[background noise] the university of massachusetts amherst announced the acquisition of papers of Daniel Ellsberg, which will be available to the public. In an event marking the acquisition, pentagon papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg talks about the proper problem with Nuclear Weapons. His recent book the doomsday machine, confessions of a Nuclear War Planner details his three pentagon papers work as a teacher analyst for the Rand Corporation strategic analyst for the Rand Corporation. He talks about the role of whistleblowers in the 21st century. All right, good evening, good afternoon, good evening. Thetings and welcome to 21st annual friends of the Umass Librarys fall recession. I am the dean of libraries here. Today i have the honor of welcoming you to a special program, planning to celebrate the acquisition of daniel bysbergs personal archive the university. This represents an important addition to the Umass Library archives and the university. The Library Special collections a
Trouble tonight at eight eastern on cspan q a. You can listen to q a and all of our podcasts on our free cspan. Now app. Daniel ellsberg has passed away at the age of 92. He is best known for leaking sensitive documents on the vietnam war, known as the pentagon papers, which many believe helped to end the longest u. S. Conflict of the 20th century. The disclosures would also lead to a Landmark Supreme Court decision on freedom of the press. In 2019, the university of massachusetts amherst acquired the papers of Daniel Ellsberg and next from the school he talks about his career and his fight against the proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This is just over 2 hours. All right. Good evening. Good afternoon. Good evening. Were going to get started. So greetings and welcome to the 21st annual friends of the umass librarys fall reception. Im simon nehme, dean of libraries here at Umass Amherst. And today i have the honor of welcoming you to a very, very special program planned to celebrate the
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THOMASTON – Eileen (Perreault) Ferency, 84, died on Oct. 3, 2019, following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Waterbury, Eileen graduated from Thomaston High School in 1953 and was married in 1954.
She is survived by her children, Cathy, Donald (Carolyn), David (Nancy, deceased), and Daniel (Patricia); her brother Roger and wife Peg; 10 nieces and nephews; and 22 great-nieces and -nephews.
Following the untimely death of her husband Donald in 1967, Eileen went to work for the Litchfield school system while raising her children. In 1976 she received a diploma as a graduate of the Practical Nurse Education Program with the state of Connecticut before settling into a lengthy career working in retail furniture and office supplies.
Portia Ann (Schiller) Perl, 91, died peacefully on December 24, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born June 3, 1929 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Dr. Stanley Schiller and Marie (Bergman) Schiller. The pig-tailed tomboy of Parkwood Boulevard thoroughly enjoyed growing up in Mansfield. She would frequently ride her bicycle all over town, swim in the summer and ice skate in the winter at North Lake Park, play any sport with a ball and enjoyed being with her neighborhood friends from dawn to dusk. She gained a love for outdoor adventures and traveling at a young age. One of her fondest memories was going with her father to the 1939 Worlds Fair in New York. She also loved learning how to cook from her mother, Marie.