Mynott introduces himself at the editor responsible for philosophy at Cambridge University Press. His letter concerns the projected Collected Essays (later renamed Collected Papers). Also in the file is a 4-leaf sample (pp. 121-27), edited by John Slater [with K. Blackwell]. 

Farley knows about the Collected Essays project and recommends meeting with Felton.

Correspondence with charities and organizations supported by Edith Russell are: Anti-Slavery Society, Geriatric Day Hospital, International Hospital for Women and Children in Hanoi, Marie Curie Memorial Foundation, League Against Cruel Sports Ltd., National Children's Home, Portmadoc and District Horticultural Show, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Playground Appeal, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Confirmation of the transfer of the Penrhyndeudraeth 242 telephone number from Russell to Edith.

Re London telephone calls: there is no fault in the installations.

Re London telephone calls: specific problems recur.

This unsigned note in Farley's hand on partial BRPF letterhead is presumed to be addressed to Edith, although her name is absent. Text: "This is Felton's latest letter to Clark's agent."

Sissons was Ronald Clark's agent. This letter was sent to Edith by Christopher Farley; see record 132914. They cannot agree on what is "reasonable" in regard to an embargoed schedule for the biography.

The copy is signed in Felton's absence by J. ?. Davis.

Clark is certain that the biography of BR "will be the most inspiring biography I have ever tackled".

Edith wants to help Clark in any way on his biography of BR. She understands conflicting pressures on a biographer.

BR has no unpublished juvenilia he wishes to have published.

It's too late for BR to send a message to Wilson's students.

The letters and envelope are mounted. On the verso of the mounting sheet is a card depicting Queen Victoria in an 1866.

Clark has completed a preliminary study of "the McMaster catalogue" and could drive up to see Edith any time in November.

Edith invites Clark to stay at Plas Penrhyn during Nov. 6-8, when Farley will be present. There may be others in the neighbourhood Clark will wish to see.

Clark will come Nov. 6-8 and stay at the Portmeirion Hotel.

Edith's reply is written on Clark's letter, record 132924. She will be available at any time after 11:30 am both mornings.

Clark thanks Edith for her hospitality on Saturday. He will contact C. Malleson and F. Hawtrey. He justifies his account of the Russell-Einstein partnership over the manifesto.

Edith wishes Clark had visited her for a second day. She discusses the label the "Russell-Einstein Manifesto".

Clark thanks Edith for her letter of 10 November, record 132927. He has had "another very helpful letter from McMaster".

Clark will be back from McMaster about March 17-18.

Clark asks for another visit with Edith who wrote on this letter "any weekend save April 7–10". He had a very successful visit to McMaster. "I know you will be glad to hear that they have, in my opinion, made a very good job indeed of cataloguing, filing, and generally displaying the material in the Russell Archive."

Not enclosed but document 312793A: Christopher Farley wrote on the enclosed news clipping: "Guardian, 25.3.72". It is Clark's letter appealing for material on BR.

Clark will visit Edith on April 22-23.

Re a dinner they will both attend at Woburn Abbey. [Perhaps it was to mark BR's centenary.]

Re the upcoming dinner at Woburn Abbey. She will drive with Conrad and his wife. This amusing reply is written on the verso of 132932.

Clark has had lunch with a Beacon Hill school teacher, has heard from the vicar's son, and has been to visit Cleddon Hall (Ravenscroft), the home where Russell was born.

Clark looks forward to seeing Edith in Hamilton (at McMaster) in mid-October.

Clark writes that his Russell biography has "taken on an additional dimension". He wants to talk with Edith about it.

Clark thanks Edith for an unspecified book.

Clark will visit Edith on December 2.

Clark has to cancel his visit because "the cartileges" are not back to normal.

Clark wishes to visit Edith again "next Saturday".

Clark encloses a letter (record 132958) from Ralph Schoenman's lawyers. Schoenman is convinced that the biography will contain "actionable, damaging inaccuracies" and requests to review the work prior to publication.

