Selected records and publications of the Œuvre de secours aux enfants

Contains documents related to the history of Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE) and the different homes it operated around France. Some of the personal archives and general correspondence of key figures of OSE such as Georges Garel, the founder of the "reseau Garel," a resistance network that ferried children over the French border into Switzerland, and Vivette Samuel are included. Personal files of individuals who were raised by OSE as their legal guardian are not included.