BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
75103

On Vaihinger.

75104
75105

Brigstocke asks BR's permission to tell Vaihinger that he may send his book to BR.

75106
75107
Brigstocke asks BR's support for a government loan for scientific investigation.
75108
BR has asked him to call.
75109
75110

BR cannot meet with Augusto Salazar as BR cannot manage any more engagements in London. This response is on the verso of document .047717.

75111

Britton saw BR standing up to the "rowdies" at the One World meeting.

75112

The Russells are expecting a baby. Brockway's daughter was born on Christmas day. BR has annotated the letter's allusion to the battle of Sydney Street.

75113
On judgment.
75114

Broad enjoyed BR's pamphlet on War and Fear.

75115
This is a transcription of document .047732. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR corrected both copies.
75116
Broad requests a new testimonial from BR and encloses the old (not present).
75117
Broad mentions that BR is writing a new book.
75118
This is a transcription of document .047735. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR corrected both copies.
75119

BR is asked to run for the Lord Rectorship of St. Andrews University.

75120
This is a transcription of document .047737. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR corrected both copies.
75121

Broad raises a point from BR's review in Mind of The Mind and Its Place in Nature.

75122

Broad wishes BR a happy 95th birthday.

75123

This letter is addressed to "Dear Friend." It concerns the publication of the Prison System Enquiry Committee's report. BR is asked for a subscription. He will be sent the notice for the final meeting of the General Committee.

75124

Benenson suggests that BR write to King Hassan of Morocco on his birthday to encourage an act of clemency.

75125

Gisela informs Schoenman that Labaton is alive in some hidden military prison. Hilda would like Schoenman to contact Jaquelin to discuss what should be done for him in London.

75126

A member from the Committee for Solidarity with the Victims of Repression in Peru informs Schoenman that their march was a success with a turnout of 100 people. He mentions that he is going to start a collection of clothes to send to those in need. He encloses a copy of the Socialist Leader.

75127

Schoenman assures Edmunds that he will send all bulletins and data concerning the Tribunal. In return he will like Edmunds to send information concerning the Solidarity Committee with the Victims of Repression in Peru. Schoenman wants Edmunds to contact Pat Jordan on the matter because Schoenman feels that he will be of great assistance. He states that BR will become a sponsor.

75128

This is a cable sent by BR asking for the release of Hugo Blanco. If Belaunde prevents Blanco's execution, he will be doing his government a great service and will earn the gratitude of humane people. The same cable was sent to Dr. Alfredo Battilana.

In file are two TL copies, documents .187073-.187074.

75129

BR would like the Pope to ask the President of Peru to grant amnesty to Hugo Blanco. BR feels that the Pope's intervention would change the mind of the President. BR adds: "It is unchristian to kill a man for giving his life to the poor."

In file is a TEL(CAR,X), TEL(CAR) and a draft TEL, documents .187076-.187078. The draft has revisions in Schoenman's hand.

75130

Blanco thanks BR for intervening on his behalf with President Belaunde.

In file is TL(CAR), document .187080. Also in file is the Spanish version, ALS(X), documents .187081- .187085.

75131

Edmunds would like BR to become Honorary President of their Committee.

Edmunds informs BR that Blanco is going to be tried again shortly and that he was recently beaten up by his military guards. Edmunds is issuing a press statement.

75132

A message for a meeting to be held March 20.

75133

"Mr. Maw's Counsel is making rather a fuss about the question of your earned income, and seems to think that you earn a great deal by Lectures. I am sorry to trouble you, but could you kindly distinguish on the two enclosed Statements between receipts from royalties, receipts from Articles, and receipts from Lectures."

75134

The press statement is a summary of BR's speech on the first year of the Labour Party.

Also in file: 3 TD(CAR), documents .183159-.183161.

75135

BR is asked to represent war resisters at a congress on the "State and the Individual in Relation to War" in Germany. Brockway has organized lectures for BR in Holland in order to help finance the trip to Germany.

75136

BR has had an interview with Scurr.

75137

This letter is written at the top right hand corner of a letter from Marley to Brockway, 20 March 1931.

75138

Brockway has written a letter to BR in the top right-hand corner of this document. See document .047749. Marley hopes BR will become an active member of the House of Lords.

75139

On Seretse Khama. BR's name is on the letterhead as having shown support for the petition in favour of allowing Khama to return to his people.

75140

BR is asked to sign a letter to be sent to Michael Blundell.

"Ans. and letter signed" is written at the top of the page. Dated from BR's reply on 1954/12/09 in RA1 750, record 13463. No trace of the letter BR signed can be found.

75141

Brockway asks BR to speak for him at Eton on May 25 or whatever is convenient after May 16.

75142

Brockway regrets that BR is unable to speak at Eton and asks BR to send him a message that could be read instead.

75143

Brockway conveys general appreciation of BR's work for C.O.s during WWI and "your magnificent work on the hydrogen bomb".

75144

Brockway requests a message from BR for an album to mark Ghana's independence on March 6. The enclosure is from Frank Harcourt-Munning and concerns mailing the message of greeting.

75145

Brockway asks BR to present the independence album to Dr. Nkrumah.

