BR asks Haddow to confirm whether or not he can attend the meeting at Pugwash.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Haddow will not be able to attend Pugwash.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

BR asks Haddow to confirm whether or not he can attend the meeting at Pugwash.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Haddow is sorry to hear that the India meeting has been postponed and looks forward to further updates.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Haddow is keen to attend the India meeting, but cannot commit at this time.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Rotblat and other Pugwash organizers would be grateful for help. BR, Dick Stark, and others have concerns about Schoenman.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Rotblat responds to Nemec re: Sterzl, Premysl Tvaroh, and Adler and Lapter about the Sopot conference in 1966.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/5.

Addressed to BR in Brixton, Wilson, a solicitor, seeks payment of a court order for the "taxed costs of the prosecution". Frank Russell told Wilson to communicate first with BR about the enclosed order (not present).

The initials "H.B." are in the upper left corner.

A carbon of a letter asking the recipient to add his or her name to a memorial to the prime minister, in advance of BR's appearance in an appeal "Friday next" at the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, which took place on 1 May 1918. What appears to be the mimeographed memorial is with the letter.

Many names are attached, but all in one hand.

BR would like Rotblat to take over as chair at the press conference at Caxton Hall, 10 o'clock, Saturday, when they release the statement signed by eight scientists.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/7.

BR invites Oppenheimer to attend the Pugwash conference in India. It is sent on behalf of himself and the other seven scientists and included a list of scientists to be invited.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/9.

BR invites Oppenheimer to the meeting at Pugwash.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/1/9.

Rotblat has sent Schoenman a copy of 'the History' and hopes it reaches him before he goes to Canada. Rotblat mentions an upcoming meeting with Rabinowitch in Paris, Pauling, Piel, and who the final list of participants might be.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/5.

Schoenman thanks him for sending the book and discusses his upcoming meeting with the Eatons. He conveys BR's opinion on Piel.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/5.

Re: due date for anthology to honour BR

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/6.

Details about the contributors and the specifications for contributions to the anthology to honour BR.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/6.

Schoenman hopes Rotblat will contribute to the Festschrift for BR's 90th birthday.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/6.

Reminder of upcoming deadline for the anthology.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/1/2/6.

Addressed to BR in Brixton, Wilson, a solicitor, seeks payment of a court order for the "taxed costs of the prosecution". Frank Russell told Wilson to communicate first with BR about the enclosed order (not present).

The initials "H.B." are in the upper left corner.

Rev. Jones writes from Clifford Allen's address, 70 Overstrand Mansions, Battersea. Allen has learned that 10 other men are to be prosecuted for distributing the Everett leaflet and the "Maximillian" leaflet. (There are 2 copies of the latter leaflet in the file.) BR is asked to give evidence regarding the Everett leaflet. 

On the verso of the 2nd sheet, there are these apparent writing tasks in numbers of words in BR's hand:

2 short (400)
1 long (700)
1 very long (1500)

Rev. Jones writes from Clifford Allen's address, 70 Overstrand Mansions, Battersea. Allen has learned that 10 other men are to be prosecuted for distributing the Everett leaflet and the "Maximillian" leaflet. (There are 2 copies of the latter leaflet in the file.) BR is asked to give evidence regarding the Everett leaflet. 

This typed copy was proofread by BR with one correction. Also in file: a TLS(TC,CAR), also corrected in BR's hand.

The letter is dated by reference to Jones' first sentence: "You have now been prosecuted and fined £100 costs for writing the Everett leaflet." That took place on 5 June 1916, but possibly the reference is to the dismissal of his appeal on 29 June.

The letter is dated by reference to Jones' first sentence: "You have now been prosecuted and fined £100 costs for writing the Everett leaflet." That took place on 5 June 1916, but possibly the reference is to the dismissal of his appeal on 29 June. Jones writes that the letter was smuggled out.

Jones wrote: "Never mind, today is their day. Tomorrow will be ours." BR footnoted this as follows: "He was in Macdonald's first government." 

A carbon copy is in the file.

Waid asks BR for the best advice for her sisters. One is charged with circulating the Everett leaflet and the other is a teacher and also a member of the N.C.F.

A later mimeographed typescript in the file lists prosecutions for the Everett and "An Early Conscientious Objector" leaflets. The charged sister is Mary Emma Waid.

