Total Published Records: 135,545
BRACERS Notes
Record no. | Notes, topics or text |
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133608 | This is a printed slip soliciting donations to the BR Peace Fund, Christopher Farley being treasurer. "The note is inserted quite unknown to Lord Russell by his secretary." |
133609 | The text: "Am sending you agreement express this afternoon but for reasons stated in my covering letter Foundation excluded and agreement is between you and Felton." |
133610 | The text: "Very anxious to ensure transportation of archives this Saturday. Is this possible please confirm". |
133611 | The BRPF is unincorporated. The archives should not be given to it while unincorporated. Delay the transportation of the archives? Rights in the autobiography. Her first trip to North Wales found it beautiful but she wishes BR were nearer for discussions. |
133612 | Re Stanley Unwin and American rights in the autobiography. She received BR's letter of 11 September (not found) and scrapped her own. Inland Revenue has a test case ongoing; Mr. Madams advised on BR's situation. |
133613 | Re BR's archives, grandchildren, annuity, John Russell (Lord Amberley), BR's autobiography, and wills. |
133614 | "EXPRESS". This letter confirmed that a telegram had been sent on the same day re BR's Observer payment for parts of the autobiography. The telegram is at record 133615. |
133615 | This telegram was confirmed by a letter sent the same day. See record 133614 for contents. |
133616 | They will hand all papers relating to BRPF to Heald, Johnson, Garton & Co. Does Goddard have BR's permission "to divulge all your private affairs" to them? |
133617 | BR confirms "that Messrs. Heald, Johnson & Garton are being instructed on behalf of the two Foundations." BR realizes that there is "considerable overlap between my own affairs and those of the Foundation." |
133618 | Goddard has made available to Heald, Johnson, Garton papers relating to the 2 foundations and BR's private affairs as requested by them. |
133619 | Re his autobiography (vols. 1 and 2), his archives, grandchildren, annuity, and wills. The codicil re Schoenman's access to BR's papers no longer applies, following assignment of the archives. |
133620 | Re the American rights for BR's autobiography, vol. 1, his archives, grandchildren, annuity (which she highly recommends) and wills. Christopher Farley printed in pencil on this letter: "Felton notified." |
133621 | Re wills. BR has replaced Madams with Felton as his accountant. |
133622 | Re BR's autobiography and archives. Felton has objected to her having discussed Auto. Vol. 2 with Unwin. She believes BR should not have to warranty certains things in the gift of his archives to the BRPF. |
133623 | She informs Felton that she has met with Unwin at BR's request. |
133624 | Re Felton, assignments to the BRPF, and the Russells' wills. |
133625 | The Observer's apology letter is enclosed (record 133626). |
133626 | Gibbings notes the apology to BR to be printed in the next issue, 21 August, re whether BR read the Report of the Warren Commission. This letter was enclosed in record 133625. |
133627 | The draft wills will come in the next few days. |
133628 | "We are very upset by the delay in receiving the draft Wills. ... As you know, we had a long history of delays by Messrs. Coward, Chance, and these were largely responsible for our decision to transfer our affairs from their hands to yours." |
133629 | The Observer has not published the apology as promised, apparently. |
133630 | Re The Daily Mail and the allegation that BR didn't read the Warren Report. |
133631 | The apology was indeed published in The Observer; she notes Schoenman has changed his mind about The Daily Mail's allegation. |
133632 | Enclosed is Edith's draft will (not present). |
133633 | Enclosed is BR's draft will (not present). Lucas raises many topics germane to the will. |
133634 | Lucas hopes to see BR during his trip to London. She raises insurance matters. |
133635 | Enclosed were assignment forms (not present) for the archives and the autobiography, Vol. 2. |
133636 | "As to a possible meeting in London, I have a great number of engagements, and do not yet know when I shall have to return to Wales." |
133637 | This letter, signed "Russell" and presumed not sent, and the following two, documents 313428 and 313429 (records 133638 and 133639) were removed from a binder in which all F-3 letters were found. Their placement here reflects their placement in the binder. "I notify you that I have transferred my entire interest in the papers covered by that Agreement [of 10 September 1966] to the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation." There is also a typed carbon of this letter, document 313427A. |
133638 | The text of this letter is longer than record 133637. There are three carbons of this letter; two of the carbons have an acknowledgement of receipt typed on the bottom. There are two additional carbons with the double spacing of the original replaced by single spacing; the text remains the same. Document numbers 313428A to 313428E have been assigned to these carbons. |
