Curry reports on Kate's progress during the autumn term.

Enclosed is a growth report for John Russell (document .103148).

Curry reports on Kate's progress during the spring term.

Enclosed is a growth report for Kate Russell (document .103154).

Wales reports on John's progress during the spring term.

Enclosed is a growth report for John Russell (document .103155).

Wales reports on John's progress during the summer term. Also enclosed is a growth report for John Russell (document .103161).

Curry reports on Kate's progress during the summer term.

Enclosed is a growth report for Kate Russell (document .103163).

Document is titled "Suggested Circular to Members on Peace Propaganda".

Document begins "The National Committee are sending a resolution to C.O.'s in prison urging them not to resist transfer to Wakefield."

Curry suggests BR speak again at a Sunday evening meeting, this time on the case for neutrality. (BR eventually spoke twice on the weekend of 7-8 Nov. 1936; see Papers 21: 577.)

Wales reports on John's progress in the autumn term. Enclosed is a growth report for John Russell (document .103177).

Bronstein asks if BR is available to be a visiting professor of philosophy at CCNY beginning in fall 1940.

Caldecott was present at the Rocker-Russell dinner 3 weeks ago and asks if he may call.

Caldecott throws his support behind academic freedom in light of "religious fanatics" in yesterday's paper complaining of BR's appointment.

CCNY offers BR employment after the James Lectures and 2 classes of 3 hours a week at $8,000 a year. BR noted at the top: "How long?"

Hocking discusses BR's scheduling of "informal meetings" and requests a brief description of BR's "Seminary on Semantics" for the departmental catalogue.

Administrative steps are being accelerated for BR's appointment.

Gottschall is Dean. The outlook for hiring BR is favourable; there are many procedural steps because CCNY is a municipal institution.

Wiener advises BR that the CCNY president will wire BR "authoritatively" today or tomorrow about the appointment.

President Mead is prepared to recommend appointment for at least 1 year from 1 Feb. 1941 at $7,500.

In Patricia's handwriting there is draft telegram in reply: "[illegible] possibility of releasing me Bertrand Russell".

There appear to be 2 drafts of BR's telegram reply to Wiener. One begins on the verso of record 46422. The second is on the verso of Mead's telegram, record 46420, finishing on the recto; see record 46423. Missing is BR's reply to Mead.

Wiener tells BR that routine procedures are moving ahead for his CCNY appointment.

A pencilled rough draft in response to Wiener's telegram in Patricia's hand appearing on the verso of the telegram.

Mead anticipates no difficulty in reappointing BR to June 1942, when he will be at the retirement age of 70.

Everybody is "chagrined" at BR's last telegram, record 62003.

This is presumably a dictated reply in Patricia Russell's hand on the verso of Bronstein's telegram, record 46425.

Bronstein states that the CCNY president will recommend a salary of $8,000. BR has written some names and telephone numbers at the foot of this telegram: "Sproul Berkeley Ashbury 6000 Montrose 3600". Ashbury 6000 was a telephone number of the University of California.

Bronstein will communicate with BR after the meeting of the Board of Higher Education on 13 February.

Mead congratulates BR on his appointment and mentions the next formal step.

Sproul has already transmitted to the Regents what he understood from BR's telephone conversation to be a formal offer, and now BR's letter of 8 February "disturbs me somewhat".

"Appointment practical certainty".

Wiener writes on the letterhead of the Journal of the History of Ideas, but in his capacity as secretary of the Philosophy Dept., newly severed from Psychology. He congratulates BR on his appointment.

Not a letter, but a brief biographical sketch of BR. "He has no objection to the use of his title in private life, but prefers as a lecturer and writer to be known as 'Bertrand Russell' because this name is more familiar and is his recognised name as a writer."

Mead tells BR that at the meeting of 26 February the Board of Higher Education unanimously appointed BR to CCNY.

The manager will welcome BR and Patricia again, following the CCNY appointment. (They stayed at this hotel a little more than a year ago.)

The "City Desk" requests a statement on Bishop Manning's charges against BR.

Chairman Tead notifies BR of his appointment to CCNY from 1 Feb. 1941 to 30 June 1942. There are also 2 carbons of this letter, different typings by Patricia.

Written at the top of the University's telegram.

This note is from the manager, who is an admirer of BR. She will rush his reply to record 46449.

Dr. Sziklay congratulates BR on his CCNY appointment.

Norton says A.C.L.U.'s Baldwin assures him their counsel is the best.

The sender titles her/himself "Pimp-Hater" and suggests BR return to his homeland with his "stuttering King".

Rosner is glad of BR's CCNY appointment and asks if he has read Helvetius.

The enclosed letter, record 121099, is to the editors of New York City newspapers from the executive committee of the Student Council, CCNY.

The tear-sheets are from the CCNY calendar. Wiener asks BR to select 2 courses from the current calendar ("catalog") and "write your own brief description" if he likes. The catalog goes to press within a fortnight. On the tear-sheets some instructor names are deleted. For BR's reply on courses, see record 54060.

Leaflet is titled Statement: Committee for Cultural Freedom.

The newsclip "The New Professor" is from New York Herald Tribune, 9 March 1940, of Hook's letter re BR. The typescript is the original version of the letter, which was shortened for print.

If BR is planning to become a U.S. citizen, he should apply immediately and notify President Mead.

Swirsky updates BR on the case. Krikorian said to Swirsky: "His presence within the very walls of our College would be electrifying."

"You will all be disappointed to find me a very mild and inoffensive person, totally destitute of horns and hoofs."

BR is glad to have Sziklay's sympathy in this "first-class battle" over CCNY.

BR "can not help thinking that the enemy has other moves in prospect". "I always admire your exegesis of the Prophet", i.e. Marx.