This is BR's Notice of Appeal to the Quarter Sessions. It is a formal legal document produced by Kenneth Brown Baker Baker & Co. Five grounds of appeal are stated.

A corrected draft of the letter at record 82648.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/2/1/10.

Muller is touched to be asked to participated in the opening session of Pugwash, but must decline for personal reasons. He goes on to express how much he values Pugwash.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/2/1/10.

Powell sends a draft with suggestions for inclusion in Russell's speech at the London Pugwash meeting.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/2/1/10.

Brown returns Rotblat's draft for his Report from the Secretary-General with suggested changes. There are also earlier drafts of this document in the same folder.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/2/1/10.

Rotblat forwards thank you letters for BR to sign.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Lucas's friendly letter states she "was afraid that something might have happened to you. As you now never figure in the Press, there was no way of being sure." 

BR asks about the possibility of an extra currency allowance for the trip to Vienna and whether reports of the 2nd Pugwash Conference may be quoted.

This is a digital print of the ribbon copy. The carbon is available at record 117234 and the dictation is available at record 122121.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12, image (3).

Rotblat sends BR a copy of a letter to Edwin Plowden and asks him to sign and mail it if he agrees. He has booked a flight for BR and Edith Russell to Vienna, on 19th September. A copy of the enclosed letter is at record 132375.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12, image (4).

BR asks Sir Edwin Plowden whether he would be willing to allow scientists at the Atomic Energy Authority to attend the third Pugwash meeting.

A copy of this letter was forwarded by Rotblat to sign, there is also a dictation available at record 122117.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12, images (5) and (6).

Rotblat's secretary forwards a letter of invitation to Ben Lockspeiser for BR to sign and send.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat sends minutes (not present) the early June meeting of the Pugwash Continuing Committee and expresses his concerns that the return to Stalinism (the recent execution of Hungarian leaders [Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and Miklós Gimes]) will have an adverse effect on the possibility of a Summit Meeting.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat thanks BR for his letter informing him of his participation in the Vienna meetings of the Pugwash Conference, for which all expenses for BR and Edith will be paid, Rotblat having received $8,000 "... from a body associated with the World Health Organization in Geneva" and from the Soviet Academy of Sciences. He wishes similar grants would come from the Royal Society and the American Academy of Sciences.

"Our meeting passed off very well, even although it took us three days to go through the business. I shall be sending you the minutes of the meetings next week so that you will know what we have agreed. The most urgent matter is to send out the invitations to the various scientists."

The ribbon copy of this letter is at record 117226.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

BR asks the Cambridge Daily News to publish a statement that Patricia and he do not wish to be known as "Mr and Lady Russell". He signed the letter simply "Russell". The statement is no longer included with the letter. It was published as "Earl Russell Explains", ibid., 5 May 1945, p. 5 (B&R C45.07a).

BR informs Rotblat he has written to Lord Simon, at Rotblat's suggestion, asking him to communicate with Rotblat (record 117210).

BR encloses £50 for Rotblat, and a letter from Chou Pei-yuan (not present).

The carbon copy of this letter is at record 117209.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat asks BR and Edith to autograph a photo of themselves at Aberystwyth, taken by Dr. Davies, as a souvenir of a very pleasant occasion.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat's secretary forwards two invitations to Pugwash for BR to sign.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat's secretary forwards invitations to Professors Auger and Guerron to Pugwash for BR to sign.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat has been trying to get some British representation for Pugwash. He has contacted G.P. Thomson and Charles Darwin. Thomson is uncertain if he as the time, but Darwin is interested. Rotblat forwards an invitation to Darwin, as well as one to Oliphant for BR to sign. Rotblat is concerned about the lack of replies so far.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

BR has signed and sent the three letters accompanying Rotblat's 4 February letter. He requests that Rotblat return Valls' letter as he does not recall it. (There is a letter from Valls at record 117164.)

He is willing to reply to Marseille's letter, having received two versions from Rabinowitch, though the reply cannot be finished to appear in the March issue. "If he wants to print Marseille's in March, he can add a note saying that I am replying in the April issue."

The carbon of this letter is available at record 117191 and the dictation at record 16025.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Rotblat's secretary sends four reminder letters (not present) for BR to sign and send.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

BR thinks they must accept Skobeltzyn's suggestion of inviting only three Russians, and one extra delegate from India and China. BR is doubtful about Oliphant ("too official") and suggests inviting Thirring as one of the Russian delegates.

