The British Legion "is reactionary and warlike".

BR has made it a rule to refuse all invitations to speak at Oxford and Cambridge.

Re Political Ideals: "A very slight piece of work".

"Income deductions > Trustees at Coward, Chance".

BR does not believe that college experience is necessary for creative writing.

He himself was taught by tutors until he went to Cambridge.

BR has signed the draft letters that she sent him regarding a nuclear protest.

BR cannot change his mind about declining the Davies Memorial Lecture.

"Dear Norman Thomas": BR scotches the rumour that he is to be in America.

BR expresses in an attached statement his "whole-hearted approval of Mr. Khrushchev's proposal" [for universal complete disarmament].

"Formal refusal".

A to-do list for "Griff":

Trowsers [Trousers] letter no electrical fittings.

BR declines to speak at the Union (of either Oxford or Cambridge).

BR can't support Usborne because in this election he is supporting only those candidates who support CND despite the party whip.

A note was left between pp. 650-1, Act III, scene 1, of Henry VIII in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505). The note is a quotation attributed to Thomas Heywood's list of proverbs: "The cat would eate [sic] fish but dare not wet her feet." The quotation is from The Proverbs of John Heywood, originally printed in 1546.

A blank slip of paper was left between pp. 848-9, Act I, scene 3-5, of Macbeth in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505).

A note was left between pp. 896-7, Act III, scene i, of Henry VIII in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505). It reads "Add Hamlet". Russell annotated the book page.

A pipe cleaner was left between p. 54 and plate viii of M. Rostovtzeff's The Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World, vol. I (Russell's Library, no. 373).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 206-7 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 460-1 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 330-1 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 466-7 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 200-1 of The Cambridge Ancient History, vol. 12 (Russell's Library, no. 1191).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 200-1 of Plutarch's The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Russell's Library, no. 1160).

A slip of paper with the printed date 1950/01/06 was left between pp. ii-iii of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 36-7 of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 94-5 of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

"Autographed photo > Seelig for Einstein vol."

BR is sending Denison's picture of the crucifixion to CND.

BR sends Duff Denison's picture of the crucifixion for possible use.

BR sends the same letter as he sent to Armstrong—see record 125216.

BR cannot sign a draft Liberal Party statement, as he is endorsing only those candidates who support the complete programme of CND.

"Fonds (?) de Culture Economica > Unwin".

BR had never before heard the rumour Farson mentions.

BR declines to write an obituary for the British Academy. [Was it to be of Moore?] He recommends Wisdom.

BR is willing that the BBC should give Schultz the English recordings "in question".

On Whitehead's (lack of) religious convictions.

"We remained on very friendly terms until his death...."

"Formal refusal > Daily Telegraph".

"Secretary's refusal".

"Electricity bill for #43—4.2.11".

"24 Piper Xmas cards from Christian Action".

"It is impossible to 'jot down' the definition of 'truth'." BR refers him to An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth.

"No".

BR thanks Frau Schlick for a posthumous work by her husband, Moritz Schlick.

A postscript "From Bertie" concerns a professor of medicine at Tübingen whom BR met in Rome in 1894. The story concerns a book by Sigwart "whom I admired".

BR tells Prasad that Beacon Hill's principles are set forth in On Education Especially in Early Childhood.

BR praises the books of Indian art that Goswami gave him.

BR supports India in the conflict with China. The Chinese government's actions are "ruthless and irresponsible".

On The Bitches' Brew in typescript.

BR denies having written a book called Will to Doubt. [The Philosophical Library published this collection by BR.]

BR declines a replacement copy of her Operation Hair Tonic.

It is kind of the Liebers to send BR a book on lattice theory.

"Such letters are a help and encouragement in a difficult campaign, and I hope you are right about unexpressed support."

BR declines to write a new preface for Authority and the Individual.

BR returns her manuscript on education. He disagrees that there is no danger of overpopulation.

"Autograph".

BR can't see her in Wales until he returns after the general election.

"£26.0.0 > Chelsea rates".

"Beer's letter > Unwin".

Interview about nuclear war, pacifism, and religion.

Watson offers the transcript of her notes from an interview she did with BR in 1960/12/05 for the Shire and Spire, the diocesan newspaper of Coventry.

Blackwell thanks Watson for the material and asks for the publication date of her interview. He also asks if she has access to further information about the speech BR gave at Coventry on 1960/12/05.

