BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
130501

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130502

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130503

Wishing BR a Happy Birthday.

Card is misfiled with Christmas cards.

130504

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130505

"Greetings for 1970".

130506

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas. Card is in Italian.

130507

Wishing BR a Happy Birthday.

Card is misfiled with Christmas cards.

130508

Wishing BR a Happy Valentine's Day.

"Let's work for an end to Vietnam and an end to any further".

Card is misfiled with Christmas cards.

130509

Card is misfiled with Christmas cards 1969.

130510

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

130511

"Hoping you have a wonderful Christmas. Best wishes."

130512

Wishing BR and ER a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130513

"I received as a present recently, Dear Bertrand Russell and the third volume of your Autobiography. I enjoyed them."

130514

A marriage announcement card.

"We are no friends of yours, but you are a very good friend of ours."

130515

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130516

"Season's greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year."

130517

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130518

The sender has written a poem against BR's Why I am not a Christian and includes a poem by Shakespeare.

130519

"I hope you will remember Mr. V.K. Krishna Menon. Few days ago I have passed through some excerpts of a biography on Mr. Menon by T.J.S. George, in which Mr. George has given some evidence that you had given your help to Mr. Krishna Menon for sending a fact-finding mission to India when he was the secretary of the India League. It proved, that you had good relations with Mr. Krishna Menon."

130520

Prestinari reads BR to her children.

130521

A "With the Editor's Compliments" for Prediction: the Leading Journal of the Occult Sciences. No issue of Prediction present in the Russell Archives.

130522

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas. The front of the card says: "Stop Viet War!"

130523

Booklet titled "Our Later Years" by Scripture Gift Mission. "Best wishes for your Birthday. Still remembering you in my prayers."

Card misfiled with Christmas cards.

130524

"With every good wish for the New Year".

130525

"I wish you a happy Christmas and a Happy New Year—and many more returns of these happy occasions so that you can further promote the cause of peace throughout the world in the years to come."

130526

"To you, dear Countess, and to the Earl of Russell with the expression of my deepest devotion and admiration."

130527

"Thank you and Lord Russell for your nice gift to me it's so kind of you to think of me."

130528

"Allow me to offer you my heartiest congratulations on the advent of the New Year."

130529

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130530

"May manifold returns of your wishes to you be given, together with our wishes for a Happy New Year to you all."

130531

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

130532

"I send, herewith, Post Cards depicting some of the development projects taking place in Accra, the Capital City of Ghana, and some also portraying Ghanian culture. It is hoped that you will find them interesting." Postcards present in file.

130533

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

Card is misfiled with Christmas cards 1969.

130534

"Wishing you merry and happy Christmas and many happy and healthy new year returns."

130535

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130536

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

130537

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130538

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130539

"With best wishes and with gratitude for all you have done to further rational and humane thinking in this world."

130540

"Very best wishes to all the dedicated workers of the peace body of our troubled age and 1964, for a year of an actively compassionate coexistence."

Misfiled in Christmas 1969.

130541

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

Misfiled in Christmas 1969.

130542

"The painting I did of you—years back—is still one of my favourites. Best wishes for your new year and happiness."

The card is an invitation for BR to attend The Open Door Studio-Gallery's New Year's Eve event.

130543

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130544

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130545

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130546

"My mamy says you are working for peace but you are going to be sad and lonely this year. We like you very much."

130547

Wishing BR a Happy New Year.

130548

Harschied sends a photocopy of Senator J.W. Fulbright's letter to him and writes at the foot of the letter to BR.

"I thought you might like to know that your writings prompted me to write to Senator J.W. Fulbright. I had never written to a Senator before and was pleasantly surprised to get a quick and thoughtful reply."

130549

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

"To add more, I may say that as an external student at the London University for Diploma in Education, I often come across your educational beliefs."

130550

"You have awakened in me the same urgent need for social reforms that are manifest in your writings and I thank you for it. ... I've seen a taped T.V. interview which you made a few years ago. It was fascinating and stimulating."

130551

"I do wish the world would reject Christianity before you die in order to honour you."