Holding the meeting at the Manoir St. Castin should not be a problem so long as it is made clear that they are not affiliated with any church.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

The carbon of this letter is at record 117187 and the dictation is at record 16001.

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker agrees that Gentner should be invited in place of Hahn. Rotblat sends an invitation for BR to sign.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Weisskopf will not be able to attend Pugwash. Rotblat and Powell agree that a number of others are unlikely to be able to attend and recommend that three alternates be invited immediately. Their letters are enclosed (not present).

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

BR has signed and posted letters that Rotblat sent him.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

The dictation of this letter is at record 15964.

BR asks Rotblat to reply to the enclosed letter and send the appropriate literature (not present). "I should be grateful if you would tell them I am in sympathy with the petition they enclose."

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

The carbon of this letter is at record 117173.

BR asks Rotblat to send literature to "a Labour official at Conway.... Labour opinion, at the moment, is fluid and can be moved in the right direction by sufficient effort." BR has received a letter from Cyrus Eaton which includes objections to meeting in British Columbia.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

The carbon of this letter is at record 59028.

BR thanks Rotblat for his letter and its enclosures. He has signed and sent the letter to Eaton, also congratulating Eaton on his marriage in an unrecorded P.S., and returns a draft letter with no suggested changes (not present).

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

The carbon of this letter is at record 117163.

Edith sends Rotblat some documents (not present). The Russells are looking forward to seeing him in November when they return to London. She asks in a handwritten P.S. if he received the long document on BR's peace activities and if it was what he wanted. (Re nominating BR for the Nobel Peace Prize. See the document, "Bertrand Russell's Work for Peace".)

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/13.

"I am entirely willing that you should quote my History of the World in toto, by which I mean that you should not omit the last two words, namely, 'THE END'. These words are an essential part of what I have to say."

For the dictated version, see record 85868. The document is a hasty photograph of the original in the collection of David Harley.

BR thanks Rotblat for showing him his correspondence with Young about Rotblat's history of Pugwash. BR "totally" disagrees with Young's criticisms of Rotblat's work.

"I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my profound admiration of the untiring and self-sacrificing work that you have done for Pugwash. I do not for a moment believe that without you it would have achieved that great measure of success which it has had, or that it can achieve those still greater successes that the near future seems to promise."

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/6/7.

The carbon of this record is available at record 117567 and the dictation at record 127778.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/6/9/2.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/6/9/2.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/6/9/2.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/6/9/2.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/6/9/2.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 10/17/03/03. The 36 images for the 35 letters are numbered (1) to (36).

At the top of the page: "Batteries".

Dictated ms. of BR's replies to queries.

"I agree heart and soul with the purpose of your magazine and I wish you all success. My answers to the questions in your questionnaire are enclosed." BR encloses four answers re youth, reasons why people of different countries do not get along, if he were twenty again, and youth's appreciation for his work.

BR thanks Bell for thinking of him in providing a copy of Alys Russell's 1918 letter (for which see record 57341).

The carbon of this letter is at record 3761.

The committee is very grateful to BR for agreeing to speak at their meeting 2 May 1958. Masel provides details of the other speakers and discusses travel details. The letter is incomplete as later page(s) are not extant.

Mansel details plans for BR's speaking engagement.

Dora asks if the "attached" Caravan leaflets could be placed with the literature at the meeting BR is speaking at. The leaflets are not present with the letter.

Edith thanks Davies for the letter and conveys BR's disappointment that he will not be able to attend or send a proper message for the Rally, but has sent a telegram with his regrets due to health reasons. She mentions BR's shingles and her own (related) chicken pox.

Edith inquires if Davies knows of a local printer for one of BR's speeches.

Davies expresses his concerns about the request for donations to a "Russell Fund" of which BR is not himself aware.

Farley and Yule respond to Davies concerns regarding the Bertrand Russell Peace Fund, expressed in his letter of 1963/04/21, record 132413.

Davies thanks Farley and Yule for their response to his concerns and promises to try and raise some money of support.

Davies thanks BR for his inquiry and suggests C.F. Gardiner as an appropriate tutor for his grand-daughter (Lucy Russell).

Edith thanks Davies for his recent letter and phone call. BR is recovering from his illness "and was heartened by your good wishes".

