Total Published Records: 134,898
BRACERS Notes
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132808 | Unwin will improve Allen and Unwin's pamphlet list of books by BR. |
132809 | Johnson replies to bibliographical criticism of Allen and Unwin's pamphlet list of books by BR |
132810 | Edith wants to know when Allen and Unwin's new list of books by BR would be available, so that they will minimize the number of erroneous pamphlet lists being sent out. |
132811 | Unwin provides the copyright reason for describing the 1966 printing of Mysticism and Logic in the way it was described. (He surely means Philosophical Essays.) He praises the "moving and well attended meeting" in honour of Russell at Central Hall. |
132812 | Edith hopes for more detail in describing individual essays in Mysticism and Logic [and probably Philosophical Essays]. Unwin's comments on the meeting to honour BR on 8 June make her happy. |
132813 | Re Mysticism and Logic. |
132814 | Re three translations (Persian, Gujarati and Tamil, and Rumanian) of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132815 | Re four translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. Edith wrote a note on Dadlez's letter: The Italian paperback edition of The Impact of Science has a photograph of BR which she has never seen before. She would like a copy of it. She notes various errors. |
132816 | Rayner Unwin thanks Edith for her letter (not extant) to him about his mother's death. He encloses a notice of the publication of The Publishing Unwins by Philip Unwin. |
132817 | Dadlez encloses a photocopy of a letter; see record 132818. |
132818 | The Italian publisher replies about the photograph of BR that appeared on the Italian paperback edition of The Impact of Science. Prints of the photograph were enclosed (not extant here), at Edith Russell's request. |
132819 | Re four translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132820 | Ross encloses six copies of the newly reprinted Allen and Unwin list of BR's books (not extant here). |
132821 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132822 | Re three translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132823 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. Edith made notes on this letter. |
132824 | Re three translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132825 | Re the Collected Stories, which may not be published in time to mark BR's centenary. |
132826 | Re the Collected Stories; an agreement has just been sent to Continuum 1 Ltd. |
132827 | Re three translations of BR's books sent under separate cover. |
132828 | Re two translations of BR's books sent under separate cover. |
132829 | Re two translations of BR's books sent under separate cover. |
132830 | Edith is "greatly distressed" that there appears no hope of the Collected Stories being published in time for BR's centenary and the art exhibition at Woburn. |
132831 | Re the Collected Stories: the binder says May publication may still be possible, with advance finished copies available at Woburn. |
132832 | Re the Collected Stories: there will be a special publication of the Collected Stories on 18 May. |
132833 | Re the Collected Stories: it is splendid news that copies will be available at Woburn. |
132834 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132835 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132836 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132837 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132838 | Re three translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132839 | Re the third edition of ABC of Relativity. Edith wrote a draft reply on this letter which she then crossed out; see record 132840 for it. |
132840 | Re the ABC of Relativity. Edith is replying to Unwin's letter of 22 June, record 132839. She marked the letter "Copy" and noted "ER (Signed)". |
132841 | Re three translations of BR's books sent under separate cover. |
132842 | Re cover of the full paperback edition of the Autobiography. |
132843 | Re The Autobiography. The enclosed typescript concerns where ads are or will be placed for three books about BR: The Development of Bertrand Russell's Philosophy, Essays in Analysis, and Bertrand Russell's America. |
132844 | Re a translation of a book by BR, sent under separate cover. |
132845 | Re translations of four books by BR, sent under separate cover. |
132846 | Re six titles from the new paperback series of BR's books, including the Autobiography. |
132847 | This is Edith's draft reply (and her file copy) to Unwin's letter, record 312846. She is delighted by the new paperback series. |
132848 | Re three translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132849 | Re three translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132850 | Re a translation of a BR book, sent under separate cover. |
132851 | Re two translations of BR's books, sent under separate cover. |
132852 | Cochrane is arranging for a copy of Carr's Bertrand Russell: an Introduction to be sent to Edith. She is the Schoolbook Sponsor. |
132853 | Re two translations of books by BR, sent under separate cover. |
132854 | Re the enclosed (not present) Allen and Unwin royalty accounts for the BR Estate. |
132855 | Re two translations of books by BR, sent under separate cover. |
132856 | Re an advance copy of Mortals and Others, Volume 1. |
132857 | Re three translations of books by BR, sent under separate cover. |
132858 | Re four translations of books by BR, sent under separate cover. Also in File 6 are: a complements card on which Edith has written "Brian Carr's Bertrand Russell An Introduction" and a tear sheet on which Christopher Farley has printed "Allen & Unwin, Autumn 1970". These two items have not been assigned document numbers.
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132859 | White desires to borrow the Jacob Epstein bust of BR for an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, following that by the Edinburgh Festival Society.
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132860 | Edith agrees to the loan of the Epstein bust when the Edinburgh exhibit closes. Neither she nor BR knows what value to place on the bust for insurance purposes. The letter is marked "Copy".
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132861 | Re the BR bust for the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
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132862 | Re the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery. The insurance value of BR's bust is recommended at £1,000.
