BR is too occupied to contribute to a series "Thinking in Numbers". "In any case, what I have chiefly urged about mathematics is that it is not so much concerned with numbers as is generally thought."

BR declines to speak at Oxford.

BR cannot help van Doren Stern as Lord John Russell's papers were left to Lady Agatha Russell who left them to the Duke of Bedford who burnt them.

BR is pleased he has been elected a life member of the World Cultural Council.

Letter from Crowell and Co. is to be sent to Unwin.

If Bernal approaches the Chinese government about joining the non-nuclear club, BR hopes his efforts will be successful.

BR thanks Gregory for "the very charming book of St. Exupery".

BR gives Snow permission to quote anything from him. About Dostoievsky, "It does not appear that his mathematical knowledge taught him to reason logically."

BR agrees to speak at Cardiff on September 19. He encloses a letter from Japan for Duff to answer.

BR declines to broadcast about Deutscher on Trotsky. "I read his earlier volume on Trotsky with great interest and thought it an admirable book, but I am too busy to undertake not connected with nuclear warfare."

"I hardly knew Orwell, having met him only once or twice in a numerous company. I am afraid I have nothing of any interest to say about him. I admired Animal Farm very much indeed; 1984, somewhat less, though also considerably." It would not be worth Kenneth Harris's time to interview BR about Orwell.

BR has not the time to write a preface to Imbert-Nergal's book.

BR has grown too old for such excursions (involving a student programme) as Hendel suggests.

BR comments on the typescript of Young's pamphlet on Nuclear Disarmament. "I think, also, that rational arguments will not prevail unless they are backed by a great wave of popular emotion which, itself, is likely to be somewhat extreme."

BR sends him a copy of his letter to W. Young, record 124845.

Pay their (tobacco) bill.

BR would like to make her acquaintance, either in Wales or in London.

BR has to go to Paris about 13 September for "a very important press conference". BR will be delighted to see Furness and Hywell Davies.

"Sign and send letter about Conrad's money > Coward Chance—Tylor".

Return Kelly's Handbook entry. (For Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes.)

"Return signed contract > BBC".

BR encloses a note (3 sentences) to go with the distribution of Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare. BR does not think he can do as Alexander suggests for ministers of religion.

BR agrees to attend a press conference in Paris, but it is highly probable that it would interfere with his speaking in Cardiff.

BR agrees to his letter to Snow being quoted.

"Photograph > Hodes".

BR provides a testimonial for Wolfgang Yourgrau.

In record 124859 he says he wrote this letter to Firth.

BR provides a testimonial for Wolfgang Yourgrau.

Yourgrau's writings on verifiability and on the nature of concepts interest BR very much. He hopes to meet him again and thanks him for "Brandes's little box that you so kindly gave me [which] is in daily use."

£18.18.0 are to be sent to Jones.

On Peirce, whom BR never met or corresponded with. His logic of relations did not seem appropriate to mathematics.

Extracts from a letter from BR to an unidentified recipient referring to a Miss Graves and the recipient's daughter as a pupil for Beacon Hill School, in Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014.

BR states that he is willing for the recipient to reprint passages mentioned on any terms acceptable to the publishers. From Dominic Winter Auctions Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014, this item was put up for sale 2014/06/09 by Andrusier Autographs.

BR asks President Johnson to appear before the International War Crimes Tribunal.

This copy of the letter was distributed by the Vancouver Vietnam Day Committee. The date is a day later than other copies.

BR tells Smith he has replied to her "Mr. Russell on Sex Education" and encloses his draft reply. [The published reply is quite different.] See also record 124884 and record 124885.

She thanks Blackwell for Russell, no. 2: "If possible, I think it is almost more interesting than no. 1. It is so very kind of you to send it, and I am most grateful to you."

A letter regarding BR's books on education, in Dominic Winter Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014, where the name is spelled "Wiern". A second image was added 2023/01/28 from Barnabys.

She refers to her "cursed paralysed hand".

