BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
122532

"I have had a number of recent articles published in Japan and I have nothing new to offer to the Kyodo Press."

122533

BR and Edith will keep the tax collector waiting if he keeps them waiting.

122534

"No".

122535

BR finally decided that Korzybski's Science and Sanity is not very sensible.

122536

The Russells decline a Christmas party invitation as they will be in Wales on Dec. 17.

122537

BR can see his Italian photographer in Wales between Dec. 15 and 20.

122538

Cockerill asks for advice re BR's intercepted letter to James Wood (record 57120).

122539

"Sir Edward Troup desires me to say that he thinks Mr. Bertrand Russell's letter [record 57120] to Professor Woods of Harvard University should be stopped."

122540

Harries was the chief inspector. The name of the head constable is not known. Harries reports on BR's speech at a meeting at the Cardiff Friends House on 6 July. Quotations from the speech appear in the letter. He summarizes the events of the meeting.

122541

The Head Constable writes about the speech given by BR in Cardiff on 6 July 1916. He encloses the report made by Chief Inspector W.H. Harries (record 122540).

122542

The Head Constable forwards a copy of the "transcript of the shorthand notes made by the Western Mail reporter on the occasion of the speech by Mr. Bertrand Russell at Cardiff on the 6 July 1916."

122543

Harris writes that Herbert Samuel would like to see the report made by the Western Mail reporter of BR's speech in Cardiff on 6 July.

122544

The letter concerns preventing BR from entering prohibited areas. The signature is not legible but the letter has been read and initialled "HS", i.e. Herbert Samuel.

122545

This is the complete version. An incomplete version is found in Rec. Acq. 418, record 55843.

The document bans BR from certain prohibited areas. Handwritten comments are written on page 2, one dated the same as the memo, while the later one is by HS (Herbert Samuel), 1 Sept. 1916. It is from the Home Office files, although "S of S" for Secretary of State is written across the top of page 1.

122546

Brade writes that the Army Council has had representations made to it to withdraw the order preventing BR from entering prohibited areas. BR is severing his connection with the various pacifist organizations with which he has been associated. He is turning his attention to logic and mathematics. Brade is sending a similar letter to the Foreign Office.

122547

The Secretary of State "does not desire to raise any objection" to the lifting of the order preventing BR from visiting prohibited areas.

122548

The Foreign Office has no objection to the lifting of the order preventing BR from visiting prohibited areas.

122549

"The Prime Minister directed me to ask the War Office who was responsible for the steps taken against Mr. Bertrand Russell and what were the reasons that led to them."

122550

Foakes Jackson writes from New York on behalf of BR's appointment at Harvard.

"There is a feeling of resentment that a great scholar and thinker is kept out of this country because of his political views, and if Russell were shipped over here it would do much to allay the sense that England is intolerant."

122551

Samuel thanks Hugh Cecil for sending Foakes Jackson's letter to Lord William Cecil (record 122550). Samuel sets out the case against BR. He goes on to say: "I do not think it can be reasonably maintained that in time of war a person who has been found guilty of gross misrepresentation and of attempts to create disaffection in his own country should be allowed to proceed to a neutral country in order to conduct a similar campaign of misrepresentation there."

122552

Cecil forwards the letter from Foakes Jackson to his brother, Lord William Cecil (record 122550). He agrees with Foakes Jackson.

122553

Cecil thanks Samuel for his letter of 28 September about BR but he remains unconvinced. "I am still a believer in the normal principle that free discussion is better than punishing a man for his opinions."

122554

"I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Samuel, that he has received ... information that Mr. Bertrand Russell" is planning to travel to the United States.

122555

"I am directed by Mr. Secretary Samuel to say for the information of Secretary Sir Edward Grey" that BR was found guilty at the Mansion House Police Court. In Samuel's "opinion no passport should be issued to him".

122556

Cockerill encloses copies of his correspondence with BR. The copies are present in this file: 7 September, 12 September, 18 September, 29 September, 5 October, 9 October, 12 October. [There are entries for all these letters in BRACERS in other locations.]

Cockerill also encloses his own letters to BR [again also available in BRACERS in other locations].

