The letter concerns BR's BBC talk on "Freedom and the Philosopher", London Calling Asia. Also in the file is a typescript of the signed broadcast script, recorded on 27 September 1951 and broadcast on 5 November 1951. The text is different from that in CPBR 11.

BR asks Burnett to meet with him. (The meeting concerned the "Face to Face" TV series with John Freeman.)

The typed carbon of this letter is in RA1 410, record 61842.

The letter is printed in Indira Chowdhury and Ananya Dasgupta, A Masterful Spirit: Homi J. Bhabha, 1909-1966 (2010). BR invites Bhabha to the Pugwash conference at Kitzbuhel, Austria, 14-21 September 1958.

The typed carbon of this letter is document .125333, record 35808. David Harley is the current owner of the original.

BR sends Jones a manuscript to be typed. The author has asked for BR's opinion but he cannot read it. Jones had contacted BR earlier asking for a typing job and noted that she was good at deciphering bad handwriting.

The letter was for sale on abebooks.com by Gerard A.J. Stodolski, Inc. Autographs, was still for sale there on 15 March 2012, and still on 10 April 2024 (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31129944918&searchurl=an%3Dbertrand%2Brussell%26kn%3Dletter%2Bjones%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image1).

BR has signed his name on a postmarked envelope marking the centenary of Edgar Allan Poe's death. The year must be 1949 although it is not legible; Poe died on 11 October 1849. Klawans, an autograph collector, specialized in first-day covers.

On pre-existence and survival after death.

Tomasz Mróz quoted this letter in full in his "Bertrand Russella Spotkanie z Wincentym Lutosławskim", Przeglad Filozoficny, n.s. 17 (2008): 83-100.

A scan is also in the Russell Archives.

On the "bare possibility" of survival after death.

Tomasz Mróz quoted this letter in full in his "Bertrand Russella Spotkanie z Wincentym Lutosławskim", Przeglad Filozoficny, n.s. 17 (2008): 83-100.

A scan is also in the Russell Archives.

On mysticism and Plato in History of Western Philosophy.

Tomasz Mróz quoted this letter in full in his "Bertrand Russella Spotkanie z Wincentym Lutosławskim", Przeglad Filozoficny, n.s. 17 (2008): 83-100

"Russell's dissertation has come, and both Whitehead and I have looked through it. We both think it decidedly able...."

This letter is quoted in part in Jerome B. Schneewind, Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977), p. 16.

"Here is the program I spoke of which Norman Angell, Ramsay MacDonald and Bertrand Russell are putting up to the English Workmen's Council in England."

Enclosed is a photocopied typescript titled "Economic" with further headings "Political", "Social", "International". Also in the file are photocopied "Minutes of the Thirteenth Regular Meeting of the Organizing Committee of the People's Council of America, July 19th 1917". (It is a draft of CPBR 14, Appendix VIII.)

The minutes note that a cable has been sent to Philip Snowden, Russell and MacDonald, asking them to attend the People's Council Constituent Assembly; there has been no reply.

Re a pre-publication version of Principia Ethica.

Sorley suggests that Moore write a book on the new realism.

On Russell and Moore's philosophical concerns.

Re Moore's review in Mind of BR's An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry.

On a paper by Moore.

Perry recollects Russell's tenure at the University of Chicago in 1938-39. The only reason BR left was that the retirement rule at age 65 was being strictly enforced. Perry also remembers a tea-cocktail party which he arranged for BR and Peter on 7 December 1941. In addition, BR visited Chicago before he returned in England in 1944 [see record 121045].

Gabrielle Oppenheim-Errera, wife of physicist Paul Oppenheim, first met BR at a logic conference in Paris sometime between the World Wars (i.e. 1935). BR stayed with them twice in the USA: the first time was sometime after he left the Barnes Foundation and the second was when the announcement was made that he had won the Nobel Prize (i.e. 1950). On Sunday mornings the couple with BR would visit Albert Einstein.

BR gave a Nobel Prize interview to the Trenton Times.

Woods inquires if Goodnow would like BR to lecture at Johns Hopkins on "The Principles of Social Reconstruction and in Criticism of War as an Institution".

The letter is from the Ferdinand Hamburger, Jr. Archives at Johns Hopkins.

Lovejoy, Department of Philosophy, would like to have BR lecture at Johns Hopkins on technical philosophy. He cannot agree to BR lecturing on war as his views are of "an ultra-pacifist character".

The letter is from the Ferdinand Hamburger Jr. Archives at Johns Hopkins.

BR is replying to Barrere's letter of 15 February (not in the Russell Archives). BR will look for any letters that he has from Romain Rolland the next time he is at his Welsh cottage. BR would like typed copies of them in return.

The print was made from an eBay website in March 2012 with the image saved in the Russell Archives.

A typed copy of this letter is in RA1 313, record 10230.

BR does not wish a certain quotation to be attributed to him. The print was made from the website of Heritage Auctions in March 2012 with the image file saved in the Russell Archives.