133639 | The letter is signed "Russell" but presumably not delivered. "I have today transferred my archives, which are at present in the possession of Continuum Limited ... to you subject to an Agreement." This letter has a carbon, document 313429A. There is also a typed letter, double spaced, dated 1966 on which Christopher Farley wrote in pencil "Retype"', document 313429B. There are also two other carbons made with a different typewriter—the text remains the same. They have been numbered 313429C to 313429D. |
133640 | BR has signed everything Lucas has sent him to sign and sent them to Jack Black. |
133641 | Lucas does not need to be present for the execution of the wills. |
133642 | Lucas notes that BR has signed the documents and forwarded them to Jack Black. One concerns the autobiography. |
133643 | Re several points in BR's will arising from a phone conversation with Anton Felton yesterday. Evidently BR wished to put in a letter to his trustees why the will does not provide for certain members of his family. |
133644 | BR and Edith have signed their wills. |
133645 | Re provision in BR's will for his son, John Conrad Russell. |
133646 | The enclosed draft codicil, 18 November 1966, document 313436A, provides John Russell with an annuity of £300. |
133647 | Lucas thanks BR for a cheque for the burglary policy. |
133648 | The letter was sent to BR with a compliments slip. The letter records the fact that Lucas sent BR a draft codicil (for John Conrad Russell). |
133649 | Re the removal of Harriet (Barry) Ward from Burke's Peerage. BR is concerned, too, that Debrett's continues to have her deleted. Dora acknowledged that Harriet wasn't BR's child, and Harriet's wish is that her true father be acknowledged. |
133650 | Farley provides further clarification on Harriet Ward. |
133651 | BR will sign the codicil once it is in final form. |
133652 | Re Harriet Ward, Burke's Peerage and Debretts. Does BR have Harriet's wish in writing? |
133653 | Re Harriet Ward. |
133654 | Croft Baker encloses the final Codicil (not present) for signature. |
133655 | Re BR's will and signed codicil. Felton is to have copies of both. |
133656 | Photocopies enclosed (not present). |
133657 | Lucas forwards 3 bills of costs from Coward Chance (not present). |
133658 | Re the paternity of Harriet Ward. Mr. Lock of Coward Chance never had any information on the impossibility of BR's being the father, e.g. on which ship he had travelled to America on. |
133659 | A Christmas and New Year's card. |
133660 | Stetler will get copies of the pamphlet into bookstores, but meanwhile will hold off on remitting sales income. He shares Farley's regret for the printers' incompetence. |
133661 | Another batch of pamphlets is being sent. Farley is back from Hanoi after 4 weeks. "If you have been libelled, sue the bastards." The letter is mistakenly dated 1964. |
133662 | Stetler describes dissemination of the pamphlet and recent publications. |
133663 | There is a second carbon, document 400263a. On publishing matters. |
133664 | Stetler's activities will come to an end with the end of the school year. "If I could be paid enough to live on, I could see about paying the passage fare myself [to UK]." |
133665 | Stetler asks for glossy prints of photos in "Death and Pillage in the Congo". (His Lysistrata campaign is amusing.) |
133666 | "Bertrand Russell and Chris send their very best." |
133667 | Schoenman will pass the photo request to Africa and the World. |
133668 | Stetler encloses (not present) the first number of Free Student. He will send a list of donors; his own name is to be kept secret. |
133669 | Schoenman mentions his travel plans and likes Free Student. A second carbon is present, document 400268a. |
133670 | Stetler has received 300 copies of War and Atrocity in Vietnam. Air strikes against North Vietnam have started. |
133671 | BR has made 2 statements (on the bombing). |
133672 | On Free Student; the bombing of Vietnam and new activities. |
133673 | On the death of Malcolm X, whom Schoenman saw shortly before X's return to the US. |
133674 | Stetler's film from the NLF was confiscated, and he is going to court to retrieve it. The result may be an indictment for smuggling or being an agent of a foreign power. The enclosures, documents 400273 and 400274 in an envelope, are clippings from the Cincinnati Enquirer about the seizure of the film and a May Second Movement statement on it, promising a showing of the film at CCNY on Feb. 26. |
133675 | Stetler's film from the NLF was confiscated, but the FBI have returned it. He spoke at Briarcliffe College ("another of those colleges of beautiful women") on Vietnam. |
133676 | More copies of War and Atrocity in Vietnam are being sent. The Progressive Book Shop in Los Angeles is expecting copies from Stetler. |
133677 | Schoenman is due back in London on 12 March and is due to leave on 16 March to visit President Nyerere. |
