"10 Aug. 1906. R.J. Campbell to FR re motor tour. 2 pages."

"3 July 1906. R.J. Campbell to FR re motor tour. 2 pages."

"10 Nov. 1906. R.J. Campbell to FR re writing sermon. 1 page."

"3 July 1906. Postcard from Leonard Courtenay, acknowledging congratulations."

"15 Sep. 1906. Gunning King to FR, giving price and size of a drawing. 1 page."

"4 July 1909. W.P. Courtney to FR, refusing invitation with regret. 3 pages."

"7 Mar. 1910. Leconfield to FR, apologizing for follower of hunt riding through FR's garden."

"14 May 1910. William James to FR, apologizing for accident to Lady R's dog. 2 1/2 pages."

"30 Jan. 1911. Swaythling to FR, acknowledging condolences. 1 page."

"6 Oct. 1911. Swaythling to FR—invitation to dinner. 1 page."

"22 Mar. (?) 1911. Hardit Singh (Chief Punjab Association) to FR, acknowledging approval of booklet. 1 page."

"23 Mar. 1911. Weardale to FR—enquiry re Koschinscko papers from Professor Askwasy (Polish Historian). 2 pages."

"6 May 1912. Edgar Jepson to FR, acknowledging book on divorce, with comment. 1 page typed."

"2 Mar. 1923. Edgar Jepson to FR, acknowledging My Life and Adventures. 1 page typed."

"10 July 1912. S.V. Evans (President's Room, Royal Courts of Justice) to FR, acknowledging book. 1 page."

"1 July 1912. Upton Sinclair to 'Dear Brother', acknowledging book on divorce. 2 pages."

"10 Apr. 1913. Conal O'Riordan to FR, asking him to recommend a solicitor. 2 pages."

"11 Apr. 1913. Conal O'Riordan to FR, acknowledging advice. 1 page."

"18 Mar. 1927. Conal O'Riordan to FR—invitation to debate at St. Martin's Theatre with Cathleen Nesbitt on 'Women have no conscience'. 2 pages."

"23 Mar. 1927. Conal O'Riordan to FR, regretting inability to attend above. 1 page." (See record 128921). Re the debate at St. Martin's Theatre with Cathleen Nesbitt.

"15 July 1913. 'Yr. affec. Cousin', Alice Avebury to FR, acknowledging condolences. 1 page."

"22 Sep. 1913 from FR to Hall Caine, acknowledging 'The woman thou gavest me' with comments. 1 page and typed carbon."

"30 Sep. 1913. Hall Caine to FR, acknowledging book on 'Divorce' with comments. 2 pages."

"7 Oct. 1913 from FR to Hall Caine, acknowledging above with comments. 2 pages and typed carbon." (See record 128925).

"9 Oct. 1913. Hall Caine to FR—reply to letter of 7th. 2 pages typed." (See record 128926).

"13 Oct. 1913 from FR to Hall Caine—withdraws his words. 1 page typed carbon."

"14 Oct. 1913. Hall Caine to FR, expressing annoyance at FR's letter. 1 page."

"26 Sep. 1913. FR to Henry Arthur Jones, commenting on his play Mary Goes First. 1/2 page typed."

"9 Oct. 1913. H.A. Jones to FR reply, with comments. 1 page."

"3 Oct. 1913. Pirrie to FR re letter to The Times. 1/2 page typed."

"26 Dec. 1919. A. Clutton Brock to FR, acknowledging book with comments. 2 pages typed."

"May 1920. H.R. Birmingham to FR, accepting dinner invitation. 1 page."

"18 Nov. 1920. Nigel Playfair (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith) to FR—will forward FR's letter re play to management. 1/2 page typed."

"17 Feb. 1920. Gaylord Wilshire to FR, enclosing copies of letters to: 1. Bernard Shaw, 4 Feb. 1920, 3 pages; 2. 'Dear Gerald'. 1 page (both typed)."

The range of document numbers is .080126 to .080128.

"8 May 1922. Gaylord Wilshire to FR re Wilder's parties. 2 pages typed."

"4 Apr. 1922. Gaylord Wilshire to FR on current topics. 2 pages typed."

"6 Feb. 1926. Gaylord Wilshire to FR on his new invention to cure ailments. 1 page typed."

"6 Sep. 1922. Stephen McKenna to FR—reasons for refusing invitations. 1 1/2 pages."

