BRACERS Record Detail for 57482
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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
1021B
Source if not BR
BBC Written Archives
Recipient(s)
BBC
Bax, Peter
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1945/05/29
Form of letter
ALS(X)
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
GLC
Notes and topics
Re his name and being unable to stand for the House of Commons or to renounce his peerage.
On the 17th Patricia had sent a note on the use of BR's title.
Transcription
BR TO BBC / PETER BAX, 29 MAY 1945
BRACERS 57482. ALS(X). BBC Written Archives
Proofread by K. Blackwell
Grosvenor Lodge, Babraham Rd.,
Cambridge.
29 May 1945
Dear Mr. Bax
The British Constitution forbids Peers to stand for the House of Commons, or to renounce their peerage. I call myself “Bertrand Russell” for publicity purposes because that is the means by which I am known, but this has no affect upon my legal status.
Yours very sincerely
Russell
Publication
Re B&R C45.09
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
57482
Record created
Jun 02, 2014
Record last modified
Sep 27, 2023
Created/last modified by
duncana
