An extract from the original letter and enclosed with the Institute's letter of 2 March 1954, record 5303.

"Finally I asked him about his going with his school which you will have seen advertised in the New Republic, as it is in the papers here. She said Mrs. Webb told her B found he had a wife in with it. His wife is not prepared to give it up. ... Alys added that Mrs. Webb said the last time she saw him, Bertie seemed angry and thwarted...."

"I enclose a schedule of correspondence in Wales between BR and the government concerning visas for Vietnamese to enter Britain in connection with the Tribunal. We are considering the possibility of publishing this correspondence with other material concerning the glories of the Wilson government."

"You may remember that there was correspondence between BR and either Wilson or ministers of his concerning the possibility of visas for Vietnamese people to enter Britain to participate in teach-ins. This correspondence preceded the correspondence concerning visas for the Tribunal. There was also early correspondence with Wilson on foreign policy and Vietnam generally. Could you let me have photocopies of any correspondence in these areas which you may have between BR and the Labour government?"

Re History of Western Philosophy. "The two errors which you drew to my attention on September 9 in the 9th impression, paperback edition, on page 55 should both be corrected. On line 12, there is a 'not' missing. On lines 19 and 20, the word 'principle' should read 'principal'."

"It is just possible that the enclosed, which has just arrived from India, is seriously meant as an introduction to an Indian edition of BR's Unarmed Victory. Could you try to discover from Allen & Unwin if this is so? (If Allen & Unwin were committed to publishing it, it could always be run as an appendix to 'An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish'!)."

"I enclose a greetings card which has been sent out by the Socialist International ... You will see that they have stolen a quotation from BR, which he does not approve as the Socialist International is an organisation which makes noises about Greece and Spain and cannot bring itself to make connections with what is happening there and elsewhere."

A reply to 129140 concerning the use of BR's words on a greeting card by Socialist International. "I am afraid that the quotation is too small to constitute a copyright infringement. The only thing we can suggest is a personal visit to the culprits on the principle that 'the mailed fist is stronger than the fist mailed'."

An advertising poster for a meeting at Central Hall, Westminster, SW1 on March 13th, 1970 entitled "Honour Bertrand Russell—Carry on his work!" organized by the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and The Spokesman, founded by BR. The list of speakers include: Gunther Anders, Laurent Schwartz, Tran Cong Tuong, Ernest Mandel, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Malcom Caldwell, Ken Coates, Bill Jones, Stan Newens, Tony Smythe and Raymond Williams.

"I deem it a pleasure to inform you that on the occasion of the birth centenary of Lord Bertrand Russell a seminar will be held under the auspices of the Department of Political Science, Calcutta University. ... I learn from him <K. Blackwell> that your permission will be required for a copy of the article, 'The Future in India' (1945)."

"It is good news indeed to learn of the symposium which has been organised to commemorate the centenary of Lord Russell's birth. We are happy to permit you to obtain a copy of 'The Future of India' and hope that it will contribute to the success of your project."

"This is just to tell you that I gather from the BBC that, in their Art features programme, Review, they are going to do something at the time of the centenary of Lord Russell's birth—with Professor Ayre."

"Further to our recent telephone conversation I write on behalf of the Bertrand Russell Estate to confirm that we would indeed like to use your gallery as the venue for the exhibition we have planned to celebrate Bertrand Russell's centenary. We would like to open the exhibition on the evening of December 28 and run it until the evening of January 13."

"It is very kind of you to allow our Exhibition to be held in your Gallery at the end of the year ... Already many promises of donations to the Exhibition have been received, and they are beginning to arrive very frequently."

A press release entitled "London Art Exhibition Marks Centenary of Bertrand Russell". 

"Joan Miro, David Hockney, Ben Shahn and Graham Sutherland are among hundreds of artists represented in the Bertrand Russell Centenary International Art Exhibition and Sale which opens in London after Christmas."

"Edith Countess Russell, the widow of Bertrand Russell and Honorary Vice President of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, says: 'We are overwhelmed by the generosity of artists from all over the world. It is an indication of the respect in which my husband's life and work is held among a community which represents through its work the highest aspirations of humanity'."

"My husband and I have booked a full page for an advertisement in The Guardian in protest against the war in Vietnam. We want at least 1,500 signatories...."

"Delighted to hear from you this morning and to have your agreement to sign the enclosed petition and pass it on to others."

Enclosed petition includes such signatories as: Canon Collins, Annie Ross, Patrick Wymark, Paul Sweezy, Jessica Mitford, Barrows Dunham, Dora Russell, and John Conrad Russell among others.

They have received a reply from Professor Pirani regarding alterations which could be made to The ABC of Relativity. Pirani replied, "I have now had time to examine with reasonable care the alterations which ought to be made before 'The ABC of Relativity' is again reprinted. A considerable number of changes should be made, particularly in Chapter eleven, which deals with the current state of astronomical knowledge, where there has been rapid progress over the last decade."

"Professor Pirani, who revised on a previous occasion Lord Russell's ABC of Relativity, has suggested the enclosed changes in the new printing that we are shortly to put in hand. These changes were, we felt, necessary in order to keep the book refreshed but they are as small in scale as was consistent with this purpose, as we wish to continue to offset the existing typography and only make changes within the framework of this typography." Enclosure is present in file.

