BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
24902
24903
24904
24905

Dated by the reference to the recent death of the Pope who helped Mussolini.

The clips show Eisenhower attending a mass for the Pope.

24906
24907
24908
24909
24910

Re Marriage and Morals: "Evidence from educationists has led me to change the view which you query. I gather that there is no evidence of genetic inferiority of negroes as compared to white men, but I doubt whether, as yet, there is any conclusive evidence on the point."

24911

Mimeo is ts. titled "Idea! International Disarmament Expedition of America".

24912
List of addresses of 8 nuclear disarmament campaigns.
24913

Mimeos are letters to "Fellow Human Beings", Idea, no. 1.

24914
24915

BR justifies lying in the case of the fox mentioned in The Conquest of Happiness.

24916
24917
24918
24919

Petition concerns universal direct representation in the UN.

24920
24921

BR's letter is mistakenly addressed to Mr. Jaffeky; on verso of Jaffery's letter.

24922
24923
24924

Newsclip is an article from Morning News, Pakistan, 11 May 1962, by Jaffery titled "Bertrand Russell—An Appreciation".

24925
24926

Enclosure is a handwritten extract from an untitled anti-war article by Robertson Davies from The Montreal Star, 14 Nov. 1959.

24927
24928

Ts. is titled "The UNESCO and New Leadership".

24929
24930
24931
24932
24933
24934

Ts. is titled "The Parts of Speech—Is There a Logical Order?".

24935

On philosophy of language.

"I very much agree with what you said in your paper about the languages of uncivilized people and misleading effects which the study of them has had in the philosophy of language."

24936

Fact sheet re C.L.R. James Legal Fund.

Forwarded to BR with a marginal note: "BR thought this would interest you. I believe you know CLR James? JM."

JM is Julie Medlock.

[BR debated James in 1939 (B&R D39.02).]

24937
24938
24939
24940
24941

Ts. is titled "Quem Deus Perdere Vult, Prius Dementat" and signed by Flower James, author of Lest We Forget.

24942
24943

On verso of Jamieson's letter.

24944
24945
24946
24947
24948
24949
24950
24951
24952
24953

"Seven other people" are entirely dependent on what BR earns.

24954
24955
24956

Sends him £25.

On verso of Jason's letter.

24957
Would like to borrow further.
24958
24959
24960

Re fall-out shelters.

24961

"My warmest thanks for your delightful present of champagne...."

24962
24963
24964
24965
24966

Enclosed is list of books by BR that he wants.

24967

Contains probable reference to B&R C58.49.

24968
24969
24970
24971

Enclosed are 2 letters to editor of Oregonian, a published letter and a cartoon and a leaflet, all concerning nuclear disarmament.

24972

P.C. has Butchart Gardens, Victoria, B.C., as illustration.

24973
24974

"I entirely agree that [Hugh] Gaitskell has betrayed both Socialism and human decency in his advocacy and behaviour. It appears to me that it is far better to support an issue about which one feels strongly than to pursue the elusive rewards of empty power."

24975
24976
24977
24978
24979
24980
24981
24982

On verso of Jennings' letter.

"Plas Penrhyn (#29 Millbank)".

24983
24984

Ts. is an untitled theory of thought.

The poem is dedicated to BR and the peace marchers of England by Astrid Palmgren.

24985
24986
24987

Van Rooy wonders if BR would send a statement to Kurdish Facts on the Baathist War against Kurdish autonomists, to get the International Society Kurdistan more subscribers and/or some other kind of material for support or if he can inform them about what other types of measures can be taken to influence governments to vote in favour of the Mongolian People's Republic's Resolution on Kurdistan in the 18th UN Assembly.

24988
24989

Letter is to the editor, New York Herald Tribune.

The mimeo concerns "The World Peace Bank".

24990
24991
24992

Letter is mistakenly addressed to "C.K. Jessop".

24993
24994
24995
24996
24997
24998
24999
25000

Joel writes as chairman of the Exceptional Child Committee, Parent-Teacher Association of South Mountain School, South Orange, N.J.

25001

On verso of Joel's letter.

Despite the return address of "PP", BR states that he is away from home.