BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
135442

Schoenman thanks Wells for suggesting writing to Roger Baldwin.

135443

Wells is sorry he missed Schoenman in Zurich, but will return in the spring.

135444

BR acknowledges receipt of a cheque for $81.43. He asks the company to note his address and that he is not a doctor.

A pencil annotation next to the Plas Penrhyn letter head reads "Chelsea, SW3, London, ENG". Presumably that was the erroneous address.

The dictation is at Bracers 125325 and the typed carbon at 84459.

135445

Wells sends an unspecified contribution to the BRPF.

135446

BR thanks Wells for his contribution, and promises to have "compiled for you an itemization of our work in the near future." There is a second carbon.

135447

BR sends Wells the promised material regarding the BRPF. The signed ribbon copy of the letter was not sent. There is a carbon and a covering note on BRPF letterhead, document 400911.

135448

BR sends an overview of the work, accomplishments, and preparations after six months of the BRPF's existence. A note at the top states "6 month report" (since the Foundation was started in September 1963).

2 copies.

135449

BR asks for Wells's assistance in financing two campaigns, one concerning U.S. politician Barry Goldwater, the other concerning the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

135450

BR asks Wells for his support concerning activities surrounding the treatment of Lee Harvey Oswald, and mediation efforts in both Cyprus and the Arab-Israeli dispute.

135451

"It is with profound grief that I have to inform all friends of the death of Clement Wells on October 17th 1964 at his beloved home in Zürich."

135452

BR offers condolences on the death of Clement Wells.

135453

Russell reiterates his condolences after the death of Clement Wells, and asks if Mrs. Wells would be willing to meet with his secretaries.

135454

Wells thanks BR for his letter, but due to the delay in settling her late husband's estate she is currently unable to assist the BRPF.

135455

BR offers to share the upcoming plans of the BRPF with Wells, and asks for her financial support.

135456

BR asks for Wells's financial support of an upcoming film the BRPF is producing, regarding the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

135457

Graf Von Westphalen thanks BR for his peace efforts. He encloses DM500 on behalf of the Deutsche Friedens Union Executive. A summary translation is attached.

135458

BR thanks von Westphalen for the Deutsche Friedens Union's support.

135459

Ellis thanks Wilson for her letter and for any support she may be able to give.

135460

Wilson is alarmed at the prospect of BR retiring from his oeace work. As such she has sent copies of Ellis's letter to "several key women" to ask for ideas on supporting the BRPF.

135461

Farley thanks Wise for meeting with him, and encloses some documents highlighting the work of the BRPF. He asks Wise not to contact Robert Ryan or Steve Allen as they have both already contributed to the BRPF.

135462

On behalf of his brother Robert, Wise sends a draft for £90. (It would be for the BR Peace Fund.)

135463

Farley thanks Wise for his donation to the BRPF.

135464

Wise thanks Farley for sending information on BR's work. He provides his address in the U.S.

135465

Farley thanks Wise for sending £90 on behalf of his brother Robert.

135466

BR thanks Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe for their generosity towards his peace work.

135467

BR asks if Wolfson will meet with two of his secretaries.

135468

Schoenman asks for the support of Tung and the World Peace Research Association.

135469

Schoenman writes that BR is happy to accept Tung's invitation to be an adviser to the WPRA. Schoenman asks for Tung's help in "securing as many messages as possible from people who wish to convey their sense of obligation to [BR] for all that he has done on behalf of human survival ..." to be presented at BR's upcoming 90th birthday celebration.

135470

Ellis sends a brochure describing the work of the BRPF, and hopes Zeller will be willing to meet with him in London.

135471

BR thanks King Faisal for his generous financial support of the BRPF. There is a second carbon.

2 copies.

135472

BR asks for King Faisal's continued financial support.

135473

BR sends thanks to Wahba for sending a cheque for £1,000 on behalf of King Faisal.

135474

Duplicate of record 65159.

