scholarly journals The British Adriatic Squadron and the evacuation of Serbs from the Albanian coast 1915-1916

Balcanica ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Milos Kovic
Keyword(s):  
Daily Basis ◽  
The South ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
National Archives ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
The Great War ◽  
History Of The South

Unpublished sources and archival material can still shed fresh light upon the history of the evacuation of the Serbian Army and civilian refugees from the Albanian coast in 1915-1916. Among them are reports to the British Admiralty written in 1915 and 1916 by the commander of the British Adriatic Squadron, Rear Admiral Cecil Fiennes Thursby. These documents deposited in the National Archives in Kew Gardens have never been used in reconstructing the evacuation operation. Written on an almost daily basis, Thursby?s reports of 1915 and 1916 constitute a unique source not only for the history of the evacuation of Serbs but also for the history of the South-East Europe in the Great War.

scholarly journals “Setting the Free Thinker Free”: The Use of an Activist Archive to Analyze a Pivitol Moment in the History of the South African Communist Party (SACP)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. p283
Author(s):  
David P. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
The South ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
Critical History ◽  
South African Communist Party ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
History Of The South

This article draws extensively on an activist archive held at the University of Witwatersrand in order to analyze an important historical struggle within the South African Communist Party (SACP). A critical history of the crucial debates taking place within the SACP in the late 1990s is constructed from this archival material in order to explore the expulsion of Dr. Dale T. McKinley from the Party in 2000. The article argues that the expulsion of McKinley was a pivitol moment in the history of the SACP, and helps us understand the post-apartheid trajectory of the Party. Expelling McKinley fulfilled the SACP leadership’s goal of managing dissent at the rank-and-file level, and ensured that the Party’s loyalty to the ANC would remain an integral aspect of its strategy and tactics. Moreover, the use of this activist archive was absolutely essential in (re)constructing this critical story about the Party’s history.

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