"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."

"4 June 1901. Francis Stockwood (?) (Board of Trade) to FR, acknowledging good wishes. 1 page."

A note of headings is attached in Christopher Farley's hand.

"17 Nov. 1905. Francis Stockwood (?) (Board of Trade) to FR re evidence for motor car commission. 2 pages."

"18 July (1901). Hamar Greenwood to FR—sympathizing at trial result and disagreeing with Lord Chancellor Halsbury's decision. 2 pages."

"21 Dec. 1902. Ribblesdale to FR, acknowledging promise of help. 1/2 page."

"20 Dec. 1903. Tweedmouth to FR re LCC March Election Fund. 1 page."

"26 June 1905. Balfour of Burleigh to FR re answer to notice. 3 pages."

Blake has read BR's article in Forward. Overall, he finds it correct, but points out that the issue of coal in the Ruhr is more to do with a lack of transportaion, not of it being stolen or it being shipped to liberated countries. He reports that Freya Moltke, a refugee he had mentioned in a previous letter, has read "Germany & Europe", and corroborates what BR and Gollancz have said.

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

Blake sends an article from Time Magazine (not present). He sees that Burnham says BR's book is not a proper book, essentially because BR doesn't use long words.

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

Blake discusses the hopelessness of the Germans and the equally miserable position of the occupiers. Towards the end he discusses religion, struggling with the need for it sometimes. He asks if Peter read Brideshead Revisited.

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

Blake thanks BR for his letter, but cannot agree with him. He feels that "disaster is almost certain" and that there is little good anyone can do. Blake does say that there is a lot BR can do, because people listen to him and this can be seen in the Baruch Plan, which "owes more than a little to your article" that BR wrote while Blake stayed with him in Cambridge. He sees the only hope to avoid disaster is if Stalin dies before the Russians invent the atomic bomb. His final thought on the matter, which appears to be a response to BR: "1816 may have seemed equally hopeless, but you know as well as I do that no cause is as lost before an 1816 firing squad as it is before a 1946 atomic bomb."

Blake agrees with BR's aside that the Germans "are being driven into the arms of Stalin", because he sees it happening every day. He estimates two years at most for a Communist majority. The text of Viacheslav Molotov's speech in Paris is being circulated widely, and even those who wouldn't normally follow the Communists feel that they are the only ones saving them from starvation.

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

Blake thanks Peter for her letter that arrived 1946/09/20. He is pleased to hear that Silkin has hired her and recommends Henry Churchill's book on town planning. He also suggests she visit Wells Coats, an architect in London, that Blake knows.

The recent backing of the Oder-Neisse boundary by the Russians has given the occupiers some more breathing room. Blake feels that Byrnes' speech in Stuttgart is a good start against the Russians and that the US finally has a Russian policy in place. What they need now is a German policy. He sees the State Department as using Germany only as a means against the Russians, but doing nothing to deal with Nazism or fill the vacuum left by Hitler's defeat.

Blake sends his love to everyone and hopes BR's broken toe mends.

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

"17 June 1928. Balfour of Burleigh to FR re Liquor Bill debate. 1 1/2 pages."

Blake reports that BR's talks on the BBC has made it to them. He asks if BR is in the "Churchill Federal Europe organization". And he's pleased with Truman's Greece and Turkey announcement.

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

"2 Apr. 1906. Norfolk to FR—cannot help because of his county connections. 2 pages."

Blake is distressed that Peter has been sick again, but glad that she is getting better, and to let him know if he can send her anything. He asks her to remember him to Pam.

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

"9 Mar. 1907. Ripon to FR with thanks. 1/2 page."

"2 May 1907. Charles W. Mathews to FR, acknowledging letter. 1 page."

"5 Oct. 1913. C.W. Mathews to FR re prosecution of engine driver. 2 pages."

"9 Oct. 1913 from FR to C.W. Mathews re prosecution of Aisgill engine driver. 1 page typed copy."

"13 Oct. 1913. Charles W. Mathews to FR re Aisgill case. 1 page typed."

"11 Oct. 1907. Coleridge to FR, acknowledging congratulations. 1 postcard."

"18 Aug. 1910. Coleridge to FR, acknowledging congratulatory letter re case. 4 pages."

Blake announces the birth of his daughter, Christina, 1948/05/20 and the awfulness of the hospital.

Blake commiserates over feeling isolated. Most of his old friends are Communists and he has been labelled a fascist by them. He was interested to read her criticism of Socialism in England.

Blake asks if Kate is in the US, he would love to see her, and he misses all of them. He was rereading Pride and Prejudice and was thinking how much fun it would be to read it aloud with Peter, "especially Collins, of course".

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

"6 Nov. 1907. Disart to FR, asking FR to call at Treasury. 1 1/2 pages."

A short note to explain that he hasn't written because they've moved and he will write in about a week when things have settled. The letter is written on The Museum of Modern Art stationery.

"16 Mar. 1908. Montagu to FR re R.A.C. meeting. 4 pages."

"22 June 1926. Montagu to FR re postponing Bill. 2 pages."

"24 May 1908. Reginald McKenna to FR, acknowledging kind letter. 1 page."

Blake apologizes for not writing, explaining that he and Martha have been having problems "rather along your lines". Blake confides that he has met someone else, but that she is married. He and Martha are still living together, but he isn't certain for how much longer. He asks Peter to write to him at MOMA and appreciates the letters the Peter has written it makes it "much easier to understand what Martha is up against".

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