135475

Wahba sends a cheque for £1,000 on behalf of King Faisal. Two photocopies.

135476

BR asks for King Faisal's continued financial support of the BRPF. He would be grateful if Faisal would host two of his secretaries to discuss the situation in Yemen.

135477

King Faisal sends a cheque for £1,000 to the BRPF, as well as his greetings for the New Year.

Document is a translation; original letter is not extant here. He refers to BR's letter of 1965/01/06.

135478

Duplicate of record 65154.

135479

Schoenman forwards a letter from BR to Prince Fahid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud

135480

BR looks forward to meeting Prince Fahad when he is in England, as he is anxious to discuss the work of the BRPF.

135481

The items summarized are dated from September 1963 to February 1964. The summaries are detailed and should lead to identifying documents.

135482

Zaki thanks Wahba for meeting with him recently.

135483

The items summarized are dated from September 1963 to February 1964. The summaries are detailed and should lead to identifying documents and publications.

135484

The items summarized are dated from 1962 to 1963. The summaries are detailed and should lead to identifying documents and publications.

135485

Duplicate of record 65150.

135486

The items summarized are dated from September 1963 to February 1964. The summaries are detailed and should lead to identifying documents and publications.

135487

Duplicate of record 65148.

135488

Schoenman and Johnson thank bin Zagr for his hospitality.

135489

BR thanks Zagr for his kindness to BR's secretaries.

135490

Duplicate of record 65145.

135491

Duplicate of record 65146.

135492

BR asks if Faisal will meet with his two secretaries, Ralph Schoenman and Nick Johnson, in Riyadh.

135493

Duplicate of record 65151.

135494

BR sends his "recent voluminous work" to Faisal.

135495

Duplicate of record 7645.

135496

Duplicate of record 65152.

Photocopy of original letter in Arabic, with translation.

135497

Schoenman and Johnson thank Faisal for his "great kindness to us during our valuable and informative stay in Saudi Arabia."

135498

Kolko's typed change of address note is crossed out; a handwritten note to Farley reads, "Dear Chris, Very busy right now, but we can keep in touch at this address. Best wishes, Gabriel."

Kolko moved to Toronto, Canada in early August 1970.

135499

Nakao's handwritten change of address note.

135500

"Please take note of my new address. Thank you in advance."

135501

"Dear Chris, Here's that literature list I mentioned. If S.C.R.E.W. gets going next year, it could be very useful for getting information out and around. See you, Vic Schoenbach."

135502

Change of address notice for Professor Shigetoshi Iwamatsu, of Nagasaki.

135503

Change of address for the Acquisitions Department of the Hoover Institution.

135504

Fleet sends thanks for copies of the Federazione's pamphlet "Unity and Victory", and returns a list of sympathetic contacts.

135505

BR thanks Alfredson for encouragement and notes that he met Masaryk once. The dictated form of this letter is at record 14565.

Included with this letter at the time of donation are a copy of Alfredson's letter (record 21252) to BR, and BR's pamphlets Democracy and Direct Action and Message from Bertrand Russell to the International Conference of Parliamentarians in Cairo.

135506

Change of address card.

135507

Change of address card.

135508

Change of address card.

135509

Form letter inviting "participants in the original scheme" to a book launch hosted at the University of Nottingham. The party is for their book on poverty.

135510

Radical daily newspaper Liberazione is suspending publication for a short time, but requests that other radical publications send their "news bulletins and everything concerning radical battles that minority groups are carrying forward in your country."

135511

In Italian.

Labor asks Coates to check the addresses listed, and complete any missing ones, for the meeting on the prospects and strategy of the Left in Europe.

135512

Communiqué regarding the victims of the Ba'ath Party in Iraq.


 

135513

Communiqué calling for the freedom of Communist party member Kareem Hawas.

135514

Draft letter advertising a new monthly publication.

135515

"Ken, +1 for our office at RSSF, 160 N Geneva St, NI. Thanks."