This is a gift inscription to BR's Aunt Maude Stanley ("Auntie from her loving nephew Bertrand Russell Christmas 1913"). It appeared in a tweet by Bysshe Inigo Coffey, https://twitter.com/shelleyscholar/status/1429039534138957831/photo/3. Another tweet identified the book as Edward Dowden's 1906 edition of Trelawny's Recollections of the Last Days of Shelley and Byron (OUP, 1906).The book is in the possession of Dr. Coffey.

Edith is surprised that Ralph Schoenman thinks that she and the Peace Foundation are Clark's "collaborators". She fears that all are in for "unpleasant difficulties" over Schoenman. 

Edith reminds Clark that his biography is not to be described as "definitive". Nor does it have the "collaboration" of the BRPF and herself.

Clark tells Edith that is biography "will be as objective as I can make it." He also informs her that the legal letter he received, 132942, was the response he received as a result of attempting to meet Ralph Schoenman. Clark mentions that John Slater would like to visit Edith in May.

Clark refers without explanation to "the information about the Los Angeles report".

Clark expects to be going to McMaster again early in March.

Clarks thanks Edith for help and hospitality last weekend and the "rather short" Royal Society offprint.

Clark is away in Scotland for 2 weeks.

"I am sure that Professor Slater enjoyed his visit as much as I enjoyed mine."

"... everyone at McMaster sent you their affectionate best wishes and hoped that you were well."

Clark tells Edith that his biography of Russell will be published on 30 October, the proofs having been finally passed last month.

Clark tells Edith that he has asked his publisher to send her a copy of his biography of Russell.

A fulsome thank-you note for the copy of Clark's biography of BR which arrived today.

A thank-you note to the literary agent for Ronald Clark's biography; it written on the same piece of paper as record 132953. Edith is "extremely" glad to possess the copy.

A greeting card showing cats.

A Christmas card with a b&w photograph of Monte Pelmo in the Dolomites, Italy. The year 1970 is part of the caption and may not be the year of the card, which is unaddressed but is assumed to be for Edith, it being in her file of Clark letters.

Clark quotes from this letter in his biography of Russell, but dates it 19 June 1972. The letter concerns Beacon Hill School and BR's friendship with Rev. Francis's parents at neighbouring East Marden.

With record 132941, Clark enclosed for Edith Russell this letter from Ralph Schoenman's lawyers. Schoenman is convinced that the biography will contain "actionable, damaging inaccuracies" and requests to review the work prior to publication: "We strongly urge that you permit Mr. Schoenman to review the work prior to publication." On this letter Edith wrote: "We have not got that right." Edith has annotated the letter and underlined the words "convinced" twice as characteristic.

This letter was addressed to "Dear Sir". The recipient is inferred to be BR, although he has been deceased for nearly a year. The estate agent was looking for a London "house in this area similar to yours".

This letter was addressed to "Dear Sir". The recipient is inferred to be BR, although he has been deceased for nearly a year. The estate agent was looking for a London "house in this area similar to yours".

Edith encloses a 2-page message summarizing BR's contribution to anti-imperialism.

Not a letter but a message on BR's anti-imperialism for a conference on spheres of influence, enclosed in Edith's letter, 132961.

Denson objects to the BBC Radio 4 symposium on BR conducted by Sir Edward Boyle. Also in the file is a typed statement and carbon, titled "Sir Edward Boyle's Broadcast Symposium: 14 April 1970", signed by Denson.

Edith has not yet received a transcript of the BBC programme described as "Sir Edward Boyle's Broadcast Symposium: 14 April 1970" and she is too deaf to hear it. She writes about her objections to what she has heard about it and hopes the BBC will not circulate it.

Denson indicates that this document was to be signed by Edith Russell and Christopher Farley, but only his signature is on this carbon.

This document has the same text as record 132965, but there are no signatures. That record seems to have been retyped for Edith and Farley's signatures.

Re a BBC programme on BR.

Denson encloses a carbon of a letter he sent to Richard Amos of the BBC, dated the same day, record 132969.

This letter was enclosed with Denson's letter to Edith, record 132968. Denson's complains about a programme on BR.

