Near East Relief Committee records, 1904 -- 1950 10.25 linear feet (10.25 linear feet; 18 boxes, including 1 OS box) Creator Near East Relief (Organization) Abstract Or Scope This collection contains records related to the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, established in 1915 to respond to the Armenian Genocide, and incorporated through an Act of Congress and renamed Near East Relief in 1919. view more view less Collection Context Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary