I. Grattan-Guinness supplied the photocopies in record 121532 and record 121533. Miller was editor of the Educational Times.

Skinner thanks Laties for the articles by BR (in The Dial; not present, but Laties' letter of 25 September 1980 is). "I hadn't planned to say much more about Russell in the last volume of the autobiography, though he will certainly come into a summing up at the end. I shall keep your letter and the xeroxes to use at that time."

Sixty letters from the 12th Duke of Bedford to Graham Thomas. Some are addressed to "Mrs. Thomas". The majority are typed. Also in the file are four letters from Ada Osborne Samuel, who was the Duke's agent at Woburn Abbey, 1950-54. There are also two letters addressed to the Thomases: one from Richard Pares and the other from Gladys Scott Thomson.

Some early letters concern anti-Semitism in the British Peoples Party. The letters are highly political from a fringe point of view.

Weatherston was in Britain on behalf of McMaster's purchasing of the Russell Archives. He took William Ready's place in visiting BR when Ready's mother died. Weatherston was part of the Hamilton, Ont. law firm of Griffin, Weatherston, Bolby, Luchak and Martino.

Weatherston recounts his visit to BR and Edith Russell at Plas Penrhyn in early 1968. "He told us of a book he was writing, drawing attention to absurdities in the Bible." Weatherston writes that "after a few brief enquiries as to McMaster University, he tended to talk about himself, his family and his ideas through out our entire conversation." He later writes: "Lord and Lady Russell seemed generally interested in McMaster University...." There is much else from BR's conversation.

The original of this letter has not survived in William Ready's papers, which are held elsewhere in Research Collections.

Goodman writes about how the article "Do Science and Religion Conflict?" by BR came to be published in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association.

There are approximately 187 letters from Randall to Dora in this group entry, as well as two letters from her. See record 121539 and record 121540. There is also one letter from Griffin Barry to Dora, record 121541.

This acquisition has been placed in three folders. The Dora Russell letters are in folder (b). Also in folder (b) are two typescripts: "The Trevelyan Proposals" and "National League of Young Liberals". The Griffin Barry letter is in folder (c).

Dora hopes to have baby Roderick fully weaned by the end of November.

"I do not want to see my children so caught by class education and highbrow culture that they will ultimately only make the false escape their father [BR] made."

Paul Gillard is referred to in the past tense. He died in October or November 1933.

The sum of £27.1.9 is sent "for their services".

BR read Powell's poems "with considerable appreciation".

Powell is blind; he admires BR as an "avatar of world peace".

"Stop worrying about such things".

BR has no record of what he said on television, but tells McNicol to apply to Peggy Duff of CND for literature.

On his Sins of the Day.

BR's bankers, Glynn Mills & Co. require an answer.

"Thank you for sending me your vigorous 'castration' of a pedant, which gave me great pleasure."

BR wants to know if his lectures will begin on 2 January 1941.

Barnes encloses a list of the authors and their topics for Kallen's book on the CCNY case, including Patricia on "the personal history".

BR starts his lectures on 2 January 1941. It has been difficult to cap the enrolment at 50 students. "We are looking forward to a thoroughly good time with Russell at the helm."

Kallen writes that Patricia Russell cannot get her article ready in time for the book on the CCNY case. Thus "there may be nothing from the pen of either of the Russells."

He suggests making BR's first lecture at the Barnes Foundation "a pretty formal inaugural—a sort of academic occasion—so as to sharpen the issue of freedom."

Minutes of the "Organization Meeting for the Russell Class" at the Barnes Foundation. The minutes include a class list, typed twice, 2 pages. Barnes says BR has suggested 2 books: Murray, Five Stages of Greek Religion and Plutarch's Lives of Lycurgus and Alexander.

"Philosophy and Cultural Development in Europe", an outline for the first term of BR's lectures beginning in January 1941 at the Barnes Foundation.

Re the delivery of a bed to BR and Patricia's home. "Barnes thinks it can be carried on the back of a roadster."

A letter of recommendation for Patricia Russell to set up a charge account at Gimbel Brothers in Philadelphia.

Patricia is writing from the Commander Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. "BR is suffering from slight bronchitis."

Barnes has not succeeded in keeping class numbers to 50; there will be "59, about half a dozen of which are for the most part teachers in nearby colleges or universities." The Russells will not be spending the Christmas season in their new home.

The letter concerns an incident with a newspaper that took place on 2 January 1941 at the Barnes Foundation Gallery.

Barnes writes that "all of the books on your list, except Jowett's translation, have been ordered and will probably be ready for you at your next visit." Barnes will give BR his own copy of Jowett.

