BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
79301
A birthday telegram.
79302

Purcell accepts BR's invitation to advise the Peace Foundations on Southeast Asia.

79303

On a visit to the Russells, and on BR's Manchester speech.

A reply from BR in C. Farley's hand is drafted at the top.

79304

A covering note for a donation of £2.

79305

Purcell evaluates BR's Chinese wall painting, which was presented to BR by Liang Qichao (Liang Ch'i-ch'ao, 梁啟超), famous reformer and associate of K'ang Yu-wei. The painter was Yu T'eng.

(This may be the wall hanging presented to the Russell Archives by Christopher Farley in 2014; it awaits indentification.)

79306

Purcell sends a draft of his pamphlet on Southeast Asia and thanks BR for a telephone message re a meeting.

79307

A long note on a wartime meeting with Branislav Petronievics.

79308
A transcription of document .054331; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected both.
79309

Phelps asks to see BR and meet Edith Russell. The Mafia have protected Phelps.

79310
A transcription of document .054336; also a carbon copy.
79311

BR provides a note on "Lion" Phillimore and her husband, Robert.

79312
A transcription of document .054345; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected them.
79313

Lion has recovered the sofa and chair she got from BR at Cambridge—they had candle grease on them. She is impressed by BR separating from Alys and wintering in Paris.

79314
A transcription of document .054346.
79315

Lion has not had time "to carry out my part of your programme".

She refers to Graham Wallas, Sidney Webb, and bi-metallism.

79316
A transcription of document .054349. BR has corrected it.
79317

Lion sees that BR has returned from China. Bobby [Robert Phillimore] has died, and she is making bricks. Alys was very good to her. Lion sees that BR is to write for The Nation.

79318
A transcription of document .054350; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected both.
79319

Now Lion has heard of BR's marriage and the birth of his son.

79320
Lion explains why she did not include BR's wife in the invitation to visit her: "i'm growing very casual in my old age".
79321
A transcription of document .054353; also a carbon. BR has corrected both.
79322

Lion describes her cure in Switzerland and invites the Russells to stay with her in Ireland.

79323
A transcription of document .054355; also a carbon. BR has corrected both.
79324

Lion will try to inform Alys about something to do with BR (see document .054375, record 079341).

Lion hopes BR can write his book on philosophy rather than pot-boilers.

79325

Lion is glad her (old) letters are interesting. "I've so far only found the ones I enclose of yours."

Her decision to marry Bobby was somehow influenced by BR.

79326
Lion is sorry she seemed to think BR's flu attack was funny.
79327

Lion is sorry that, apparently, she seemed to say that she hated the English.

79328

BR analyzes the pros and cons of Lion marrying Robert Charles Phillimore (1871-1919).

BR transcribed the letter in 1949 (see record 56055) because the original "was falling to bits".

79329

The year is conjectured. BR will not be joining the Contemporary Art Society, as he cannot afford to buy.

79330

BR asks what part Lion took in the dock strike.

"I should love your place in a gale I believe. It must have great beauty."

79331

The date is conjectured from an invitation to visit.

"Sorry about senile decay—I have suffered from it for some years."

79332

BR cannot visit Lion September 28-30, as he is going to the Whiteheads then.

79333

BR does not want to lose old friendships. He did not hear of Bobby's death at the time.

79334

"It did not enter my head that you were being conventional."

79335

BR, being "buried in the country", cannot meet Lion until September.

79336

"... at present my Sundays are occupied lecturing at Leicester; then they will be occupied with Nottingham and Newcastle."

79337

BR knew County Wicklow in Ireland well 40 years ago, including Parnell's estate.

79338

BR is too occupied to visit Lion. Dora is in Russia.

79339

BR will pass the parcel of books "to other poor when I have read them." He would sell Telegraph House for £6000. It has to yield £400 a year for Molly and be in a trust.

79340

The prospective buyer of Telegraph House "keeps raising new points of detail on the telephone".

79341

BR had gastric flu recently. He would like Lion to "say some little word of a friendly sort from me" to Alys, because of what Mary Berenson might say.

79342

BR has been very busy speaking up and down the country. He explains his financial obligation to Molly Russell. Telegraph House is now sold, and they are looking for a place in Wales. He will get capital of £6,500 when Molly dies. Apparently Lion has offered something.

79343

BR tells Lion about "your youngest beneficiary", Conrad, born April 15.

79344

BR expects to go to Chicago in the autumn. Any additional money should be given to Peter, not BR.

79345

BR will bring John and Kate to Ireland on July 26 for a fortnight.

79346

BR and the children enjoyed their visit with Lion. He has been very busy house-hunting.

79347

Re Sidney Webb's stroke: "I don't know if there is any tactful way in which you can convey my sympathy."

79348
BR is away, speaking on pacifism all over the country.
79349

BR declines a holiday for the children with Lion this year, because they are going to America in September.

79350

Farley provides information on Lion and Bobby Phillimore, very likely from BR's conversation.

79351

This is vol. 6, no. 2, of the journal of the Philosophical Society of England.

79352

BR states why he disagrees with the "aims and principles" of the Society.

79353

BR declines to reconsider his resignation.

79354

A transcription of document .054394, record 68816.

79355

Piccoli argues against BR's view that the book on Italy will promote murder.

79356

Dated from the reference to Ogden saying that BR is replying to Gilbert Murray.

Piccoli will see if he has any other of BR's copies of Conrad's books.

79357

Piccoli asks BR to contribute to Pro Italia, a book on Italy. [BR did not, but D.H. Lawrence did.]

79358
A transcription of document .054399; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected both.
79359
A transcription of document .054399a; also a carbon copy.
79360
Identical to document .054401.
79361
A transcription of document .054404; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected both.
79362

Pigott thanks BR for having Allen and Unwin send him Alan Wood's biography of BR.

79363
A transcription of document .054408; also a carbon copy.
79364
Pinsent tells BR that he is writing to wittgenstein and will give him BR's messages.
79365

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79366
Pitkin presents his own conclusions on stupidity.
79367

A Bodleian transcription of the original. The envelope's list of names in Murray's hand is transcribed.

79368

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

See record 52369 for a BRACERS transcription.

79369

A Bodleian transcription of the original. BR has corrected the year.

79370

A Bodleian transcription of the original. 

See record 52374 for a BRACERS transcription.

79371
A transcription of document .054417; also a carbon copy.
79372

A Bodleian transcription of the original. 

See record 52375 for a BRACERS transcription.

79373
Playne sympathizes with BR as he is persecuted, but it is the national decadence that is more serious.
79374

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52377.

79375

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52378.

79376

A transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52379.

79377

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79378

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79379

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79380

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79381

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79382

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A postscript is transcribed in which BR would be glad to be let off the hook for Religion and Science at the scheduled date.

79383

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79384

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79385

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79386

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79387

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79388

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79389

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79390

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79391

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

79392

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52403.

79393

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52403.

79394

A Bodleian transcription of the original.

A BRACERS transcription is at record 52404.

79395

BR has supplied the year.

Pollock deliberates on where to get married and refers to BR's views on the fiscal controversy.

79396
A transcription of document .054423; also a carbon copy.
79397

A transcription of document .054425, record 2467; also a carbon copy. BR has corrected both.

79398

Ponsonby has heard of BR's lectureship at Trinity, but tells him that he is the sort of man who is wanted in the House of Commons.

79399

A transcription of document .054427, record 79398; also a carbon copy.

79400

Ponsonby tries to interest BR in the Agenda Club, the subject of his enclosures.