A "with compliments" slip was inserted between pp. 6-7 of Philotheus Boehner's Medieval Logic (Russell's Library, no. 1533).

A packing slip was inserted between the front end papers of Hans Reichenbach's The Rise of Scientific Philosophy (Russell's Library, no. 1534).

This is the ribbon copy of the carbon copy at record 3953. The ribbon copy has a postscript in BR's hand: "P.S. Please give kindest regards to Lili Kraus if you happen to be communicating with her". [A Mozart and Beethoven specialist, Lili Kraus sang at BR's 90th birthday celebration at Royal Festival Hall, London, May 19, 1962. The programme ad is here. She must have impressed BR, although they didn't correspond.] In his letter (record 3952) Blum had told BR that Kraus was a personal friend of him and his wife.

Re BR's mention of a concert in honour of Schweitzer's 90th birthday, BR had provided a message for the Esterhazy Orchestra for the occasion (see B&R B176).

The letter was advertised for sale in fall 2014 and reported sold at https://www.schubertiademusic.com/lots/index/page:9/catalog:35 with the accompanying text. It is now in the Dr. David Harley Collection (26 Nov. 2018).

164. [Literature & Art] Russell, Bertrand. (1872-1970). 
Signed Letter mentioning Albert Schweitzer and Lili Kraus
TLS, signed "Bertrand Russell" from the British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social critic and political activist. 1 page, 28th Feburary, 1966. Addressed to David Blum, the symphonic conductor and writer on classical music, discussing his hopes to meet later that year in England, noting that he was "very pleased to hear that the Schweitzer concert was such a success," and adding an autograph postscript in which he asks Blum to "please give kindest regards to Lili Kraus if you happen to be communicating with her." 

David Blum made a number of recordings, including works by Mozart and Telemann and a series of Haydn symphonies for the Vanguard label, with the Esterhazy Orchestra of New York, which he founded in 1961 and directed until 1969. He was music director of the Lausanne Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland from 1973 to 1982 and of the Geneva Symphony Orchestra, which he also founded, from 1977 to 1986, and conducted many other orchestras as a guest.
Mr. Blum devoted his later years to writing, showing a particular fascination with musical performers and their approaches to their art. In addition to three books -- ''Casals and the Art of Interpretation,'' ''The Art of Quartet Playing: The Guarneri Quartet in Conversation With David Blum'' and ''Paul Tortelier'' -- he wrote articles for The New Yorker, The Musical Times, The Strad and the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times.

Eliot had requested a letter for his estate should he die while tax might be payable on the return of BR's Plenty and Co. debentures (see Eliot, Letters 3: 518): "I want to ask you however if you will write me a letter to say that you and yr heirs or assigns will hold my estate harmless against any payment that might be due, in the event of my death within three years from the transfer, by my estate to the Inland Revenue of Great Britain, owing to the inclusion of these securities within my estate ... I do not want to leave my affairs buggered up if I should die suddenly." BR responded, as summarized by Eliot in his letter of 22 June 1927: "Thank you for your letter and undertaking, which seems to me quite to cover the case."

BR has provided a new beginning for his article and deleted a phrase about governmental mentality.

"£1.11.6 — Please discontinue > Forward".

BR is willing that Bunge should include anything of his in Bunge's book, subject to the consent of the publishers. He encloses a signed photograph.

BR is not competent to judge the work of Jacobo Drucaroff.

BR does not believe in the Miracles or the prophecies, the Bible being a mixture of myth and history.

BR points out that the trip by train is 7.5 hours, although he could see Clemens in London if he is staying there long enough.

BR does not know if Gellner would be good to work on Nicod. He points out that Felix Pirani prepared a 2nd edition of The ABC of Relativity "extremely well".

BR has signed the letters to Topchiev and the Home Office that Rotblat prepared for him. BR is undecided about going to Moscow.

BR would like to sit for Prof. Stroble, as he likes what he sees in the photographs that he is returning.

BR encloses (present) a short message on Nehru's 70th birthday, on November 14, 1959, having already sent an article on this event to The Times of India. 