For the carbon of this letter see record 95670.

Edith thanks Davies for his letter and his help and kindness in the past. She hopes to see Davies and his wife in August.

Edith won't be able to see Davies and his wife during their visit as she has had to go to London on business.

Edith won't be able to see Davies and his wife on 5 Dec. 1971 due to a meeting with Christopher Farley, but she hopes that they might be able to join her for "pre-prandial drinks" on their way to their other engagement.

These draft documents were written by Davies. Two letters concern fundraising for the BR Peace Fund in 1963, and an unspecified birthday of BR's, respectively. A third is notes. Item 17 is a Davies draft letter to colleagues regarding the Bertrand Russell Peace Fund.

BR condemns Goldwater and encloses a manifesto for Furtado's endorsement titled "An Appeal on the Danger to the World of Goldwater's Policies" (see B&R C64.81).

The letter is undated. The anti-Goldwater campaign was in 1964 and ended with L.B. Johnson's victory in the presidential election.

BR offers to send Furtado evidence of America's war crimes in Vietnam and asks him if he would be willing to be a member of the International War Crimes Tribunal.

Rotblat forwards a letter to the President of the Royal Society for BR to sign and send (the carbon is also in the file and the ribbon copy is available at record 117207).

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 5/4/2/12.

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 10/17/03/03. 

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 10/17/03/03. 

Cambridge University, Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre; Joseph Rotblat Archives, RTBT 10/17/03/03. 

"As for Mr. Kennedy's administration--we must wait to see what it does; so far, what we see is Laos and more Polaris missiles. The spread of nuclear weapons to new Powers immensely increases the danger of nuclear war and therefore the likelihood of disaster. Chemical and biological warfare are as much to be condemned as nuclear warfare. The only answer to all dangers is the outlawing of war." BR encloses a copy (not present) of a recent speech. In a postscript he states: "Kindly note that I do not advocate unilateral nuclear disarmament for the U.S." 

The missing enclosure was BR's first Birmingham speech of 1961, titled in the pamphlet published later Win We Must. The letter was offered in this auction: Bid Now: RUSSELL, BERTRAND. Typed Letter Signed, to "Dear Mr. Silverstein," - June 4, 0121 10:30 AM EDT (invaluable.com).

Record 29263 is a typed carbon of this letter, and record 127129 is its dictation, dated 3 days earlier.

Although the digital copy is only a portion of the letter, it is the portion bearing Russell's signature. In fact, the signature is secretarial. Many copies of the letter were signed and sent to well-wishers who congratulated Russell on his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The typed carbon of the letter is at record 30905.

The signature on the left goes is from Russell's letter to Graham Greene, record 132433, which was offered for sale at the same time by Arenburg Auctions (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/two-typed-letters-autogr-signature-220-c-fb140b1871).

BR's letter is in reply to Silberstein's of 1940/11/18, which is lost. Noted on the letter is that Silberstein answered it on 1941/02.11. The letter was one of three from BR to Silberstein auctioned in May 2021 by RR Auction.com.

BR invites Silberstein to Little Datchet Farm. "The work [at the Barnes Foundation] is light and altogether agreeable, so I am in luck." Furnishing is gradual. Reference to marmalade and kindnesses onwards is made.

The letter was one of three from BR to Silberstein auctioned in May 2021 by RR Auction.com.

On the projective treatment of vectors and scalar coefficients. BR refers to "the distractiions of these days" -- meaning the Armistice and the end of the War -- and to the trivial problem of marmalade.

The letter was one of three from BR to Silberstein auctioned in May 2021 by RR Auction.com.

BR is happy with the solution to the problem of marmalade and hopes Silberstein didn't use up his whole jam ration. BR encourages him in his work on angle-measurement and triangles.

BR does not understand Schrodinger's difficulty. The multiplicative axiom must be assumed.

The original letter is at https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/search#?q=bertrand%20russell&page=2&pagesize=10. There is a photocopy of this ribbon copy at record 55810; source unknown.

"CAIRNS: Mr. Russell, I have a letter here from you in which you state: 'Hegel's Philosophy of History is important as a source of much evil, but (I think) of no good.' Would you like to amplify that statement? It was the last sentence in your letter, and it was left hanging in the air. It whetted my appetite" (Papers 10: 494).