Find Your Starting Point

Whether you are tracing a family story, teaching this history, or conducting original research, start here.

For Educators

Bring the History to Your Classroom

Stream the documentary. Download the Curriculum Guide. Request the panel exhibition for your school or library. Arrange a guest speaker — virtual or in person.

Educator Resources

For Family & Descendants

Reclaim Your Family’s Story

For many families, the history of Near East Relief is personal. Search the archive by orphanage location, relief station, family name, or place of origin to find photographs, records, and historical context connected to your family’s story. You can also share family documents, photographs, and memories to help expand the permanent collection.

Family Resources

For Students & Researchers

Start Your Research Here

The records of Near East Relief are vast and dispersed. Start your search in the Digital Archive, which contains thousands of photographs and reports from multiple sources in one database. Then, use the Archival Repository Directory to locate physical and other digital collections around the world – from the Rockefeller Archive Center in New York to the League of Nations archives in Geneva.

Students & Researchers Hub