Near East Relief Committee Records, 1904-1950

Summary Information

At a Glance

Description

Summary

American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief established 1915 to respond to Armenian Genocide. Millions of dollars raised and distributed. Scope expanded after World War One, was incorporated through Act of Congress and renamed Near East Relief in 1919. Collection offers first-hand, detailed accounts of those in affected areas.

General Note

In Archives.

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Preferred Citation

Item description, Near East Relief Committee Records, series #, box #, and folder #, The Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union Theological Seminary, New York.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Processing Information

Papers processed BCK January 2013.

Subject Headings

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