BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
54503

BR's signature is in Ralph Schoenman's hand.

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Two photocopies.
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Two photocopies and a typed transcription.

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Newsclip covers BR's wartime conviction.
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Not a letter but a memorandum to President Lowell re Edmund von Mach.

Lowell was president of Harvard in 1909-33.

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Stamped signature.
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Re not issuing BR a passport. Two photocopies. A copy of this letter was likely enclosed with Woods' letter of 1916/06/23, document .057955, record 81949.

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Patricia Russell is in hospital for 10 days.
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A typed copy of the letter contained in Schilpp to K. Blackwell, 1 March 1972. A photocopy of the original is in Rec. Acq. 176, record 54714.

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Not a letter but an agreement between BR and Paul Arthur Schilpp as the editor of the Library of Living Philosophers. A typed copy of this document is contained in the letter of Schilpp, Paul Arthur to K. Blackwell, 1 March, 1972, mentioned with record 54553.

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Inspirational words of wisdom to a young, aspiring peace activist from Israel.

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Ms. is titled "Statement by Bertrand Russell" and dated 30 March 1918. The statement is a disavowal of further pacifist work: "The authorities know that my present desire is to devote myself to philosophy, to the exclusion of pacifist agitation, on the ground that my efforts in such agitation are fruitless."

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Note at the foot of the letter: "This letter exists only in the handwriting of Gladys Rinder, an N.C.F. assistant of B.R's."

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Dated "Good Friday, 1918."

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Dated "Tuesday" only.
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Ts. by Patricia Russell contains biographical information about BR and herself. Written at the top in Patricia's hand: "Not for publication. For information." BR is away on one of his lecturing trips.

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Ms., in BR's hand, is titled: "The Comforts of Unreason; a Study of the Motives Behind Irrational Thought. By Rupert Crawshay-Williams". The ms. is a review of the book. A typescript of the letter and ms. is included in the file.

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Address: Ebbitt House, Washington, D.C.

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Re pacifism. BR made handwritten additions to the letter.

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Eaton writes in appreciation of History.

54597

BR is encouraged to know that Eaton thinks well of History.

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Letterhead of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., of which Eaton was chairman of the board. He invites BR to Pugwash.

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A copy of the carbon copy of this letter is available at record 54601.

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