BR will be paid for writing the appreciation of George Bernard Shaw, but not for the time recording it. He also asks him to correct any mistakes in the attached "news" obituary of himself:

"Would it amuse you to correct any mistakes in the attached 'news' obituary? Don't complain of its inadequacy! There will be other tributes, not to speak of the tears of the spirit shed by those of your disciples who happen to survive you. Yours sincerely, [unsigned]"

The writer is probably Kenneth Matthews, who in 1943 published British Philosophers.
 

Not a letter but a copy of an internal BBC communication re BR's payment for his 10-minute script on Bernard Shaw. 

BR was also sent a copy (record 57732).

The letter concerns arrangements to be made in advance of George Bernard Shaw's death. If Shaw passes away in the summer of 1949, can the Bangor office of the BBC send a car to Festiniog to collect BR, so that he may record the obituary he wrote for Shaw?

Arrangements in advance of George Bernard Shaw's death. If Shaw dies in the summer of 1949, can the Bangor office of the BBC send a car to Festiniog to collect BR, so that he may record the obituary he wrote for Shaw. The script would also need to be sent to Bangor, similar to arrangements made for Lord Inverchapel in Glasgow in the case of President Truman. 

Matthews goes on to discuss Truman's health.

The Bangor studio should be able to send a car for BR in the event of George Bernard Shaw's death. Jones requests that a copy of the script and BR's address be forwarded.

Matthews has sent a copy of BR's script to the studio in the event of George Bernard Shaw's death.

Matthews sends copy of BR's script for the occasion of George Bernard Shaw's death and details when BR should broadcast. He would broadcast live after the 9 o'clock news on the day of Shaw's death, or the next day.
 

Matthews confirms the arrangements for BR's broadcast in the event of George Bernard Shaw's death.

Thanks Matthews for the script and confirms arrangements to get BR to the studio when needed.

Bliss updates BR's residence in the event of George Bernard Shaw's death. BR is leaving for the United States, 1950/10/22. There is some concern BR might leave earlier, and there are several notations on the memo about Russell leaving.

[Shaw died 2 Nov. 1950. BR did not return from the US until  21 Nov., so he must not have broadcast his obituary news script.]

BR's passport, 1919-20.

BR's passport, 1931-41.

BR's passport, 1941-51.

BR's visa and British Labour delegation ID, 1920.

BR's passport, 1951-55.

A "with compliments" slip from the Master of Birkbeck College was inserted between pp. 354-5 of BR's A History of Western Philosophy (Russell's Library, no. 3138).

A blank slip of paper was inserted between pp. 10–11 of BR's Sceptical Essays (Russell's Library, no. 3103).

A pipe cleaner was inserted between pp. 308–9 of BR's An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth (Russell's Library, no. 3133).

A business-card-size tag reading "A Merry Christmas from the Inner Sanctum" was paperclipped to the front endpaper of BR's A History of Western Philosophy (Russell's Library, no. 3136).

A delegate card for a meeting on Saturday 17 January. Year of the meeting inferred.

From the entry in the Fisher Library catalogue, Gen. MS 6.045: "A.L.S. (photocopy) to Prof. J.N. Wright concerning Stout’s lectures on the history of philosophy, which Russell attended." K. Blackwell copied the photocopy by hand and proofread it against both the file transcription and the photocopy. There were 2 errors in the former. Wright was going to write a biography of Stout, an accompanying note states. The outcome was the DNB entry on Stout and a Philosophical Quarterly article on him, 4 (1954): 75–81.

The above from typed copy. Checked twice only. ALS(X) and 2 corrections. “about” a Fellow, and N.W.1.

BR to Johnny Wright, J.N. Wright, Prof. of Logic and Metaphysics, and Dean, at St. Andrews U., was planning to write a bio of G.F. Stout and wanted background info. He never completed the bio.

Thanks for three Latin grammars. "I had not meant to beg a gift.…"

BR has received Damle's Philosophical Essays and likes "The Influence of Western Culture on India".

BR disagrees with Marsh's treatment of "St James's", with BR opposing the American Yerkes re-signing of the Underground.

"Although I cannot accept your proposal [to write a book], I should like to express my emphatic sympathy with the aims of the Asian Socialist Conference."

"I was interested to see Einstein's words to you but I had no further information to add to them."

