Many of our collections are arranged chronologically; others by subject or by originating office (e.g., Geneva, Rome, Istanbul).

A major text digitization project is currently underway, and portions of the collections are currently open to researchers on-line. These selected collections are fully searchable via our online database, where you can also view PDF copies of the original documents. Learn more about how to search the online database by viewing our video tutorials or reading our guide.

Researchers interested in visiting the archives should contact us. The JDC Archives has offices in both New York City and Jerusalem. Upon reviewing your application, we will let you know which center would be most appropriate for your research. All collections that have been microfilmed are accessible at both centers. Additionally, if you have a specific question regarding our collections, please contact us. Please note: we are not equipped to provide broad, in-depth research services.

Finding Aids

• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1914-1918
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1919-1921
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1921-1932
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1933-1944
• The Dominican Republic Settlement Association (DORSA), 1939-1977
• Records of the Stockholm office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1944-1957 (PDF 107 KB)
• Cyprus Collection, 1945-1949 (PDF 647 KB)

To access the collections listed below contact the JDC Archives

• Saly Mayer Collection, 1939-50
• Records of the Istanbul office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1943-47
• Records of the Geneva office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1945-1978
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1945-54
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1955-64
• Records of the New York office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1965-74
• Malben Collection, 1949-1975

JDC Records Held at the American Jewish Historical Society

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Collection, various dates, 1914-1988 (I-345)

JDC Records Held at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Poland

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1939 –1941 (RG 210)
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1945-1949 (RG 350)

JDC Records Held at Leo Baeck Institute

• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Collection, 1929-1949 (AR 7196)

JDC Records Held at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

• AJDC Reports, 1916-1960 (RG 335.1)
• Records of the American Joint Reconstruction Foundation, 1920-1939 (RG 335.2)
• Records of the AJDC War Orphans Bureau, 1919-1923 (RG 335.3)
• Records of the AJDC Search Department (RG 335.4)
• Records of the AJDC Office in Lisbon (RG 335.5)
• Records of the AJDC Personal Service Department, 1946-1954 (RG 335.6)
• Records of the AJDC Landsmanshaftn Department, 1926-1950 (RG 335.7)
• AJDC newspaper clippings, 1950-1969 (RG 335.8)
• AJDC photographs, 1920s-1950s (RG 335.9)

JDC Records Held at Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU

• Reports from the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, 2000-2011

JDC-Related Records Held at American Jewish Archives

• James H. Becker Papers, 1917-1927
• Boris Bogen Papers, 1891-1929
• Samuel L. Haber Papers, 1920-1988
• Louis Marshall Papers, 1876-1929
• Jacob H. Schiff Papers, 1865-1920 (bulk 1914-1920)
• Felix M. Warburg Papers, 1910-1937

JDC-Related Records Held in Other Repositories

• Leo W. Schwarz Papers, 1946-1947. Held at YIVO (RG 294.1)
• Joseph A. Rosen Collection, 1911-1943 (bulk 1922-1938). Held at YIVO (RG 358)