US relief in 1918-1929 at center of October show
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is marking 100 years from the signing of the population swap agreement between Greece and Turkey at Lausanne with an exhibition shining a spotlight on American relief efforts in this part of the world from 1918-1929. Opening on October 17, the exhibition brings together a wealth of material from the collections of the ASCSA and other institutions demonstrating how the initiative provided immediate relief, but also long-term projects like schools, hospitals and orphanages, such as the one pictured on the Aegean island of Syros. [James L. Barton/Story of the Near East Relief/ASCSA/Gennadius Library]
