Patricia replied on 14 April 1940, record 120504.

Huntington Cairns has asked Utley to get BR to soften his stand against U.S. citizenship.

In reply to Utley's letter of 13 March, record 120503, Patricia and BR are both very tired, "But I feel almost glad to be among the persecuted."

In reply to Norton's letter of 22 March, record 46492, BR would like to write 2 articles for Harper's. BR is up and about from the flu; Patricia is just out of hospital. The Russells have all been ill. BR will write "The Functions of a Teacher" for Harper's.

Patricia replied on 5 April, record 120525.

Bentley, a Commonwealth Fellow, sympathizes with the Russells.

In reply to Lyons' letter of 26 March, record 46500, BR would be glad to contribute regularly to the American Mercury.

In Patricia's hand.

BR is grateful for a generous offer and is sending the letter to the Civil Liberties Union.

In Patricia's hand.

BR asks if he can help in the rebuttal of outrageous libels yesterday in court.

In Patricia's hand.

BR asks for advice on whether he must refrain from statements on the general issue of academic freedom.

This unaddressed and unsigned leaf may belong to another document.

In Patricia's hand.

BR asks Swirsky, a CCNY student, not to publish any letters without consulting the Civil Liberties Union. He is sending a statement via his attorney.

In Patricia's hand.

BR has requested that the Civil Liberties Union select an attorney.

Lectures must be arranged through Colston Leigh.

In reply to Waters' letter to BR of 2 April 1940, record 46591, Patricia encloses a statement that BR made "to students and teachers"; "it is a glorious fight".

Patricia refers Waters to the American Civil Liberties Union and the Committee for Cultural Freedom.

Little is grateful for the interest Patricia has shown in his writing on neurasthenia. BR has noted at the top: "No reply necessary unless you wish it".

The writer likens the "dirt" thrown at BR to what she has seen in Nazi papers, and contrasts it with his "superior wisdom and understanding of human relations".

In reply to telegrams of 2 April, record 46582, and 3 April, record 46595, Patricia writes about the difficulties of participating in the CCNY case. "There is enough ammunition against him in his published works without the inventions about his private life." She instances salacious poetry. She offers to go to New York.

Patricia is forwarding Connors' letter about a defence fund to the A.C.L.U.

Patricia replies to Levy's letter of 30 March, record 46534.

She suggests that Levy organize a manifesto by his Student Council.

She calls Hook's views on Marx "so sound". BR has been refusing requests to speak. They will beware of "Communist wolves in sheep's clothing".

BR will be a member of the Committee for Cultural Freedom.

Catlin has written to Sabine at Cornell that they have "a great chance" to get BR.

Waters is in the Philosophy Department, Ohio State University.

They have circulated BR's statement. The American Teachers Union has adopted strong resolutions.

Patricia need not come to New York. Baldwin provides details of the Bertrand Russell Defense Fund.

In reply to Bentley's letter of 31 March, record 120507, Patricia mentions BR's unwillingness to apply for American citizenship.

William Clark did not reply to her on the matter of Commonwealth Fellows being sent back.

In reply to Biskind's letter of 30 March, record 46527, on the allegation of reading salacious poetry, she writes that BR's favourite poets are Vaughan and Milton. "He has never written a line of poetry in his life". "No one could have a chaster taste in verse."

BR did once publicly defend Potocki in 1932, who published obscene verse, on grounds of freedom of speech.

In reply to Lee's letter of 29 March, record 46524, she writes that BR is "desperately busy", but she will remind him of the Quarterly later.

Patricia's letter is in reply to Schwartz's of 31 March, record 60207. In appointing Osmond Fraenkel, BR accepted the advice of several friends.

BR asked Patricia to thank Sinclair for his personal letter and telegram of 4 April to CCNY's The Campus, record 46630 and record 120837.

Beneath an unaddressed, third-person thank-you, Patricia has written ironically that there must be something to be said for the aristocratic and monastic traditions. The recipient has marked the letter "to refresh your memory".

The letter is torn in several places. It is in reply to G.J.'s letter of 29 March 1940, record 46519, on the pros and cons of artificial insemination. The Russells would choose adoption.