"I very much respect your determination to make the public aware of the [nuclear] dangers that are being incurred, but I should wish to see the Medical Association's Report in order to be sure of not misrepresenting expert opinion. As soon as I have sufficient information I shall be glad to do what I can to help you."

BR approves of Waller's article and returns the manuscript. "… I do not think I have a right to quote publicly a remark made in private conversation without obtaining the consent of the person who made the remark."

"I find myself unable to think of a topic interesting to the prisoners which I could treat in a manner satisfactory both to the prison authorities and to my own convictions. I should like to approach the prisoners as an alumnus of the neighbouring institution at Brixton, but I feel that would be thought inappropriate.…"

BR provides bibliographical information on the Sobell case. Indications are that he mailed separate replies to Glickman and Nicol, but the dictation has only the single text.

BR is glad James is willing to help secure justice for Sobell.

"… my suggestion about sterilizing all but 5% of males and 30% of females was in a nightmare picture of horrors to be dreaded and by no means something that I advocated."

BR encloses £50 as Tylor requested in his letter of 23 March.

"Such letters are an encouragement to work in which there are many setbacks, and I am grateful to you for writing."

"… as you have published three hostile letters from Americans it is only fair that your readers should know that I have American support." BR wishes to quote from a letter from Corliss Lamont.

" > Bokil Thanks for book".

"10 guineas > Boyd".

" No > Leslie". It is a conjecture that the recipient was to be Leslie G.D. Smith.

"I did not say 'that the human race will most likely be extinguished by the end of the century'. I said that the chances of extinction or survival were even."

"Italian Common Sense & > Torazzi signed".

"As you will know, although I was anxious not to quarrel with Canon Collins, events have forced a public disagreement on the question of Direct Action. I am afraid this may have a bad effect at Scarborough, which I shall deeply regret."

"I am quite willing, in principle, to see Mr. Dwight Macdonald … when I am in London I am very busy with 'treasons, stratagems and spoils'."

BR consents to Fanti's suggestions, but the legal rights are the publisher's.

BR approves and has sent the letter to Lord Nathan. See record 117428.

See record 117428.

"I am entirely willing that you should use the quotation that you mention and I am glad to hear that you are making a Christmas card illustrating it."

"I am quite willing to be a Vice-President of the Byron House Association.… but …I am about to become a law-breaker.…"

"It was most kind of you to telephone to me in such a forgiving and friendly spirit and I am much relieved that you do not think irreparable harm has been done. I am very grateful indeed as I have been admiring you and your stand and should have hated anything that impaired friendly relations between you and me. With warmest wishes for your success at Scarborough."

Mondejar asks BR to "intercede [with] your friend Fidel Castro" to spare the life of Gutierrez Menoyos.

At the foot the sender has put "C/P José Martí" after the term "Presidente". Presumably Mondejar is president of a José Martí  organization. Martí  himself died in 1895.

This telegram was received in Bangor. The text is the same as document .185613, record 65957 although that document has transcription errors.

Patricia describes how BR would approach discussing "Liberty in War-Time. She refers to BR's recent letter from a student who was a conscientious objector. This letter belongs in the sequence with record 118628.

A collection of emails and memos, and copies of 1940s clippings, about BR's residence from 1940 to 1942.

Invoice showing the number of time BR ordered wine or tea and coffee. These were inserted into the front of his Math notebook.

Invoice for breakfast sent to BR's room. This includes the unpaid balance up to that point. These were inserted into the front of his Math notebook.

This letter was inserted between pp. 420–1 of The Cambridge Ancient History, vol. 2 (Russell's Library, no. 1181).

An announcement of a meeting on 1931/01/05 at 6 pm at the Masonic Lodge. Concerns Herbert William Thompson, Charles William Croxon, and Herbert John Goff. Evening dress.

BR's notes on the text were inserted into Couturat's Opuscules et fragments inédits de Leibniz (Russell Library, no. 1070).

An advertisement card for the book's publisher, G. Bell and Sons, was inserted between pp. 70–1 of Köhler's Gestalt Psychology (Russell's Library, no. 1622).

An index card with notes on it was inserted between pp. 334-5 of Wallace's The Logic of Hegel (Russell's Library, no. 1596). The notes are in an unidentified hand.