"I would like to confirm that Lord Russell has today given his consent to the use of the quotations."

"This is to confirm ... that the only piece of visual material from the archives which we would like to use for Part 3 of the serialisation is the letter from Einstein. I have written, as you suggested, to ask the trustees of the Einstein estate for permission to reproduce it."

"These are the pictures from the archives which we plan to use in Part II of our serialisation: Bertrand Russell as a young man, Election poster 1907, Pages from Principia Mathematica, and letter from Russell to Whitehead re Principles."

"This is to confirm as I mentioned to you on the telephone today that we would like to use a photograph of Einstein's letter to Bertrand Russell (agreeing to his signature being put to the public appeal against the H bomb to be signed by scientists all over the world, which Russell was organising."

"The Observer has made an offer of £10,000 for the serial rights in your autobiography which I have told them is inadequate and it is being considered by the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times. From the latter paper I had every hope of getting a really substantial offer, but they are uneasy about the extent to which any material in the book has appeared before, either serially or in your own books, and asked me whether it would be possible to give them an indication of the proportion of new and old matter in the Autobiography."

Fragment. "I believe that the only publication of any parts of Volume I are those which I incorporated from BBC talks...."

"Do you know which parts of your Autobiography have already appeared serially? The prices paid by the Sunday papers for serial use of autobiographies prior to publication are very substantial."

"As regards those passages which have already been published, I do not think that any of them have been published serially, but I will look into the matter."

"Those parts of my Autobiography which have appeared elsewhere have not had very wide circulation nor do they comprise any really substantial part of the whole."

An newspaper article by Donald Trelford entitled "From Gladstone onward, Russell told them all" reprinted from The Observer on February 19, 1967. Re BR and his archives.

"The archives establish Russell's claim to be the century's most prolific correspondent: he has written one letter for every 30 hours of his life, mostly to leading figures, on the central issue of the day."

Carnap has no objection to the reprinting of his letter to BR on May 16, 1962 for use in BR's Autobiography.

An envelope with Kevin Holland's writing wishing BR a happy birthday. Edith Russell has written at the top "Answered. [Whisky] 4/6/67".

"Warmest greetings on your 95th birthday and wholehearted support for the Tribunal." 165 signatories including Theodore and Helen Schoenman, Linus Pauling and Rudolf Carnap, among others.

A telegram from Irina Stickland along with a card from Ursula Stickland. 

In a letter that may have been intended to be printed, Malleson thanks the unnamed author for his article printed in Dagens Nyheter yesterday, titled "Hedenius och Wittgenstein".

Malleson provides excerpts from BR's letters to her in 1919 concerning his first impressions of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Malleson compares Leon Levson, a Russian photographer in Johannesburg, to BR: "He's like a thin edition of Bertie—only not grey—and younger: exactly like a little bird—and frightfully naive and simple and genuine—and completely vague and dotty." Levson is painting Malleson in oils. (S. Turcon note)

Malleson was supposed to be staying with BR and Patricia Russell at Cambridge, but Patricia "is in hospital, so that may cancel my visit" (Patricia had overdosed). (S. Turcon note)

BR had sent Malleson nos. 2, 4 and 6 of Polemic. 

"BR also writes me that Western Philosophy has made him better off than he's been for 40 years! Grand!"

Malleson heard the news of Patricia Russell's filing for divorce undefended. Re the divorce, "I'm afraid, though, that it will see BR wedded to the myth of his nasty child, Conrad; and as much a slave to that as he was previously slave to Dora and Peter."

Re BR's Autobiography: "Amongst the masses and masses of newspaper stuff about his 80th birthday I found a part saying that his Autobiography is not done and is under lock and key till he dies...." (S. Turcon note)

Malleson quotes BR from memory what he wrote her during the First World War: "How I envy those people who always believe what they believe; and who do not suffer from times of deadness to all that makes the framework of one's life!"

Malleson has now seen a number of BR's divorce press-cuttings.

Re BR's birthday broadcast which ended with the words: "'I have cared for what is noble; what is beautiful; what is gentle.' To be strictly accurate he should have added '—amongst other things'." (S. Turcon note)

"I'd read in the Swedish newspaper that Peter had not only got her divorce but had legally and publicly got the custody of that wretched child, Conrad, now age 15. The senselessness and injustice of such a verdict threw me into profound gloom ... And of course BR has probably come to some private agreement with her, by means of bribery and/or blackmail, to be allowed something of his child." (S. Turcon note)

"In 1949 BR had to choose between sacrificing Conrad to me or me to Conrad. First he chose the former. When Peter turned the screw tighter, he chose the latter; then juggled for all he was worth to keep us both. Result: he lost us both." Re Conrad: "he is the image of his mother: outwardly and inwardly: he's a 'hysteric'; and 'spoilt' beyond anything you could imagine. ... He has 3 good points: 2 from BR (brain and affection); one from Peter: he is beautifully made, physically...."

