BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
99229
99230
99231
99232
99233
99234

Beckman has read an article on BR in Lubecker Nachrichten and sends booklets of his own in German.

99235

BR sends Colette's mother a copy of Mysticism and Logic. He wants her to know that he appreciates her kindness to him. Lady Constance gave this letter to the Russell Archives in February 1970, c/o her solicitor, Michael Rubinstein, to hand to K. Blackwell, noting "no payment for it is wanted". Annesley's formal name is Priscilla, Lady Annesley.

99236

The sheet is headed "Appointments". Drawn up by Farley, it has typed comments addressed to "You" and Edith Russell's additions.

The period covered is May 7 to 30, with a note on the second public session of the Tribunal in Stockholm (June 19-30, tentatively).

May 7: Dr. and Mrs. Lowe re Whitehead c.May 12: "(Sometime about May 12 Mr. Felton wants to send Kenneth Blackwell, who is known to you, to make a full inventory of the library. I have told him that this would be possible only when I am at Plas Penrhyn. We can negotiate with him a convenient date at short notice to suit your own convenience.)

May 18: birthday guests

May 20: Foundation people for birthday drinks

May 28: John Lloyd for tea. "(This date is suggested to him in a letter being typed in London which will be sent to you for signature.)"

May 28: Mr & Mrs [Jack and Dora!] Black to tea

May 29-30: R. Stetler

99237
99238
99239
99240

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .155261.

99241
99242
99243
99244
99245
99246
99247
99248
99249
99250
99251
99252
99253
99254
99255
99256
99257
Only the first page is present.
99258
99259
99260
99261
99262
99263
99264
99265

Also in file: a second TL(CAR).

99266

Also in file: a second TL(CAR).

99267
99268
99269
99270
99271
99272
99273

Wood encloses a letter to a London resident that BR has written to Muhammad Ali. Wood asks Zafreen to ensure that it is brought to Ali's attention.

This letter is followed by a retyped and redated original of BR's letter of 18 May 1967, document .199565, record 99301.

99274

Also in file: a second TL(MIM), document .199531.

99275
99276

Also in file: a second TL(MIM), document .199536.

99277
99278
99279
99280
99281
99282
99283
99284
99285
99286
99287
99288
99289
99290
99291
99292
99293
99294
99295
99296
99297
99298
99299
99300

BR asks Ali to participate in the IWCT.

Bertrand Russell's America does not refer to this first letter or to BR's statement, record 99302.

99301

BR has read Ali's statements on refusing to fight in the Vietnam War with "the greatest admiration and personal respect".

The date in Bertrand Russell's America is 31 May 1967.

99302

There are corrections in the hand of Christopher Farley.

99303
99304

This is a different typing and a re-dating from that at record 99301. It is preceded in the file by document .199567a, record 99373, which is a covering letter presumably for a copy of this document .199567.
 

99305
99306

BR thanks Ali for his letter of 11 September 1967 and asks if IWCT evidence would be useful to him.

99307

BR thanks Ali for his letter of 15 November 1967. BR is encouraged by Ali's maintenance of a sense of humour. He encloses (not present) his closing message to the Copenhagen session of the IWCT.

Although published accounts of the Ali-Russell relationship often refer to telephone calls, the correspondence makes no mention of any.

99308
99309
99310
99311
99312
99313
99314
99315
99316
99317
99318
99319
99320

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .199588.

99321
99322
99323
99324
99325
99326
The letter is dated 1865.
99327
99328

Also in file: a second TL(CAR), document .155292.