New Neilson July 7, 2021 A New Home for Past Presidents BY Stacey Schmeidel
As Neilson Library prepares to fully re-open to the campus community and the general public this fall, staff are also preparing to welcome some very special guests.
The portraits of Smith’s former presidents long housed near the main staircase in College Hall will be moved to a place of prominence in the new Neilson later this summer.
President Kathleen McCartney says that the 10 portraits will be installed in the newly named Klingenstein Browsing Room the beloved first-floor gathering space formerly known simply as the Browsing Room.
“Smith is richly informed by our history, and the portraits are a part of our history,” McCartney notes. “There are two reasons to display them in Neilson Library. The first is practical, in that we have run out of space in College Hall. More importantly, the portraits will be more visible to more members
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