{"id":3336,"date":"2026-05-10T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=3336"},"modified":"2026-05-10T06:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:53:14","slug":"mills-enduring-support-helping-john-lee-to-colby-1949","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/peter-s-mills-1934\/mills-enduring-support-helping-john-lee-to-colby-1949\/","title":{"rendered":"Mills\u2019 Enduring Support: Helping John Lee to Colby (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.25\u202fAM-2-653x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.25\u202fAM-2-653x1024.png 653w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.25\u202fAM-2-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.25\u202fAM-2-768x1204.png 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.25\u202fAM-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.48\u202fAM-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.48\u202fAM-2.png 708w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-2.00.48\u202fAM-2-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Mills\u2019 impact on John Lee\u2019s life extended long after their initial meeting in China. As Lee\u2019s family sought to secure educational opportunities abroad for their son, Mills became an invaluable advocate and mentor. Their close relationship is preserved in a series of letters exchanged between Mills and Lee\u2019s father\u2014letters that are now archived in the John Lee and Paul Mills folders. In 1949, Mills leveraged his own Colby connections, drafting passionate recommendations and coordinating with Colby administrators to help facilitate Lee\u2019s admission to Colby College. Mills\u2019 support did not stop at advocacy; he continued his correspondence with the Lee family, providing encouragement and guidance as John Lee transitioned to life in Waterville, Maine. These letters and documents represent powerful primary sources, chronicling the enduring effects of transpacific friendship and Mills\u2019 firm belief in the value of international education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Mills\u2019 impact on John Lee\u2019s life extended long after their initial meeting in China. As Lee\u2019s family sought to secure educational opportunities abroad for their son, Mills became an invaluable advocate and mentor. 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