135516

Palmer's secretary remits payment of £2.14.0 to the Merlin Press.

135517

BR encloses (not present) a blurb for Authority and the Individual.

Jonkers displayed a group shot of the 3 documents purchased; 

 

135518

It is assumed that Mr. Smith worked for Allen and Unwin. 

Baron did some excellent photos (of BR). BR himself has no non-copyright photos.

135519

"Returned with thanks | Russell" is all that BR wrote in the note.

The letter, otherwise undated, is date-stamped.

135520

Bulletin No. 2 of the Ministry of Information of the Black Panther Party, Algeria.

135521

"Heartfelt congratulations on long overdue liberation. On behalf of Foundation offer any assistance in cause of proving your innocence to world."

135522

Wood shares a confidential list of contacts, provided by Sigurd Zienau, interested in receiving BRPF publications. With the enclosure is a note from Farley to "Ken".

135523

Farley sends a list of contacts interested in posters; he suggests Fleet "send the posters with comp. slips and Spokesman blurbs".

135524

The British Board of Trade sends a list of importers of magazines in Italy and France.

135525

Coates asks for a response to BR's letter of 12 September, inviting Tvardovsky to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal. Coates asks Tvardovsky for a response to BR's letter of 12 September, inviting O'Brien to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal.

135526

BR thanks Davies for the birthday wishes. BR addresses him by hand as "Mansel-Davies". His name was Mansel Morris Davies (1913–1995). He was Professor of Physical Chemistry at University College, Wales.

135527

Coates asks for a response to BR's letter of 12 September, inviting Gorz to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal.

135528

Coates asks for a response to his and Farley's recent letter inviting Chomsky to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal.

135529

Coates asks for a response to his recent letter inviting Vincent to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal.

135530

Coates asks for a response to his 3 October letter inviting Sillitoe to become a corresponding editor of the new Spokesman journal.

135531

Farley asks if the credit limit on his recently issued Barclaycard could be increased from its current £100, against the possibility of emergency. Schoenman's Barclaycard, paid from the same account, had a limit of £700.

He encloses a list of contacts Coates requested in order to follow up on recent invitations to prospective contributing editors of the Spokesman.

135532

A change of address notice.

135533

Halloran thanks Fleet for his advertisement, which will appear in the next issue of the Black Dwarf.

135534

Lacking is the report BR enclosed on the dissertation by Theodore Redpath, "A Dissertation on Four Philosophical Controversies Engaged in by Leibniz and Certain Other Philosophers of the Late 17th and Early 18th Centuries". It is dated 1940 in the Cambridge repository. C.D. Broad was the supervisor. Benians was a historian, Master of St. John's, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge 1939–41.

Only the verso of BR's single-page letter is reproduced in Dominic's winter 2025 catalogue, item 311.

There is nothing regarding BR in Benians' papers at St. John's.

135535

BR declines an invitation, presumably to an event to which Harold Russell was also invited. Harold Russell was a cousin of BR.

Transcriptions provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135536

BR suggests himself as a substitute for the invitation to his wife, Dora.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135537

Letter concerning offprints by Kurt Gödel sent to Russell by Smeaton/McEwen/von Zeppelin, sending a copy of a book by Friedrich Waismann to Amethe, and a proposed visit from her after the Russells' proposed walking tour. A much later letter from Amethe mentions her visit to the U.K. 20 years before, i.e. in 1938.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135538

BR declines to write a preface to The Problems of Philosophy.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135539

BR found a letter from Amethe dated 17 Jan. 1950 (not in BRACERS) to which he had not replied. He declines again to write a preface to The Problems of Philosophy. He refers to the "dreadful" account of what she has been through.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135540

BR and Edith are coming to Vienna for Pugwash and propose meeting Amethe there.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.

135541

The Russells send Amethe the US dollar equivalent of £100 via Louise Watson.

Transcription provided by Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books.