75146

Brockway asks BR to sign some letters on South Africa and human rights that will be sent to The Times and the Manchester Guardian.

75147

Brockway suggests that BR should ask the organizers of a peace conference in Stockholm not to raise the issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict at the conference.

75148

Brockway asks BR to manage an election meeting at Slough on October 2 and one at Eton on October 6.

75149

BR is unable to speak at the meetings at Eton and Slough. This response is on the verso of document .047759.

75150

On BR's birthday "with deep feeling".

75151

BR states: "It is an especial pleasure to have good wishes from so old a friend." This response is on the verso of document .047761.

75152

The Russells are invited to a luncheon in honour of H.H. Maharaja Shri Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar.

75153

The CND Parliamentary Group is having a luncheon in BR's honour on May 25th and Brockway hopes that BR can attend.

75154

BR will be able to attend the luncheon in his honour on May 25th. Brockway hopes he will make a short speech in reply to those by Barbara Wootton, Michael Foot and Joyce Butler.

75155

In response to BR's letter of June 3 to an unknown recipient.

75156

BR and Brockway have different views on how opposition to the Vietnam war should be handled. Brockway wants to meet BR. He does not understand why his letters have not reached BR.

75157

Brockway encloses the British Council for Peace in Vietnam's "Statement of Policy and Action" and "Campaign of Action". Brockway refers to BR not liking his idea of a juridical commission.

75158

On the Vietnam war.

75159

BR states that the bombing of dams in North Vietnam is a horrible act against the civilian population. A delegation to Prime Minister Wilson is being formed in hopes Britain will inform President Johnson of its detestation of such a terrible act.

75160

BR and Brockway's relationship has been affected by their differing views on combatting the Vietnam war.

75161

BR's message to Brockway's National Convention of the BCPV [British Council for Peace in Vietnam] was given to the press and reproduced in their bulletin.

75162

"Tiny" Jackson sends a contribution to the birth control movement.

75163

BR asks Brockway if he has read the book, Our Lawless Police, which reveals police tyranny in the U.S. Also on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

75164

B. Jolley & Sons proposes to send goods collected from Trinity College, as instructed by Hollond.

75165

In German.

Only the day and month are recorded on the letter. Christoph Limbeck-Lilienau has supplied the year for BRACERS.

75166

BR is able to attend the luncheon being given in his honour by the CND Parliamentary Group.

75167

Henderson thanks BR for promising an article for the Labour Magazine.

Also in letterhead: Trades Union Congress General Council.

75168
On lecture arrangements.
75169
On strategy re the legalities of birth control publications.
75170

This translation of the original Russian at document .250143, was made by N. Duddington.

75171

Littlewood offers to lend BR £200 for the purchase of a house at Penzance, Cornwall, viz. Carn Voel.

75172

In Russian.

75173

On BR's Free Thought and Official Propaganda.

75174

Scott asks BR for an article on the Boxer Indemnity.

75175
The year is conjectured.
75176

This request for a review was found in a copy BR once owned of B. Petronievics, Die Typischen Geometrien (Russell's Ex-Library, no. 3690).

75177

Mosher encloses galley proofs of A Free Man's Worship (not present).

75178

Mosher presents the arrangements for publishing A Free Man's Worship.

75179

On BR's "Logical Atomism".

75180

Muirhead requests autobiographical notes. [Unlike several of the contributors, BR did not provide any in Contemporary British Philosophy.]

75181

L. Spearman Oxx confirms the arrangement for monthly articles from BR.

75182

On her book on teaching arithmetic.

75183

Nearing asks BR about restrictions on science in "A Free Man's Worship".

75184

Leonard Woolf would like an article based on a book about the atom.

75185

On contracting for a block of BR's time to speak exclusively to student clubs, to be arranged with Feakins. BR has financial calculations on the verso.

75186

Greenstreet will wait for BR's review of Keynes. BR is happy, and his friends owe Dora "a great debt".

75187

Brailsford reports that a literary agent has failed to sell BR's articles on the atom in the U.S.

75188

Fuller's New York partner was unable to sell BR's "Structure of the Atom" articles.

Fuller's letter was enclosed with Brailsford's letter of 27 April 1923 to Russell, document .250173 at record 75187.

75189

Dated by the reference to B&R C23.16.

75190

Praise for BR's articles on the atom; Dial articles.

75191

BR has forwarded Brockway's letter to Dora.

75192

Brockway asks Dora to hang a Beacon Hill School article on May Sturt's The Education of Children under Seven.

75193

Johnson invites BR to give lecture courses at the New School on philosophy of science.

75194

Dated by BR's reply in RA3 709, record 56445.

75195

Dated by Nicholson's references to staying at Sunny Bank. Dorothy Wrinch is mentioned.

75196

Nicod would like to see BR at Varese, Italy.

75197

On the Far East.

75198

On the people he has met in the U.K. with BR's help.

75199

BR lists the people who have recently joined "our council of advisers". BR is assumed to be the sender of the letter.

75200

On ending the war in Vietnam. BR asks Brockway to sign a draft statement (not present).

75201

On ending the war in Vietnam.

75202
On a visit to the Russells.