"18 Oct. 1923. Stephen McKenna to FR, discussing his books and life at Newmarket. 4 pages."

"3 Oct. 1925. Stephen McKenna to FR—several topics. 1 page typed."

"11 Mar. 1923. Knutsford to FR, commenting on My Life and Adventures. 4 pages."

"I suffered under Rollo, but received much kindness as a young man at Pembroke Lodge."

"Beatrice Webb to F. R. re a packing case and the wireless. 2 pages." 1929 is assumed because of other letters from the Webbs to Frank Russell on the same topic that year.

"27 June 1929. Beatrice Webb to FR re Sidney's title, etc. and wireless for Passfield Corner. 1 page typed."

"30 July 1929. Sidney Webb to FR, thanking him for advice on wireless. 3 pages."

"30 May 1929. Sidney Webb to FR re visit. 2 pages.

"25 Jan. 1924. Sidney Webb to FR, acknowledging congratulations, regretting R's non-inclusion in PM's list of ministers for new Labour Government. 2 pages."

"18 July 1924. W.L. George to FR—invitation to dine before meeting with FR. 1 page."

"19 July 1924. William Archer to FR re listening to debate in House of Lords. 1 page."

"Undated. Marie C. Stopes to FR, thanking him for taking chair. 2 pages."

"1 Aug. 1924. Marie C. Stopes to FR—invitation to visit at Portland Bill. 1 1/2 pages."

"10 Aug. 1924. Marie C. Stopes to FR re visit. 1 page."

"16 Aug. 1924. Durham to FR re life of 1st Lord Durham by Dr. Chester W. New of Toronto. 2 pages."

Chester W. New is "... anxious to know if you possess any letters from Durham to Lord John Russell. Our respective grandfathers were closely connected with the Reform Bill...."

"Thursday (Sep. 1924). Weldon (Magdalen College, Oxford) to FR re visit. 1 page."

"12 Sep. 1924. Weldon to FR, thanking him for the weekend. 1 page."

"Undated. Weldon to FR re visit of FR to Oxford. 1 card."

"30 Sep. 1924. Ethel Peel (cousin) to FR re a box of family letters. 2 pages."

"2 Oct. (1924). Ethel Peel to FR re sending the letters to him. 4 pages."

Re his mother's and father's letters: "I asked Bertie to whom to send them and he says you are the right person to have them."

"21 Dec. 1924. A. Maude Royden to FR mainly re article on divorce in an American review. 1 page typed."

"4 July 1925. Robert O. Moon to FR, commenting on a book by BR. 1 1/2 pages typed."

Moon likens BR's book What I Believe to John Stuart Mill's On Liberty or Autobiography. 

Attached is a note in Edith Russell's hand: "Letter to Frank about book by BR".

"7 Nov. 1925. H. Russell Wakefield to 'My dear Mr. Cadbury' re Frank Russell contacting him. 2 pages."

Henry Wakefield Russell, who became Bishop of Birmingham in 1911, was the father of Herbert Russell Wakefield. The latter later corresponded with BR.

"1 Feb. 1927. H. Russell Wakefield to Frank Russell re absence on 27th and concern at appearance. 2 pages."

"19 Mar. 1928. H. Russell Wakefield to Frank Russell, accepting dinner invitation. 1 page."

"Mar. 1928. H. Russell Wakefield to Frank Russell re payment for dinner and wine. 1 page."

"13 Nov. 1925. Filson Young to FR re J.F. Narshall's mosquito control work. 1 page."

"13 Nov. 1925. Filson Young to FR re J.F. Narshall's mosquito control work. 1 page."

"10 Jan. 1926. Charnwood to FR re Morris and Aston-Martin car. 1 page."

"12 June 1929. Charnwood to FR re Parmoor and comments on Memoirs. 2 pages."

"28 Feb. 1930. Charnwood to FR—personal note. 1 page."

"7 Aug. 1926. Gilbert Murray (League of Nations) to FR re refusal to sign anti-conscription manifesto. 1 page typed."

"10 July 1927. Maud Lansdowne 'your cousin' to FR, acknowledging condolences. 2 pages." Re the death of her husband.

"16 Dec. 1927. Clarendon to FR—apology for forgetting BBC visit. 2 pp."

"25 Feb. 1928. Travers Humphreys to FR re Medico-Legal Symposia. 1 page."

"8 Aug. 1928. W.H. Beveridge to FR acknowledging offer of Railway Bills Evidence for school library. 2 pages."