Watson sends a photocopy of the Coventry Evening Telegraph (D60.04), which has a more detailed report of BR's speech from 1960/12/05. The article she wrote for Shire and Spire would have appeared in 1960/12 or 1961/01.

BR is pleased that the books he sent have finally arrived; they were returned the first time. He talks about his visit to Stockholm in 1920 and his recent travels. He mentions that he has finished a book and a half since his return and asks if Valentin intends to visit England soon.

One of the books BR sent was Freedom versus Organization, 1814-1914, which he inscribed "To Alma Valentin from the authors. April 1935." [The plural is unusual.]

BR regrets the sender cannot attend the mathematical congress but acknowledges receipt of his cheque for £21. He corrects the spelling of his name and his address. He mentions the sender's paper "Truth or Trial" and agrees they are like-minded on this matter.

BR apologizes for miscalculating a rate for an author's fee.

Open Court sends proofs (not present) for BR's article "The Philosophy of Bergson", which will need to be returned quickly to be published in July's Monist.

Carus explains the brief history of Open Court and how remuneration is determined. He hopes to meet BR at the mathematical congress at Cambridge in August 1912.

Carus inquires whether BR would prefer his honorarium in US funds because he will be at Harvard in the near future. He will also send duplicate proofs "of your second article" and requests that BR return them quickly. He invites BR to stay at his home in La Salle, Illinois.

BR accepts Carus' suggestion of sending his payment in American currency. BR says he finished and posted the proofs for a second article before he left England. He would be pleased to stay with Carus if he travels west.

BR was writing from the Colonial Club, Cambridge, Mass.

Carus repeats his invitation to have BR stay with him at La Salle. He asks BR to send the details of his payment, which were arranged by Philip Jourdain.

BR reports that he did not receive an earlier letter or copies of the January Monist. He mentions £100 for the Lowell Lectures which Philip Jourdain paid to him out of pocket and that payment for the three articles for the January, April, and July issues of the Monist was to total £60. BR acknowledges that this sum may not be correct.

BR will be going west at the end of May and will be in touch with details.

BR was writing from the Colonial Club, Cambridge, Mass.

Open Court are sending the proofs for the third part of BR's article "The Nature of Acquaintance". The original manuscript was missing p. 17.

BR declines an invitation to stay with Carus. BR requests the cheque for his January and April articles.

Carus sends a cheque for $200 and hopes to see BR when he is in Chicago.

BR acknowledges receipt of the cheque for $200. BR is looking forward to seeing Carus in Chicago. BR sails 6 June.

BR is sorry to have missed Carus in Chicago. He went to the University of Wisconsin and gave two lectures in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He leaves for Montreal today to return to England.

BR reminds Carus of the £20 still owing to him.

Open Court is sending proofs of BR's article on "The Experience of Time" for the April issue of The Monist.

BR notes that the photo of him on the postcard is by Hugh Cecil, but BR owns the copyright and Heath may use the image for an unstated purpose.

BR agrees that commercial considerations threaten creative artistic achievements.

A "with compliments" card was inserted between the title page and the frontispiece of Copleston's History of Philosophy, vol. 8 (Russell's Library, no. 2370).

This letter was found between the front endpapers of Charles Fritz, Jr.'s Bertrand Russell's Construction of the External World (Russell's Library, no. 2369). It indicates that the copy was in advance of public availability.

A card requesting feedback from readers about The Saturday Review Treasury (Russell's Library, no. 2361) was found between pp. 180-1. This is the last page of Russell's article "Aristocratic Rebels" (C38.03).

A "for review" slip was found between pp. 120-1 of Frederic Birmingham's The Writer's Craft (Russell's Library, no. 2360).

A slip of paper with "110" written at the top was found between pp. 190-1 of Frederic Birmingham's The Writer's Craft (Russell's Library, no. 2360).

BR is glad Jane Addams' centenary is being honoured. He strongly approves of the National Council for a Sane Nuclear Policy.

This is the enclosed announcement (see record 53134) for a "Congrès International de Philosophie" to be held in Paris in 1900. Couturat invited Russell to assist in the Congress, and to speak. The announcement provides the section and subsection headings for the congress.

The text has the features of a letter, but it is inscribed on the front free endpaper of a book presented by Wittgenstein to BR. The book is Georg Christoph Lichtenberg's Ausgewälte Schriften (Russell's Library, no. 1909).