BRACERS Record Detail for 57567

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
1021B
Source if not BR
BBC Written Archives
Recipient(s)
BBC
Boswell, Ronald
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1947/02/28
Form of letter
TLS(X)
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
LDH
Notes and topics

BR returns the contract for "The Situation Created for Mankind".

He finds the fee of 45 guineas "very satisfactory".

Transcription

BR TO BBC / RONALD BOSWELL, 28 FEB. 1947
BRACERS 57567. TLS(X). BBC Written Archives
Proofread by K. Blackwell


<letterhead>
27 Dorset House
Gloucester Place
N.W.1.
28th February, 1947.

Ronald Boswell, Esq.,
The B.B.C.
Broadcasting House,
W.1.

Dear Mr. Boswell,

Thank you for your letter, and for the intimation as to the fee1 which is very satisfactory. I enclose the Contract duly signed.

Yours sincerely,
<signed> Russell.

  • 1

    the fee It was a “special” fee of 45 guineas because of the “special importance” of the “Atomic Energy” series. Boswell’s letter of 26 Feb. is at record 57566. In records 57551 and 57559, Harman Grisewood, BBC Director of Talks, first wrote Russell about the invitation, but his reply does not survive. “The Outlook for Mankind” was originally titled “The Situation Created for Mankind”. The Listener published it on 13 March (B&R C47.05). The talk is extant on audio records. It is reprinted, in a pamphlet with an introduction (70b) by Russell linking it to United Europe and World Government movements, and as 70a in Collected Papers 24.

Publication
Re B&R B85
B&R C47.05
Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
57567
Record created
Jun 02, 2014
Record last modified
Jun 23, 2025
Created/last modified by
duncana