BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
134742

The letter concerns "the possibility of a screen version of Bertie's autobiography."

134743

"Felton would like to know if the reinsurance of the contents of Plas Penrhyn and the Epstein bust at the previous sums of £22,150 and £3,980 respectively is sufficient."

134744

"I have discussed with the two Kens Jack Black's advice that the Foundation should be represented by another solicitor ... The matter would not delay or hasten the timetable of the Estate, which remains a matter between John [Russell] and the Estate."

134745

"Felton has given up his earlier hope to prepare the grounds for an overall settlement with John [Russell], and has reverted to his previous position, that it will be necessary to prepare a two-stage settlement, the second part of which would be after your lifetime." There are currently six demands on the Estate.

134746

Jack Black "has changed his tune a bit. He now thinks it is not necessary for the Foundation to have separate representation."

134747

"I have stopped the publication of Dedijer's letter to the press."

Another burglery took place at Russell House last week.

134748

Farley has read the manuscript of Rupert's memoir about Russell. "I hope that you can make some thing of the general impression I had on a quick first reading that there were points about Bertie's income and deafness which could be misunderstood by the general public."

134749

The letter concerns a BBC script, enclosed but not present. "I hadn't actually seen the papers on the Mabel Edith divorce [from Frank Russell] but I'm very pleased that the programme was an accurate reflection of the facts."

134750

"Thank you for your letter of 15 December on the subject of the plaque or rather the lack of it on Pembroke Lodge." Farley's letter of 15 December is in RA2, record 52309.

134751

Farley thanks Unwin for sending the enclosed letter (record 134752) about a John or Bertrand Russell plaque for Pembroke Lodge.

134752

There is no record of a plaque at Pembroke Lodge. "There is, however, an ornamental bird bath in the grounds bearing an inscription to the effect that it was presented by the Russell family to commemorate many happy years spent there." There is already a plaque at 37 Chesham Place in London "erected by the London County Council in 1911. It is not the usual practice of the Council to erect more than one plaque to one individual ... I understand the Department of the Environment is preparing a plaque stating the connection between Pembroke Lodge and Lord John Russell and Bertrand Russell to be erected inside the house in a position where it can be seen by the public."

Note: The LCC plaque was still attached to Chesham Place in 2012. It reads: "Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell 1792–1878 Twice Prime Minister Lived Here." I did not see the Dept. of Environment plaque at Pembroke Lodge. S. Turcon

134753

"As we receive enquiries daily about Bertrand Russell's writings, these brochures [on BR books] will be put to good use."

134754

"The position is that while the administration of the Estate remains to be completed, literary executors cannot be appointed."

134755

"I would be delighted to take on the duty of literary executor."

134756

"The basic principle is that you cannot become a Literary Executor de jure because despite Lord Russell's stated intention, you were not appointed by the Will."

134757

Coates sent this carbon to Farley with a note on the top: "Chris—could you pass this on to Edith. K." The letter concerns his possible literary executorship.

134758

Edith "has written to me in response to the information that she could henceforth receive modest sums from the Estate for her immediate needs." There is also a compliments card to Edith with the note: "I hope this is alright? Chris."

134759

The letter concerns Bertrand Russell Speaks HIs Mind. He, Edith and Ken Coates "would like to see the interviews with Ralph Miliband incorporated, if possible, in the republication of the Woodrow Wyatt interviews."

134760

"We have made an agency agreement with Features International who will in future look after all requests for photographs of BR. The person to speak to there is David Hodgson."

134761

The letter concerns The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell.

134762

"We are anxious that the technical writings of Bertrand Russell, no less than all the others, should be available to readers as widely as possible."

This concerns Douglas Lackey's proposed edition. There is much more correspondence.

134763

The letter concerns Justice in War Time.

134764

The notes were taken from the Catalogue of Library at the London School of Economics. They were typed up as "Schedule of Some of the Lesser Known Writings of Bertrand Russell in the Library at the London School of Economics."