"The problem of note-taking has solved itself so that we don't need to run the risk of having somebody take the bloom off of your forthcoming book [HWP] on the subject."

An offensive student will be eliminated from the class. See record 121560 for his name.

The books listed are: J.B. Bury, History of Greece; Gilbert Murray, Rise of Greek Epic, translation of various plays, including Bacchae; Plato's Dialogues, Jowett's translation; Aristotle, Oxford translation (Clarendon Press).

Sam Soffer is informed that he may no longer attend BR's lectures at the Barnes Foundation. The reason given is that there are too many students in the class. For the real reason see record 121559.

BR thanks Barnes for lending him Barnes's "beautifully bound Plato". He tells Barnes not to bother about the other books in the list. [See record 121559 for the list.] With regard to his last lecture: "I like your short way with the tiresome man [Sam Soffer]. I hadn't noticed him during the lecture, but I thought his questions quite foolish. I am glad the lecture was all right from the point of view of note-taking."

With regard to BR's list of books Barnes writes: "An invariable rule of the Foundation is that any member of its staff who needs a tool that would facilitate his work is entitled to it and will get it." Because of the difficulty in buying "standard works" in Philadelphia bookshops, Barnes suggests that BR give sufficient notice (one or two weeks) for the books to be ordered.

Barnes sends enclosures (not present) re "The whole story as revealed by letters. I'm thumbing my nose not only at the cops but at the big shots who control them, but not me and public opinion." The enclosures are listed in the letter:

"Clippings—Inquirer, Our Town, A.C.B.'s letter to R.M. Cameron; copy of excerpt sent to police; copy of Supt. of Police reply—1/22/41; copy of A.C.B.'s letter to Supt. of Police 1/24/41".

Barnes notes that BR's hair cut has made him look younger "and put you in the approach to the Adonis class." "The two men who tried to get you to dilate on the highly-specialized topics that were properly by-products, are professors at Temple University."

BR made "a minor excursion into mathematics" in his lecture.

Barnes notes that it is not possible to get all the volumes in the set of the 0xford translation of Aristotle. Four volumes are on back order.

Barnes will put the French novel Clochemerle by Gabriel Chevallier in BR's desk drawer for BR to read, if he wishes to.

Barnes reads it twice a year.

Barnes writes that the journalist [C.W. McCardle, D41.01, E41.01] from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin who interviewed BR six weeks ago has done considerable research in the interim and would like to meet with BR again.

Barnes invites BR and his Sunday guests to come and hear Negro spirituals.

A cheque is enclosed for deposit in BR's account.

Barnes replies to BR's offer to lecture to the Foundation's entire body of students. Barnes suggests as a topic "the basic issues of the war dealing with deeper and more significant moral and social values involved." He refers to the U.S. Lend and Lease Bill. The journalist, C.W. McCardle, from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin should be invited as well.

This letter was hand delivered to BR by Mr. Jenney. A copy was sent to C.W. McCardle "at his home in Wayne".

Barnes has met with A.C. McCardle to make sure that the lecture story he writes for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin will be accurate. Barnes suggests that BR also prepare an abstract of his general lecture on war, which is to be given on Sunday, March 2.

BR thanks Barnes for the "3 extra vols of Aristotle. Two of them—Metaphysics and Ethics—were the most important of the whole set." He will bring the abstract for his lecture on 2 March 1941. The abstract is in the file: "Why I Support This War". Also in the file is a list of the invited people who attended the lecture, along with students and staff. The total number of attendees was 160.

"The crime of Lese Majeste which put Mrs. Russell in a tantrum last Thursday afternoon was committed solely by me." "When Mr. Cantrell informed me that Mrs. Russell was waiting outside, I told him that you were engaged in an interview to which you had agreed and that I had no right to interrupt it. A few minutes after Mr. Cantrell delivered the message, Mrs. Russell catapulted into the hall and bristling all over, said in a sharp, commanding tone, 'Where is Mr. Russell'." She addressed this question to Miss Mullen, secretary of the Barnes Foundation and one of its five trustees.

Across the top of this letter is typed: "Delivered by hand on Sunday, March 2, 1941. Copy also marked 'confidential' sent to Mr. McCardle with request that he 'return to sender by hand on Sunday, March 2, 1941'." Written in the margin is the note: "This letter destroyed—see letter of 3/3/41" (record 121571).

This is a modified version of Barnes's letter of 1 March 1941 (record 121570), although the description of Patricia Russell's behaviour remains the same. He adds a paragraph praising BR profusely for his lecture of 2 March 1941.

