BRACERS Record Detail for 17740

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
1896
Box no.
16.84
Filed
1896d
Source if not BR
Thacher, Michael, donation
Recipient(s)
Blum, David
Esterhazy Orchestra Foundation
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1964/08/26
Full date (Estimate)
1964/08/26
Form of letter
TLS
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
PP
Notes and topics

BR thanks him for his letter and encloses the following message:

“Albert Schweitzer is one of the few who have devoted their lives to the service of man. The range of his achievements and the importance of his personal example mark him as a leader of our time who will be remembered. Dr. Schweitzer’s warnings about the dangers of nuclear preparations and the readiness to engage in wars of annihilation are a great service. It is a pleasure to greet this noble young man on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday."

For the typed carbon of the letter, see record 7257.

Transcription

BR TO DAVID BLUM / ESTERHAZY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION, INC., 26 AUG. 1964
BRACERS 17740. TLS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell


From: The Earl Russell, O.M., F.R.S.,
<letterhead>
Plas Penrhyn,
Penrhyndeudraeth,
Merioneth.1
26 August 1964

Mr. David Blum,
Esterhazy Orchestra Foundation, Inc.,
P.O. Box 47,
Manhasset, New York,
U.S.A.

Dear Mr. Blum,

Thank you for your letter. I enclose the following message:

“Albert Schweitzer is one of the few who have devoted their lives to the service of man. The range of his achievements and the importance of his personal example mark him as a leader of our time who will be remembered. Dr. Schweitzer’s warnings about the dangers of nuclear preparations and the readiness to engage in wars of annihilation are a great service. It is a pleasure to greet this noble young man on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday.”

With good wishes,

Yours sincerely,
<signed> Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell.

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    [document] Proofread against a photocopy of the original letter.

Publication
B&R B176
Permission
Everyone
Image
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
17740
Record created
May 20, 2014
Record last modified
Jun 10, 2026
Created/last modified by
duncana