134765

The letter concerns Ronald Clark's book on Einstein: "We have been very dissatisifed with the book once we had a chance to read it."

134766

She addresses the recipient as "Secretary". She encloses letters (not present) that need to be answered by Edith and him. "Perhaps you would say that you answer on John's behalf, and imply that he [John Russell] is not connected with the Foundation."

134767

Farley encloses (not present) the Russell Memorandum on Schoenman. "Bertie wanted" it to be sent to a few people whom it concerned after his lawyers had considered it. "Please consider its contents private."

134768

The letter concerns Ralph Schoenman, Roy Perrott and The Observer and a possible article on Schoenman.

134769

Roy Perrott has told Farley that Scott "had given him a copy of Bertie's private memorandum which was sent to you some time ago for your own attention only ... how [could] you have done such a thing."

134770

He explains his justification for what he did with the  Private Memorandum on Ralph Schoenman,

134771

"I am absolutely amazed at your letter of May 8 (record 134770) ... I cannot come to any other conclusion than that your behaviour in this matter has been one of the most shocking pieces of dishonesty that I have ever encountered." The Private Memorandum of Ralph Schoenman is the cause of this dispute.

134772

He asks Toynbee to write to Madame Tussaud's Ltd. requesting that Russell be added to the collection.

134773

BR;s views on publishing various of  his correspondences are stated. "BR does not want to be thought to be pushing his letters upon the public...." 

"BR's opinion of the Ottoline correspondence is that much of it is personal and should not be published. Some of it, however, is rhapsodic, and some of the letters from prison might be worth publishing."

134774

The price of Collected Stories will be £4.50.

134775

Archival Note: Mentioned in Newsletter no. 14 "on Italian disc of BR's poem to her [Edith] (set to music?)"

134776

This is Wood's resignation letter from the BRPF. She thanks Edith for her "many kindnesses."

134777

Edith is willing to send a message for a Trafalgar Square meeting as an appeal to Brezhnev.

134778

On human rights in the Soviet Union.

134779

The enclosed message was for the Frankston to Melbourne, Australia, March, 9/10 August 1975 (document 314661A).

134780

A message for an anti-nuclear meeting.

134781

Edith congratulates Haselbach on the success of the Linz meeting on BR.

134782

This letter is in Farley's hand but to be signed by Edith.

134783

The letter is a message to the BR Tribunal on Repression in Latin America.

134784

The enclosed letter is to President Boumedienne of Algeria (record 134785).

134785

Edith asks Boumedienne to release Ben Bella.

134786

Edith objects to misinformation about the BRPF in an article by John Cunningham.

134787

The letter concerns his article in The Guardian.

134788

Cunningham "suggests that perhaps you had not intended to publish my letter ... publish it in order to undue the damage which has been done by Mr Cunningham's article" on the BRPF and the International Marxist Group.

134789

Edith continues to press for public clarification.

134790

Re progress on a seminar.

134791

The draft is in Farley's hand but was sent from Edith.

134792

Edith thanks Dedijer for his work for the Linz seminar.

134793

Edith hopes Milligan's generous offer of a evening's entertainment will come to fruition.

134794

Edith hopes to hear more about a school that attempts to imprlement BR's ideas.

134795

Edith is glad of a proposal of an art exhibit to help the BRPF.

134796

Re a symposium in BR's honour.

134797

Edith refers to an Oxford meeting of Pugwash with excellent speeches about BR.

134798

The letter concerns the Oxford Conference and his decision to give up the post of Secretary-General of Pugwash. See the full report in the Pugwash newsletter.

134799

Sartre's health does not permit him to participate.

134800

The BRPF objects to Simon and Schuster's forthcoming publication of Against the Crime of Silence.

134801

"One of the directors of the Foundation wrote to you" about making permanent the temporary telephone line here. Nothing has ever been done.

134802

Peron was the former president of Argentina living in Spain. Edith asks him for help in understanding the repression going on in Argentina.

