BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
11802

Will stay as President so long he needn't answer letters.

11803

Can't speak at Union on June 3.

11804
Personal meeting.
11805

Returns corrected proof of "After Eighty Years".

11806

Books arrived; Gladstone on adultery has to be read to be believed.

11807

Can't help on English names.

11808

Willing to see Prof. Yang.

11809

Acknowledges gift of the letters of Robert G. Ingersoll.

11810
Thanks for encouraging letter.
11811

Turns down request for employment (?) by travelling American (?).

11812
Can't do book suggested; fully booked up for other work. 3rd person.
11813

Ring him up for meeting.

11814

Encloses £5 for appeal for woods still bearing the name of Russell.

11815
Doesn't like book she sent; no room for another.
11816

On his paper "A Religious Way of Knowing" (but would compare revelations to dreams in respect to false beliefs about external objects).

Testimonial.

Letter number taken from physical location.

11817

On Mallarme and Whistler.

11818

On a world university (refers to American Mercury article).

11819
Individuals and political catastrophe.
11820

Visit from her and Eric Neville.

11821

Proud to be coupled with Abraham Lincoln.

11822

On Stanley Mellor; "God".

11823

Thanks for Swedish spirits.

11824

On birth control in India.

11825

Touched by his letter; pleasure of visit.

11826

Discloses story-writing; recalls Unwin's acceptance of Principles of Social Reconstruction.

11827

Thanks for Institute of Philosophy birthday message. Age: at 90 may be ambitious to beat Shaw's record. Light programme.

11828

Thanks for tea packet.

11829

Thanks for birthday wishes.

11830

Meeting time for [BBC?] discussion.

11831

Educating children in non-Catholic school, despite relatives.

11832

Declines to see his manuscripts.

11833

To dine together.

11834

Visiting her at the Shiffolds.

11835
11836
Thanks for touching letter.
11837

Arithmetic; contemporary physics misguided?; Spinoza sentence.

11838

On any new book, short stories, "On Denoting".

11839

Russia is bent on world dominion.

11840

Refers her to History of Western Philosophy, introductory chap.

11841

Deceased wife's sister law repealed about 50 yrs ago.

11842

Happy to receive his dissertation. The dictation gives "Dierich" as the name.

11843

Re his review of Principles of Social Reconstruction.

In Auto., the letter is dated "[undated] May 1952".

11844

Thanks for Mrs. Bartlett's poem (about BR?).

11845

Fuller in trouble for repeating Bodkin's words [in 1916]. Fuller's release aided by BR.

11846

Recalls visit to Merthyr Tydfil [in 1916?] and his uncle.

11847

On "existence", existence itself, BR's title, and immortality.

11848

Monetary demand and questionnaire.

11849

Can't do an article, though sympathizes with objects as stated in manifesto.

11850

Commiseration over boredom caused by BR's 80th.

11851
Thanks for book on boundless optimism. Science.
11852

Something in next 10 years may draw BR out of retirement.

In reply to Browne's letter of 17 May 1952 in RA1 723.

11853
Out of touch with people who give academic appointments.
11854

Catholics and freethinkers on broadcasts.

11855

Wants verbatim report of Catholics who controverted BR after his broadcasts.

11856

Can't join Society.

11857

BR would like to see Keene again. He should ring BR to fix a time.

11858

Telegram from UCLA Dept. of Philosophy.

11859
Life as they see it.
11860
Divorce coming up.
11861

Autobiography not to be published while BR alive.

11862

BR accepts the congratulations of the Voltaire Society and will try to live up to its eponymous hero.

11863
Appointment for photographing.
11864

Can't review Wittgenstein for New Statesman.

11865
His paper on human body.
11866
Greetings.
11867

Ok to quote. His work interesting.

11868
D.k. Roy's records received.
11869

BR's health drunk in combination room [at Trinity?].

11870

On his [Blissymbolics]; finding a publisher.

11871

Bliss.

Actual number on document is 41a.

11872
Will write again after consideration.
11873

Seeks advice on logicians who could broadcast on atheism.

Actual number on document is 1a.

11874

BR's smoking.

11875
Returns letter that was too late for BR to sign.
11876

Meeting.

11877

BR's grandfather was a younger son of the Duke of Bedford.

11878

Serial rights. Sentence in BR's hand for Portuguese.

11879
Sends cheque.
11880

Declines invitation to [Apostles'] dinner.

11881

Hatred of devil.

11882
Returns mathematical work, which BR hasn't time to deal with.
11883

Meeting; reference.

11884

Can't contribute to or attend Congress.

11885

Encloses article on Western freedom.

11886

Recommends Themerson's typescript for Mind.

11887
Planned parenthood.
11888

Hasn't time to comment now on war on want.

11889

Keep for [article on] Whitehead.

11890

Thanks for tea, which he drinks "from dawn to dark".

11891
No time to comment on his essay [on relativity].
11892
Thanks for encouragement.
11893

Amberley Cottage was burnt down and Frank Russell sold site.

11894

Answers contained New Hopes for a Changing World and Impact of Science on Society.

11895

No time to read ms. on economics, "a subject of which I am sadly ignorant".

11896

On his article "The Other God that Failed".

11897

Will sponsor conference on Planned Parenthood.

11898

On supporting wars, with reference to How Near Is War?

11899
Ignorant of subject he writes on.
11900

£5 [for Robert Trevelyan memorial?]

[Letter originally addressed to Wedgewood; sent to Mrs. Wood].

11901

The postcard is possibly from J. Bradley whose name and address appear crossed out. 
"Your secret is discovered. Flee!"
The front of the postcard is an advertisement for three talks on death and talking to the dead, from the Open Bible Evangelistic Crusade, McLellan Galleries.