BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
54203
54204

Sophy Hall was known formally as Lady Hall.

54205
54206
54207
54208
54209
54210
54211
54212

The card is a photograph of "Elizabeth" Russell with her dogs in France.

54213

Card is a photograph of "Elizabeth" Russell with a dog.

54214

The letter is enclosed inside folded cardstock with a photograph of a house, presumably "Elizabeth" Russell's, stuck on the front.

54215
54216
54217
Two photocopies.
54218
54219

Previously Fred M. Leventhal had sent a partial transcription of this letter in writing to K. Blackwell, 5 June 1969.

BR is sorry Brailsford is leaving The New Leader. The only subject BR would like to write about is "Why the Labour Party is disgusting".

54220
54221
Two photocopies.
54222
54223
54224

Re Marriage and Morals.

54225
54226
54227
54228
54229
54230
54231
Two photocopies.
54232

BR's brief note is written on the top of Catlin's letter.

54233
Two photocopies.
54234
54235
Two photocopies.
54236
Two photocopies.
54237
54238
54239

A letter from Frank Russell is quoted. It is about his true feelings and the impact of Elizabeth's leaving him.

54240
54241
54242
54243
54244
54245
54246
54247
54248

Philosophy should not aim directly at moral regeneration. "My anger against Mr. Kolman was much enhanced by his being a Czech. Though a fool, he has power to help in hounding good men to their death."

54249
54250
54251
54252
54253
54254
54255
54256
54257

Also in file is a copy of a caricature of BR by Rosen. The original of this item was purchased framed, and is in the Russell Archives.

54258
54259

The son of Martin Buber asks permission to publish a letter of BR to Buber, 9 Sept. 1963 (record 54258), in the planned publication of a selection of Buber's correspondence.

54260
54261

Three photocopies. Letter contains a note to preface The Perplexities of John Forstice.

54262

Two photocopies. BR considers John Watson "silly".

54263
Two photocopies.
54264
54265
54266
54267

Letterhead: "University "Pitt' Club". Two photocopies.

The original, now in the Slater book collection at Fisher Library, University of Toronto, is tipped into Frank Russell's copy of An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry (1897).

54268

Re Marriage and Morals debate.

54269

BR has "very much enjoyed your writing" and suggests Feb. 12 for lunch. Koestler, BR thinks, is "a little premature", and a small group, who have a similar outlook, should meet to discuss a programme for the world.

54270

Attached is a typed transcription of the letter, made at McMaster.

On pragmatism, deciding beliefs by their advantages.

54271

Letter in support of Schiller's candidacy for Deputy Professor of Moral Philosophy.

54272

Letter is addressed to "My Lords and Gentlemen" and is a testimonial for Schiller in the latter's candidacy for the Waynflete Professorship of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy, Oxford.

54273
Attached is a typed transcription of the letter.
54274
Attached is a typed transcription of the letter.
54275
54276
54277

Not a letter but an undated ms. titled "Russell's Theory of Truth".

54278

Not a letter but an undated ms. in BR's hand, marked "Schiller" at the top. It is a critique of an unspecified work by Schiller.

Schiller has annotated BR's comments throughout. Attached is a typed transcription of the ms.

54279
54280

This typed copy of extracts was sent to Jane Addams. The full, original letter is at 710.049510, record 58539.

54281

BR expresses his inability to meet Nehru during his visit to London owing to his wife’s illness and now they are about to sail.

This is a photograph of the original document.

54282

Verso of the card is addressed to Richard Bar.

54283
54284

Two photocopies.

In Recent Acquisition 1a (box 10.01) there is a retyped copy with no separate entry for the original printout.

54285

Two photocopies.

In Recent Acquisition 1a (box 10.01) there is a retyped copy with no separate entry for the original printout.

54286
Three photocopies.
54287
54288

Enclosure consists of "some notes on the best route" to Penrhyndeudraeth by road.

54289
54290
54291

BR's diet letter, published in McCall's Magazine, April 1920.

54292
Two photocopies.
54293
Two photocopies.
54294
Two photocopies.
54295

For a transcription, see record 56376.

54296
54297
Two photocopies.
54298
Two photocopies.
54299

Written at the top: "This letter was not sent. Original was destroyed R.S." Shelley was secretary of the committee situated in Battle Creek, Michigan.

54300
54301
54302