MICROFILM COLLECTIONS ADAM MATTHEW PUBLICATIONS Contact information: Pelham House, London Road, Marlbo- rough, Wiltshire, SN8 2AA, Eng- land. Phone: +44 (1672) 511921; fax: +44 (1672) 511663; email: [email protected]. African Missions: Papers of the Mission of the United Presbyterian Church from the National Library of Scotland This microfilm publication con- centrates on the African missions of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and contains all incoming letters from missionaries in Africa sent to the UPC Foreign Mission Committee between the years 1874–1928. The letters are divided into the following categories: • Letters from missionaries in Ni- geria and the Gold Coast, 1919– 1928 • Miscellaneous letters concern- ing West Africa, 1919–1925 • Letters from missionaries in Kaffraria, 1885–1908 • Letters from missionaries in North Kaffraria, 1883–1904 • Letters from missionaries in Natal 1874–1909 • Letters from missionaries in South Africa, 1919–1928 This collection includes 17 reels of microfilm. Indian Newspaper Reports, c1868–1942. Part 8: Punjab 1896–1924; Sind 1936– 1939; Burma 1938–1942; Bihar and Orissa 1920 These reports document Indian social and political events, urban and rural conditions, criticisms of the British government, popular protest and the devel- opment of nationalist feelings. There is considerable focus on the growing mass appeal of Gandhi’ s non-violent boycotts. Key topics featured from this period are: • Gandhi’s growing political in- fluence and the launch of non- co-operation. • urban and rural unrest • the growth of the first sub- urbs • the All-India Muslim League • the impact of the First and Sec- ond World Wars upon India • trade, agriculture and living standards This collection includes 25 reels of microfilm. Comment and News Nuclear Disarmament After the Cold War. Part 4: Archives of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 2006–2008 In February 2008, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament celebrat- ed its 50th anniversary with a Global Summit for a Nuclear Weapon Free World at London’s City Hall. This was followed by many other events, including a special Easter Monday demon- stration at Aldermaston. This update covers the anniversary initiatives, annual re- views, press releases, minutes, newsletters, leaflets and other publications of CND for the period 2006–2008. Key issues include: US missile bases in Europe; the international campaign to abolish nuclear weap- ons; the campaign against de- pleted uranium; criticisms of nuclear power; the ‘Troops out of Iraq’ campaign; ‘Don’t at- tack Iran’ demonstrations; and protests against the war in Af- ghanistan. HARALD FISCHER VERLAG Contact information: POB 1565, 91005 Erlangen, Germany; phone: +49 9131 205620; email: [email protected]; web: http://www.haraldfischer verlag.de Library of the “Woman Question” in Germany The collection Library of the “Woman Question” in Germany contains 12 installments pub- lished from 1998 to 2005. Each installment contains 500 works 3 DOI: 10.1515/mfir .2009.001

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