BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
126003

The Russells are glad Holland is not returning to South Africa.

126004

"£4.4.9 > Heffer".

126005

"£13.4.2 > Fribourg & Treyer".

126006

"Cockcroft | Peierls > Rotblat".

126007
126008

BR sends Mahler's letter (record 126007). BR must have written Dictionary of Mind "in my sleep as I have no recollection of it."

126009

BR asks if Simon thinks it worth while to "push" his idea for a better atmosphere in East-West negotiation. The Russells will be in London May 25 to June 7.

126010

BR will purchase certificates worth £5000.

126011

BR purchases tax reserve certificates worth £5000.

126012

On cold reason's inability to choose without the aid of emotion. (Ethical theory but using disarmament examples.)

126013

BR is at a loss to understand the delay in making payments.

126014

On 5 tax certificates vs. one.

126015

BR has had no intention of visiting South Africa.

126016

BR signs the caricature.

126017

BR is glad to have the information about The Good Citizen's Alphabet.

126018

Unilateral disarmament "has ... rather suddenly become a burning practical issue in this country."

126019

Edith is "perfectly outraged" by Betty Royon's reference to Cyrus Eaton as the "founder" of Pugwash.

126020

BR declines to contribute to The Science Experimenter.

126021

BR would be happy to see Dr. Biquard in London.

126022

"Michael Howard > Rotblat".

126023

BR declines to give a lecture.

126024

The Russells cannot afford the improvements which Williams-Ellis estimated.

126025

BR thanks Rollitts for the copy "of my television interviews".

126026

BR invites Goswami to tea on May 28. The book on the art of the Chandelas is "most remarkable". (Not in Russell's Library.)

126027

BR agrees to one certificate for £5000.

126028

BR asks for the latest date for corrections to History of Western Philosophy.

126029

BR asks for corrections of minor errors in History of Western Philosophy.

126030

"£44.10.0 > Hepburn & Ross".

126031

"No > Sullivan".

126032

On schemes for improving the international situation.

126033

BR approves Cohen exhibiting her embroidered portrait of him.

126034

The Russells hope to find a way of dealing with Countess von Zeppelin's difficulties.

126035

"No—WAY".

126036

"See Who's Who for list of books > Chester Monneu. No address therefore no reply."

126037

"Book received but no time to read > Ghosh".

126038

"Confirm Times—Wm. Ellis, Crawshays, & Burn".

126039

"Children's travel arrangements > Pennington".

126040

"Secretary > A (Bird) & S & L".

126041

"I am entirely in sympathy with the Resolution which you enclose and I wish all the success to the movement concerning which you write to me."

126042

"I am quite willing that you should quote me as saying that Dr. Simeons' book is 'exceedingly interesting'."

126043

"£41.2.3 > Pugh Jones".

126044

BR would be glad to have the remaining copies of the Good Citizen's Alphabet because he wishes to give away copies.

126045

BR declines to debate Christianity with the Dean of Canterbury.

126046

An unfinished letter about Jerome's talks.

126047

"I am interested to know that you find logic applicable to your subject and I look forward to reading your article at my earliest leisure."

126048

BR thanks Iversen for the speeches by him and Prof. Hjelmslev.

126049

Request for a small photo.

126050

"It is deeply regrettable that Governments are ignorant of the facts on which their policy out to be based, but I do not see how this is to be remedied."

126051

Re CCNY and sexual ethics and the variable need to say anything.

126052

Re a list of errors in History of Western Philosophy.

126053

"No > College of St. Mark & St. John".

126054

"No (letter written May 13 giving invitation for May 4) > Social Science Soc (Feinmesser)".

126055

BR is glad to have a photo of her expressive portrait of him.

126056

On Shalom's paper on Wittgenstein and the Tractatus.

126057

On the Bulletin.

126058

BR could go to Rome, but "my ailment does not impair my efficiency, and my work seems to me not unimportant".

126059

BR sends Penney's letter (record 126060).

126060

BR is willing to accept his suggestion, "... but I fancy that the rights belong to my publishers Messrs Allen and Unwin and I have therefore sent your letter to them asking them to reply to you."

