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Early Reports and Letters
From Barclay Acheson’s collection, he labelled these papers “general stories prior to Armistice”. Dated between 1915 and 1916, these letters contain eyewitness accounts of the massacres and deportations, as well as urgent pleas in response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis.
Tags: Acheson, Near East Relief
January 7, 2020
Letters from Syria
This collection of letters from Nellie Miller Mann follows her journey throughout the Near East; from her joyous visit to the Birds’ Nest, to her treks through Lebanon and Syria, these letters have it all!
Tags: Birds' Nest, Citizen philanthropy, cultural preservation, government, leadership, Nellie Miller, persecution
February 13, 2019
New Year’s Gift
This collection of poems and short stories was written by a group of orphan boys at the Sahag-Mesrobian Armenian School in Trebizond, Turkey. This collection features photographs of the boys as well as their stories, poems, and drawings.
Tags: Art, Boys, orphanage life, orphans, poems, refugees, short stories
American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief Meeting Minutes: 1915-1919
Meeting minutes are just one of the many important tools that researchers use to understand how philanthropic organizations worked long before the digital age. These minutes show how the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief show what was considered a priority, how funds were allocated, and where aid was distributed.
Tags: administration, Barton, budget, Charles MacFarland, Charles V. Vickrey, donations, Dutton, Frank Mason North, Fred B. Fisher, Frederick Lynch, George T. Scott, Talcott Williams, William B. Miller, William Jay Schieffelin
Near East Relief Minutes: October 1919-October 1920
These meeting minutes from 1919-1920 document the first few years of Near East Relief. Although it had operated under the name American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief for several years, it was not until 1919 that it received a congressional charter and was fully recognized as a pioneering humanitarian organization.
Tags: administration, Barton, budget, Charles MacFarland, Charles V. Vickrey, donations, Dutton, Frank Mason North, Fred B. Fisher, Frederick Lynch, George T. Scott, Talcott Williams, William B. Miller, William Jay Schieffelin
Near East Relief Yearly Report – 1920
Tags: administration, Board of Trustees, budget, Congress, cooperating agencies, donations, political situation, relief operations
Near East Relief Yearly Report – 1921
Yearly reports generated by executive board of Near East Relief were an important tool for not only keeping track of how money was allocated, but also for encouraging continued support from Congress and the general public at large.
Tags: administration, Board of Trustees, budget, Congress, cooperating agencies, donations, political situation, relief operations
Near East Relief Yearly Report – 1923
Yearly reports generated by the executive board of Near East Relief were an important tool for not only keeping track of how money was allocated, but also for encouraging continued support from Congress and the general public at large.
Tags: administration, Board of Trustees, budget, Congress, cooperating agencies, donations, political situation, relief operations
Near East Relief Yearly Report – 1927
Yearly reports generated by the executive board of Near East Relief were an important tool for not only keeping track of how money was allocated, but also for encouraging continued support from Congress and the general public at large.
Tags: administration, Board of Trustees, budget, Congress, cooperating agencies, donations, political situation, relief operations
Near East Relief Yearly Report – 1928
Yearly reports generated by the executive board of Near East Relief were an important tool for not only keeping track of how money was allocated, but also for encouraging continued support from Congress and the general public at large.
Tags: administration, Board of Trustees, budget, Congress, cooperating agencies, donations, political situation, relief operations
A Lasting Impact – The Near East Foundation Celebrates a Century of Service
In 2015, the Near East Foundation celebrated 100 years of service. The Near East Relief Historical Society was created to commemorate this special occasion and to memorialize the work done over the last 100 years. This book, which features several photos from these archives, explores the story of Near East Relief and the Near East Foundation – from humble beginnings following a horrific genocide, to it’s ongoing work today, this retrospective explores it all.
Tags: Abram I. Elkus, Agnes V. Williams, aid workers, Alexander J. Hemphill, babies, bread, Charles V. Vickrey, Citizen philanthropy, Cleveland H. Dodge, clothing, compound, doctors, donations, education, Edwin L. Bulkley, flour, food, fruit, garden, Harold A. Hatch, Henry Morgenthau, hospital, industry, infirmary, James L. Barton, Maria Jacobsen, medical care, milk, milk station, Nellie Mann, orphanages, orphans, refugees, relief workers, Stanley White, supplies, Trade, village, William B. Millar
New Near East Magazine – December 1920
Tags: aid workers, babies, bread, Citizen philanthropy, clothing, doctors, donations, education, flour, food, fruit, garden, hospital, industry, infirmary, medical care, milk, milk station, orphanages, orphans, refugees, relief workers, supplies, Trade, village
New Near East Magazine – November 1920
Tags: aid workers, babies, bread, Citizen philanthropy, clothing, doctors, donations, education, flour, food, fruit, garden, hospital, industry, infirmary, medical care, milk, milk station, orphanages, orphans, refugees, relief workers, supplies, Trade, village
New Near East Magazine – October 1920
Tags: aid workers, babies, bread, Citizen philanthropy, clothing, doctors, donations, education, flour, food, fruit, garden, hospital, industry, infirmary, medical care, milk, milk station, orphanages, orphans, refugees, relief workers, supplies, Trade, village
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