Document .055795 is a note by BR: "From Dr. Franz Selety, an Austrian philosopher". Selety has studied BR's works and describes his own philosophy.

Sanger is thought to be the recipient, from the notes on the verso of Selety's previous letter; both letters concern periodicals for the University Library in Vienna.

On Polish and Chinese cruelty; Communism in Poland.

BR has written at the top: "[Sheffer was a very able mathematical logician]".

Sheffer hopes to meet with BR before he goes away for August.

On Sidgwick's retirement plans.

BR provides a note on Lucy Silcox, to whom he showed The Problems of Philosophy in proof.

Simon congratulates BR on his 80th birthday and invites him to lunch. Simon is Chairman of the BBC. BR has annotated the date.

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .155177.

Shena Simon encloses a table of contents for the 80th birthday book.

Shena Simon thanks BR profusely for his 80th birthday contribution.

Ernest Simon has had a stroke.

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .154681.

"Wythenshaw" is misspelt thus. (Lord Simon had died in 1960.)

Re a meeting on Dec. 15.

BR agrees to write for Simon's 80th birthday book.

Shena Simon asks BR for an appreciation of Ernest Simon for a book for his 80th birthday: "That is nothing to you with your perennial youth".

Lady Simon thanks the Russells for their letter of sympathy.

A thank-you letter for the Russells' stay with the Simons.

Hetherington makes an excuse for failing to mention nuclear disarmament in the Guardian's obituary of Lord Simon. (But see record 1376.)

Sinclair has sent BR a copy of her A Defence of Idealism. On the "New Realism".

On Sinclair's A Defence of Idealism.

Sinclair sends BR a new play and asks about Rudyard Kipling's will. The enclosure, from Haldeman-Julius Weekly, announces his Mammonart.

BR requests 3 of Sinclair's books.

Logan congratulates BR on his Fellowship and conveys Robert Pearsall Smith's congratulations as well.

Snow thanks BR for examples of artists or writers who were schooled in science.

BR provides examples of the crossover of culture and science.

BR is asked whether he will accept the Sonning Prize for 1960, after an introductory lecture from a university professor.

BR prefers a single university ceremony on April 19, arriving on April 18.

Edith Russell asks for the name of the physician on the Sonning Prize committee re BR's throat.

File: Sonning Prize

Iverson refers to Erik Warburg and Dr. McMichael re BR's throat.

BR has already given permission to Allen and Unwin to include "Old and Young Cultures" in a volume of collected essays.

Sorley asks if BR will teach in Ward's place, and encloses a letter dictated by Ward (document .056470a).

On BR possibly teaching in Ward's place during his recovery from an operation.

On the war.

Mrs. Sorley reports on a visit to a nun who is attending BR's lectures on the philosophy of mathematics.

BR has provided the year with a query.

Costelloe thanks "Uncle Bertie" for coaching her for her exams.

On his upcoming visit on Jan. 3, and on conveying a donkey from Essex to Sussex.

Conjectured to be 1958. There is a reference to reading BR on Wittgenstein as an "idiot" (see Portraits). Also "signed" by Nicholas, Stefan, and Ursula Stickland.

Stopes, who has just met BR and Dora, asks him to become a Vice-President of the C.B.C. (the Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress).

On Blanche Airlie, BR's aunt. BR will send "Yesterday Rebecca Mason" if Stickland wants this "cautionary tale."

BR is shocked that Stopes has never been able to broadcast on the BBC on birth control. He spoke recently with Lord Simon of Wythenshawe (then chairman of the BBC).

Stout will be delighted to see BR; they will lunch with Love at the union.

BR encloses (not present) a second article by Raphael Demos and comments on the study of metaphysics in Mexico.

"Oh — I shall have this engraved on my tombstone — he knew Moore and Russell — and nothing more."

BR added a note on a scrap of paper: "From Oliver Strachey (Lytton's brother) this letter influenced me considerably".

On universals and particulars.

From Lytton Strachey's mother, thanking BR for writing on the death of her (Lady Strachey's) husband.

Strachey asks if BR would go to the appearance of 40 objectors at the Cambridge Tribunal, and encloses a telegram about it.

See document .056664a.

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .152262.

Strachey congratulates BR on becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Strong would like to visit BR.

The Society invites the Russells to dinner.

On payments to Daniel Cory.

C.D. Broad is to replace Huxley on the Philosophical Fellowship Fund committee. Cory cannot have his Fellowship monies accumulate until he takes up Sterling residence.

Tylor encloses cheques to be signed for Cory and Derek Wragge Morley.

On the Fellowship with a letter from Tylor.

Possibly this is a typed copy of the original letter.

On payments to Cory.

On co-opting Broad as a trustee.

Moore asks BR to review for Mind Reichenbach's Philosophic Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Beside it is a "No" in Patricia's hand. (Instead, Wisdom reviewed the book.)

Glyn, Mills, Bankers (incorporating Child & Co.) tell BR that they do accept business as executors of wills and trustees of trust funds, and quote his telegram (document .056709a).

On Cory.

Klausner asks BR about the Philosophical Fellowship Fund, left by Strong upon his death in 1940. The New York Times named BR a trustee. BR has annotated the letter with a note to Broad.

Broad summarizes the history of Strong's fund. BR retired in August 1949 and was succeeded by Gilbert Ryle.

Myhill inquires about the fund in an undated letter when the trustees of 1945-49 were in charge.

(This may well be John R. Myhill, logician.)

BR provides an analysis of the character of Siegfried Sassoon and mentions his statement.

Swinnerton is renting BR's flat at 34 Russell Chambers and thus has misdated the letter 1919. At that time he was renting the studio at No. 5, Fitzroy Street from BR. The letter concerns Russell Chambers.

The Raja of Bhor sends BR a book, A Gesture of Co-operation with Krishnaji's Work.

BR thanks the Raja for his letter.

"Private". Sandys thanks BR for Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare and suggests lunch. He has happy recollections of their collaboration together in the United Europe movement.

BR would like to take up Sandys's suggestion of a talk together. BR has a congress in the latter half of January in London.

Sayle suggests BR reprint certain passages from "The Free Man's Worship", in a form like a Christmas sermon. BR noted at the top: "Refused".

Said-Ruete approves of "On Justice in War-Time" and sends BR writings of his own. He regrets the poisoning of relations between nations.

Donisthorpe recommends Wragge Morley.

Sadler, Master of University College, praises On Education and encloses (not present) a pamphlet of his own on education.

Sakurai asks if BR has changed his views in "Why I Am Not a Christian".

BR has not changed his views on religion.

Salter criticizes Trinity College for removing BR from his lectureship. She refers to BR likely having heard of her mother's death.