Schoenman objects to what is said about him in a draft of vol. 3 of BR's Autobiography. This letter is cited in BR's "Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman", postscript.

Schilpp asks Moore to approve two passages about himself that BR wrote in his Autobiography for the Living Philosophers' volume on Moore. He wants Moore to contribute to the Russell volume in the series. (Moore did.)

On not inviting BR to a reading party.

Lenzen describes for his mother his visit to Garsington Manor in December 1916. He provides a detailed portrait of Ottoline Morrell: her dress, habits (smoking, embroidery). He also describes dinner and breakfast. BR is barely mentioned, appearing only as "our lecturer, who is the brother and heir to an Earl".

Bishop Manning was the Episcopalian Bishop of New York, 1921-46. He took a preeminent role in the City College of New York case against BR.

These photocopied documents (approximately 986) are in file folders 140b-140r covering January to May 1940. The files contain correspondence and newsclippings. A catalogue was also copied.

Mrs. Gropius writes of her daughter's (Beate Forberg's) experiences at Beacon Hill School. Dora Russell told her there was no God. "Teachers and the pupils often assembled stark naked on the lawn for play and fun."

Helena Forrest taught music one day a week at Beacon Hill School for about two years. The letter contains a few anecdotes about Kate. The only instruction that BR gave her was: "If you have any trouble with discipline be sure you get the right culprit and throw him, or her out by the scruff of his (or her) neck."

She mentions Dora only indirectly: "I always felt that the school would have been a much happier place had he had more say in the running of it. He had a delightful way with children." Some child or other was always crying.

Helena Forrest was not interviewed before she was taken on at Beacon Hill School as a music teacher. She cannot recollect her salary. She was not told what to teach.

Helena Forrest taught music at Beacon Hill School. She recollects an episode where a pupil, Frank, had climbed to the top of a high tree. BR handled the situation by calling out the teachers and the gardener to see Frank in the tree. BR told him since everyone had seen him up there, there was no need to do it again.

Helena Forrest has no recollections of the difficulties with Jason Harvey at Beacon Hill School.

Forrest thanks Harley for his book.

MacLeod remembers Beacon Hill School fondly. Working there was one of the happiest times of her life. BR "was the kindest man I've ever met, and the only community I've ever lived in where people worked together without jealousy and stupid back-biting, trust, honesty, fair play—all due to the wisdom and kindness of Bertie."

MacLeod relates her own family history. The letter ends just where she is going to write about Beacon Hill School.

MacLeod remembers Boris Uvarov who taught at Beacon Hill School.

After the closing, there is an additional sheet to the letter. "This is Miss Pankhurst as I knew her at B.H.S. She and Richard stayed at Battine House—East Marden—a guest and staff residence for some time." "She stayed one term only I think."

MacLeod writes that BR and Boris Uvarov were like father and son.

MacLeod writes that Dora and Barry lived in Battine House.

MacLeod writes that "Peter Spence had nothing to do with the [Beacon Hill] School, she was engaged to look after John and Kate for the long summer holiday. That one we spent in Majorca—and that is how it started."

MacLeod writes about Boris Uvarov, a teacher at Beacon Hill School.

The enclosed newsclipping from the Manchester Guardian, 14 Feb. 1958, mentions former Beacon Hill teacher, Boris (E.B.) Uvarov. "Mr. E.V. Uvarov is not a Soviet librarian, but one of England's experts on documentation and translation. Until recently he was head of technical information at Courtaulds's."

"It appears that B.R.'s desk and chair have been purchased by McMaster and are in transit now to the Archives."

"Jason [Harvey] was responsible for changing many of Russell's views especially in regard to bullies and the need to have supervision during free time" at Beacon Hill School.

"Russell's library arrived safely here some months ago with his desk, chair and other memorabilia. However, it seems that there were some books in the house which were not part of the original purchase contract with McMaster and which had been either in the other rooms or which had arrived towards the latter part of BR and Edith's life. These were offered to McMaster by Christopher Farley who is the head of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and is now selling up the Russell estate in order to get money for their work. McMaster was not fast enough with a good offer and so Farley sold them to a dealer who is now trying to make a handsome profit." (University Librarian G.R. Hill authorized only a very low offer.)

[The books from BR's London flat went to the European University Institute in Florence. They were still there when S. Turcon visited in June 1986. A list, obtained by Turcon, is available in the Russell Archives with the original inventory of BR's library. Since then, many of them have been "disposed of" according to Veerle Deckymn (email of 6 July 2010 to C. Spadoni).]

"BR had 2 women doctors at Beacon Hill, an elderly one who retired and a delightful young one to succeed her."

Mrs. Gropius is willing to answer questions about her daughter's time at Beacon Hill School. They sent her (Beate Forberg) on the advice of Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Pritchard.

This letter, asking questions about Beacon Hill School, is not complete.