133678 | Stetler describes the reception of War and Atrocity in Vietnam. |
133679 | Stetler believes he cannot manage the airfare to the UK this summer, but offers his services in the US, including research. |
133680 | More copies of War and Atrocity in Vietnam have been sent to Stetler. |
133681 | Schoenman encourages Stetler to come to UK. |
133682 | Schoenman encourages Stetler to remit funds from the sale of the pamphlet. |
133683 | Stetler hasn't been able to write in more than a month. He can't borrow the money needed to get to UK this summer. He will be student coordinator for ECLC. He apologizes for not having remitted funds from selling War and Atrocity in Vietnam. He is not optimistic on finding distribution-for-fee of BRPF material. |
133684 | The letter is unsigned but appears to be from Farley since it refers to Schoenman. No cheque has been received for literature sent to Stetler. |
133685 | Stetler describes his summer of work, study and activism on Vietnam. A cheque will be sent shortly. |
133686 | Schoenman is back from the Helsinki conference, which he describes. |
133687 | Stetler mentions the Helsinki conference, "us hard-care communists", and Free Student. He may return to Haverford. |
133688 | |
133689 | Schoenman mentions Philip Luce's article in the Saturday Evening Post and asks Stetler's view of it and the present position of the May 2nd Movement, the Progressive Labor Party and the effect of Luce's article. |
133690 | SDS and the duBois Club are mentioned. |
133691 | Unsigned but likely Farley. He hasn't heard from Stetler or the May 2nd Movement and asks for a cheque for the literature sent to him. |
133692 | Schoenman mentions that a decision on visas for the NLF is expected soon. Document 400294 is a duplicate carbon. |
133693 | Farley says the matter of a cheque for the pamphlets is "now very urgent". Document 400296 is a 2nd carbon. |
133694 | Farley would like a cheque for the pamphlets and refers to his letters of 9 July, 9 August and 13 September. |
133695 | Schoenman has in mind a War Crimes Tribunal, a national conference and various actions under their Campaign against Imperialism. He sends (not present) BR's statement for Cuba, one to TASS, and his own speech in Djakarta; also a list of their new directors. |
133696 | Another talk by telephone would be good, since letters aren't secure. Stetler describes communists and others.He expects to be married in 2 weeks and is moving back to Philadelphia. |
133697 | On 20 December the BRPF is holding a meeting in solidarity with the NLF's 5th anniversary. On 26 and 27 March a National Conference from which a Solidarity Committee will be formed with its onw bulletin. This will "take the militants away from the revisionists and peace formula people." Plans for the War Crimes Tribunal are growing. Schoenman is critical of the immense scope of Stetler's plan for research on Latin America and Asia. |
133698 | The May 2nd Movement voted to disband, despite Stetler's wish. Most political groups are not anti-imperialist. He is completing his B.A. He and Susan could come to UK in early June. The draft looks to be a problem for him and asks if enrollment at LSE is possible. |
133699 | Wood welcomes Stetler if he is able to come to the UK and work for the BRPF. |
133700 | With the letter is an early photocopy with a 4-p. attachment titled "American Liberation League". Both have been photocopied again as document 400280 but moved to follow 400303, the original of the letter. "It is all too easy for wel intentioned people to fall for the peace proposals of Bobby Kennedy...." Stetler would return to the US in the fall. He suggests establishing the BRPF in the US. |
133701 | Schoenman is critical of the disbandment of the May 2nd Movement and is theoretical on the matter of anti-imperialist strategy and working with liberal groups. |
133702 | Stetler details plans for Studies in the Third World, Inc. They printed 10,000 copies of the first number of Liberation USA and asks for an article from Schoenman for the 2nd number. Travel plans will be settled in a week. |
133703 | Schoenman refused to hand over his passport, and FBI agents retreated. Plans for action are detailed. Cooperation with the American Liberation League needs to be discussed. The first issue of the Solidarity Bulletin is publiished, soon to be moved to letterpress. |
133704 | The Stetlers will arrive 2 June. They have spent time with John Gerassi. Stetler refers to "the despicable and untrustworthy characters of Morse and King". |
133705 | Schoenman describes his interviews on French TV and sends the directors' addresses Studies in the Third World, including that of David Horowitz. |
133706 | Stetler requests cabling addresses of Farley, Horowitz, Lane and Schoenman. |
133707 | Morse and King "operate within all the premises of imperialism". Schoenman is happy with a Trotskyist tendency. He asks about World Outlook, Ernest Mandel and Deutscher. He suggests defoliating the cherry trees in Washington. |