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Refugees flee Kars and Alexandropol as relief expands. New Near East, Dec 1920.
Location
Ismid (Izmit)
Year
1920
Item Detail
Turkish forces captured Kars and Alexandropol, and the First Republic of Armenia entered its final weeks. Near East Relief evacuated children, expanded food and medical services, and moved orphans toward Aleppo and other southern stations. Reports follow the fall of Sarakamish and Kars and the growth of relief as refugees fled the Caucasus. The issue records 5,176 children in Harpoot schools, a Constantinople bakery producing 8,500 loaves a day, and new hospitals for children with tuberculosis and trachoma. Other articles cover transport, supply shipments, and conditions in northern Syria and Persia.
Context
The New Near East was Near East Relief's monthly publication that reported on the organization’s work and mobilized financial support from American readers. Its articles preserve evidence of field conditions and institutional decisions, but they frame that evidence through Near East Relief’s own appeals for support.
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Holding Institution
Rockefeller Archive Center
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External Link
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Attribution
Near East Foundation Collection, Rockefeller Archive Center
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Rights
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Notes
Masthead: Vol. VI, No. 3 (Total No. 43), December 1920. Published by Near East Relief, New York.
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Document Contents
* “The Near East Kaleidoscope” surveys political and military developments across Anatolia and the Caucasus.
* “Caucasus Area” describes the fall of Sarakamish and Kars and the resulting refugee movement.
* “Aleppo-Syria Area” and “Persia Area” report the transfer of Armenian orphans toward Aleppo and summarize work farther east.
* “The Infallible Ford” recounts an episode of Near East Relief automobile transport.
* “Dr. Brush Handles a Panic” prints a September 21 letter about a civilian panic in Kars.
* “League of Nations Considers Armenia” and “Appeal to Near East Relief” report on diplomatic discussion and requests for aid.
* “From the Armenian Government” prints a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
* “In Isolated Harpoot” reports total school enrollment of 5,176 children.
* “Affairs in Northern Syria” describes raids and displacement around Latakia.
* “Why Plans Must Be Enlarged” prints cables from Bayard Dodge and other workers about expanding relief work.
* “Constantinople Bakery Running Night and Day” reports daily production of 8,500 loaves for refugees.
* “Word About Persian Refugees” reports attacks on the Bakubah refugee camp.
* “Near East Hospital for Tubercular Children” describes a planned 60-bed hospital at Yedi Koulé.
* “In a Sultan’s Palace” describes the conversion of Riza Pasha’s former haremlik into a trachoma hospital and orphanage.
* “Wardrobe for a President” and “Supplies En Route” report on clothing and other relief shipments.
* “Making Christmas Out of Nothing” describes orphanage girls who made dolls for refugee children.
* “Recent Sailings” and “New Director—Syria-Aleppo Area” list staff departures and name Bayard Dodge as director of the Aleppo-Syria field.
* “News Notes” and “Your Gift Means Life to Them” report on diplomatic developments and appeal for continued support.