Typed across the top is: "Copy sent to Mr. Cantrell." Rather than reply to this letter in writing, BR spoke to Barnes about it on 6 March. What he said was typed up as "Russell's reaction to the letter of March 3, 1941" (record 121578). BR did not show the letter to Patricia. BR said it was all "a misunderstanding". "These statements should have been sufficient to get Russell's attention that no special privileges could be claimed by his wife and that the first requisite of all persons coming to the Gallery is that they behave themselves properly."

Barnes remarks that BR's licence number (51AR5) is "very appropriate for a logician and mathematician".

Barnes sends the following (not present) to BR:

"Clipping re Dreiser from Phila. Inquirer, 3/7/41; clipping re Dreiser from Phila. Record, 3/7/41"; copy of letter from Benj. Laskin; copy of letter to Benj. Laskin."

This note from Barnes to BR informs him that an article on page 160 of the May 1926 Opportunity magazine (not present) "describes the birth of the Foundation and foreshadows the goal of each of the present teaching staff with the students."

BR is glad that Barnes is doing a foreword for Kallen's book on the CCNY case and ventures 2 criticisms. BR will furnish a short abstract before each of his lectures. It would not be fit to publish. BR needs his lectures typed and has given Miss Warden his introductory lecture. BR wants to know if he can continue with this. There would be about 5,000 words a week. BR would also like to have "a peace-making talk with Miss Mullen" as a follow-up to the Patricia incident, "if she is not still too angry."

Re Kallen's book on the CCNY case. Barnes encloses (not present) what is presumably his preface.

BR thanks Barnes for his preface. "Kallen is neurotic, and is at times paralysed in his will; it is tiresome."

Also in the file at this point is one of the BR abstracts that were discussed in this correspondence. It begins: "Phaedo last hour of Socrates".

BR thanks Barnes for "very delightful material about the dog question", and for the typing. Yesterday's chapter "has been very well done." (The Barnes files at the Barnes Foundation contain a very large typescript of BR's HWP lectures.)

Partridge writes about BR: "He made a memorable impression." Turcon was attempting to find the location of a caricature of BR painted by Vanessa Bell and reproduced in E.M. Forster and His World (1978) by Francis King. Partridge said she would ask Quentin and Ann Olivier Bell about it. No new information about its location emerged. In December 2016, McMaster was approached about purchasing the caricature. It arrived that month (Rec. Acq. 1778).

This document is titled "Russell's reaction to the letter of March 3, 1941". See record 121571.

Barnes explains the procedures already in place to deal with people who show up at the Gallery without an invitation. Rather than give BR's address to people claiming to know BR, he wants to start following normal procedures. People are asked to write to individuals care of the Gallery and are given a card which informs them it is not a public gallery. Barnes encloses the card and also a copy of a letter to Ames Johnston (neither being present).

"I had not planned to stop on May 22; I was planning to give a final lecture, May 29, on Greek science and mathematics, especially astronomy. This would not lead to discussion, so I thought the discussion should be May 22, when I shall have finished Aristotle. If it suits you better, I can easily cut out the lecture on May 29. It is just as you like."

Tongue in cheek, Barnes says he has invited the Pope to BR's birthday dinner.

The letter concerns how to promote Horace Kallen's book on the CCNY case. A wide distribution of free copies should be avoided because of the stigma of propaganda; "Dewey and Russell were emphatic" that this "should be avoided."

Barnes explains at great length why BR's request to give his lectures next year on Friday rather than Thursday is not possible. He encloses a report on the subject [not present].

The letter is not dated.

"I enclose a letter [not present] for which I take no responsibility. I only once met the writer. Don't bother about her request unless you have a wish to do so."

[The enclosed letter may well be on file in the Barnes Foundation Archives, but with the date and the writer unknown, it may be difficult to locate.]

The typist assumes that BR wants a quotation from The Republic put in chapter 12 of his History and needs a copy of The Republic in order to add it.

(The quotation appears not to be in the History.)

The typist needs assistance in reading a word in the typed notes for Russell's History.

The typist, Virginia Werden, needs assistance to read three words in the History notes.

Alys congratulates BR on his exam (the Moral Sciences tripos).

The copy of this card was replaced with the original in 2026.     

BR asks Barnes to sign a bond for up to $500 to cover his son John's expenses at Harvard. This is a requirement of admission and must be signed by two U.S. citizens. BR will cover all of John's expenses himself.

BR encloses the bond form (not present) required for his son John's admission to Harvard. It is "written in the style of an ancient oriental despot addressing his trembling subjects."

BR invites Barnes and his wife to dinner and to drink champagne.

He asks permission to show his children, John and Kate, the Barnes Foundation Art Gallery.

BR thanks Miss Werden for the typescript she prepared for him and asks her if she would like to type the several lectures he has prepared for next term.

Barnes is away looking for art. Before he left he granted permission for BR's children to visit the Barnes Foundation Art Gallery. She does not have time to do the typing BR requested this summer. Even last term she only got it done by "working out of business hours".

BR assumes that his lectures at the Barnes Foundation begin on Thursday, Oct. 2, 1941. He will "begin by a recapitulation and synopsis of future lectures." BR requires "The Cambridge Medieval History (a work in many volumes)." Libraries are "reluctant to let it be taken out. Could you let me have it, and I would give it back to the Foundation when I have finished with the Middle Ages."

Miss Mullen tells Patricia that her knitting at BR's lectures at the Barnes Foundation was "annoying and a distraction from attention to the speaker." She reminds Patricia of the incident that took place on 27 February 1941. Now Patricia has again attended BR's class and indulged in knitting. This was BR's lecture on 30 October 1941. Mullen includes in her letter the text of the deferred communication by the Board of Trustees.

"The letter written on your behalf [record 121595] to my wife is astonishing by its incivility. I fail to see why what you wished to convey could not have been said orally without formality and completely unnecessary rudeness. I had not before understood that my wife was not allowed at my lectures; I do not now understand why I was not informed of this. I regret that by asking her to be present I infringed, ignorantly or by oversight, the rules of the Foundation."

Mullen outlines the case against Patricia Russell. She is guilty of "disorderly conduct" as well as irregular attendance at BR's classes. The inference is that she must either attend regularly or BR should have applied to have her admitted.

There are two other copies of this letter: Rec. Acq. 21, record 66660: the Foundation replies to BR's accusations of "rudeness" and "incivility" in the last correspondence. The Foundation supports its decisions and its rules for conduct and attendance. Also RA1 825, record 66506: Patricia Russell's various offences against the rules of the Barnes Foundation.

Patricia's letter ought to be addressed to the Trustees, not to any individual.

The original letter is in RA1 821, record 120742.

BR denies receipt of the Foundation's letter of March 3 (record 66573 and record 121571); but see the memorandum on BR's reaction to it, March 6 (record 121578). BR justifies Patricia Russell's "arrogance" in the matter of "interrupting" an interview with a journalist on February 27.

Another copy of this letter is in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66661.

On BR's behalf Patricia responds to Pinto's request. BR mentions his particular class has been disturbed by the "less obvious distraction of knitting". BR must consult with his class before granting Pinto permission to take photos during class.

A copy of this letter is in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66665.

(This letter is addressed to "Dear Sir"; Pinto's name is inferred from his letter of 28 Nov. 1941 in Rec. Acq. 21.)

Pinto and his brother Angelo have been informed that they will not be permitted to photograph BR's class.

The original signed letter, typed in the style of the Barnes Foundation, is in RA1 821, record 120744.

The enclosure is a formal summary from the Board of Trustees of the events, including the dialogue of BR and Albert C. Barnes to the class of "last Thursday". The enclosure is titled "Events of December 4, 1941".

Official descriptions of what had been made public about the trouble and when are given. In her covering letter Mullen threatens to go public with the dispute, which now covers Patricia's knitting and the Pintos' request to take photos during class.

A copy of this letter is in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66669. There are two copies of this letter in RA1 825: record 66508 and record 66509.

In the enclosure BR defends the privacy of those who had protested that Patricia's knitting did not disturb them.

Barnes accepts BR's view on "whoever quarrels with my wife quarrels with me" as BR assuming responsibility for Patricia's infractions with the Foundation. Barnes states that letters from December 4 and 5 have been placed in the Foundation's files.

He states that if Mrs. Russell ever returns to the Foundation the staff has been officially informed how to react.

There are copies of this letter in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66668, and RA1 825, record 66507.

BR confirms receipt of letters from Barnes and Mullen on December 6. BR encloses (perhaps record 121605) a copy of a reply to the Foundation's last letter.

A copy of this letter is in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66671.

BR responds to Mullen's letter of Dec. 6 detailing events of Dec. 4. BR states that since being made aware of her unwelcomeness Patricia Russell has not returned to the Foundation.

Copies of this letter are in Rec. Acq. 21, record 66670, and RA1 825, record 66510.

Werden asks BR to return to the Barnes Foundation its copy "of Hapgood's book A Victorian in the Modern World and the letter from Professor Fogg to Dr. Barnes" if he has them.

A printed invitation for BR's speech on "The Conditions of a Durable Peace" in Philadelphia on 27 Jan. 1942 at 4 p.m.

"Do I lecture Feb 12 Lincoln's birthday please telegraph reply".

In response to BR's inquiry, Werden informs him that he is required to lecture on Lincoln's birthday, 12 Feb. 1942.

"Gray" (aka Werden) inquires about BR's popular lecture series, probably "Philosophies in Practice". "Gray" would like a prospectus and the fees. 

Noted at the top by the Barnes Foundation: "On plain paper in plain envelope."

White and Staples are BR's legal counsel in Philadelphia. This letter is a reply to the letter sent to BR by the Barnes Foundation on 28 December 1942. BR "does not accept this termination as a valid act on your part."

White and Staples have decided to go ahead with legal proceedings. The firm asks the Barnes Foundation of the name of a "counsel who will accept service of a writ."

The letter concerns a mortgage on Glencroft Farm. There are lines at the foot for the signatures of Cantrell and his wife Edith. The connection with Russell is not specified.

"Ever since our dispute with Russell gained nation-wide publicity I have received letters from all sorts and conditions of people from all over the country, the uniform tenor of which is that the plaintiff 'should be driven out of the country'."

William B. Bennet, "The attorney who prepared the case against Russell in his ousting from the College of the City of New York", has sent us a list of 14 "documents which Mr. Bennet says we may use if so desired." Barnes thinks they are "inapplicable to our case".

BR cannot come to London School of Economics, merely because of his lack of physical endurance.

For a parent of "unorthodox opinion", BR recommends Education and the Good Life and Education and the Modern World.

BR feels himself incompetent to judge Whyte's memoranda.

No to the Yugoslavs is the message to be conveyed.

BR is glad the Vital Letters is being published in Italy and the U.S.

BR is willing to buy 2, Old Palace Terrace for £7,500 with a mortgage of 5,000.

This is the first letter in a series of letters between Malleson and Blackwell. The letters begin in 1968 and end with her death in 1975. They are in three folders. Only those letters that have significant content are entered individually.

Blackwell asks if Malleson would consider selling letters in her possession. He would also like to obtain copies of her books for the Russell Archives' supporting library.

This is the first reply in a series of letters between Malleson and Blackwell. The letters begin in 1968 and end in 1975. They are in three folders. Only those letters that have significant content are entered individually.

Malleson is not yet ready to sell letters from BR. However, she will give copies of her books. She offers to sell corrected proofs of Principles of Social Reconstruction which she had bound.

Colette writes about her letters to BR:

"These will make a book of 2 volumes, and I feel it only proper to publish them first in England, but not during his lifetime. They were fortunately all put into type; fortunately because the originals, carelessly stored in Sweden, were by accident destroyed in a fire there."

By "type" Colette means "typed".

"I was at Plas Penrhyn several times, the last in September, 1967. Earlier I had spent a week there for the literary agent, cataloguing the library. In conversation Lord Russell was full of inquiries and very witty, caustic at times about politics and the way the press treated him. He stooped a little and walked very slowly, and had a bad cough; but his memory and style of speaking were extraordinary. He was very kind to me."

Colette has asked her friend Michael Rubinstein of Rubinstein Nash & Co. Solicitors to handle the sale of her papers to McMaster. (He had already written on 20 Dec. 1968.)

BR has found "an additional 15 letters from you since 1949". They are being sent to McMaster.

"I shall register to you on 2 April a calf-bound book as a gift from me to the Russell Archive not only because it is mentioned more than once in volume one of my letters to Russell, but because it has his autograph dedication to me in his very best handwriting: 'Colette Ashford Carbonell August 8, 1917'."

The book is The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, edited by Thomas Hutchinson, Oxford University Press, 1917.

Colette enclosed "a carbon copy I took for your archive of my May note to Lord Russell for his birthday: one is always haunted, at his great age, that it may prove to be the last one to reach him."

The enclosure is probably document .111274ah, record 98513.

This letter from her sister was sent to the Russell Archives by Colette.

It outlines what Clare has pertaining to the late Duke of Bedford. This was Hastings Russell, whom Colette says BR did not know.

Colette will have Blackwell (and J.G. Slater, too) to tea on Monday, 24 August 1970, at her cottage in Lavenham, Suffolk. She had fallen recently injuring her head and has been in hospital. She has never recovered from her stroke, leaving her paralysed on her left side, and is also very deaf.

"There are also here 2 items (or objects) brought by him from Russia (1920): an ikon and a small blue lacquer round box...."

[Although she offered them to the Russell Archives after her death, they did not arrive.]