The League would like Patricia to speak at a Hollywood Town meeting on 14 April.

Weingand encloses a pro-Russell article (not present) from a Santa Barbara paper.

He hopes the Russells will visit San Ysidro [again].

"We long for the peace and comfort of San Ysidro".

In reply to Hawkins' letter of 26 March, record 46502, BR would be glad to write an article a little later, if Hawkins will remind him.

Cross, who worked for Beacon Hill School, writes from Battine House, part of the Telegraph House estate. She writes about pupil Jason Harvey.

A statement on Morton Sobell, perhaps given to Helen Sobell during her U.K. visit at this time. See RA1 341, file 23.

Beacon Hill School will accept Jason Harvey as a pupil.

Nine letters from Jason, a pupil at Beacon Hill School, to his mother, one of the Dudley sisters. A few of the letters are also addressed to his father. In his letter of "Monday 17, 1930" he writes that John Russell "has a steam engine that goes fast." This may be a reference to the train that Constance Malleson gave John. An undated letter he writes that Griffin Barry has been very ill.

Broad writes that Trinity College should appoint a lecturer in Moral Sciences. He suggested that Butler get Moore's opinion on the matter in writing.

Broad had written that Trinity College should appoint a lecturer in Moral Sciences. He suggested that Butler get Moore's opinion on the matter in writing. In this letter Moore agrees and suggests that BR be considered for the post.

Broad comments on Moore's suggestion that Russell be appointed as lecturer in Moral Sciences. After pointing out the advantages of such an appointment, Broad notes: "With all his faults Russell is a man of genius, who has shed a great light on philosophy and has profoundly influenced most of us. His mistakes have been those of a man of generous and enthusiastic feelings, warped by a singularly unfortunate childhood and education, and like Achilles, he has been 'the strongest of all his enemies'." However, he does not know how he might vote on the matter.

This multiple signatory letter is signed by College Fellows in support of BR being appointed to a lectureship.

Hollond asks that BR be appointed to a lectureship at Trinity College.

The letter concerns BR's reappointment as a lecturer at Trinity College. Ward favours BR's reinstatement.

Whitehead asks Hollond to add his signature to the letter to the Master of Trinity College, asking for BR's reinstatement.

Langley's letter is in response to Hollond's circular letter regarding offering a lectureship to BR at Trinity College.

Marshall and Lucas enclose another petition in favour of BR's reappointment, signed by 30 of the 34 scholars of the College now in residence.

Patricia misspells the recipient's name "Lubshez".

BR cannot be in New York for a dinner. She says to thank Herbert Witt as well for his telegram of 8 April.

Patricia is glad she need not go to New York. She is "more interesting to the public", she states ironically, "Since it learnt that I go about nude."

She encloses (not present) a statement denying that BR ever said "It strikes me between the eyes", and asks about speaking for fees. [The comment attributed to BR apparently originated in a spoof article in the Columbia Spectator, a campus paper, on 1 April 1940 (now online).]

BR may be condemned to write about sex to earn his living. She thanks Vera Brittain for her letter. Chaplin had asked the Russells for dinner, "but unfortunately we were both too worn out to go."

Leigh wants to arrange debates with George E. Sokolsky, a Conservative.

Re a possible lecture at Dartmouth in the fall.

The Russells are delighted at the accounts of the student protest meeting at CCNY.

She encloses (not present) a copy of BR's letter to Colston Leigh and the UCLA Philosophy Department's testimonial to BR.

The Russells have been getting "about 60 letters a day, to say nothing of telegrams". She recommends working with the Bertrand Russell Academic Freedom Committee.

The Russells appreciated Millay's comments on Gloria Kay, who compares unfavourably to the innocent-looking Kate in the Life photographs.

Patricia writes that BR recalls the statement on psychoanalysis that Zilboorg quotes, but not the exact source.

The Russells and the Zilboorgs met at the Seniors in Chicago.

Asch, the editor, requests an article or letter from BR.

Patricia makes a strong case for the Russells having gone with the ACLU. "My husband is himself a radical and it is as a radical that he is being persecuted." (See Bell's letters of April 13 and 24.)

Fraenkel has filed a notice of appeal of the decision to deny Russell's intervention.