122557

There are actually three letters from MacDonald to Samuel, but only the first one is dated. They concern BR.

122558

Samuel replies to MacDonald about BR, his speech in Cardiff, and the character of his propaganda.

122559

Lt. Col. McClellan draws the Home Office's attention to the Morning Post with a view to the prosecution of BR.

122560

The letter concerns the letter written by BR to President Wilson and smuggled into the United States by a woman messenger. Extracts were in the New York Times. The letter was addressed to "A.J. Balfour".

122561

Buckley reports that BR let his Russell Chambers flat to "two American girls, the Misses Dudley of Chicago, in September 1916. They entered into occupation there on the 26th of that month, and resided at the flat down to December 1916, when the younger sister returned to the United States, and the elder sister [Helen] went to a health resort in this country for a course of treatment for a bad arm. The latter sister is expected back at the flat this week." [The younger sister took the letter to the United States.]

122562

Haynes forwards BR's request of the same day that he be allowed the privileges for prisoners in the First Division. He recommends that BR's request be granted.

122563

Bowater encloses BR's request which was sent to him by the Brixton Prison Governor. "Personally I think this prisoner should have little or no consideration."

122564

BR must be "accorded the privileges for which he has applied."

122565

BR "must not be a nuisance, and should not have more privileges than others in a similar position. If you think he should have visits of half an hour's duration, well and good."

"I hope you will not give him too much liberty."

122566

"This prisoner appears to think that he can live at Brixton Prison in the same comfort, and with the same facilities, as he would, if he were in his own house."

122567

BR is allowed "to follow his own profession". Thus "it follows that he should be permitted to send out to his publishers reviews of books of a technical and philosophical nature and the Governor of the Prison has been instructed accordingly."

122568

"I conclude you will allow" Wildon Carr "to visit" BR "as one of the ordinary visitors—and not an extra visit."

122569

The letter concerns a remission of BR's sentence.

122570

The Home Secretary "has felt justified in recommending the remission of the remainder of this sentence", i.e. BR's sentence.

122571

Printed document filled out by C. Haynes, noting that BR was discharged on 14 Sept. 1918.

122572

Murray asks if BR could give a series of lectures at the London School of Economics.

122573

"Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland has received the enclosed letter from Professor Gilbert Murray, asking whether it would be possible for Mr. Bertrand Russell to give a series of lectures at the London School of Economics, of which Sir Arthur is chairman." See record 122572 for Murray's letter.

122574

"Sir George Cave asks me to say, for Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland's information, that Mr. Bertrand Russell has been engaged in propaganda against the continuance of the war."

"If, however, it is clearly understood that his lectures [at the London School of Economics] are confined to logic and philosophy ... Sir George Cave would see no objection to his being allowed to lecture."

122575

"No".

122576

"No".

122577

BR will not be writing a regular column.

122578

BR tells Prather where he can read "The Free Man's Worship".

122579

BR did not order Christmas cards from the Speaker's Art Fund.

122580

BR declines to do as Sipriot suggests in his letter of Nov. 20.

122581

"No".

122582

BR is "entirely willing to give my consent to your confirmation."

122583

The Russells enjoyed Unwin's visit, and Edith looks forward to the Tolkien volumes [The Lord of the Rings].

122584

BR will look for Smith's sketch when he returns home.

122585

BR will look for her manuscript when he returns to Wales.

122586

Re the Morris manuscript, children's return, her letters (C-Willis boy, files).

122587

"No again".

122588

"No. Too soon".

122589

On what BR may have published on the Nagy trials.

122590

"Cheque to Childs".

122591

BR met Silone in Rome. BR invites him to a European Congress in London on Jan. 17-18.

122592

"Mr Russell has been convicted under the Defence of the Realm Act for writing an undesirable pamphlet, and no passport will be issued to him to proceed to the United States. Please inform the President of Harvard."

[Transcription by K. Blackwell in 1967.]

122593

Williams writes of his memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis. At the time he was a student at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Tom Kinsey "asked me to try to arrange for Bangor students to carry out reconnaissance work at the BBC Radio transmitter at Llanddona in nearby Anglesey with a view to facilitating a take over of the transmitter if the crisis deepened." "I do not know for certain that the plan to seize the transmitter was directly sanctioned by Bertrand Russell."