"8 Feb. 1929. James Joicey to FR re income tax on rent not received. 2 pages."

"25 June 1929. Pearl Montagu of Beaulieu to FR acknowledging condolences. 2 pages."

"11 Nov. 1929. Halsbury to FR re dinner for Jowett. 1 page typed."

"10 Dec. 1929. G.D.H. Cole to FR re weekend. 1 page."

"3 Jan. 1930. Margaret Cole to FR, thanking him for weekend. 2 pages."

"17 Feb. 1930. G.D.H. Cole to FR, acknowledging congratulations. 1 page."

"1 Jan. 1930. Stanley of Alderley to FR, regretting unable to afford portraits of FR's mother and Aunt Rosalind. 2 pages."

"31 Jan. 1930. H.P. Macmillan to FR, acknowledging congratulations. 2 pages."

"5 Feb. 1930. Ethel Snowden to FR—invitation to tea. 1/2 page typed."

"10 Apr. 1930. Russell of Liverpool to FR, acknowledging correspondence re Miss Rosa O'Shee. 1/2 page typed."

"28 Apr. 1930. Henry McCurdy (?) to FR, acknowledging letter re book. 1 page."

"10 July 1930. Leonard H. Sheffield (Bishop) to FR, acknowledging letter. 1 page typed."

"24 Oct. 1930. Stafford Cripps to FR, acknowledging congratulations. 1 page."

"5 Jan. 1931. E. Rutherford to FR, acknowledging congratulations 'on this transformation of a Physicist'. 1 1/2 pages."

"Sunday 27 Apr. (no year given). Edward Bridges to FR, acknowledging condolences on death of father. 1 page."

"In 1885 after leaving Oxford, Frank Russell made a 'grand tour' of the U.S. During a visit to Harvard University he met George Santayana, then an undergraduate, and a long friendship began between the two. Among subsequent meetings were those in 1888, when Santayana joined Russell aboard his steam yacht Royal for a journey up the rivers and canals of France, and in 1894 at Harvard again, where Santayana had become Professor of Moral Philosophy."

"24 Mar. 1887 - 9 May 1898. A collection of approximately 70 letters (all typescript copies) from Frank Russell to Santayana. There is much lively discussion of personal affairs, including Russell's matrimonial lawsuit, and many references to contemporaries. From Daniel Cory. See correspondence in 710."

The range of document numbers is .080206 to .080273.

"Laurence Housman, brother of the poet A.E. Housman, was born in 1865 and lived until 1959. He was an artist, a playwright of some reputation, and an active worker for pacifist and Women's Suffrage causes."

"11 May 1898 - 8 Jan. 1925. 24 letters to Frank Russell from Laurence Housman, all handwritten. It is a friendly, witty correspondence, with references to political activities and to Housman's own writings."

The range of document numbers is .080181 to .080205.

"10 May 1890. Kimberley to FR, expressing pleasure at having been of help. 1 page."

"3 Sep. 1892. Russell (later Lord Russell of Killowen) to FR re private Law practice. 1 page."

"1 Apr. 1897. Onslow to FR re pairing on Education Bill. 1 1/2 pages."

Blake has read of the Russells' activities in the Times and the Manchester Guardian, including visiting the Prime Minister. He also mentions trying to see Ivor Montague, who refuted Patricia Russell's comments in the times about Berlin refugees. He then reports the terrible state of people in the East, where the Russian soldiers steal, starve, and rape at will.

Blake asks them not to disclose too much publicly, but to help in any way they can.

Source: Columbia University, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Peter Blake Papers, Fol 19:20-22.

"14 Mar. 1898. Morley to FR re members of a Committee. 2 pages."

"6 Jan. 1899. M.G. Fawcett to FR re Miss Wilkinson's interview with Dr. Garnett. 3 pages."

Blake might be going to Silesia in January and will report back what he sees firsthand. He notes that BR has taken his seat in the House of Lords.

Included with the letter is a memorandum submitted to the British government on "The Position of Women in Germany" by the Women's International League.

Source: Columbia University, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Peter Blake Papers, Fol 19:20-22.

"20 Feb. (1898). H. Labouchere to FR, declining invitation. 1 card."

"3 Oct. 1900. H. Labouchere to FR, acknowledging congratulations. 1/2 page."

"4 Apr. 1898. F.H. Jeune to FR re joining legal profession. 1 page."