John Edwards finds the subject of Beacon Hill School "so vast that I don't feel equal to writing objectively enough" about it. He admired the ideals of both BR and Dora Russell.

She does not yet know what questions Harley will ask her.

The note states that Mary Bailey is sending photographs of Joy Corbett. The envelope, however, is empty.

Mary Bailey thinks she went to Beacon Hill School in 1931 or 1932 to teach. "The kind of things retained in my memory are comic."

David Harley thanks Helena Forrest for her memories of teaching at Beacon Hill School. He asks for further information.

Bishop Manning was the Episcopalian Bishop of New York, 1921-46. He opposed the doctrines of Marriage and Morals.

The files contain correspondence and newsclippings. A catalogue was also copied.

Re "The Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman". "This is my memorandum. I told my wife what I wished her to type and she has typed it. I have read it over to myself twice carefully and she has read it aloud to me once. I entirely endorse it as being mine and what I wished to say."

The note is stapled to a photocopy of the typed memorandum (initialled "R" on every page).

"I am writing to confirm that I wish you to represent me in the matter of Mr. Ralph Schoenman and the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Ltd." 

BR's enclosure is a letter to Schoenman dated 23 November 1969, record 121177. BR mentions his own letter of 16 July, which is not in the Russell Archives.

This letter to Schoenman was sent care of Louis Spivak and was enclosed by BR at record 121176.

"I confirm all that I said in my letter of 16 July, and should like to make it quite clear that neither my wife nor I wishes his or her name to be associated with your activities and that we give you no authority to use our names in any way."

Mary Bailey writes about teaching at Beacon Hill School, beginning circa 1932. It was a "beautiful place".

Bailey has found a testimonial from BR which she quotes briefly and which states that she started at Beacon Hill School in September 1931. She was still at the Royal College of Art when she was interviewed by both BR and Dora. She lists the staff that were at Beacon Hill and their various jobs as well as the students she can remember. "Whilst I was there, Mr and Mrs Russell were seldom at the school together, so that there was not a great difference after Bertie left." The enclosed sketches are not originals but photocopied sketches of pupils Bertram and Joy.

"Beacon Hill was very friendly, with staff and pupils all considered equal." She recollects two plays that the children produced, although she cannot remember details. "I remember a verse which Bertrand Russell frequently recited, and which was sometimes used when picking 'sides' for games:

'Onery, twoery, tuckaby seven: allaby crackaby, ten or eleven. Pin pan musky dan, twiddleum, twaddleum, twenty-one.'"

Betty Cross used to write for magazines.

She encloses two photographs which are described as:

"The bungalow behind the house, where the art lessons were held when I first went there [Beacon Hill School]. The pigs lived behind the hedge, which is why they looked upon us as friends. The larger photograph I did not take, and cannot remember who did. It is of the interior of a larger hut where the art lessons were later held. At the time of this photograph we had arranged an exhibition of drawings and models made by the children."

Also in the envelope is a third small photograph of a naked child (John or Kate?) with an adult, possibly BR.

"Dora is sensitive." Re Beacon Hill School.

She encloses a box-lid (not present) "as an example of Beacon Hill production."

The setting and scenery were the "most impressive thing" about Beacon Hill School.

The letter is in file 13. It is initialled by the sender, Jack Black, and concerns the unauthorized publication of the "Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman".

The letter has the enclosure stapled to it. It concerns the unauthorized publication of the "Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman".

The letter is in file 13. It is headed "Draft Letter" and concerns the unauthorized publication of the "Private Memorandum concerning Ralph Schoenman".

Elsie had a dream about Dora, John and Beacon Hill School.

"I agree with you and have little sympathy with Dora when she grumbles about people like Ronald Clark, but she always did have a chip on her shoulder...."

"You must by now be getting a very peculiar picture of Beacon Hill—as a school—did it fulfil its purpose apart from its traumatic effect on John and Kate?"

"Dora was a great admirer of Neill, I doubt if Bertie was as enthusiastic. He probably admired the man—as everyone did, but the facts of the school would have driven him crazy. Neill was a school-master and put the happiness and stability of the children first—knowledge second. I doubt if Bertie felt happiness was important or possible."

On Beacon Hill School. "I wonder how many teachers there had been since the school started?—I don't suppose many stayed very long—they were attracted by the B. Russell mystique I expect. There must have been quite a big difference between the early beginnings and the later—and after Bertie left."

Dora thanks Elsie Edwards for her letter about The Tamarisk Tree. She outlines some of the problems with the book and that the caption of the Abyssinian play is wrong.

Harley asks if she would send him her memories of Beacon Hill School.

Hubbard taught at Beacon Hill School for one year in 1938. She came from a conservative background and "it was at Beacon Hill that I was first exposed to ideas, politics, people who loved humanity, people of all shades of opinion, people who thought, and thought honestly." "The kids were happy, the kids were free."

Hubbard is critical of thesis writers.

Hubbard's letter displays anger and is very critical of Harley as a thesis writer.