134803

Edith is glad of Austria's help towards the symposium (in Linz) in honour of BR's centenary.

134804

The BRPF seeks China's support of the Cambodian government. Recently Chou received directors of the BRPF.

134805

This is a typed copy of an overnight cable to be sent. A Chinese representive at the Linz conference would be very welcome.

134806

The letter concerns the death of Chou En-lai, Prime Minister of China.

134807

The BRPF wants a GDR to send a delegate to the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, June 5–16, 1972.

134808

The BRPF would like to send a representative to Malta.

134809

The BRPF would like to send representatives to Pakistan.

134810

Should the BRPF contact the ambassador to the UK?

134811

"I cherish the memory of my association with him [BR]. Through it I felt I had established a contact with an unpolluted idealism."

134812

Ken Fleet writes: "This is a nice letter but no reply seems to be called for." The slip is attached to Bhutto's letter of 1976/09/25.

134813

Please release more Peruvian political prisoners.

134814

Edith noted: "Letter about this sent to President Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania."

134815

This is a typescript of an overnight cable to be sent re the LInz symposium: "90 radical scholars will warmly welcom Vietnamese."

134816

Edith sends details of who might be helpful to the BRPF if North Vietnam should aid the appeal.

134817

Edith sends her "gratitude for your kind help in alerting so many people to the threats facing my husband's Foundation from British Government agencies."

134818

Edith requests the freeing from detention of Lionel Cliffe.

134819

Also in this file are letters from the Italian cities of Arezzo, Bologna, Firenze, Gabbuggiana, Genova and Perugia, 1972–76.

134820

The letter concerns the brutality in Indonesia of the United States.

134821

The letter concerns the brutality in Indonesia of the United States.

134822

The letter concerns the brutality in Indonesia of the United States.

134823

The letter concerns the brutality in Indonesia of the United States.

134824

The letter concerns the brutality in Indonesia of the United States.

134825

The letter concerns the brutality of the United States. The letter is has an added paragraphs that records 134820 134821, 138822, 134823 and 134824 do not have.

134826

Edith seeks assistance with a new Tribunal on U.S. crimes in Indochina.

134827

Edith notes that this letter was scrapped and a substitute sent.

134828

This is the substitute letter that Edith wrote previously would be sent.

134829

Edith is concerned that her letters may have gone astray.

134830

Edith writes to various people including Kuo Mo-jo, Salvador Allende, Josif Tito, Hadji Lechi and Hua Kuo-Fen about Prince Norodom Sihanouk; documents 314744 to 314750.

134831

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

The is a draft typed appeal from Edith with a note from Farley. "Will this do as a revised appeal for November?" There is a poem from a Chinese poet who may have known BR in China: Ch'ang Jen-hsia.

134832

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

134833

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

In separate letters to Boomers and Salt Edith thanks them for donating works to the Exhibit.

134834

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

The enclosure is a draft invitation.

134835

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

The enclosure is "A Message from Edith, Countess Russell"; on it Edith wrote "Paintings of Snowdon".

134836

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

This undated letter was written after the success of the Exhibit.

134837

File 26 contains information on the Centenary Art Exhibit, Rotunda Gallery, 29 December 1972 to 13 January 1973.

"Professor Ch'ang was written to in 1972 or 1971 with a request to send a work of his art." He has now sent a poem translated by Professor Alexander Wilson. Received April 1974. The poem, dated January 1974, is also in this file.

134838

"I am writing to ask you once again for help."

134839

"I am writing as a matter of urgency to ask you for help." There is a news clipping for The Age, 26 March 1975, which printed this letter.

134840

Fourteen letters to various publications, 28, 29 and July 30, each 2 pp. in length. "The Appeal to save the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation from closure has now realized the sum of £10,000."

134841

This letter was addressed separately to the three newspapers. "Many of your readers will know that my late husband, Bertrand Russell, established the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation in 1963."