126061

"Where the hell > Science".

126062

"The recent events in Paris [the U-2 disclosure] have been infinitely distressing and have been such as to cause a very high degree of rational alarm."

126063

"I enclose a letter that I have sent to Mr. Nehru which I hope may meet with his and your approval." See record 126062.

126064

BR encloses (not present) a memorandum on "the new distressing situation" (U-2) and his letter to Nehru (record 126062).

126065

BR rejoices in Nkrumah's statement about a voice for smaller nations.

126066

"Savic > Rotblat".

126067

"Formal No > Japan Council vs. H-bombs".

126068

BR liked the book of pictures of ladies and hoped his enjoyment "was always purely aesthetic".

126069

BR looks forward to their meeting on May 26.

126070

BR's birthday party was delightful.

126071

Thanks for birthday telegram.

126072

"Received but No > Chatterjee, Secretary of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha".

126073

"No > Wrexham".

126074

BR offers him £20 for errors in History.

126075

BR would be glad if a sound-track were made. "I shall, therefore, be glad if you send your suggested letter to the Editor of The Gramophone."

126076

"World Government letter > Labour Party—signed".

126077

Re Edith: "It is true that she takes as much care of me as anybody could, but, much as I owe to her in this respect, what I owe in other ways is very much greater."

126078

BR did not know Tilak but agrees to be a Sponsor of his Trust.

126079

"Auto. photo > Shapiro".

126080

"I am entirely willing that the Scientific Workers of India should reprint my address on 'The Social Responsibility of Scientists'...."

126081

See record 33046 for the carbon copy.

126082

The list of addressees is somewhat uncertain.

"Thank you very much [for] your birthday good wishes. It was very kind of you to send them and I am very glad to have them."

126083

"Berkner Home Office (Russian visas) > Rotblat".

126084

BR suggests a meeting not before June 8.

126085

"I should have liked to speak at St. Paul's School if it had been possible, but my time is completely filled with work already undertaken, and I must, therefore, regretfully decline the invitation."

126086

"Would you be so kind as to let me have a translation of anything concerning me and return the enclosed copy of Ogonyek with it." [Ogonek.]

126087

Re What is Freedom?: "I believe that it is now out of print and, if you have no intention of reprinting it, I should be glad to know whether I may assume that the rights have now reverted to me."

126088

"Thank you for your letter of April 25 and for the kind things you say in it. I subjoin my autograph."

126089

BR agrees to come to Coleg Harlech and answer any questions. A set lecture would require much more preparation.

126090

"Never > Lallia".

126091

BR hopes to study Sullivan's The Experience Universe. He does so. For some of his remarks, see record 3230.

126092

"Thank you > Kadz (Julius Kadz, Dept. of English, Univ. of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland)".

126093

BR receives "with relief" part of the money owed him.

126094

"... I dare say you may be entirely right in your estimate of the side of Marx that they emphasize, but I am too busy with other work to study the material that you write about."

126095

"You are mistaken in thinking that when I said West Berlin I meant East Berlin. The problem that I was considering was: what could we do for West Berlin if Krushchev chose to claim it as part of the "German Democratic Republic"."

126096

BR received his letter sent to the address of Lord Russell of Liverpool. "I am sorry that I have not been able as yet to give a definite answer to your letter of April 12 as the rights in the publication in question were in doubt and I had to apply to the original publishers."

126097

BR likens the pigeons he kept at age 5 to the Big Four.

126098

Thanks for the cartoon of Teller.

"A critic asserted that I was not a Humanist because I did not agree with the philosophy of John Dewe, but I have never thought this an essential part of Humanism."

Passions and the direct impulse to save a drowning child.

126099

"... if you write anything about our talk while you were here, as you suggested doing, I should like to see it before you communicate to anybody else." He doesn't want his remark about "kicking people in the face" to be reported.

126100

"The copy of Whitehead's Universal Algebra which your firm sent to me, was to have been sent to the Countess Amethe von Zeppelin...."

126101

"I am quite willing to be a Trustee for the Christian Action Defence and Aid Fund."

126102

"Stephen Watts > Stanley Unwin".