"Nothing you have said—or could ever say—would ever 'intrude'."

"It might be very useful if some portion of the sum for B.R.'s letters to me could reach me during my lifetime. Thank you for the very kind thought."

"No".

"No".

"Banker's order > Cadogan Estate".

BR does not know anything about Tanganyika and therefore cannot intervene in an unspecified matter. It would similarly be useless for BR to see Nyerere.

BR does not know enough about the law to intervene in regard to the Mental Health Bill. He returns Watson's interesting typescript, "Science and the Cold War".

Re freedom and determinism for "macroscopic phenomena".

Freedom is not a key notion in BR's ethical thinking, as "with increasing density of population it has to undergo increasing limitations."

BR is not sure if he qualifies to be an honorary member of the association, since he supports some wars.

BR is sorry he missed seeing Chapman.

BR wants to do something "to brand the immoral practices of the police" in regard to persecution of homosexuals.

"Return document to Dr Watson".

BR is willing that Hardt should have the German manuscript of the broadcasts that were made by Norddeutscher Rundfunk.

BR provides a message to returning students about India's role in diminishing "the senseless enmity which is darkening the outlook of the world."

BR is sending Nugent's letter to his American publishers.

BR is willing to forego royalties on any cheaper edition of his little book (probably Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare).

BR enclosed the reply with his letter of 1928/01/04, record 124865. In a later letter, 1928/05/03, record 124885, he tells her that she may show but not publish it, "as it is not sufficiently considered or carefully written."

Smith sent BR a typescript of his "previous observations" (see record 124884) on her paper. He does not want them published: they are "not sufficiently considered or carefully written".

Bliven suggests that Smith send her paper (which they cannot use) to Russell himself and provides his address c/o Feakins.

See record 124865 for the sequel.

An editorial footnote states that BR asked in this letter that the $2,500 quarterly payments from the anonymous donor [Santayana] be made out to Patricia Russell. The original letter is said to be in the Sturgis family papers, Houghton Library, Harvard.

An editorial footnote states that BR wrote in this letter to say that he has accepted a temporary position at University of Chicago and asks that the March and September 1939 payments be omitted.

BR suggests the literature of the Rationalist Press Association for the point of view that BR shares.

BR did not know he had "powers in the matter", but gives permission to publish any letters of Thomas Moore.

BR thanks Tylor for a report on Susan Lindsay and Wordsworth's letter, and returns them for safekeeping.

BR approves strongly of Felix Greene's exhibit, and BR's name may be used. Greene's letter was long delayed; see record 94249.

BR suggests he go to America to work with Quine.

BR responds to Talbot's query whether he can find "a logical resting-place between the philosophy of the German general staff and the Quakers". The answer is no, in the present state of the world. BR is for world government, not anarchism.

BR found his letter encouraging.

"Return rent order to Cadogan Estates".

"Book reached Lord Russell, but no time to read it > Chandler".

"I am sorry I do not know enough about Greek affairs to take any part in the matter of Glezos. I do not like to intervene in matters which are the concern of other countries unless I have some special and personal knowledge as regards the matter in question."

On the Larousse Dictionary of Mythology. So far BR has only read Graves's introduction and enjoyed the illustrations. "It is a book which I am very glad to possess."

Levitas requests BR's opinion on The New Leader and refers to earlier letters he sent BR in California.

BR praises The New Leader, as "an admirable journal", but cannot subscribe to it "as the severest economy is necessary".

Levitas asks BR to write an article for him and mentions an article in The Nation on "the Indian problem". Levitas asks permission to transcribe and reprint BR's upcoming lectures at the Rand School. [This was the "Problems of Democracy" series.]

Levitas requests permission to quote from Patricia Russell's previous letter on the New Leader's handling of the India question. Levitas asks if BR will write articles for him and if he may publish BR's contribution to a debate in New York, 1942/10/09. (This debate is otherwise unknown.)

Levitas sends a full transcript (not present) of a speech by Churchill for an article BR will write for the New Leader.

Levitas explains the delay in sending BR his cheque for his article and (travelling?) expense and suggests that The New Leader "could be a very excellent 'home' for your writings".

Levitas requests an article on "Morals, Manners and Customs in Wartime" or on anything else BR would like to write on.

Having seen the article in Common Sense (B&R C43.11), Levitas asks BR to write for The New Leader regularly, but at least one article before BR goes to England.

Levitas explains that most of the contributors for The New Leader are not compensated for their articles, but BR's situation is different and they will pay him. Levitas writes as if BR has agreed to contribute, and asks for topics to announce.

Having conversed with BR, Levitas asks BR to write regularly for The New Leader and to notify him when the first piece will be ready so it can be announced.

Levitas regrets that BR does not have enough time to write two articles a month for The New Leader but is looking forward to two articles BR promised to write.

Levitas acknowledges the article BR sent to Algernon Lee (chairman of the Rand School) and congratulates BR on the trial verdict concerning the Barnes Foundation.

Levitas reports that BR's articles in The New Leader are widely read. He requests a lunch meeting when BR is in New York.

Levitas sends BR a cheque and asks BR to consider writing for the New Leader after he has returned to England.

Levitas asks BR to write a monthly article and encloses a cheque for $20. (Levitas sets out recent payments to BR, but omits the last 2 articles, which were not published until August 12 and September 2.)

Levitas thanks BR for his letter and article "The German Disaster" and invites him to write monthly articles.

Patricia declines an invitation to BR to write for the New Leader at present. BR would be interested in doing so in the future.

Levitas may not publish BR's Rand School lectures because they will be part of a book. (The book never appeared.) BR wrote for The Nation because he disagreed with Louis Fischer's article on the subject of India and the failure of the Cripps mission. He has not felt the need to reply to any of the New Leader's articles because "he thinks you have handled the Indian situation a great deal more intelligently than any other left-wing paper". (This view of BR's was published by Levitas in the New Leader, 10 Oct. 1942 (B&R C42.09a).)

He found nothing to disagree with in Harry Paxton Howard's article. Patricia encloses (not present) a statement on India for American Forum of the Air next Sunday (11 October). BR hopes to write letters and articles "for a great many different papers" on India.

BR sends a promised article on Churchill. He looks forward to the New Leader dinner on April 11, but Patricia Russell will not be able to attend.

BR will be at the Hotel Commodore at 7 pm on Sunday (11 April). "I never write out speeches".

BR is too busy with an upcoming book to write an article, as the book (History of Western Philosophy) "must be finished in September".

BR would be glad to contribute to the New Leader but would need compensation, though BR understands that the paper is poor ("The good always are!"). BR will not be able to return home until next summer due to Portugal's non-neutrality. He asks Levitas to inform Mr. Lee. (Algernon Lee was head of the Rand School.)

BR is unable to write an article for Levitas every two weeks, but will bring him a 4,000 word article tomorrow. BR had this message telephoned.

BR has arranged with Mr. Shapiro for the scripts from his five February broadcasts on WEVD to be provided to Levitas.

BR will leave the script each week. (Theodore Shapiro was the executive director of the Rand School.)

BR asks Levitas to change the phrasing in a script from "the quarrel between President and Congress" to "the new forms of what were formerly isolationist opinions" so that it does not seem as though he has views on the upcoming Presidential election. [In fact, the original phrase was unaltered in the article finally published on 12 August.]

BR requests the remainder of his payment because he will be leaving the country next month.

BR will be leaving for England any day and would like the balance owed to him for his articles. "$20" is written in another hand on the letter. Russell wrote by hand the "Peacock Inn" address.

BR sends an article for publication that will also be published in the Glasgow Forward. He asks that any fee be donated to relief efforts in Germany.

BR declines Levitas's request to contribute regularly because he is too busy, but will consider it in future when he has more time.