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132863 | Re valuation of the bust of BR for the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
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132864 | Re the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery. Edith provides a quotation for possible use in the exhibit of the bust of BR. "My husband and Epstein met one morning outside the Tate Gallery. Epstein remarked: 'I thought there could be only one such profile.' To which my husband replied: 'No, you are mistaken, there are two: one made by the Almighty and the other by Epstein.' Edith also sent an Ida Kar print of a photograph of BR for use in the exhibit.
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132865 | Re an Ida Kar print of a photograph of BR for use in the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery.
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132866 | Re the Jacob Epstein exhibition at the Tate Gallery. There were 33,042 visitors during the six weeks it was open. Note: The copy of the bust on exhibit remains with the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. McMaster University acquired another casting in the 1980s for the Russell Archives.
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132867 | Re a BBC Horizon film about BR. Will Edith assist?
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132868 | Re a BBC Horizon film about BR. Farley asks for the nature of the help sought from Edith Russell and for contracts. Farley signs himself as Executor.
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132869 | Re a Horizon programme about BR. The programme will have to be longer.
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132870 | Brunton describes visiting BR and Edith,
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132871 | Re a proposed conference on BR on Brockway's initiative.
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132872 | Ballinger enclosed a cheque that Edith sent to the BRPF.
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132873 | Re Edith's published letter about BR House, Nottingham.
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132874 | The letter lacks the addressee, but it's clear from the file that it is Hilda Ballinger. Re Australian support for the BRPF. |
132875 | Thank you note for a shawl; Edith kept the envelope that the shawl was sent in. Her letter is regarded as a draft because the ink is smudged.
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132876 | Ballinger sends Edith a news clipping from The Age, 26 March 1975, p. 8, containing a letter to the editor from Edith asking for funds for the Peace Foundation.
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132877 | "For May 18th".
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132878 | Ballinger needs copies of an item in The New Statesman.
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132879 | On Australian support for the BRPF.
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132880 | Tom Brown was a tailor who refitted some of Russell's suits to fit Ian Drydren who was married to Russell's granddaughter, Anne. Edith wants Brown's bill sent to herself.
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132881 | Brown is pleased that remodelling the first of BR's suits for Ian Dryden is successful.
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132882 | Edith wants to know why Brown has only altered one suit instead of 4, including the dinner jacket suit.
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132883 | Brown is awaiting Dryden's confirmation that the remodelling of the first suit is fine.
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132884 | Brown is still waiting to hear from Ian Dryden before he goes ahead with altering BR's grey suit and his dinner suit.
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132885 | Edith would like BR's suits returned to her if Ian Dryden does not want them.
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132886 | Edith hears that Ian and Ann Dryden are getting a divorce. Ian is still welcome to BR's suits if he wants them.
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132887 | Brown is finishing remodelling BR's suits for Ian Dryden.
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132888 | Brown has finished altering BR's suits for Ian Dryden. He enclosed his bill (not present) at Edith's request (it was £64.10).
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132889 | Edith inquires about the cost of a reservation from 15 to 23 May 1972. "I have not stayed at your hotel or any London hotel since 1951".
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132890 | The letter lists hotel rates. Edith has computed various costs on this letter.
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132891 | The letter is drafted and initialled on the verso of record 132890.
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132892 | Reservation is made for 15 May and 8 nights, at £26 a night plus 12.5% service charge. One night's charge as a deposit is requested.
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132893 | Edith cancels her reservation at Brown's Hotel.
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132894 | Dennithorne accepts Edith's cancellation.
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132895 | Edith wants to re-book her reservation at Brown's Hotel which she had cancelled.
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132896 | Brown's Hotel confirms Edith's reservation for four nights beginning 15 May.
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132897 | This letter is written on the verso of record 132896, Edith hopes that "the sitting room that you reserve for me is one of the 'old-fashioned' ones with an open fire."
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132898 | The hotel confirms Edith's reservation for 4 nights from 15 May. |
132899 | Re Edith's letter of 8 August (not extant), the hotel confirms her reservation for nine nights beginning 9 September. Edith computed various costs on this letter.
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132900 | The letter is from a fellow graduate of Bryn Mawr class of 1922. Some things have changed. There is controversy now over how much "leeway" is allowed to men in the girls' dormitories. Another concerns Herbert Aptheker's lecturing. The enclosure lists full names of 12 members of the class of 1922.
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132901 | Mitchell is Chair, History of Art, Bryn Mawr College. The Mary Cassatt etching must be "The Letter" donated by Edith Russell in 1972 from the collection of Lucy Martin Donnelly. Edith had donated in 1949 seven etchings from Lucy's collection.
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132902 | Re Bryn Mawr College fund-raising. Edith has noted "NO" in a corner.
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132903 | Re the death of Katharine Elizabeth McBride, president of Bryn Mawr 1942–70.
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132904 | Reed, reference librarian, frequently consults Edith's biography of Carey Thomas. Some autobiographical papers recently arrived.
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132905 | Lambert encloses the original print of the Karsh portrait of Russell (not present).
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132906 | Re a refrigerator rental plan with cost calculations on the verso.
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132907 | Edith thanks Cambridge University Press for sending her the new edition of G.H. Hardy's book, Berrtrand Russell and Trinity.
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