A modest fundraising campaign became a nationwide movement uniting presidents, celebrities, and schoolchildren around a common cause.
A living memorial to the more than 1,000 Americans and international colleagues who served, 1915–1930.
First-person accounts from relief workers and survivors
In-depth stories from the orphanages, relief workers, and campaigns of Near East Relief
Browse archival collections from NER relief workers and orphanages across Armenia, Greece, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Follow Armenian orphans from Anatolia to NER orphanages around Beirut.
Follow NER’s overseas operations through Barclay Acheson’s photographs, 1922–1928.
Read NER’s field reports, photographs, and appeals in its periodicals.
Trace a family story, teach this history, or conduct original research. Start here to find the right path into the archive.
Search by orphanage location and contribute family documents
Primary sources, research tools, and archival guides for students and scholars
Curriculum guide, documentary, and panel exhibit for the classroom
Find Near East Relief archives worldwide