Gilson is an academic (65 years of age). She sends a death notice of Miss Hadow, a teacher of Patricia's.

Miss Hadow was a teacher of Patricia.

"My husband ceased to be a pacifist some time ago and would go and fight if he were eligible. It is clear now that we and the whole policy of appeasement were mistaken. Now America is in a similar situation and will probably put off the evil decision as we did."

BR won't travel to New York without being able to speak publicly ("he speaks so well and with such sweet reasonableness"). BR has declined the debate with Sokolsky and suggested that Colston Leigh cancel his contract.

Patricia says that BR will send the table of contents for Inquiry into Meaning and Truth and specimen material before May 1st. Copies of the book might be sent to Mrs. Kay and her attorney.

Patricia offers to speak in BR's place because of Colston Leigh's obstructionism. She has not spoken in public since Oxford student days.

Patricia's letter, which she says BR read and approved, was published in vol.2, no.1 (spring 1940): 3-4.

This correspondent continues on the subject of artificial insemination, and provides her husband's sperm counts. She refers to Patricia's letter of April 6, record 120531.

Norton wants to publish Inquiry in December. The Board of Education has secured Emory Buckner as lawyer.

"I feel as you do about the so-called radical issue".

There are various ways in which BR's salary could be paid, if Judge McGeehan's decision is set aside.

BR approves the draft of Warnack's article, as altered by BR. The article was published.

Carmichael supports BR from Louisiana State University.

Secretary Pratt asks for the title of Patricia's address to the Forum on 4 June.

Patricia suggests as the title of her talk: "Free Thought and Free Speech", "Freedom of Thought and Speech", or "The Implications of the Russell Controversy".

She was born in Yorkshire, as Pratt said he was.

"... the liberal action of the California court which has made legal assistance at present unnecessary."

Patricia has forwarded the sender's cheque to the BR Defense Fund in New York.

BR is "tormented by financial anxiety". Harvard has become doubtful. "A long life of generosity has left him with scant savings". She asks if some of BR's supporters could guarantee a sum equal to his salary. She quotes a letter from Culbertson on funding BR.

Since the CCNY controversy is dragging on, she may still be able to write something.

The recipient is unnamed.

"Monk" writes from the Monkey House and asks what "species of gland" BR uses.

Asch praises Patricia's letter, which the journal has published.

It was reprinted in the Herald-Tribune (8 May), World-Telegram, etc.

Patricia's letter to Journal of Social Studies was reprinted in New York Herald-Tribune. He writes from the S.S. Gargoyle at sea.

Pratt sends details of the venue for Patricia's speech on the CCNY case.

BR is "far from being an expert" at chess, and it would not be useful for him to see the writer's son. Patricia complains of people's selfishness.

BR has told her that her "patriotic" feelings are limited to the north riding of Yorkshire.

Kallen, for a pamphlet on BR and the CCNY case, asks for the bibliographical background of the history of his opinions on the relations of the sexes. Patricia has annotated the letter: "Speaks with authority and not as the scribes."

On the verso are extensive notes on BR's reading on the subject. [This supplements the references in Marriage and Morals.]

BR will read Loomis's paper as soon as he has leisure.

A delightful letter on the CCNY case and Harvard and raising funds for BR should he have no position when the court case is over.

Schoenman sent this letter to several university academics on the same date. In addition to Goodman at Harvard, his letters went to Dana Scott, University of California; Carl Hempel, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences; Robert Goheen, Princeton; Willard Quine, Harvard. The letters announce that the papers of BR are getting ready for sale.

"Perhaps the saddest thing" about the CCNY case is that Marriage and Morals and On Education "were both sold outright after Liveright went bankrupt!"

"The war news from Europe makes us all wretched."

On a letter that Gazan sent to BR not being by Lady Agatha Russell. Patricia adds the titular niceties in assessing the letter's authenticity.

BR is very glad to have his signature added to the writer's announcement that the Bible is not infallible. He mentions 1 Kings 7: 23, "which attributes a wrong value to π."

Re pi.

The Russells were pleased by the Council's resolution re the CCNY case.

Delima does not seem to mind Patricia's letter about seeking BR's help on chess and the selfishness of doing so.