Re John: "John, BR's heir, is described by Nalle as far from normal; he spends most of his time playing a concertina; he does nothing to support his wife (also rather abnormal) and the two little girls."

Nalle got next to nothing in love from BR. In 1949, Malleson wrote Phyllis Urch exactly why BR ceased being in love with her. (S. Turcon note)

Malleson has received a letter from BR and suspects that BR has been paying her hospital expenses and not Nalle. (S. Turcon note)

Enclosed with the British Embassy covering note at 73608, the telegram's text is: "Support you in your actions best wishes".

The Duke of Edinburgh quoted BR at length in his speech at Edinburgh on August 16th. "The newspaper, Truth, a Fascist rag, severely reprimanded him for quoting such an unreliable source." (S. Turcon note)

"BR was decidedly Puritan in his early marriage days: Ottoline broke down a lot of that with her taste for exotic beauty, to which one whole side of BR was quick to respond. ... The 1914 War broke down his [BR's] habit of not drinking". (S. Turcon note)

On the last day Malleson saw BR she asked him "... which behaviour he thought worst—that of his former wife, Dora, or that of Peter. He replied grimly: 'Equally bad'."

Re Conrad: "B. has never been as fond of Conrad as of his first born, John." (S. Turcon note)

Malleson had received a letter from Conrad: "The handwriting was poor and unfamiliar and the manner of address was not correct—but the envelope was the usual blue one which B. uses. This letter turned out to be one whole page of abusive and insults written to me by Conrad!" Malleson will not mention the letter to BR yet, as she does not want to put any strain on him when Conrad visits. Malleson speculates the causes of Conrad writing such a letter.

A long gossipy letter concerning BR and Peter (Patricia Russell). Re Peter, Malleson says: "... she is incapable of honest thinking, she takes the view that lovers, before marriage, are OK; and after marriage, they are also OK if one is out to 'save their souls'...." Malleson thinks a divorce would damage Conrad: "which B. does not want to do (though everybody else thinks Conrad is rotten and nearly done for by his temperament)."

Malleson goes on at lengths gossiping about Peter's looks and her domestic abilities.

Malleson says BR married Dora for only one reason: "in order to have children". (S. Turcon note)

A note describing her first meeting with Nalle Kielland.

Nalle had visited BR at Richmond and came to the conclusion that BR's son, John, and his wife were "... both very queer. Nalle said: 'To use a strong word, almost freaks'." Nalle said that BR never spoke to her about Conrad. Nalle said that "BR had told her that he was very sorry that he and I had parted on bad terms. To which I made the non-committal remark:—'Oh well!' I presume she dined with him that night."

Nalle also said to CM: "It would be awful to be married to BR. He's so illogical in his life. He's so 'split'."

(S. Turcon note).

A letter to Nalle with much insight into BR's relationships, his contradicting views on Russia, his divorce with Peter and much more.

Re Frank Russell's ex-wife Elizabeth's books Vera and In the Mountains which CM sends to Nalle: "In the Mountains, which describes how she dragged herself back to her Swiss chalet to collapse on its doorstep and lick the wounds caused by Frank...."

On BR's past relationships Malleson writes, "In 1914 he brought Helen Dudley all the way from U.S.A. and set her up in his flat with intention to marry her. Then he made up his row with Ottoline, and Helen returned, her heart smashed, to die in a lunatic asylum. ... When he had fixed up everything to marry Dora, who was already 3 months pregnant, he wrote me that they two would never separate permanently as long as they lived. Nine years later he was head over heels in love with P. Two years later he left Dora. Four years later he married Peter." (S. Turcon note)

On BR's Autobiography: "There was much that Ottoline objected to: I hoped that he'd have heeded her, but shouldn't be surprised if he hasn't. There was an unforgivable bit about Wife No. 1; a very cheap bit about Dora and me; and a bit about Priscilla (my mother) about which I wrote him...." 

On BR's relationship with George Santayana: "As far as I know, he was as bitter an enemy as B. ever had. ... And who the hell is S. to say that B. 'flopped' and 'is nothing'. My guess is that B. will be remembered long long after S.'s name is completely erased from memory." 

Malleson refers Nalle to Beatrice Webb's book Our Partnership and "... turn to all pages given in the Index under B's name: the portrait she gives of him will show you what he was at time he met Ottoline: you'll hardly recognize the B. you know." (S. Turcon note)

Nalle asked Malleson: "Who likes B's stories?" Malleson said that she saw a review by Angus Wilson, who she thinks must be a close friend of John Russell. When she read Angus Wilson's last novel (Hemlock and After) she thought it must have been written by John "... under a nom de plume. The main character, Sands, was not unlike B. (except that Wilson made him a homosexual)." (S. Turcon note)

Malleson reports that BR went to the debate in the House of Lords which was on "sponsored TV". BR voted, but did not take part in the debate.

Malleson likens BR to some lines from a new volume of poems by Robert Graves entitled Poems 1953.

Kielland says of BR: "I know so very little really about his personal life, in spite of having read his MS, but he always seemed a desperately lonely man ever since the days when I first knew him and had my boys at his school." Kielland's sons attended Beacon Hill. She is glad BR has Malleson as a true friend. (S. Turcon note)