122594

In praise of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. BR would like to see the author. [He did.]

122595

The typed carbon is document .143269, record 89060. Jpeg image was printed from the internet.

122596

Alys is writing in reply to a letter she received from Shearman about the death of Alys's mother.

[The letter is printed from a PDF file.]

122597

BR wants clarification on her dinner invitation. "I do not know the hours of my lectures; is it 8 o'clock?"

(The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

122598

"Dinner will be at six forty-five in the Deanery. Your lecture has been set for eight fifteen." (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

122599

"Your withdrawal from the Congress would have caused other members of the committee to wonder why, and would probably have brought the roof down over our heads."

Offices have been set up in Berlin and Paris. A monthly will be started in November called Nouvelle Revue Libre.

(The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

122600

Koestler wants to meet with BR in London to discuss the Congress for Cultural Freedom. (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

122601

He suggests that an essay by BR be published in the Nouvelle Revue Libre. He has "got Russell to withdrawn his resignation from the Congress." (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

122602

The letter is printed from a PDF file.

122603

There is also a postcript antedated 3 May. [The letter is printed from a PDF file.]

122604

The letter is printed from a PDF file.

122605

Auction catalogue of 30 January 2012, lot 506. The letter was printed as a facsimile in the catalogue; an internet print was also made. The typescript carbon of this letter is document .140477, record 52273. David Harley acquired the original. A printjout of a hasty photograph of it is in the file.

122606

Auction catalogue of 30 January 2012, lot 506. Part of an image of this document is reproduced in the catalogue. David Harley acquired the original. A printjout of a hasty photograph is in the file.

122607

Auction catalogue of 30 January 2012, lot 509. Extracts from the text, concerning the rejection of her book on the machine age are printed in the catalogue.

122608

Auction catalogue of 30 January 2012, lot 509. An extract from the letter concerning a commission is printed.

122609

The text of the letter is (or was) printed on the abebooks.com website.

122610

The letter is in facsimile on the Heritage Auctioneers website. It was written in reply to Fischbach's letter of 15 June 1957, RA1 720, record 23594.

122611

This is a quotation from the Principles of Social Reconstruction written on the letterhead of Hotel la Salle in Chicago. BR wrote two letters to Dora from this address; the date is taken from there.

[The item is printed in facsimile on the website of abebooks.com.]

122612

The typed carbon of this letter is RA1 410, record 85782. This is a photocopy of a photocopy from the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122613

The acquisition of the Russell Archives was "the most significant event in Canadian library history."

This is a photocopy of a typed carbon in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122614

Thode proposes that McMaster "undertake to bring out" BR's "Collected Essays, beginning in 1972." Thode's letter is the official proposal of The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell.

This is a photocopy of a typed carbon in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122615

The letter was written after Edith's visit to McMaster. This is a photocopy of the original in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122616

The letter was written after Edith's visit to McMaster. This is a photocopy of the original in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122617

This is a photocopy of the typed carbon in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122618

Copi writes of his visit to the Russell Archives. This is a photocopy of the original in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122619

This is a photocopy of the typed carbon in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122620

The Jacob Epstein bust of BR is offered for sale at $7,500. It was exhibited once in Hartford, Conn. [McMaster acquired it.]

This is a photocopy of the original in the McMaster University, Office of the President Fonds, second accrual.

122621

BR wishes to transmit £100 to Katharine Tait.

122622

BR thanks this evident government employee "for the courtesy with which you listened to my case" about permitting money to go to his daughter.

122623

"Send Stubbs letter to bank".

122624

"Return International Who's Who and subscribe to copy".

122625
BR agrees to appear on television if part of the programme is devoted to the nuclear war danger.
122626

On "Scholars, Pharisees, Hypocrites" and an error in Cantor's name in the index to My Philosophical Development.

122627

BR sends his Child bank statements and a Schedule A demand.

122628

BR can manage an interview in London.

122629
122630

BR sends Rotblat an unspecified book on Pugwash. He has signed the letter to the Aliens Department.

122631

BR thanks him for the revised edition of Nuclear Explosions and their Effects (Russell's Library, no. 2211).