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11SmithstudentstostudyEastAsianartinitiallythroughtheloanoartworkorexhibitionandultimatelythroughaseriesogitsdesignedtoestablishapermanentAsianstudycollection.FreeralsointroducedtheCollegetoaninternationalcommunityoscholarsinAsianartwhobroughttheirexpertisetocampusaslecturersandadvisorsonsuchearlyacquisitionsasachoicegroupoukiyo-eprintscat.no.18placingSmithinthevanguardoinstitutionsactivelystudyingandcollectingtheartoAsiaattheturnothetwentiethcentury.ThisoundationalhistoryisexploredingreaterdepthinDr.FanZhangsessayinthiscatalogueVisionBeyondBordersTheLegacyoDwightTryonandCharlesFreer.By1913SmithCollegewasrobustlyestablishedhavinggrownexponentiallysinceitopeneditsdoorsin1875withourteenstudentsandaacultyosix.In191516Smithrecordedanenrollmento1724studentsand163acultymembersanditwasaninternationallyvisibleandengagedinstitution.2ThatyearitembarkeduponaprogressivepartnershiptosupportthedevelopmentoGinlingCollegeorwomennewlyoundedinNanjingChinacat.no.34.OverthenextourdecadesSmithanditsAlumnaeAssociationnurturedthissisterinstitutionwhichhadbeenconceivedonthemodeloAmericanliberalartswomenscollegesg.1.RepresentativesromSmithwereregularlyappointedtoGinlingsboardotrusteesvisitingproessorsspentsabbaticalyearsteachinginChinaandSmithraisedandcontributeduptoonequarteroGinlingsoperatingbudget.3AnexpressionoSmithCollegescommitmenttoservicethispartnershipalsobroughttheworldtotheNorthamptoncampusintheormovisitorsromGinlingmostnotablywhenFIG.1.GinlingCollegeWeekexhibitatSmithCollegeMarch1949.FromlettorightRoseSunclasso1949ChiatingChangclasso1948andMaryElizabethOckendenclasso1950areshownexaminingmaterialsinthedisplay.SmithCollegeArchivesSmithCollege.PhotographbytheSmithCollegeNewsOfce.