130552

"Wish you happy Christmas."

130553

"To wish you a happy New Year! 1970."

130554

"Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday in May."

130555

"I have found to be contemporary with a great man."

130556

"In gratitude for all the many hours of reading you have provided in my life."

130557

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. "With profound respects and blessings."

130558

"Best wishes for the New Year. Your television interview series (4) was shown here this month—excellent."

130559

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130560

"To the man whom I place, above Socrates in wisdom, and above Thomas Paine in humanity and public duty."

130561

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130562

"Wishing you Peace and Happiness; and wanting to know which is the best way to obtain peace."

130563

"I congratulate you both on another year of valuable work for peace and justice, and hope that you are both well. May 1970 be a healthy, happy and prosperous year for you."

130564

"In recognition for your humanism to all oppressed, for woman and civil liberties, peace and rest to all our sisters and brother... We had 28 Black Panthers killed by city police recently and white Americans who care can do little, but perhaps we shall."

130565

A poem for BR. "Thus Frege, as the ghost of Wittgenstein's Christmas past lives on in the welch snow in you..."

130566

"At the beginning of the new year I send my best wishes, hoping for you good thoughts."

130567

"Please accept my highest regards and best wishes, at Yuletide and always."

130568

"Thank you for autographing your (my) book."

130569

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130570

Wishing Pamela Wood and the BRPF a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130571

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

130572

Wishing BR a Merry Christmas.

130573

"To my Lord Russell 1970."

130574

"You may have heard from Holroyd that I have no objection to Mr. John's letter being published in Volume III of Lord Russell's Autobiography."

130575

"Naturally, I have no objection to the publication of my letter in Volume 3 of Earl Russell's memoirs."

130576

"I have no objection whatsoever of these interesting letters, the copies of which you enclose, to be included in Bertrand Russell's Autobiography."

"I have always been an admirer of Bertrand Russell and had the pleasure of meeting him once in my husband's company. I shall look forward to the third volume."

130577

Gladwyn gives his permission for BR to publish the letter he wrote to BR on November 3rd, 1964.

130578

"My husband and I are certainly willing for our letter of 7th May 1964 to Lord Russell appearing in Volume III of the Autobiography."

130579

Simpson has no objection to the publishing of his letter to BR dated July 16th, 1952, in BR's Volume III of his Autobiography.

130580

Hetherington is the secretary to the Duke of Bedford. "His Grace is at present in the United States on a lecture tour but I have passed your correspondence to him and he has commented that he has no objections to his father's letter dated 16th April 1945 being included in Volume III of Lord Russell's Autobiography."

130581

"I have no objection to Lord Russell quoting the two letters by my husband, T.S. Eliot, dated 10th June 1949 and 20th May 1964, in the third volume of his Autobiography."

130582

"Further to your letter of 1st October requesting permission for Lord Russell to quote a letter from H.G. Wells in his Autobiography, we have been in touch with Professor G.P. Wells, H.G. Wells' son and the owner of his copyright, who says that Lord Russell is welcome to use the letter."

130583

"I have no objection to Einstein's letter to Lord Russell of June 28, 1953 being reproduced in Volume III of Russell's Autobiography."

130584

"I am naturally very much pleased that he wishes to publish it in volume III of his Autobiography, and I gladly agree." Re the letter from Toynbee to BR dated 9th May 1967.

130585

"I have no objection to the letters of which you have sent me copies appearing in the third volume of Lord Russell's Autobiography."

130586

"I have no objection in principle to my letter to Lord Russell appearing in his Autobiography—but I should like the phrase 'approved educational methods' clarified in a footnote. ... Unless these points are cleared up, the letter appears very confused, and I should not like it published."

130587

"We have no objection to Lord Russell's making use of the material you show from the Observer magazine of May 13, 1962."

130588

Letter was dictated March 28th and sent on April 4th.

"Anton tells me that the pages you mentioned as missing from Volume III of the Autobiography are in order. ... I hope you have been able to see a copy of The Times Literary Supplement of March 23rd in which I understand there is a review of Volume I. It would be good if you could send BR a copy."

