library, and Toyo University Library.