The letter is date-stamped 28 June 1902. Ruth Derham explains the context:

"On 1 May 1902 Frank introduced his first divorce reform bill to the Lords - the full text of which can be found here: Hansard HL Deb 01 May 1902 vol.107 cc.389-409.

"In it, he referred to the fact that nine tenths of the population were effectively excluded by the system - despite the provision for paupers (free counsel) - due to other hidden costs, such as travelling to London and bringing witnesses and housing them for the duration. He estimated that the average cost of an undefended divorce case was then £50-£150 and considerably higher for defended cases and proposed in his bill to introduce county court jurisdiction over cases with an income of £500 p.a. or less.

"His speech was, of course, very badly received by the house, as one would imagine. My favourite quote from the papers was that the Lord Chancellor's face 'betokened storm' as Frank spoke - Mollie watching from the gallery - and that when he stood to make his customary response the ‘bellicose little Lord Chancellor did not mince his words’! He accused Frank of insulting the house with his outrageous ideas and recommended the bill be rejected out of hand, which it was. Interestingly though, as time went on, it was this part of Frank's policy that was regarded as being sensible and of value and was implemented - from 1920 paupers and some undefended cases could be heard at local Assizes."
 

BR thanks the van der Hoops for their kindness while he stayed with them in Holland and reports that his journey home was smooth. He comments on nationalism and culture.

BR doubts he will be in London on 1957/05/23 to see Piper.

BR writes about the first paragraph of his article "Government by Propaganda" for the Encyclopaedia Britannica's These Eventful Years. BR notes that he's had to add in material that had been in footnotes, especially a reference to Frederick Chamberlin in regard to Cardinal Allen's Admonition, and requests that these changes be kept.

The document is lacking at least the salutation and possibly some words at the top of the 2nd page.

BR thanks Bacal for his kind letter and hopes "you will raise your voice for peace and survival".

The carbon copy is available at record 32082.

BR sends literature on the BRPF outlining the aims of the organization. He requests financial support and suggestions of names of anyone else who might be interested.

The typed carbon is available at record 11427.

BR encloses a sheet with three copies of his signature because he cannot sign three books in person.

BR admires Halfill's opposition to capital punishment and the military machine.

The typed carbon is available at record 24224.

BR has filled out a card by hand indicating that the topic of his talk on 1938/05/12 at the meeting of the City of London Group of the Peace Pledge Union will be "Can War Stop Fascism?". A note was added to say that a reminder was sent to BR on 1938/05/06 in an unknown hand.

The meeting in question is not in the Papers 21 chronology.

BR sends ("subjoins") his autograph.

BR sends a photograph of himself at a Committee of 100 demonstration in lieu of a poem.

The typed carbon is available at 25966.

A covering letter to an enclosed letter regarding Griffin Barry (not present). The enclosure is probably the letter of the same date to the editor published in The Nation and the Athenaeum on 23 August 1930.

The letter was presumably intended for H.D. Henderson, who edited The Nation and the Athenaeum from 1923 to 1930.

BR apologizes for not being able to reply sooner or to accept the invitation: he has been overwhelmed by mail since his release from prison. BR has made a small correction in the wording, replacing "previous to now" with "before now".

The uncorrected typed carbon is available at 44218.

A piece of clear plastic (possibly exposed film) was inserted between pp. 46-7 of The Poetical Works of William Blake (Russell's Library, no. 948). The "poetical sketch" on these pages is titled "Contemplation".

The book's ribbon marker is between pp. 446–7 of The Oxford Book of Italian Verse (Russell's Library, no. 941), where Leopardi's "L'Infinito" is printed.

The first two pages of Jean Piaget's "Classes, Relations et Nombres" was inserted between the end paper and the second to last page of Gottlob Frege's Begriffsschrift, eine der arithmetischen nachgebildete Formelsprache des reinen Denkens (Russell's Library, no. 89). The note written on the first page reads: "Au grand logicien Bertrand Russell, le fondateur de la logistique moderne Hommage respectueux d'un psychologue, neophyte en logistique Jean Piaget, Genéve le 19 juin 1946."

Two borrower's cards were inserted between pp. iv-v of William James' The Principles of Psychology (Russell's Library, no. 661). Both cards note Russell's address as Little Datchet Farm. He borrowed J.D.S. Pendlebury's The Archaeology of Crete and Vere Gordon Childe's New Light on the Most Ancient East.

