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1. Some General Observations on John Chilembwe's Family and Progeny and the Circumstances of his Death and Secret Burial: a paper given by David Stuart-Mogg at the Chilembwe Revisited Symposium, Edinburgh University, 7th February 2015.

Subjects
*CONFERENCES & conventions, *TWENTIETH century, *HISTORY, CHILEMBWE Rebellion, 1915, BRITISH colonies, COLONIAL Africa
Abstract

The article discusses a paper presented at the Chilembwe Revisited Symposium, held at the Edinburgh University in Scotland on February 7, 2015, that talks about the life and death of Baptist pastor John Chilembwe. Topics discussed include details of Chilembwe's birth and family including a putative daughter Sylvia, his travel to the U.S. in 1897 to obtain a western education, and his role in the Chilembwe Rebellion of 1915.

Published
2015

2. Unplugging the Doomsday Machine.

Author

Steigerwald, Lucy

Subjects
*WORLD War II, *JUST war doctrine, *MILITARY tactics -- History, *TWENTIETH century, *HISTORY, *ETHICS
Abstract

An interview with former U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg is presented. When asked about his view of World War II as a justified war, Ellsberg refers to the defeat of Hitler as an important part of the war but dislikes certain tactics used by the Allied Forces during the war. He focuses on the justification of violent tactics against enemy attacks, his book 'The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner', and the Pentagon Paper Leak in 1971.

Published
2018

4. Fifty years of Information Sciences: A bibliometric overview.

Author

Merigó, José M., Pedrycz, Witold, Weber, Richard, and de la Sotta, Catalina

Subjects
*INFORMATION science, *BIBLIOMETRICS, *COMPUTER science, *DATA visualization, *COMPUTER software, *TWENTIETH century, *HISTORY
Abstract

Information Sciences is a leading international journal in computer science launched in 1968, so becoming fifty years old in 2018. In order to celebrate its anniversary, this study presents a bibliometric overview of the leading publication and citation trends occurring in the journal. The aim of the work is to identify the most relevant authors, institutions, countries, and analyze their evolution through time. The paper uses the Web of Science Core Collection in order to search for the bibliographic information. Our study also develops a graphical mapping of the bibliometric material by using the visualization of similarities (VOS) viewer. With this software, the work analyzes bibliographic coupling, citation and co-citation analysis, co-authorship, and co-occurrence of keywords. The results underline the significant growth of the journal through time and its international diversity having publications from countries all over the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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5. Public Home for the Papers of the City’s Fiscal Savior.

Author

LELAND, JOHN

Subjects
*FINANCIAL crises, *HISTORY, *TWENTIETH century, *ECONOMIC history
Abstract

The article reports on the documents from the financial crisis in New York City in 1970s which shows the effort of investment banker Felix G. Rohatyn to rescue and aid the New York Stock Exchange and the city, which would be displayed at the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library.

Published
2016

6. THE JEWEL THAT WAS BERYL: Stephen Wade came across a detailed archive of a woman whose war years -- and those soon after -- were selfless but adventurous.

Author

Wade, Stephen

Subjects
*PHOTOGRAPHY archives, *WOMEN military personnel, *PHOTOGRAPHS in newspapers, *WOMEN, *TWENTIETH century, *HISTORY, 20TH century British history
Abstract

The article profiles the life and career of Beryl Baxter who served the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1930s and 1940s through archived photographs. It highlights news paper photographs of her time as the Cleethorpes Carnival Queen and also along with servicemen. It includes photos from 1950s of her time in Korea, of her letters from Japan and her passport.

Published
2018