This is a typed copy of an overnight telegram: "Sent April 26 from Wales to Denson ... Kindly telephone Christopher Farley at Penrhyndeudraeth 242." The telegram could have been sent by either Farley or Edith.

Re a complaint about a BBC programme on BR.

Farley lists several names of new people to approach re the BBC's programme on BR.

Denson continues his work against the BBC's recent programme on BR.

Denson continues his work in protest of the BBC's programme on BR. He has received Farley's packet of stencilled copies of the statement.

Denson discusses mailing the BBC protest statement just received from Farley.

This letter is signed "Susan Miles", a pseudonym for Ursula Roberts.

"BR was to have written a foreword to a short book I wrote about Dr. Sheppard ('Dick'). He said 'I found him extremely lovable. I have seldom been so much attracted to any man.'" Murray raised objections and the book remained unpublished.

"There have been many corrections made to Volume I of the Autobiography." BR knew of Alan Wood's views on History of Western Philosophy, and “did not wish to change anything in the light of them."

Denson provides a detailed commentary on the memorial meeting for BR, which Denson attended.

Denson hopes that The Archives of Bertrand Russell, [ed. Feinberg], will be reprinted.

A reference letter for Mrs. Kate Lloyd,  who worked at Plas Penrhyn.

A reference letter for Mrs. Doreen Jones, who worked at Plas Penrhyn.

Christmas card. There being no recipient, perhaps the card was surplus in the unknown year concerned.

"Best Wishes for 1940 to Lucy and Edith." The handwriting seems to be that of Alys Russell.

Receipt from chartered accountants for payment of £200 rent for Plas Penrhyn.

The Lord Provost asks to borrow Jacob Epstein's bust of Russell for an exhibit during the Edinburgh Festival, 19 August to 16 September.

Edith agrees to the loan of Jacob Epstein's bust of Russell.

Thanks for agreeing to the loan of Jacob Epstein's bust of Russell.

Re the collection of Jacob Epstein's bust of Russell by E. Burchett Ltd., haulage contractors.

"I have almost 100 letters from Lord Russell." Egner has completed the editing of a new edition of Bertrand Russell's Best and requests a brief note for it from Edith.

This letter has "copy" written on it. Edith refuses Egner's request to write a new preface for the revised edition of Bertrand Russell's Best and emphasizes the suitability of the original subtitle, "Silhouettes in Satire", for the main title is untrue and misleading.

This draft letter has a different text than record 132990 and is marked "not sent." The sent letter is more critical of the subtitle of Bertrand Russell's Best.

Edith has a note to Christopher Farley in the margin on how to discourage visitors to his office from over-staying.

Edith orders six "Wee Blue Books" (engagement books) for 1967. (How she put 6 to use is unknown.)

New Year's greetings. Edith Russell had already died, for the postmark includes "JAN 11".

Edith orders two bottles of Remy Martin cognac to be sent to Countess Amethe von Zeppelin.

Edith orders various condiments and chocolates, some filled with "liqueur" from the Christmas catalogue; in the margin of the catalogue she wrote "8/12/62, where are these" beside four items that were "not sent".

Edith orders anti-drip glass discs for candles.

Edith orders a large quantity of food items from the Grocery Department, also one baby stilton cheese to be sent to Ralph Schoenman and four English midget cheeses to be sent to the Misses Hartley. She has also made notes listing food she has already ordered; that she will be ordering Christmas crackers from Harrods, and items she has ordered from stores in Portmadoc.

Edith orders champagne for Elizabeth Russell and cognac to be sent to Countess von Zeppelin. She refers to the Christmas catalogue from Fortnum & Mason.

Edith orders chocolates for various members of the Plas Penrhyn domestic staff, Pamela Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Burn and Miss Hawkesley. The letter is marked "copy".

In the margin Edith has noted cash gifts of £10 and £5 to various people, including Ahmed, with notes "us & A" and "us & L".

Edith orders chocolate chestnuts and cheese straws.

Edith orders chocolates for various people "for Christmas".

Edith orders chocolates.

Edith orders Stilton cheeses for various people.

Edith orders cheeses: brie, camembert, chevre, and Austrian smoked cheese.

Edith orders large quantities of groceries.