Six pages of notes were found in Russell's copy of Analysis of Mind (Russell's Library no. 3090). The first set of pages, numbered 1-3, are title: Corrections in "Analysis of Mind". The second set, also numbered 1-3, is titled: Desire and Purpose.

An envelope was inserted between pp. 214-5 of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography (Russell's Library, no. 1074).

A George Routledge & Sons business reply card was inserted between pp. 188-9 (on memory) of John B. Watson's Behaviorism (Russell's Library, no. 1615).

BR thanks the president for his letter and a brochure. The name of this NGO translates as "Respect Age International".

The typed carbon is at record no. 108448.

BR feels the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's current policy will only be effective by endorsing civil disobedience. He plans to make a statement to this effect at his first opportunity. He invites Muirhead to join "The Committee of 100" and requests an early reply.

Muirhead responds to BR's letter of 2 Oct. 1960, record 131537, indicating his interest in the formation of the Committee of 100 for civil disobedience against nuclear warfare.

BR requests the recipient notify him of any papers he or others may possess relating to him or his family. The recipient's name and address has been cut out of the letter, but it was mailed to an address in New York City. The recipient could have been the auction house of Charles Hamilton, who in 1963 had sold 4 letters from BR to John Barran (B&R J63.01). BR's request was in an effort to enlarge the Russell Archives before their sale. He wrote also to Lester Denonn and K. Blackwell in the same vein.

It seems likely that the letter is the ribbon copy of the carbon at 3865.

A top corner from a sheet of lined paper was inserted between pp. 6-7 of G. Lowes Dickinson's The Meaning of Good (Russell's Library, no. 1762).

Patricia is concerned that BR will find the furnishing of the house dull, but colour will come. BR is to buy John and Kate's presents himself. Patricia has spent $1000 on furniture, partly on credit, and the total will probably come to $3000.

BR thanks Parkhurst for her letter and book, Beauty: an Interpretation of Art and the Imaginative Life (1930). He has "greatly admired" the pictures and hopes to read the book soon. BR says her letter makes his "mouth water with all the lovely places you have been seeing". He has not been to the Near East or Greece. BR alludes to a large dinner where they had met before, wishing that they could meet again, but doubts that it will happen.

Parkhurst was a graduate of Bryn Mawr in 1911, 1913 and 1917 (Ph.D., philosophy). She was a Guggenheim fellow: appointed for the preparation of a work on the aesthetics of architecture, abroad; tenure, twelve months from July 15, 1931.

On letterhead of Beacon Hill School.

The letter, written in French, details the book Subercaseaux wrote. The letter was included with a copy of Subercaseux's Jemmy Button, inscribed to Russell.

The image is of a copyedited letter to the newspaper with 8 original signatures. It is a new appearance of B&R F37.01, reprinted in Papers 21: App. XII. It was offered for sale in July 2017 at https://www.sophiedupreautographs.com/.

Omitted from the list of signatories are 3 office-holders of the Society.

BR thanks Mikhailusenko for his letter of 8 August 1962 and is glad that he shares BR's nuclear war concerns. The signature appears to be secretarial.

A typed carbon is available at record 100811.
The entirety of the 26 July 1962 letter is available at record 131609.

In the Abebooks entry this and 3 other letters are described as follows:

"July-September 1962., 1962. Four letters with their envelopes. 4to and oblong 8vo. Altogether 6 pp. on 6 ff. All addressed to the Russian journalist and poet Igor Mikhailusenko (b. 1932) concerning Russia and the cold war: "[.] I believe that the two German States are equally dangerous. Western Germany is fanatically obsessed with the cold war and Eastern Germany is a cruel, vicious tyranny, capable of keeping its population within its borders only with barbed wire and machine guns. I think that the Government of the Soviet Union and the Government of the United States have a responsibility to come to an agreement which reflects the interests of peace and not the interests of either German State. I think that the problem of West Berlin could be solved in several ways. One would be for a united Berlin to become the seat of the United Nations, another would be for West and East Berlin to become a neutral city under the jurisdiction of the United Nations, and another would be for Berlin to become autonomous, protected through agreement by both East and West [.]" (from the letter of September 5, 1962). - Together with a flyer for Russell's Committee of 100 mass sit-down, originally scheduled for September 9, 1962, but canceled for lack of support. - Generally good, sizes vary." Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH.