BR agrees to be a patron of the International Congress of Writers at Naples in October.

BR is willing to help out Jason with "a rather inconsiderable sum". Seven other people are entirely dependent on what BR earns.

BR expects to be at Millbank on Oct. 3.

BR denies he will be visiting India.

BR praises a San Francisco statue but cannot go there.

BR recommends Pauling, No More War! and Neville Shute, On the Beach. For Reichenbach, he refers him to Human Knowledge.

BR declines to be guest of honour at an October dinner.

BR is sorry to have missed Green.

BR is glad Loon is writing a book on peace but he will not have time to read it.

"Dulles and Adenauer are both earnest Christians", but influential Christians are "just as warlike as anybody else".

BR wants to come to Unwin's office to add a note on Wood's interpretation of his philosophy.

A drawing is to be sent to Italy.

BR never made any such statement as Noseda quotes.

"One does not approach the Queen on any political matter as the constitution does not allow her to express any view."

Re Linus Pauling's visit.

BR sends a cheque for £330 as a deposit on 43 Hasker St. Overleaf is a note by Edith mentioning Peter Croft-Murray of the Print Museum in the British Museum.

Re the "tragic and ridiculous" Quemoy crisis.

Robinson is a Member of Parliament who is upset over the Pauling row.

BR declines an interview "as every moment of my time is occupied ... with public matters."

Re Mrs. Nagy and Mr. Bibo.

BR sends him Plouden's letter.

Hilton is to be thanked for information about Petronievic.

BR is replying to Felton's letter of 12 Feb. 1952, document .124420a, record 35042.

"I am glad you wrote it, as it is real encouragement to find that what I have to say interests such men as yourself."

BR invites Felton to visit him if he is ever in the UK.

The enclosed photocopied item is page 1 of a "Master Minds and Artists Series Proposed Schedule, 1929-30". BR is listed to speak on 4 November 1929 for a fee of $450.

The schedule describes BR as follows: "More than any creative man of our time, Bertrand Russell has made science and philosophy an open book to the general public. Bertrand Russell is a modern prophet. Had he lived during the Middle Ages he would have been burnt at the stake before he could issue a volume of Collected Skeptical Essays."

There are quotations about BR by Professor Ralph Perry and from The Independent. Also in the file are photocopied newsclippings about BR's speech.

McKeon writes: "The Department of Philosophy joins me in the hope that we shall be able to find the means to persuade you to come to Chicago."

McKeon was Dean of the Division of Humanities.

BR outlines his correspondence with Scott Buchanan over working at the University of Chicago.

"With regard to a renewed invitation, which you suggest as not impossible, I cannot at the moment be very definite, as there are some undecided projects which made my future plans uncertain."

McKeon offers BR employment at the University of Chicago for the academic year 1938-39 at a stipend of $5,000 a year.

BR is writing on letterhead of Holne Chase Hotel, Ashburton, South Devon. He crossed this out and wrote above it "as from Amberley House, Kidlington, Oxford."

BR accepts the offer of employment in McKeon's letter of 15 March 1938 (record 122162) unless he sends a cable to the contrary in the next two weeks.

McKeon confirms that BR will be joining the Faculty at the University of Chicago. "You will be appointed Visiting Professor in Philosophy for the academic year 1938-39."

Re his lectures at the University of Chicago. "I would rather not deal with history of philosophy."

He will be bringing his wife and his son and needs assistance with finding accommodation. "Economy is essential."

The Department of Philosophy prefers BR to teach an elementary course, using the title suggested by BR, the "Problems of Philosophy". He will also teach a seminar on "Words and Facts".

McKeon suggests BR and family stay in one of the apartment hotels not far from the University and near the lake which will provide fresh air.

BR asks for clarification as to when his lectures are to begin at the University of Chicago.

McKeon provides clarification re BR's lectures at the University of Chicago. The "Problems of Philosophy" must begin at the beginning of term.

BR has written his address as: "[as from] c/o Coward Chance and Co., 30 Mincing Lane, London E.C.3".

"I could not make the lectures for Dean Redfield part of the course in Problems in Philosophy, and they will have to be additional."

Redfield writes about the courses that BR will teach at the University of Chicago.

This internal memo discusses BR's lecture agent Feakins.

McKeon writes in support of BR with regard to his appointment at the City College of New York. "Mr. Russell has, in unusually high degree, competence as a teacher and a scholar."

BR thanks him for "contributing to the book about my C.C.N.Y. fuss", if it is true that he is. BR asks his advice re "the best history of Greek philosophy, and also medieval philosophy."

McKeon suggests a number of books in response to BR's request of 29 January 1941 (record 122173). He is late in getting his essay on the CCNY case to Horace Kallen. He got bogged down in a history of heresies.

BR thanks McKeon for suggested books and asks him to suggest even more books in the autumn.

"What you say about the 'Russell case' and the history of heresies delights me, and I am sure the historical setting will be most agreeable."

"If there were any good books I could send you a short list, but since there are almost none the only proper device is to send you a long one."

He encloses a four-page bibliography of "The History of Medieval Philosophy" even though he notes that "most books on medieval philosophy are not about medieval philosophy."

BR agrees with McKeon on books that anticipate Kant. "Aristotle's Metaphysics book puzzles me, because he seems to suggest that there is not one God, but 47 or 55, and yet he cannot surely have meant this."

"I heard you broadcasting against Hutchins; I was of course entirely on your side, and very glad of what you said."

McKeon has "just learned that you plan to give two lectures on the philosophy of science at the University of Illinois on March 14, 15, and 16."

He asks BR if he would repeat those lectures at the University of Chicago.

McKeon suggests the week of March 20, 21, and 22 for BR to lecture at the University of Chicago.

McKeon looks forward to BR lecturing at the University of Chicago on 20-22 March 1944.

BR is glad she is speaking in Wales but will not be home when she is there.

Re Bibo and Mrs. Nagy.

BR thanks him for "the extremely kind letter" he forwarded.

BR cannot meet Cyrus Eaton on Sept. 24 as he will be in Austria.

BR could see Borgstedt's photographer Oct. 4 in London.

BR cannot read her writer's work because he is "overwhelmed with work already undertaken".

"Cigarettes". (Not a letter.)

There is little point in seeing Sir William Penney as he does not make policy. Picketing may be useful.

BR is glad the U.S. edition of BR's Best is doing well.

"Cheque to Portmadoc Water Works".

BR suggests that the September Bulletin be sent to Osborne, McAllister, Stansgate, Beveridge, Silkin, Boyd Orr.

BR encloses £25; he cannot spare more.

BR will autograph 2 copies of his book on education. He knows "almost nothing" about Albania.

Re the Home Office and Pauling's visit.

"Please write to Times confirming my statements, Home Office implies they are untrue Russell".

BR approves the resolutions on world government at Versailles.

BR will pay his commission on the sale of the lease of 43 Hasker St., if the vendor does not.

Re Mao's liver and Dulles's breakfast: the Chinese and American governments are playing an elaborate political game. BR encloses (not present) his standard answer on what individuals can do.

A message of support for students opposed to nuclear warfare.

"I do not know of anything to be done except public protest on occasion of each regrettable incident."

BR has no time to write a foreword to Suzuki's Japanese translation of BR's book.

BR tells how he came to know the Webbs: it was through the Pearsall Smiths and Frank Costello.

Perhaps merely an appointment note: Miss Dinny (BBC), 18 Sept., Millbank.

"Letter to Linus Pauling from Bailey".

BR declines an invitation—he is "at the extreme limit of what I can perform."

BR declines to review a book about Wittgenstein.

"Private". BR requests the source of a quotation from Sir Dermot Boyle.

Re publishing the manuscript of "Respect for Law".

BR declines to write a preface to Conrad's Lord Jim.

BR forwards a document about Bhabha.

BR acknowledges a cheque for £170.17.9 on behalf of the Deutsche Bank of Hamburg.

BR sends a cheque.

BR denies for "about the 137th time" that he is going to India.

Principia Mathematica and Epimenides' "great truth". (Unwin had tested the claim that PM was out of print.)

BR declines a BBC dinner on Nov. 27.

"Formal refusal" to "Medical Society banquet".

"Two books" to be sent to Dora "signed for Yugoslavs".

Church discusses Douglas Lackey's alterations of Russell's spelling in editing Essays in Analysis. Church also wrote a reply to a Blackwell letter of 25 March 1987 at the foot of the letter; photocopied it; and returned the photocopy to Blackwell. Church asks whether the Russell Archives collect publications about Russell.

The postcard image is of Lee Eisler.

This is an extract from this letter typed by J.M. Johnson.

"Have you heard of the plan for the Russells to build a cottage on our land? ... both Mary and I like Bertrand quite particularly and find her [Alys]—at the least—quite easy to get on with and good and kind. We have found them pleasant neighbours during this spring.... He, especially, has great tact.... The cottage will be ours and they will pay us a percentage ... on the capital outlay."

The Murrays' house was in Barford, Churt.

This is an extract from this letter typed by J.M. Johnson.

"I have written to Giddy and Giddy to try and sell this house for £8,000.... This is odd as regards the Russells but I warned them beforehand that we might at any time sell the house if we got a reasonable offer...."

The Murrays' house was in Barford, Churt.

This is an extract from this letter typed by J.M. Johnson.

"... [T]he architect is waiting to see what the Russells do before deciding whether to get his fee from them or us. It is an annoying charge...."

Murrays' house was in Barford, Churt.

This is an extract from this letter typed by J.M. Johnson.

"... we have a bevy of visitors tomorrow: Bevan ... Honor Brooke and Bertie" at Barford, Churt.

This is an extract from this letter typed by J.M. Johnson.

"... guests, easy and loveable people: The Hammonds, Barker, the Berties, and by a chance visit, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop." They were at Barford, Churt.

BR expects to return to London the evening of Oct. 1. He could record a message on the 5th. There are notes below: 2nd: television 3rd Line Grove 9 eve 4th CBC.

"Agree".