BR cannot contemplate applying for citizenship "in deference to an illiberal and nationalistic law unworthy of a great democracy".

Denonn came to philosophy as a result of BR's writings 18 years ago. He has "always maintained an untiring, keen interest in it beyond the proportions of a hobby".

Krikorian, a philosopher at CCNY, states that President Mead has received hundreds of letters protesting the possible revocation of BR's appointment. He encloses (not present) a circular to the Philosophical Association and a letter from the Department to the Board (of Education).

One mimeo is a letter addressed to Academic Colleagues asking for their support and signed by 7 professors of philosophy at CCNY; the other is addressed to the Board of Higher Education of New York.

BR praises the efforts of the CCNY Philosophy Department.

They solicit a statement for their rally on 14 March. See record 46460.

First there is the text of the telegram at record 46459 in BR's hand; it is followed by his draft reply and the telephone number (Oxford 4174) and name (Miss Keir) of the manager at Postal Telegraphs. BR's message was reported in The Campus, 15 Mar. 1940, p. 1.

Wiener has found that New York colleges are exempted from citizenship requirements.

Bohn and the Rand School want BR to teach there.

BR would like to lecture at the Rand School. He notes "the impossibility of separating philosophy from my views on other questions".

The Lestrade brothers, who dealt in butter, had their premisses at 105 Hudson St., New York, which is the return address on the letter. Lestrade thanks BR for his letter.

Levy has attended the rally at CCNY's Great Hall. He asks if he may write occasionally to BR. In the upper corner Patricia has written "(Naturalist)".

The tear-sheet contains an editorial from The Nation, 16 March 1940, on the CCNY case.

Bronstein mentions waiver of the citizenship requirement. He asks BR to choose "any courses on philosophy in our curriculum" so he can take care of the catalogue. He gently rebukes BR for his remarks on citizenship to Mead.

Schilpp has strongly supported BR in the CCNY case. He has signed up four of the contributors "to our Russell volume which we had decided upon that evening in our home".

Written in Patricia Russell's hand, on the verso of Lister's telegram, record 46450.

This is a legal petition brought against the Board of Higher Education of the City of New York for hiring BR.

Goltz assures BR of the "personal esteem" of the CCNY student body.

BR is "very happy to have the support of the Student Council in the fight".

The editor requests an article on academic freedom, for a fee of $150, by 26 March.

This Houston attorney supports BR in the CCNY case.

It is very likely that this note accompanied the telegram at record 46482.

The newsclip is titled "Bertrand Russell Named to New York College", Los Angeles Daily News, 19 March 1940. The clipping reports the decision of the Board of Higher Education not to reconsider BR's appointment, and BR's comments (B&R E40.03).

Huxley expresses sympathy over "the obscene outcry" over BR's CCNY appointment.

The writer favours "purity" and recommends BR visit our Lady of Lourdes (hence the pseudonym) Grotto in France.

"Rejoice in triumph of freedom versus organization letter follows".

Norton compliments BR on not getting off "one of your good cracks". He describes his efforts behind the scenes. Norton encloses a letter from Herman Weyl, record 46480.

"I hope you and Bertie will win!" Enclosed with Norton's letter of 19 March to BR, record 46479.

Cohen, a CCNY alumnus, favours BR's appointment.

The Board of Education's reconsideration was voted down 11 to 7.

Several surnames are misspelt in the telegram.

BR is glad of the publishers' statement on the CCNY case, which Norton organized. BR is also glad of Weyl's letter, enclosed by Norton. Weyl's opposition prevented BR from becoming a member of "his" Institute for Advanced Study. "I seem to have recovered with radicals the ground that I had lost by disliking Stalin."

"Sincere congratulations pressing Cornell offer alternative".

Roseblume encloses tobacco (not present) and refers to BR's photo with a pipe in the Los Angeles Examiner.

BR thanks Roseblume for the gift of "delicious tobacco" and refers to his having smoked a pipe for 49 years.

Millay fears that if she spoke out on the CCNY case she would do BR more harm than good. A recent book of hers on the colleges was banned on her own campus. (This book could not be identified.)

Bendiner sends proofs of the reprint of "What I Believe" and asks for any minor changes to be wired collect. He asks whether this is the statement BR told the New York Herald Tribune about (B&R C40.02a, C40.03).

Anderson offers his services and New York contacts to BR.

The letter is signed "Your Brethern [sic] in Christ". BR is accused of letting Satan overpower him.

Patricia replied on 26 March, record 120505.

Norton can make BR an advance on "Language, Fact and Truth" (i.e., the Inquiry) to be published in February 1941. He is glad to hear "The History of Philosophy" is still "on the agenda". He encloses an article request from Harper's Magazine (record 46493).

This letter, requesting a "What I Believe" type of article from BR, was enclosed with Norton's letter of 1940/03/22 (record 46492).

Silberstein is very sympathetic to BR over CCNY. He has liked BR for 20+ years, since the time of the "problema marmelatae" [marmalade problem].

Silberstein sent BR an inscribed copy of his Causality dated 12 April 1940 (Russell's Library, #1868).

BR is grateful for the efforts of the Philosophy Department. A misunderstanding led to his telegraphing President Mead: BR sent him another telegram after getting Bronstein's letter of 15 March (record 46467).

Lynch seeks BR's endorsement of her work on how to read Greek philosophy in the original. (It appears not to have been published.)

This CCNY group wants to sponsor a lecture by BR. Patricia noted: "Yes, but arrange with Leigh."

Prescott is a follower of Russell's work.

Patricia answered the letter.

Patricia replied on 1 April, record 120508.

Lyons thanks BR for meeting the deadline for his article.

Not a letter, but a copy of a petition in support of Jean Kay by her lawyer.