With regret, BR corrects a misprint in interview proofs.

A letter on a card was inserted between the front endpapers of Stefan Themerson's Bayamus (Russell's Library, no. 1892). See record 37811 for Lion's follow-up request.

BR encloses a "good" autographed photo.

BR sends £20 for the London Library appeal.

BR would like to see "On the Beach".

Re a visit.

BR declines to review Newton's Correspondence, vol. 1.

BR does not feel the awareness of a super-intelligent Creator.

BR may be willing to sign a protest on Spanish political prisoners.

Toronto Humanist Guild.

On Ryle.

On religion. Edith Russell wrote "Takurai".

On Euclid with reference to §§388-91 of The Principles of Mathematics.

On Dialogues of Santayana and Dewey. Kallen's "animus against me".

BR signs letter.

Re Ryle.

"Copy of above [record 125435] and Astor's letter" > Gollancz.

BR provides his autograph for a cousin.

BR signs petition to President [Eisenhower] re Sobell.

Suggestions for philosophical reading.

"NO" to invitation.

BR cannot write Italian grammatically.

On risks from a world government.

"NO".
 

On disarmament proposals.

On Sciama's The Unity of the Universe.

BR declines a conference.

BR can only repeat what he said on June 9.

BR can give an interview.

Re reading Principia.

BR declines to write an article.

"Viscount Amberley" is not BR's name but that of his eldest son.

BR sends his warmest good wishes for the new "dictionary of philosophy" but declines to join the Editorial Board.

"Return letter re Spaniards".

BR believes there is no group describable as his "followers", but sends her to the R.P.A.

On possibly making a volume out of the newly re-discovered Rochefoucauld maxims.

An invoice for $3.46 and its envelope were inserted between the front endpapers of The Works of Aristotle, Vol. 4 (Russell's Library, no. 1023).

A review request slip was inserted between pp. 108-9 of R.H.S. Crossman's Plato To-day (Russell's Library, no. 742).

A pipe cleaner was inserted between pp. 210-11, the start of Chapter 27, of Amabel Williams-Ellis' Darwin's Moon (Russell's Library, no. 1891).

BR corrects a point taken from Melincourt in Pantin's article on Alfred Russell Wallace in Notes and Records of the Royal Society.

BR declines a speaking engagement.

There is no way to get to BR by air.

The Mind subscription is to be increased to £1.50.

BR refers him to "University Education".

"NO".

"Peace Committee invite to conference > Collins when he comes."

"Home Secretary > Rotblat."

Thanks for unnamed magazine.

"Wood and Tait children."

BR asks for a list of his anti-nuclear writings, and he will fill in any gaps. BR fears limited war expanding to nuclear war.

BR analyzes the anti-English forces opposing his CCNY appointment in 1940. On Beacon Hill School; on anaesthetics in childbirth.

BR approves including "Vagueness".

On influenza in 1892, 1918 and since.

Autograph.

BR recommends the bibliography in Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare.

BR declines to reply to Cory's letter in Journal of Philosophy.

"Hertfordshire re Watford Lecture—NO".

On type theory in Sommers' article in Mind.

Powell is a Communist, which accounts for their differences.

BR cannot form a critical judgment on his letter without detracting from his own working time.

Send K. Tait £100.

"NO > Davies Inst. Mem. lecture."

Renewal of membership for BR and Edith.

£3.7.6.

BR denies he has any "solipsistic" correspondents.

Science for Peace is fellow-travelling, and includes Bernal and Burhop.

BR sends a cheque for Xmas presents for Jonathan and David Wood.

Brandy to be sent to her.

"Book signed > Brazil."

BR thanks him for his book Culture.

Thanks for poem.

BR cannot accept an invitation.

BR discourages an interview—"nothing to say about the literary scene".

BR signs a letter (re Jews in Romania).

On the walking exploits of the man who built Plas Penrhyn. BR praises Pantin's New Scientist article.

On Hoyle's view of space; the creation of galaxies.

On Gellner's book, in reply to Kassman.

BR replies to questions from Soviet Russia.

"£100 from John Bull > Child".