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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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The Burke Library is one of the largest theological libraries in North America, with holdings of over 700,000 items, including extensive special collections. The mission of the Burke Library is to identify, acquire, organize, provide access to, interpret, and preserve for the future information in the field of theology and contextually related areas of study.
Start Over "Near East Foundation" Repository Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Near East Relief Committee records, 1904 -- 1950 10.25 linear feet

reaching close to two million refugees. In 1930, NER was renamed the "Near East Foundation" (NEF) to
Near East Foundation records, 1915-2005. The Rockefeller Archive Center.
Near East Foundation
Near East Relief (Organization)
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.
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Near East College Association records, 1928 -- 1943 3.25 linear feet

Near East Foundation
Near East College Association (New York, N.Y.)
The Near East College Association formed in 1927 to combine financial and administrative work in a joint office for efficiency in management and to help raise endowment funds for institutions from Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Bulgaria, and Iraq. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, publications, and records related to partner institutions.
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Series 1: Administrative Files, 1934 -- 1942 0.5 linear feet

establishment of a Near East Society from March 1935. This society would be formed by NECA and the Near East
Foundation, the purpose of which was to provide information to the American public on happenings in the

This series contains records relating to the establishment of NECA and the work William Adams Brown and others did to complete the task, an example of which are the Five Year Stabilization Fund reports. In August 1936, a plan was approved to contract with Tamblyn and Brown to conduct a five-year stabilization fund. The goal was to raise $120,000 annually for a period of five years, which would be dispersed among the colleges. Allen W. Dulles became Chairman of the Stabilization Fund Committee. While fundraising was successful during the first few years, it faltered during World War Two. In addition to general information on the organization, specific materials relating to professors, their position in the college and their education form part of the collection Other documents reveal who returned to America from Turkey and their addresses. There exists a document listing preferred prospects and their addresses for membership in NECA, and if the individual could donate funds or at times, "literature only." The majority of those on this list were in Metropolitan New York, with a small number from "miscellaneous states." Also of note is a letter between Cleveland Dodge and W. A. Brown regarding the establishment of a Near East Society from March 1935. This society would be formed by NECA and the Near East Foundation, the purpose of which was to provide information to the American public on happenings in the Middle East. It officially formed in 1948.

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  2. Near East College Association records, 1928 -- 1943