130589

"I enclose herewith the first review which we have received of the American edition of your Autobiography Volume III."

The review (enclosed) was by Sidney Hook and appeared in The New York Times Book Review on October 26th, 1969.

130590

"I enclose herewith Newsweek's review of Volume III in case you have not seen it. ... P.S. I have sent BR a copy of the Newsweek item."

Raymond A. Sokolov's review of BR's Autobiography Volume III appeared in Newsweek on October 27, 1969. The review was entitled "One Man's Century".

130591

"There is one small observation which I should like to offer in connection with the translation of the quotation from Prof. Einstein's letter to Ernest Jones, as it is given in the footnote on page 95 of Volume III. I have the impression that your translator may have somewhat missed the point of this letter, which Dr. Jones quoted to you in order to refute the assertion that Einstein was indifferent to empirical confirmation of speculative thought." Robben provides his translation.

130592

"I write to point out that the piece of German on p. 95 of vol. 3 of B. Russell's Autobiography is wrongly translated in the footnote, and that it also contains an error. The correct translation is...."

130593

Edith Russell suggests three photographs for covers of the three volume paperback editions of BR's Autobiography. She suggests: "Vol. I: The photograph of Lord Russell in 1876 which is in the hardback of Vol. I opposite Page 32. Vol. II: The photograph of Lord Russell in 1916 which is in the hardback of Vol. I opposite Page 209. Vol. III: The photograph by Meitner-Graf which is in the hardback of Vol. I as frontispiece."

130594

"Lady Russell ... suggests the following concerning photographs for the paperback edition: Volume I: The photograph of BR at 4 years presently in the hardback Volume I opposite page 32. Volume II: One of the Karsh photographs, or failing that the photograph of BR in 1916 presently in Volume I opposite page 209. Volume III: Photograph of BR by Lotte Meitner-Graf presently in hardback Volume I frontispiece; or the photograph of BR on the veranda of Plas Penrhyn by Morris of Portmadoc."

130595

"For Publication 00.01 Monday, September 30, 1968. Harold Wilson on Vietnam".

"At the opening of the Labour Party Conference comes a blistering attack on the Prime Minister's record on Vietnam from Bertrand Russell. He publishes today his correspondence with Mr. Wilson from 1965 to 1967 about the war. In an introduction, Lord Russell characterises the Prime Minister's letters as 'bureaucratic'. His own letters become more outspoken as the correspondence develops, until in March 1967 he warns Mr. Wilson of 'the justified contempt of civilisation'...."

130596

Re. Understanding History. "Could you please respond to my letter of November 27? We are very anxious to clarify the possibility of publishing in Britain the essence of BR's philosophy of history."

130597

"Foundation Bulletin. Volume I, Number 1. February, 1966."

"Editorial for the Month. The main issue facing the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation is the struggle of the people of Vietnam for their national liberation, and it is with this deeply in our consciousness that we have formulated our programme over the next six months. The political statements of the Foundation over recent months have sought to emphasise the role of US imperialism...."

Also includes a timeline of recent events in regards to the BRPF (containing a record of what BR did on behalf of the BRPF, such as Press Statements and Meetings).

130598

"BR says that 'Continuum Limited' is a contradiction in terms and that you need a logician on your staff!"

130599

"The Russells do not think there was much correspondence with the BBC about the Reith lectures. They are anxious about the originals of what little Einstein material there is. ... The Russells are also anxious to know about the T.S. Eliot correspondence, as they fear some is missing. They particularly have in mind a letter from Eliot in which he says that both he and his wife owe everything, including their lives, to BR."

130600

"The Russells are anxious to obtain the following further information for possible use in their Autobiography, and I should be grateful if you could find what you can in the archives: 1) BR's position in UNESCO in the late '40s and early '50s; 2) the name of Joliot Curie's (now Biquard's) scientific workers' association; 3) the date and exact description of the honorary degree from Aix (post World War II—to be found in the box of medals and awards); 4) The date of the freedom of Paris given to BR, and anything that the document said (also post war, and in awards box)."